Thread: British & Irish Lions to Australia

Originally Posted by Necron99

So, the Lions scrape home when they should have romped.
Bowe and Tuilagi are reportedly fit, will Gatland ring in changes?

We can surmise the Wobblies will have a new look, Mogg, Taps and George Smith have been bought in to the squad. Smith smacks of desperation on Deans part as there is nothing wrong with Hooper or Gill.
Unlikely to see Barnes again, even CLL should be out for at least the next match and McCabe hopefully wakes up to the fact that people with broken necks shouldn't play rugby.
On the plus side, Deans is so pigheaded that he will probably keep trying to prove JOC is a world class half.

Bowe for Cuthbert could be an option. Cuthbert is a terrible rugby player but one of the most lethal finishers in the game. Strange one is Alex.

I hope the guy who has a severe case of Bieber fever stays at 10 and takes the kicks.

Anyway, the aussies put up a very good account, and were prolly unlucky to lose. That surprised a few of yer (including myself). Series on.

That first try should never have happened. Lions camped in Aussie half with penalty advantage, Jones loses it then the ref shouts "advantage over" WTF! Genia breaks and does his magic.

Also watch the Aussies going early in the scrum and he does fuck all about it.

I could go on but what I'm saying is that ref was a complete melon.

^ you think he was a mess, wait till you see what Joubert does with the whistle...

Captain Kev has been cleared of stomping in a 3 1/2 hour hearing.
How can 2 seconds of footage take three and a half hours to debate?
QCs on hourly rates....

Yep, whenever I'm off balance I put my un weighted leg down on the overloaded side of my CoG to enure I don't fall as well.

Sadly I fall over each time, but James knows better.

home advantage, where the benefit of the doubt rule applies?

Not that there appeared to be any doubt. At least it was sorted quickly, as they should be.

When you look at the video and look at the lion hitting the ruck from the right - the force of that does push horwills leg over to that strange angle. I don't count horwill as being a grub and all this talk of "revenge" is in the head of the supporters. I can certainly understand the decision.

Ooooohhh.... a new contrite kinda pseudolus....... always a good ploy with one win under the belt

Originally Posted by Bobcock

Ooooohhh.... a new contrite kinda pseudolus....... always a good ploy with one win unwder the belt

What ever are you suggesting? 555

O'Connell out of the series and on his way home.

I was sitting in a bar with some of the loudest mouthed Brits on this planet and at the end of the game they were all white as ghosts..........or whiter then they normally are and totally gob-smacked, some apologetic.

They saw the writting on the wall and that game will do the Wallabies wonders.

Arrest Warrant issued for Digby Ione after he fails to appear in court over an assault charge.
Bizarre...

Melbourne court issues warrant for Wallaby Digby Ioane | News.com.au

Rugby: Lions pour vitriol on Pollock after close shave

5:30 AM Monday Jun 24, 2013
Chris Pollock, here with Lions captain Sam Warburton, has drawn scorn in Britain.


Imagine if they'd lost.

The British and Irish Lions held on for a dramatic victory against the wounded Wallabies on Saturday night, but chose to target the referee rather than improvement before next week's pivotal second test.

New Zealander Chris Pollock came under harsh scrutiny after the 23-21 Lions' win, particularly his handling of the breakdown and Ireland's untouchable prince Brian O'Driscoll.

"It would have been a travesty if ... Pollock, sanctimonious and useless in equal measure, had been allowed the decisive say in matters. He caned the Lions at the breakdown and was a fuss-pot elsewhere. He really was inadequate," wrote the Telegraph.

Lions coach Warren Gatland said he was not happy with Pollock after his side lost the penalty count 8-13 and agreed the official had "crucified" them at the breakdown. "He penalised Mako Vunipola [at the end] for coming in from the side when he had made a tackle and he did Brian O'Driscoll early in the game when he was on his feet. Brian said ... he was then afraid to go into the ruck in case he got a yellow card.

