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British & Irish Lions Tour 2017

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Mako
George
Furlong
Itoje
Kruis
Stander
Tipuric
Falatau

Murray
Farrell
Williams
Henshaw
Joseph
North
Hogg

Bench

Marler
Owens
Sinckler
AWJ
Webb
Sexton
Watson
Daly
 
JT77 said:
I'd go with that Val, but think Hogg may struggle with that eye injury.
And maybe look at o'Mahoney at 6 instead of stander.
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Hogg has been sent home, his tour is over.

Better effort today than last midweek, but too many silly penalties again. Bizarre call to bring Farrell on cold to kick a crucial penalty, wasn't surprised he missed.
 
Very little progress made from last week and saw few positives to take from the game, including not being able to win a close game that was there for the taking. The gameplan is clearly one dimensional and not going to win a test series but we'll keep banging down route 1
 
Positives for me - Joseph - he has to play , Marler played well , Webb showed he can challenge Murray, Warburton played well
 
Didn't see it but believe Seymour had his work cut out with the threat from Naholo, hood to hear he got his trademark intercepted try though.

Gutted for Hogg, Scotlands first chance of a genuine test starter for man a tour gone in a freak accident. Hopefully Seymour has done enough to stake a claim for the 11 shirt but fancy a bench slot is his best option, likewise Laidlaw.
 
fundy said:
Very little progress made from last week and saw few positives to take from the game, including not being able to win a close game that was there for the taking. The gameplan is clearly one dimensional and not going to win a test series but we'll keep banging down route 1
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Seen nothing yet that convinces me of anything other than a series defeat. Doesn't seem to be any alternative tactics being employed
 
Happened before hasn't it though ? A number of tours people have been called up to cover for a couple of games
 
Gatland has just said in his interview the plan was always to bring in some more players. If that's the case they should be the next 'best' in those respective positions? Who knows what will happen in the test matches.

Someone like Launchbury has just played in a test against a full strength Pumas side and even if only a dirt-tracker would be a huge asset to the midweek team, as would a number of the Scots who have just beaten Australia.

A shameful Welsh bias and a joke IMHO.
 
The great and legendary Sir Geech has more or less said the same thing!
 
2 call ups were o the fringes as injury replacements IMO (Russell, Davies) the others are a joke. Alan Dell isn't even 2nd choice loosehead at Edinburgh never mind being good enough for the Lions.
 
The call ups are embarrassing apart from Russell - they should have called people up on merit - Launchbury , Brown , Care , Russell , Barclay etc
 
decent enough performance this morning against an understrength Chiefs side. One thing that really bugged me near the end when they completely butchered an overlap (that we'd have got grief for at school level!) the commentary werent worried at all about it and once again emphasised the only important part left in the game as far as management were concerned was not conceding a try. many times on this tour chances like that been butchered and ignored, one missed tackle and they cant highlight it enough
 
fundy said:
decent enough performance this morning against an understrength Chiefs side. One thing that really bugged me near the end when they completely butchered an overlap (that we'd have got grief for at school level!) the commentary werent worried at all about it and once again emphasised the only important part left in the game as far as management were concerned was not conceding a try. many times on this tour chances like that been butchered and ignored, one missed tackle and they cant highlight it enough
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Is this the Seymour/Payne one? Have as yet to see it but believe Tommy made a pigs ear of it, more is the pity.

Biggest gripe, and I know lots have been made of the new call ups for this weeks and next weeks matches but with a 20 point lead then surely all replacements should have been used?? You never know, maybe someone like Davies or Russell could have made a real stake for a test spot especially Russell seen as Farrell is struggling with a niggle, Sexton is hot and cold and Biggar has got himself injured every game (until today).
 
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