The pain I am going through just having to write this…
One of the game’s greatest characters has sadly lost his fight.
He will be remembered and loved by so many people.
A wonderful, wonderful human being.
RIP my friend Doddie Weir.
The Irish.
The very best of enemies for 80 minutes.
The very best of friends a minute later.
(Me & Fester both have this pic on the wall at home!)
#IREvENG
All the best
@benyoungs09
I know Twickenham will raise the roof for your 115th cap, as I will be one of them!
I couldn’t want for a better individual to pass the mens caps record to as you are an absolute credit to the game
An absolute honour to have held the record for so long
Johno & Stan-the-bag-man somehow managed to gather the 97
@LionsOfficial
Squad together for our 25th Anniversary
Truly special people and it was like we’d never been apart…
I asked the
@lionsofficial
captain to present the new caps from today’s match.
He spoke sheer emotion & pride about what it means to be a lion for him and which everyone success for the tour.
We share his heartbreak.
Message for the
@EnglandRugby
lads;
Having lost in the ‘91 RWC Final I know nothing can ease the devastation you now are feeling.
But i do know that as individuals and as a team you will come back as a stronger and better because of this defeat
Look forward to
#France2023
A couple of surgeon friends asked if the rugby community would remind us all to continue to support their
@NHSuk
colleagues on the frontline
So I asked a few
@lionsofficial
mates if they would help share the message
Please watch & RT
Thank You
#NHS
#NHSStaff
#FrontLineHeroes
Wonderful night celebrating the playing career of my fellow
@lionsofficial
@TomSmith_61
He’s now smashing his fight against stage 4 cancer
An inspiration to us all
Incredible privilege to be invited by His Majesty The King to attend the State Banquet to honour the President of South Africa at Buckingham Palace.
The invitation was extended to me as Founder & Chairman of The Atlas Foundation to recognise
@theatlascharity
work in South Africa.
“To be involved in the Lions is an absolute joy. To be Chairman of the Lions, believe me, is a dream come true.”
Jason Leonard has been appointed Chairman of the British & Irish Lions.
Raising several glasses to you all tonight & looking forward to the start of a New Year.
Look after your loved ones, look after yourselves and other people that need our help.
Try and keep a balance in all that you do but ultimately please try enjoy life.
Cheers.
I always loved playing in Cardiff.
The passionate crowd, the electric atmosphere & of course the fierce on pitch battles.
I hope this is the last ever time
#WALvENG
is played with no fans...
Great present from the missus, a set of untouched newspapers from the two days after our
@RugbyWorldCup
@EnglandRugby
Win in 2003.
Never saw a single one at the time as wasn’t capable of actual reading for a good month after the Final!
Interested to see what I missed!
Haven’t times changed when us three turn up to celebrate a referees career!
Great turnout for
@WayneBarnesRef
at Twickenham for
@EnglandRugby
to present him with his 100 Test trophy and his new World Record.
Huge well done.
🦁 Competition! 🦁
Win a ‘History of the British & Irish Lions’ & one of my
@lionsofficial
2021 Tour Polo Shirts
Choose if you’d like them signed.
🦁 Follow & Retweet to Enter 🦁
Ends 30.6.21 at 23.59
A very special gathering of some very formidable
@lionsofficial
players for Willie John McBrides 80th Birthday celebrations (2 years late!)
@royalbelfast
How many Lions can you name?!
Bonus points for the years they toured!
One of the most hard working & honest players in our game
@ChrisRobshaw
will be sorely missed
@Harlequins
Privilege for me as a fellow Quin to present him with his 50th
@EnglandRugby
cap
Good Luck in San Diego
So happy to see a true English performance with a gutsy & well deserved win.
What a day for
@EnglandRugby
and course
@dannycare
This was the quiet pint with his 100 cap trophy.
Lots of noisy ones followed..
Having joined the
@lionsofficial
biosecure bubble today I am delighted & honoured that my first job was to present the shirts to those Lions players taking the pitch at Murrayfield.
It’s a chance for the players to show everyone what the
@lionsofficial
stands for.
On this day in 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣4️⃣
@JasonLeonard114
played his last match for England against Italy 👏
This shot was taken in 2000 when England beat Argentina 19-0 at Twickenham 📸
#EnglandRugbyThrowback
’91.
