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Stuart Barnes:
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Contenders emerging
With the warm-up games almost over Stuart Barnes looks at how the Lions will approach the first Test.
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Shark baiting
Stuart Barnes is hoping for a more testing performance from the Lions against the Sharks.
Stuart Barnes
Golden opportunity
The phony war is over, says Stuart Barnes, so the Lions must now step up at Ellis Park on Wednesday.
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Out of Africa
Stuart raises his glass to Leinster and wonders who he will be toasting as the Lions depart.
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Collision course
Stuart Barnes has the Inside Track on some Lions drills and chats to Warren Gatland about the breakdown.
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That Tiger feat
Stuart Barnes wonders if the weight of expectation might stop Leicester making history.
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Warm World Cup warm-up
Stuart Barnes returns to skysports.com with a line on the World Cup contenders and answers to your questions.
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Lions to live on
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Giants in defeat
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