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BARLA Lions Tour (Fiji 2018) - Blog Six

18 November 2018

Yesterday I wrote about what the squad had been up to and didn't include any pictures. I want to put that right. Let's start with the training session down at the school. Another good...

BARLA Lions Tour (Fiji 2018) - Blog Five

17 November 2018

Dave Parkinson writes from Nadi. Another day, another training venue, and this time it was the Namaka Public School. I've met Martin Hullock, father of tourist Andy, who has brought a...

BARLA Lions Tour (Fiji 2018) - Blog Four

16 November 2018

PLAYER CENTRED COACHING STAFF Dave Parkinson reflects on the job being done by the coaching team out in Fiji. During my time involved with Rugby League, it would be fair to say that I've bee...

BARLA Lions Tour (Fiji 2018) - Tour Update

16 November 2018

CHANGE TO TOUR SCHEDULE: After discussions with the Fiji National Rugby League (FNRL), it has been agreed to make a change to the Lions tour schedule. Originally the side had been set to play fo...

BARLA Lions Tour (Fiji 2018) - Match Report - BARLA Lions 22 West Fiji 20

15 November 2018

BARLA Lions came from behind to claim victory in their first game on tour. The game kicked off with the mercury hitting thirty degrees and humidity also an issue, it was testing for everyone, howev...

BARLA LIONS Tour: Squad Announcement

14 November 2018

BARLA Lions Head coach Gary Hewer has this morning revealed his starting line-up for the first tour game which gets underway in around four hours time against West Fiji (KO 00:30 UK time) Tour...

BARLA Lions Tour (Fiji 2018) - Blog Three

14 November 2018

Dave Parkinson talks training facilities in his latest tour blog. As you read this, the squad is asleep, with final preparations done ahead of our first tour game against West Fiji. I thought th...