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Good luck to Warren Gatland and his British Lions squad as he heads off to New Zealand in 2017.
I can only hope he knows first up of any of the opposition tricks, moves and cheats that they will be trying to pull. He was born there so its in the blood. |
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Good luck to Warren Gatland and his British Lions squad as he heads off to New Zealand in 2017.
I can only hope he knows first up of any of the opposition tricks, moves and cheats that they will be trying to pull. He was born there so its in the blood. |
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This is going to be a very hard tour, and lets just hope for once they go with the form players and not pick them based on their name.
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The likelihood of the Lions going to New Zealand, after a hard season with no opportunity to rest, and recuperate from any injuries, and even winning a test, much less the series, is pretty much nil.
The fixture list includes a number of fixtures against Super Rugby teams and then the NZRU have thrown in a match against the Maori the week before the first test, and then a midweek game against the Chiefs, just to soften them up before the fully fit, rested and raring to go (and you can bet they will be) All Blacks lay into them. New Zealand is the toughest of all tours and the Lions can expect no concessions from the NZRU. They will go out of their way to make life as difficult as possible.... as if playing the All Blacks in their own back yard wasn't difficult enough..!! Eddie Butler (I think) wrote a piece in Rugby News a couple of weeks ago suggesting that the British and Irish Lions are an anachronism in world rugby now anyway and, tradition aside, there's no reason not to call it a day. Of course, the Lions tours are big money spinners but I get the feeling that, increasingly, a lot of players in the future will start to wonder why they put themselves through a gruelling summer tour where they're just going to get duffed-up and humiliated. Some might ask themselves if they really need the money that badly. Yes, we all love the Lions. It's a great rugby tradition and when the Lions actually do win a series it's a tremendous filip for Northern Hemisphere rugby. But as time goes by, I suspect more and more players will be 'unavailable' for whatever reason they can come up with. |
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* Summer tours set to be scrapped after World Cup years * Premiership and Pro12 to start later and finish later, at end of June * Super Rugby in southern hemisphere to finish at similar time * Six Nations and World Cup unaffected Quote:
Meanwhile, sources have indicated that emerging nations such as Japan and USA will benefit from an increase in matches against tier-one teams.
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Another impressive performance from the All Blacks
Not long to go and beating the Springboks 41-13 |
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Ridiculously good from NZ again. South Africa have 15 points.................NZ have 57
Was only 12-9 at half time |
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ridiculously soft Yellow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQX8dglUuqk
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Australia getting bashed by New Zealand again
Not long to go. It's 37-10 and 6 tries to 1 |
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Will someone please explain to me how Shaun Veldsman is an elite TMO? He's made some really strange and quite dodgy calls this morning.
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Will someone please explain to me how Shaun Veldsman is an elite TMO? He's made some really strange and quite dodgy calls this morning.
It's beyond ridiculous now. They're the best team in the world they don't need extra help from the refs. |
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There are a few certainties in life - death, taxes and New Zealand Rugby team getting refereeing decisions in their favour.
It's beyond ridiculous now. They're the best team in the world they don't need extra help from the refs. |
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Australia getting bashed by New Zealand again
Not long to go. It's 37-10 and 6 tries to 1 |
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England suffering quite a few injuries in the back row - can they cope?
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Alun Wyn Jones has pulled out of the Wales squad to play Australia this Saturday due to the death of his father. Captain Sam Warburton is also out through injury.
This'll weaken the leadership group in the team considerably but also a chance for others to step up. Also,Ireland are playing the All Blacks in Chicago this Saturday evening GMT. |
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Any predictions today, ladies and gentlemen?
Going for the south to do the double Although this is a good time for Wales to play Australia given Australia's form right now, it's that mental block Wales have against Australia that concerns me As in we get a narrow lead and can't close it out and Australia get points at the end and win |
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Come on Wales, wake up
Making this too easy for Australia already |
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What a horror show from Wales
![]() Is this really the same Australia that got thumped by England and New Zealand, Wales are making Australia look like world beaters |
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Very subdued crowd and not surprising with that display from Wales. 😱
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Wales are looking so one dimensional, very poor show today.
Here's hoping for a better second half. |
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Very subdued crowd and not surprising with that display from Wales. 😱
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And that's game over as an actual contest
Damage limitation now for Wales |
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Wales finally wake up, probably too little too late
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