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BBC News
3 days ago
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- BBC News
Watch: Lions Tour
Tulsen Tollett brings first test reaction as he's joined by 2005 British and Irish Lion Tom Shanklin, BBC rugby union correspondent Chris Jones and Former England winger Chris Ashton.


BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
'If everyone's fit, Lions team should stay the same'
2005 British and Irish Lion Tom Shanklin - "Tom Curry was awesome, maybe a little lucky not to get a yellow in the first half but he brought that engine and physicality. It is going to be tough for any player to break into that team, because the most important thing is winning the Test series."If everyone is fit, I cannot see it going anywhere else. Andy Farrell's job is to win the Test series and they looked good today."


BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
'Felt like a bonus-point loss at the end'
2005 British and Irish Lion Tom Shanklin - "It seemed weird that Australia were socialising with the Lions players, weird they kicked the ball off at the end, it was like it was a bonus-point loss."You want to see an Australia team deliver, to try and (show) some endeavour and they are lacking a lot in attack. At so many stages they were crowding around Tom Lynagh and they didn't know where to go."


BBC News
4 days ago
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- BBC News
'Lions have quality everywhere and have the power to improve'
Tom Shanklin 2005 British and Irish Lion - "Finn Russell was amazing, him and Gibson-Park are quality, the way they pull the strings, the time they have on the ball, their decision-making makes everyone's jobs so much easier."This is probably the most competitive Lions squad ever, there is quality everywhere, two amazing half-backs, the power of the pack, people putting in 80-minute shifts in the back row."Fair play to Farrell, he has nailed it."


Wales Online
07-05-2025
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- Wales Online
Wales rugby stars were confronted by gunman in stand-off after toilet fight
Wales rugby stars were confronted by gunman in stand-off after toilet fight The incident unfolded during a tough tour of South Africa in 2008 Tom Shanklin and Warren Gatland on the podcast (Image: Stick To Rugby podcast ) Tom Shanklin has recalled the terrifying moment he and his Wales team-mates were threatened by a gunman during a tour of South Africa. Wales played two games against the Springboks as part of a two Test series back in 2008, succumbing to a 43-17 defeat in Bloemfontein before going down 37-21 in Pretoria a week later. The former winger, remembers it as a 'tough tour', but events off the pitch were arguably far more hair-raising, with Shanklin recalling a chilling incident that unfolded during an ill-advised night out. Casting his mind back to that tour alongside former boss Warren Gatland on an episode of the Stick to Rugby podcast, he asked the Kiwi coach: "Do you remember 2008 when we toured South Africa? I think it was the second Test we played against them. "You tried to keep us out of town, so they hired a Castle Bus, the lager, and they just took us around. "It had no windows, but there was a bar inside. Article continues below "The plan was just so we could stay confined. But that didn't stop us and we headed out that night. "Something happened in one of the toilets, it might have been a fight with a local and one of our players. "The guy who was a local there, he came back about five minutes later and he had a gun on him!" "I wasn't there," Gatland swiftly interjected. Listen to the latest Welsh rugby podcast Join WalesOnline Rugby's WhatsApp Channel here to get the breaking news sent straight to your phone for free "So there we had armed security with us and this guy pulled a gun," Shanklin continued. "All these security guards with us were just saying 'face them, walk back slowly'. Article continues below "So we're all doing that, apart from one person; Mark Davies the physio. He just sprints past us and gets on the van and hides. "It was a tough tour."