My first Five Nations.
I was 22.
We had the same starting XV in all 4 matches.
We won the Grand Slam.
Looking forward to watching
@EnglandRugby
grab this years
@SixNationsRugby
by the scruff of its neck.
I’m at a loss to hear that Tom Smith has left us.
Personally speaking, a stronger fighter of this horrible disease you will never find.
Thinking of Tom’s family and friends at this very sad time.
Fantastic loyalty & unbelievable longevity at the highest level by
@dannycare
to reach 350 games for
@harlequins
Congratulations Danny on an incredible achievement.
A wonderful moment at Twickenham Stoop as
@dannycare
walks out for his 350th
@Harlequins
appearance with his children, Blake, Koha and Rocco.
Is anyone else jealous of Rocco's outfit? 👀
#HeinekenChampionsCup
Today is the last day of my 4 year term as
@lionsofficial
Chairman.
To say it’s been one of my life’s absolute honours would be an understatement.
I remain on the Lions Board and will work closely with
@ieuan_evans14
to deliver Australia 2025.
It will be the best tour yet!
I am absolutely delighted to congratulate my fellow
@Harlequins
@dannycare
being deservedly awarded his 100th Test Cap to become an
@EnglandRugby
Centurion today.
A great professional & big hearted role model he is a true servant of our game.
Pint or 2 post match on me mate.
I’m so excited, it’s 350 more sleeps until the first game of the tour!
This time next year
@lionsofficial
will be in SA in the thick of a test series battle
We’re delighted to confirm that our
#SA2021
Tour will go ahead as scheduled in July & August 😁
It’s our first visit to South Africa since 2009 & we’ll once again face the reigning world champions
@Springboks
🇿🇦
This thread has full travel & ticket information 💪
#LionsRugby
I would like to add that there could be no better person for the job and I am very much looking forward to working closely with Warren on the 2021 Tour to South Africa
Congratulations to the Pumas today.
What a surprise to see my England shirt on display for the day at Twickenham from when I became
@englandrugby
’s most capped player taking over from Rory Underwood. The game was against Argentina for my 86th cap.
Very important win for
@EnglandRugby
The senior players and coaches have clearly sat down and thrashed out a way to win.
A pleasure to watch.
Well done all.
Wishing you a Very Merry Christmas.
Be sure to reach out to someone if you or they might feel sad or alone. They would want you to.
Have a great day wherever you find yourself.
Cheers!
An amazing night reliving the 2003 Rugby World Cup with a fantastic group of guys.
All of us together again in one room after 20 years.
And what a brilliant audience at the Apollo! Thanks for making it extra special.
So sad to hear the news of the loss of one of
@englandrugby
finest players & great characters.
I spent many an hour with David at events all over the world and it was an absolute joy to be in his company.
Thinking of Jean & the family.
I urge every single one of those players selected to play in
@RugbyWorldCup
Semi Final for
@EnglandRugby
to grab the opportunity with both hands.
Put your bodies on the line for your teammates & leave your heart & soul out on the pitch.
Good luck.
#ENGvRSA
|
#RWC2023
I think
@EnglandRugby
you failed to mention the lightning fast, side stepping run around at least 20 defenders to score 👀 (that’s my memory of it of course when asked!!)
As we build up to Lions squad announcement on 6 May, here are the key timings for the day.
Head to our website and Official App over the coming days for more build-up.
#LionsRugby
No hope of this troublemaker slowing down just because he’s hit the big 5-0!
Looking forward to joining you for the next 50
@dallaglio8
Happy Birthday Lol
🎁🎄Xmas Competition! 🎄🎁
One lucky person will win the following:
🏆 RWC 2003 20th Anniversary Stash 🏆
🦁
@LionsOfficial
Replica Jersey Signed by Me 🦁
🎥 Video message for a friend or family member 🎥
To Enter:
🌟 Follow & Retweet 🌟
🎅🏻 Ends 18.12.23 at 23.59🎅🏻
Making their FunBus debuts are two men who played a huge role in our 2003 Rugby World Cup win and arguably two of the most ‘charismatic’ players in the squad!
