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  • Thread starter tisza
  • Start date Jul 24, 2021
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tisza

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #1
Physicality something to behold. Really is legalized violence
How serious injury isn't routine is amazing.
Doesn't seem this is a series that is going to see much back play.
 

shepardo01

Well-Known Member
  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #2
Just don't get it.

"Lions" get the pick of some of the worlds strongest nations players, playing just a regular country on their own. Nothing riding on it.
Basically a glorified friendly...Don't get the hype.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #3
shepardo01 said:
Just don't get it.

"Lions" get the pick of some of the worlds strongest nations players, playing just a regular country on their own. Nothing riding on it.
Basically a glorified friendly...Don't get the hype.
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Its a team thrown together every four years in a short period of time, playing the best nations in the world in their own back yards. I don’t think the other nations or the Lions consider them friendlies !

Great second half today
 
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rob9872

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #4
Should allow Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to team up in the same way. Even throw Argentina in and give us France/Italy to make it Northern v Southern hemisphere to be fair and meaningful.
 
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CJ_covblaze

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #5
The Ryder Cup, Solhiem Cup, Davis Cup, Laver Cup and Olympics clearly need scrapping too. It’s not fair for multiple countries to gang up on another.
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #6
rob9872 said:
Should allow Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to team up in the same way. Even throw Argentina in and give us France/Italy to make it Northern v Southern hemisphere to be fair and meaningful.
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Home advantage for the Southern Hemisphere side against a side chucked together from 4 rival nations, evenly poised I would say
 
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Brighton Sky Blue

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #7
tisza said:
Physicality something to behold. Really is legalized violence
How serious injury isn't routine is amazing.
Doesn't seem this is a series that is going to see much back play.
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Also legalised grabbing people by the balls
 

Mucca Mad Boys

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #8
shepardo01 said:
Just don't get it.

"Lions" get the pick of some of the worlds strongest nations players, playing just a regular country on their own. Nothing riding on it.
Basically a glorified friendly...Don't get the hype.
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Goes to show how much you know about rugby. If it’s not your cup of tea, fair enough.

Australia, New Zealand and South Africa get to play this tour once every 12 years - it’s a special honour for both teams involved.
 
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Greggs

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #9
They play current World Cup winners. It's a great concept and a good chance for us to unite and support Great Britain.
 
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rob9872

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  • Jul 24, 2021
  • #10
Greggs said:
They play current World Cup winners. It's a great concept and a good chance for us to unite and support Great Britain.
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& Ireland ;-)
 
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Evo1883

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  • Jul 25, 2021
  • #11
It's fantastic .

Great result
 
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LastGarrison

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  • Jul 25, 2021
  • #12
Immense second half by the Lions.

Great game.
 
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wingy

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  • Jul 25, 2021
  • #13
LastGarrison said:
Immense second half by the Lions.

Great game.
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God missed this doh!
 

tisza

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  • Jul 25, 2021
  • #14
rob9872 said:
Should allow Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to team up in the same way. Even throw Argentina in and give us France/Italy to make it Northern v Southern hemisphere to be fair and meaningful.
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Would fancy the Lions chances better against a combination of those three than a single nation. Styles of play are so different they'd struggle to gel.
The concept is basically whether a side that plays together a lot (in the same style ) can beat a side that has basically played together for a month coming from different styles of play.
 
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wingy

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  • Jul 25, 2021
  • #15
Is it confirmed or just paper talk that SA are likely to be allowed into the six nations?
 

CJ_covblaze

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  • Jul 26, 2021
  • #16
wingy said:
Is it confirmed or just paper talk that SA are likely to be allowed into the six nations?
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It’s looking very likely. The Championship is all but dead and some of the club sides are entering the European competitions too.
 

tisza

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  • Jul 26, 2021
  • #17
wingy said:
Is it confirmed or just paper talk that SA are likely to be allowed into the six nations?
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Money talks but probably going to be a fight with Premier Rugby about releasing players for yet another international particularly as they are expanding to 14 clubs (so another 2 fixtures per season for them).
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Jul 26, 2021
  • #18
shepardo01 said:
Just don't get it.

"Lions" get the pick of some of the worlds strongest nations players, playing just a regular country on their own. Nothing riding on it.
Basically a glorified friendly...Don't get the hype.
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When @COV @rob9872 and @Ian1779 agree with you, you know your post must be bollocks
 
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shepardo01

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  • Jul 26, 2021
  • #19
Boosh said:
When @COV @rob9872 and @Ian1779 agree with you, you know your post must be bollocks
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COV

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  • Jul 26, 2021
  • #20
Boosh said:
When @COV @rob9872 and @Ian1779 agree with you, you know your post must be bollocks
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Wot you on about, I don’t care about the rugger m8
 
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Deleted member 11652

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  • Jul 26, 2021
  • #21
COV said:
Wot you on about, I don’t care about the rugger m8
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Guilty by association I’m afraid
 

SBAndy

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  • Jul 31, 2021
  • #22
Today’s test is a rather tasty affair. Can certainly see a red card coming.
 

Moff

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  • Jul 31, 2021
  • #23
SBAndy said:
Today’s test is a rather tasty affair. Can certainly see a red card coming.
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Cant believe the pressure that's been put on the ref by Erasmus....a forty minute half taking nearly an hour.

De Klerk should have had a yellow, and Kolbe should have been a red. Hope we stuff the bastards!
 

SBAndy

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  • Jul 31, 2021
  • #24
Moff said:
Cant believe the pressure that's been put on the ref by Erasmus....a forty minute half taking nearly an hour.

De Klerk should have had a yellow, and Kolbe should have been a red. Hope we stuff the bastards!
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Thought the refereeing on the whole has been pretty good, but can see the argument for both of those incidents. Lions just struggled to get on the ball this half. SA are very Neil Warnock.
 
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scottccfc

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 3, 2021
  • #25
boils down to this saturday now! no Faf or Du Toit for the boks, i can see a lions win but its going to be close maybe even a point or two to seperate them
 

SBAndy

Well-Known Member
  • Aug 7, 2021
  • #26
Really fucking annoyed after that. Threw it away playing like a bunch of melts in the second half.

Finn Russell is just class though.
 
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CCFCSteve

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  • Aug 7, 2021
  • #27
So frustrating. Better side today but just didn’t take opportunities
 
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