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Rugby: Call to arms precedes England showdown
England flanker Tom Wood has issued a rousing call to arms in the build-up to the weekend's showdown with New Zealand.
![Rugby: Astute boss won't rest until England are top of the world](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Astute boss won't rest until England are top of the world
There is a quirk in the history of the Six Nations that makes uncomfortable reading for fans.
![Rugby: Lions show Wales have real claim](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Lions show Wales have real claim
Based on the form shown in the June tests, New Zealand and South Africa are half a length ahead of the other leading international sides. Two years out from the next World Cup, and these two are the most likely winners.
![Rugby: Gatland's straight AB's credentials](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Gatland's straight AB's credentials
Hardly worth the bother of a contestable process in 2011, the All Black coaching job could be fiercely contested after the World Cup in 2015, with Warren Gatland, should he fancy it, presumably in the forefront of any challengers.
![Paul Lewis: IRB's archaic laws need an overhaul](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Paul Lewis: IRB's archaic laws need an overhaul
Sorry, but the tale of the drunken ducks is far more credible than the contention that Horwill did not stomp on Jones, writes Paul Lewis.
![High price for too much post-rugby celebration](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
High price for too much post-rugby celebration
Some of the thousands of British and Irish Lions fans descending on Sydney this weekend for the third and final, decisive rugby test against the Wallabies could find themselves spending the night in "sobering-up centres".
![Rugby: Deadpan Deans rolls the dice](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Deadpan Deans rolls the dice
Robbie Deans carries the impassive stare of a man who would do well in the Las Vegas casinos.
![Wynne Gray: Coach drama overshadows series decider](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Wynne Gray: Coach drama overshadows series decider
Subplots regularly threaten to overpower the main act in Australian rugby.
![Chris Rattue: Lions serving fans raw deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Chris Rattue: Lions serving fans raw deal
The Lions have got more than a test series to win on Saturday night, writes Chris Rattue. They need to discover a spirit for the game and restore some excitement and honour.
![Rugby: Aussies to unleash evergreen Smith on Lions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Aussies to unleash evergreen Smith on Lions
The remarkable George Smith will start his 111th and final test for the Wallabies in Saturday's series-deciding test against the Lions.
![Freak wing's talent spotted early](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Freak wing's talent spotted early
Comparisons were made at the 2011 World Cup but now they seem much more real. Is George North this era's Jonah Lomu?
![Rugby: More than pride on line for Lions](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: More than pride on line for Lions
The British and Irish Lions are set to share a jackpot of £2.3 million ($4.6 million) if Warren Gatland's side clinch the series against Australia in Melbourne.
![Rugby: Melbourne love Lions, but they'd go to World Tiddlywinks](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Melbourne love Lions, but they'd go to World Tiddlywinks
Many Australians trace the nation's obsessive interest in sport to the Melbourne Olympics in 1956 when the arrival of broadcast television coincided with the festival.
![Wynne Gray: Wallabies' burger boys should cash in some of their chips](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Wynne Gray: Wallabies' burger boys should cash in some of their chips
These likely lads are no strangers to controversy and, at the very least, should be cashing in some of their chips.
![Rugby: Welsh Dragons have a key role in making the Lions roar](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Welsh Dragons have a key role in making the Lions roar
Asked on the Lions trip to South Africa four years ago what touring qualities galvanised such a group and spurred team unity, Brian O'Driscoll offered a simple explanation.
![Rugby: Series a Lion's dream](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Series a Lion's dream
A handful of rugby players are born into Lionhood and the very best of them, the creme de la creme, grow to their fullest size in the red jersey. Brian O'Driscoll is among that number.
![Wynne Gray: Lions ready to take on any media scrum](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Wynne Gray: Lions ready to take on any media scrum
Within seconds of Lions manager Andy Irvine finishing his first test team announcement, journalists' fingers were hitting laptop keys to file that news.
![Rugby: Series start of Deans' fight for survival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Series start of Deans' fight for survival
A series win against the Lions will be a massive fillip for Robbie Deans' coaching longevity with the Wallabies.
![Rugby: Warburton Lions' best choice as skipper](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Warburton Lions' best choice as skipper
After several false starts because of injury, Sam Warburton made his Lions debut in Brisbane.
![Rugby: Visitors expect Tahs to hit field fired up](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Visitors expect Tahs to hit field fired up
Lions back-rower Jamie Heaslip is tipping NSW coach Michael Cheika will have the Waratahs pumped up for tonight's showdown with the unbeaten tourists.
![Rugby: Warburton confident Lions can end Australia drought](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Warburton confident Lions can end Australia drought
Sam Warburton says his Welsh side's string of heart-breaking losses to the Wallabies makes him even more confident the Lions can end their 16-year rugby tour drought in Australia.
![Rugby: Kiwi's pride at being a Lion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Kiwi's pride at being a Lion
Former Crusaders winger Sean Maitland, another New Zealand export, wants to achieve two things on the Lions tour of Australia - make the test team and play against his cousin, the controversial Quade Cooper.
![Rugby: Lions ready for what Aussies hurl at them](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Rugby: Lions ready for what Aussies hurl at them
The Lions are ready for widespread rugby battles across Australia and have pledged to continue those tussles with reasoned arguments during their off-field skirmishes too.
![Wynne Gray: Lions place enormous pressure on Deans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Wynne Gray: Lions place enormous pressure on Deans
The Lions are a wonderful rugby anachronism and the last link to the heady days when sides made decent rugby tours instead of drive-by test visits.