Essayer OR - Gratuit
Pollock tipped to thrive with Lions
The Gazette
|May 10, 2025
BRIAN O'Driscoll believes that rising star Henry Pollock can thrive in a British and Irish Lions environment and will aim to ‘nail down’ a Test team place against Australia.
Former Lions captain O'Driscoll, one of only three players to go on four tours, said he classed 20-year-old Pollock as ‘a shoo-in’ for the trip Down Under after watching his scintillating performances this season.
Northampton back-row forward Pollock has only played 32 minutes of Test rugby, but he scored two tries on his England debut against Wales and has proved a pivotal figure behind Saints’ run to the Investec Champions Cup final.
“It is an amazing story,” O'Driscoll told the PA news agency. “He wasn’t a Lions (selection) bolter, he was a shoo-in as far as I was concerned.
“It is his all-court game. It is not just the loping runs, the acceleration and the impact, it’s around the breakdown, his work-rate, his hunting down in defence. I have been so impressed with him.
Cette histoire est tirée de l'édition May 10, 2025 de The Gazette.
Abonnez-vous à Magzter GOLD pour accéder à des milliers d'histoires premium sélectionnées et à plus de 9 000 magazines et journaux.
Déjà abonné ? Se connecter
PLUS D'HISTOIRES DE The Gazette
The Gazette
Some people could literally die from embarrassment
SURGEON AND SOCIAL MEDIA STAR DR KARAN RAJAN TELLS HANNAH STEPHENSON WHY IT'S VITAL THAT WE GET HONEST ABOUT OUR AILMENTS
5 mins
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
DEEP TROUBLE
Stars Sophie Rundle, Matt Stokoe and Nicholas Gleaves talk to LYNN RUSK about the new series of disaster thriller After The Flood
4 mins
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
Vicious robber is sentenced to 21 months
A ROBBER attacked a man with screws after demanding he hand over his drink.
1 min
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
THE SHOPLIFTING EPIDEMIC
THE shoplifting capital of England and Wales has been revealed by data - and it's far away from London.
3 mins
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
Family of man killed in crash raises charity cash 10 years after sad death
THE family of a man who sadly died in a collision have raised thousands of pounds in his memory from a charity challenge.
3 mins
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
Why your joint pain is worse in winter... and what to do about it
Cold weather can make joints stiffer
2 mins
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
Our Pride of Britain heroes enjoy a fabulous cruise holiday
THREE INSPIRATIONAL PRIDE OF BRITAIN WINNERS RECALL THEIR DREAM TRIP TO THE CARIBBEAN COURTESY OF P&O CRUISES
2 mins
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
Decision on cancer drug is welcomed
THOUSANDS more men with prostate cancer will be eligible for a life-extending drug on the NHS.
2 mins
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
What is spinal muscular atrophy?
AFTER LITTLE MIX SINGER JESY NELSON SHARED AN EMOTIONAL UPDATE ABOUT HER TWINS' HEALTH CAMILLA FOSTER FINDS OUT MORE ABOUT THEIR CONDITION
4 mins
January 17, 2026
The Gazette
'Painful' loss for residents as coastal erosion claims more clifftop homes
AERIAL images show the demolition of a fourth clifftop home in a seaside village, with rock defences failing to protect the property from coastal erosion.
2 mins
January 17, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size