"It is a big step up from provincial or Super rugby and I think the two touch judges [who referee the next two games] will have learned a lot. With Craig Joubert in charge on Saturday, we will certainly have the opportunity to win some quick, quality ball."

Stephen Jones in the Times said Pollock gave a "dreadful display, one of the worst in living memory". He said the referee sweated the small stuff, while ignoring matters of consistency. "He was terrific at yapping away to anyone who was listening but as O'Driscoll hinted afterwards, most people had given up on him."

The venom simply highlights rugby's chief problem - law interpretation. England's Wayne Barnes, highly rated in his homeland, is viewed as a joke here. Who'd be a ref?

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

I was sitting in a bar with some of the loudest mouthed Brits on this planet

Sitting in a Pattaya bar with loudmouth Brits sounds fucking horrible mate.

^^

Kiwi's walking around with a bit of swagger issit? Don't get to cocky chaps, in 4 years time you're gonna get one hell of an ass-whooping.

It's gonna be painful.

Originally Posted by flashbang

Kiwi's walking around with a bit of swagger issit?

leave them to it - their two decades of hurt has already begun; they just don't know it yet, and will last until they con the IRB into letting them host the RWC again. MIght be a long long long wait for the chokers.

Originally Posted by flashbang

^^

Kiwi's walking around with a bit of swagger issit? Don't get to cocky chaps, in 4 years time you're gonna get one hell of an ass-whooping.

It's gonna be painful.

5555

Chaps, If I recall correctly, the Lions didn't do that well the last time they visited.

one scratchy win up and listen to you guys.

BTW, the Mighty All Blacks held the Froggies to 3-0. in one game, the Froggies were scoreless.Gosh!

Originally Posted by flashbang

Sitting in a Pattaya bar with loudmouth Brits sounds fucking horrible mate

The loudest filthy mouthed Brit was a Taffy and he was the first to come shake my hand and say he thought the best team lost plus he rung the bell six times so he ain't so bad after-all.

Originally Posted by Necron99

O'Connell out of the series and on his way home.

Good. Absolutely no discipline and the Lions are better off without him.

last of the tour's non-test matches last night, Lions 35 - Rebels 0.
5 converted tries Murray, Maitland, O'Brien, Youngs plus 1 penalty try
Reasonable workout, some perspective of the Rebels they lost 39-17 to Brumbies a fortnight ago, and are rooted near the bottom of the Super comp. Their sole tactic was based on the 'kick and hope' theory, which did not work.

I'm undecided about players speaking direct to the media while on tour, regardless of how senior they may be, don't they have enough media folk for that?

- King Brian speaks

He's a lucky boy. He knows it himself," O'Driscoll said of Horwill.

and from Rugby Heaven, Mark Reason has a few words directed at Austrlian IRB CEO Brett Gosper

. . . where is Gosper now? So far we have heard not a peep since James Horwill was farcically cleared of stamping on Alun Wyn Jones.

Some of us may wonder if it has something to do with the common nationality of the IRB chief executive and the captain of Australia's rugby team.

Has Horwill got away with his act of thuggery because, without their inspirational captain, the series against the British and Irish Lions might be as good as over? Is that why we have not heard from Gosper?

and some humour, as it's all history now, again from Rugby Heaven, headline:

Horwill cleared to stamp impression on second Test

Originally Posted by prawnograph

I'm undecided about players speaking direct to the media while on tour, regardless of how senior they may be, don't they have enough media folk for that?

Nah, they should keep their gobs shut, they haven't got the brain power to string more than six words together intelligently without reading off a script,....... in capitals.

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

Ireland's untouchable prince Brian O'Driscoll.

I find it quite sad that a couple of kiwis here are having a pop at BoD (as is their laughable media) simple because he was victim of a premeditated attack in the form of a career and life threatening spear tackle. Just more proof that the kiwis should really just abandon rugby as their true calling and spirit is in soccer.

Them Raros and Samos,.....they give the ABs a bad reputation,...eh.