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The All Purpose Rugby Union Thread (P2)
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zieler
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by vaughan6477:
“Daniel Craig is in the Lions dressing room. All the players want there photo taken with him, it should be the other way around today”

Leigh Halfpenny and Daniel Craig...
bluesdiamond
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by zieler:
“Leigh Halfpenny and Daniel Craig... ”

did you have to menetion thsi name?

Now trying to find some Jill Halfpenny wallpaer for my pc
Finny Skeleta
06-07-2013
Brilliant from 1 to 23 and class from the players unlucky not to be in the side.

There's a core of this side that could be very handy in New Zealand in four years time.
Finny Skeleta
06-07-2013
Corbisiero - Hibbard - Jones.

Just 50 minutes together yet they will forever be Lions legends. Shame we'll never see them together again.
Mark F
06-07-2013
Very impressive from the off - dominated in the scrum and so powerful going forward.

Stuck 2 fingers up to the critics!
Sideburns57
06-07-2013
As an aside........I thought Horwill was class in defeat with his speech. He is not a dirty player (from what i have seen of him) but only he knows if what he did on Alun Wyn was intentional.

Brendan Cannon was quite eloquent throughout his shifts I thought. A different Brendan Cannon here........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMQem62sHik
Sideburns57
06-07-2013
Pleased they won - and won well. My nerves could not have dealt with another close one!
Sideburns57
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by Finny Skeleta:
“Brilliant from 1 to 23 and class from the players unlucky not to be in the side.

There's a core of this side that could be very handy in New Zealand in four years time.”

.........which is the ultimate test, with South Africa a close second due to physicality and strength in depth.
Sideburns57
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“The "Quantus" Wallabies, dear god, why, just why??”

Yes quite (QANTAS btw). I remember years ago (1991?) Buck Shelford (then retired I think) keep saying the Steinlager All Blacks.
Zizu58
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by vaughan6477:
“Daniel Craig is in the Lions dressing room. All the players want there photo taken with him, it should be the other way around today”

It's odd how that sometimes happens isn't it !?

You get world champion sportsmen / women going all gushy over pop stars or movie stars when at the same time the very same media stars are overwhelmed by sports stars ... wether it be golfers , footballers or whatever .
Marmite Baby
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by vaughan6477:
“Daniel Craig is in the Lions dressing room. All the players want there photo taken with him, it should be the other way around today”

Gave you an indication of the huge size of some of these players as he looked like a little boy beside them.
marlman
06-07-2013
I wonder what Humble Pie tastes like?

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...the-Lions.html
MeicY
06-07-2013
Wales should beat Australia this Autumn then....
apaul
06-07-2013
Not sure whether Gatland ends up looking good because of the selection and performanance in the last game or foolish for not having strong scrummagers like Cobisiero and Sheridan in the initial party and not bulldozing the Wallabies in all three games.
Zizu58
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by Marmite Baby:
“Gave you an indication of the huge size of some of these players as he looked like a little boy beside them.”

Who was the huge guy interviewing the Lions players on the pitch straight after the game . He dwarfed the huge Lion's player , the back ( number 4 ) I think . The player was 6'8" I believe .
Sideburns57
06-07-2013
Scott Quinnell (the 'broader' one - roaming the pitch), or Will Greenwood (in front of the advertising screens). Lions both in their time.
sensoria
06-07-2013
Wonder if Gatland will be coaching New Zealand when the lions face them in 4 years.
CTD101
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by apaul:
“Not sure whether Gatland ends up looking good because of the selection and performanance in the last game or foolish for not having strong scrummagers like Cobisiero and Sheridan in the initial party and not bulldozing the Wallabies in all three games.”

To be fair Corbisiero was injured for a large chunk of the season and as far as I was aware, Sheridan retired from international rugby
gemmaovwales03
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by sensoria:
“Wonder if Gatland will be coaching New Zealand when the lions face them in 4 years.”

Bloody hope not!
Jamesp84
06-07-2013
Didn't spot it at the time, but they just showed Sexton's try on SSN and that knobhead Beale tried to knock him over as he celebrated, only for 2 other Lions players to run past and give Beale a smack

Fantastic performance. Isn't it great when thousands of Australians practice their fire drill during the closing moments of a sporting occasion?
sensoria
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by Jamesp84:
“Didn't spot it at the time, but they just showed Sexton's try on SSN and that knobhead Beale tried to knock him over as he celebrated, only for 2 other Lions players to run past and give Beale a smack

Fantastic performance. Isn't it great when thousands of Australians practice their fire drill during the closing moments of a sporting occasion? ”

I think one was mike Philips who can be pretty graceless at times. It was frustration at a game going away from you.

I can understand it. Hard to judge to harshly.
Cissy Fairfax
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by apaul:
“Not sure whether Gatland ends up looking good because of the selection and performanance in the last game or foolish for not having strong scrummagers like Cobisiero and Sheridan in the initial party and not bulldozing the Wallabies in all three games.”

Today certainly shows that most people were right in saying that Faletau should have been starting instead of Heaslip. He was outstanding today. Heaslip wasnt bad and defended well in the first test but Faletau did more in 10 minutes.

It also showed that as good as Warburton is, the best combined back row doesnt have him in it. It should be him or Lydiate as the the opensides today, from an attacking perspective brought so much more.

Gatland was vindicated on a lot today, but in doing so, showed some earlier calls were wrong.
Sideburns57
06-07-2013
Originally Posted by CTD101:
“To be fair Corbisiero was injured for a large chunk of the season and as far as I was aware, Sheridan retired from international rugby”

Stevens also retired from England but still went.
vaughan6477
07-07-2013
Originally Posted by apaul:
“Not sure whether Gatland ends up looking good because of the selection and performanance in the last game or foolish for not having strong scrummagers like Cobisiero and Sheridan in the initial party and not bulldozing the Wallabies in all three games.”

He's the first Lions coach to win a series since 1997. To the majority of the sporting public he looks like he made the correct decisions.
vaughan6477
07-07-2013
Originally Posted by MeicY:
“Wales should beat Australia this Autumn then....”

Autumn Internationals are against South Africa, Argentina,Tonga and Australia in that order this year.

The regions will more than likely kick up a fuss, as the WRU have again arranged a 4th fixture, this time against Oz. Which falls just a week from the resumption of the Heineken Cup group stages. I expect there will also be difficulties securing the services of the players who are in clubs in other countries for that one.

Just the usual politics Gatland is coming back in to with the Wales job.
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