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Old 07-09-2016, 13:18
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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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Old 07-09-2016, 14:43
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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.
As they made heavy weather of beating a poor out-of-sorts Australia on the previous tour, I think the Lions will do well to win one test. It also doesn't help after a long hard season with such a punishing schedule of fixtures.
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Old 07-09-2016, 16:26
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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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Old 07-09-2016, 18:05
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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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Old 14-09-2016, 13:15
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New rugby calendar announced

* 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
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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Old 17-09-2016, 10:17
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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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Old 08-10-2016, 18:01
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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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Old 14-10-2016, 10:19
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ridiculously soft Yellow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQX8dglUuqk
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Old 16-10-2016, 13:55
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Very sad news:

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport
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Old 16-10-2016, 14:31
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Just watching that on Sky Sports News. Tyrone Howe talking would take a tear from a stone. 42 is no age to go.
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Old 22-10-2016, 09:21
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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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Old 22-10-2016, 09:29
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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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Old 22-10-2016, 11:58
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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.
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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Old 22-10-2016, 12:11
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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.
My problem with Veldsman is that today was not an isolated incident by any stretch. It seemed like most of the World Cup games last year which saw death by TMO involved him as well. Quite how he made the shortlist of 4 for that I will never understand.
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Old 23-10-2016, 11:24
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Australia getting bashed by New Zealand again

Not long to go. It's 37-10 and 6 tries to 1
bad news for rugby union in oz, a sport which is struggling down under
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Old 24-10-2016, 19:40
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England suffering quite a few injuries in the back row - can they cope?
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Old 01-11-2016, 17:56
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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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Old 05-11-2016, 13:32
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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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Old 05-11-2016, 14:42
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Come on Wales, wake up

Making this too easy for Australia already
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Old 05-11-2016, 15:17
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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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Old 05-11-2016, 15:24
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Very subdued crowd and not surprising with that display from Wales. 😱
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Old 05-11-2016, 15:25
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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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Old 05-11-2016, 15:29
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Very subdued crowd and not surprising with that display from Wales. 😱
At £100 a ticket the crowd is full of one-day fans, corporate junkies and people who think rugby is a town.
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Old 05-11-2016, 15:47
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And that's game over as an actual contest

Damage limitation now for Wales
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Old 05-11-2016, 15:54
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Wales finally wake up, probably too little too late
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