
Sam Warburton reflected on a successful British and Irish Lions tour upon the squad's return home, but still acclaimed New Zealand as the world's finest team.

"The painful memory of 2005 has now been banished. Everything about that tour 12 years ago was a shambles."

Warren Gatland has been hailed as the world's best head coach by British and Irish Lions tour manager John Spencer.

Owen Farrell was left to reflect on the "weird" feeling of a drawn Test series after his late penalty denied world champions New Zealand victory at Eden Park.

Warren Gatland hailed Sam Warburton's diplomacy skills as crucial to the British and Irish Lions' drawn Test series with New Zealand.

Wearing full Lion fancy dress, he made the most of stoppage in play…and he was just one of many fans having fun in awesome costumes for the Test.

The Lion's tour has finally come to an end in what was a nail-biting finale against New Zealand.

The Lions have drawn with New Zealand in a dramatic deciding test.

British & Irish Lions coach Rob Howley has branded the personal attacks on Warren Gatland in the New Zealand media an “absolute disgrace” and tipped his Kiwi boss to one day coach the All Blacks, writes Simon Lewis in Auckland.

Lions coach Rob Howley believes he can tell from the glint in the players' eyes that the time for words is over as kick-off time approaches to the series-deciding Test against the All Blacks.

The British and Irish Lions must win Saturday's third Test in Auckland to claim a first series victory over world champions New Zealand since 1971.

The British and Irish Lions face a series decider for the seventh time in their history when they face New Zealand in Auckland on Saturday.

Johnny Sexton will know he is ready for the British and Irish Lions' Test series decider with New Zealand when his pre-match nerves are "worse than ever".

Jordie Barrett will make his first New Zealand start in Saturday's Test series decider against the British and Irish Lions.

The assistant coach hailed O'Brien's availability as a huge boost for Saturday's Test.

Payne faces an uncertain recovery period after being stood down due to suffering from migraines.

"He's completely avulsed the muscle from the bone which requires being re-attached to the bone.”

British and Irish Lions bosses insist they have not gambled by handing their players two days off in Queenstown ahead of Saturday's Test series decider with New Zealand.

Tadhg Furlong has warned the British and Irish Lions to prepare for the "most brutal" Test match of their careers in Saturday's series decider with New Zealand.

Alun Wyn Jones believes the intensity will "go up again" when the British and Irish Lions target Test series glory against world champions New Zealand.