Welcome on board Johno &
@miketindall13
Our luggage has flown ahead of us to Cape Town and I forgot to keep any socks to wear for today’s match so am wearing my flight socks!
Well we are at altitude!
#LionsRugby
🎄🎅🏼 Xmas Competition!🧑🏻🎄🎄
Win my
@LionsOfficial
2021 Tour polo shirt & bobble hat!
Choose if you’d like them signed.
☃️ Follow & Retweet to Enter ☃️
🔔Ends 22.12.21 at 23.59 🔔
🌟✨Good Luck! ✨🌟
Truly one of the greatest.
We are hugely saddened that the great Barry John has passed away at the age of 79.
Barry inspired so many and will forever be remembered for how much he gave to the sport.
All our thoughts are with his family and friends.
Rest in Peace.
Tonight is our first FunBus in memory of our friend Tom Smith.
Our client tonight
@savills
bid a huge sum of money to come on the trip with
@dalaglio8
and I to support Tom’s family and his charities.
I know Tom would want everyone to have a great night!
Thinking of you Tommy.
Being back in Cape Town for
@LionsOfficial
1st Test brings back so many emotional memories from my own first Test against
@Springboks
in ‘97 at Newlands.
Can’t wait for the 2021 Series to start, our boys are incredibly focused and are ready to start the Tests with a bang.
I realise everyone’s had a very tough time during the pandemic and we are all gutted the stands will be empty for our first game in SA.
But we are hoping to put a smile back on
@lionsofficial
fans faces with a win.
Thank you for your support from afar at 5pm.
Truly appreciated.
How times have changed…
The England crowd on the pitch after our ‘92 Grand Slam win at Twickenham.
Only way off was being carried.
Apart from Bayf who was walking!
How could I turn down the
@lionsofficial
tighthead
@tadhgfurlong
request to join my final Captains Run video message.
Looking forward to watching him & the boys in tomorrow’s key battle - The Scrum!
#LionsRugby
Huge credit to
@joemarler
for his complete honesty about his mental health battle.
I truly hope his brave words help other players and fans alike if they are going through similar hard times
This one has been through quite a lot recently but her biggest achievement is surviving another year and lockdown with me!
Happy Anniversary Babe!
@amandafireball
X
To take on the Irish and win you and your teammates have to play as the tightest of units and trust each other with your lives.
Go well today
@EnglandRugby
📷 Me Vics & Phyllis, 5th Feb 2000 England vs Ireland at Twickenham
This is the true Lion King whose
@lionsofficial
record of 5 tours and 17 caps will never be beaten.
An absolute honour to celebrate Willie John’s birthday with him.
Check out the light from his halo!
This is a wholly deserved appointment.
@waynebarnesref
has been top of his game globally for a number of years and he would have reffed the 2019 RWC Final if England hadn’t have made it there themselves.
I am absolutely delighted for Wayne, Polly & the kids.
You deserve it.
So happy that we got the first tour game away, covid secure & with a win.
Huge congratulations to those boys who received their first
@lionsofficial
caps
It’s early days with plenty of work to do on our game but we are only going to get better.
Honoured to have been awarded with The Freedom of
@CityofLondon
Thank you
@citylordmayor
Looks like it comes with some rather helpful traditional rights!
Honoured and humbled to have been knighted by Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace today. A very special day, shared with my family, that I will remember for the rest of my life. Proud to be serving rugby. Thank you for all the fantastic messages.
I always knew you were an inspiration to young people and your documentary proves that. I hope many more get to watch it.
To win 50 England caps is thoroughly deserved. The result of sheer hard work and dedication to the game, clubs & country.
Huge congratulations
@KyleSinckler
What a privilege to be awarded my 50th
@EnglandRugby
cap. I want to thank every single person who has influenced the making of such a career defining moment. Too many to mention but you know who you are. Eternally grateful 🙏🌹
Chairman’s Chat; Captains Run
In Cape Town training well for our game vs South Africa ‘A’.
Not seen an ‘A’ side this strong in all my playing years!
It’s as close to the Test side as you will see.
But our
@lionsofficial
boys are up for it!
#LionsRugby
The epitome of hard work & relentless endeavour,
@Courtney_Lawes
is an absolute credit to his family, club & country,
Huge congratulations on your 100 Test Caps for
@EnglandRugby