Mitchellenman 20 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Not bothered about the non Brit/Irishman bit, just that he's fucking shit!Ha ha, I'm mainly annoyed that a Scot wasn't picked in his place Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurphy1 43 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Grant should have been called up. Rowantree clearly getting a big say. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Blue_Flash 390 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Brian OD was really good today I think he should have been Captain of the tour. Some good tries today and good play, hope Cian Healy not badly injured Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseyjones 3,009 Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Brian OD was really good today I think he should have been Captain of the tour. Some good tries today and good play, hope Cian Healy not badly injured Is he got getting cited for biting anyway? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Blue_Flash 390 Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Yes he has, the other guy complained to the ref and although the video ref say they can't tell fromthe footage they are still looking into it, can't honestly say I saw it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Yes he has, the other guy complained to the ref and although the video ref say they can't tell fromthe footage they are still looking into it, can't honestly say I saw it?They played a replay of the incident and it is pretty difficult to spot it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 I couldn't see past a Davies/Roberts central partnership but O'Driscoll will have given Gatland a sore head about it now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 Cian Healy cleard of biting due to insufficient evidence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonRFC82 305 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Grant should have been called up. Rowantree clearly getting a big say.Grant should have been in the original squad and quite possibly in contention for a starting role in tests!I honestly try not look at the Lions and talk about individual nationalities, simply individual abilities but how the English can now have their 6th front row member of the squad (including Hartley) is baffling, moreso given the absolute mauling they took in the scrum v Wales in their last match! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurphy1 43 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I totally agree with you, he should have been in the original squad. Just saw there though, Jenkins is out of Saturdays game and Grant has been called up. About time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurphy1 43 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Double post Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurphy1 43 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Triple post, absolute nightmare. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurphy1 43 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 A much better test today, can only help come the actual tests. Hopefully the injury to Bowe isn't serious, he and North I think would be first choice wingers. Hogg had a busy day, positionally I think he did well but Halfpenny will be the starting 15. Warburton was pretty quiet, still think Tipuric is the better 7 overall, but Gatland will obviously stick with him being captain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelsonRFC82 305 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Better test today, probably lucky their pack was weakened without internationals as we had such advantage at set piece.Seemingly not good news for Bowe, which is a blow! Gray impressed today.Anyone watching Scotland - Samoa, interesting kit maker Samoa have! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted June 8, 2013 Author Share Posted June 8, 2013 Better test today, probably lucky their pack was weakened without internationals as we had such advantage at set piece.Seemingly not good news for Bowe, which is a blow! Gray impressed today.Anyone watching Scotland - Samoa, interesting kit maker Samoa have!What channels it on? Just in from work so missed the Lions game as well Edit - Never mind Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchellenman 20 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Glad they had a decent test at last today, missed it live, so looking forward to the highlights at 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchellenman 20 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Disappointed that Bowe could be out of the tour, but even though a Scot has been called up in Jenkins place, Gethin Jenkins is a truly world class player, would have started the tests for sure Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurphy1 43 Posted June 8, 2013 Share Posted June 8, 2013 Hogg at 10 for Tuesday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 Thought we'd see the test side more or less on Tuesday. Doesn't look like it though.@5LiveRugby: Lions XV v CCountry: Maitland Cuthbert BOD* Roberts North Hogg Murray; Corbisiero Hibbard Cole Gray Evans O'Brien Tipuric Heaslip Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smiley 494 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hogg at 10 for Tuesday.Poor kicking, from Hogg, but Sir Clive Woodward says he should start on the right wing vs Aus, instead of Cuthbert.http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2339858/Sir-Clive-Woodward-Let-Stuart-Hogg-boss-Lions-right-hand-side.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchellenman 20 Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Poor kicking, from Hogg, but Sir Clive Woodward says he should start on the right wing vs Aus, instead of Cuthbert.http://www.dailymail...o=feeds-newsxmlI'd rather Hogg at full back and Halfpenny on the wing Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted June 12, 2013 Author Share Posted June 12, 2013 Hogg is almost a certainty to start on the bench because he can cover a few positions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchellenman 20 Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Maitland starting again on Saturday, he has got a lot of game time, probably because he hasn't got a hop for the tests! Although he was a favourite of Gatland's when he was in NZ......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainAmerica18 846 Posted June 13, 2013 Author Share Posted June 13, 2013 Lions team: Leigh Halfpenny; Sean Maitland, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Simon Zebo; Jonathan Sexton, Mike Phillips; Mako Vunipola, Tom Youngs, Adam Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Paul O'Connell , Tom Croft, Sam Warburton (capt), Jamie Heaslip.This will be very close to the test team imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Smiley 494 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Lions team: Leigh Halfpenny; Sean Maitland, Jonathan Davies, Jamie Roberts, Simon Zebo; Jonathan Sexton, Mike Phillips; Mako Vunipola, Tom Youngs, Adam Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Paul O'Connell , Tom Croft, Sam Warburton (capt), Jamie Heaslip.This will be very close to the test team imo.Glad to see Croft in again, he impressed me a lot in 6nations 2012, but not seen him much since. Hope he improves on his last (dis)appearance. Wouldn't have thought Maitland or especially Zebo would make the final XV. The ideal wing partnership for me is Bowe and North. Hopefully this will be more of a match than the last one, anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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