summer rugby

Zokes – Wales aren’t playing mate. Its the British & Irish Lions. Yeah?

A lot of welsh players, coached by the welsh coach are playing. Only they seem to be playing English tactics, with predictable results.

Jambalaya + 1 it may not be pretty but it’s what they need to do

They won’t win by kicking the ball to the Ozzies. Remember the Brumbies game? They have to find the spaces and run at em, especially with the new Ozzies backline.

winning?

Like that!! 🙂

(Ferchists sake ignore him Mike!)

(Ferchists sake ignore him Mike!)

So, we’re now accepting that taking a stab at three points rather than having a scrum five is in the spirit of the game?

Just that sounds like the sort of play aa hole et al moan about when it’s carried out in white shirts

Dp

discipline will be the decider I reckon

Phew, great tackle 1/2p! This is so damn tight!

Phew, great tackle 1/2p! This is so damn tight!

Wouldn’t be if breadman grew a pair and took scrims on the line, rather than kicks at goal

Oh dear.

Someone get Kurtley Beale a beer….

Got out of jail there!

Scrum has fallen to shite. Money’s on Beale to slot this one.

Got out of jail there!

Phew…

Wow! Commentator called that on the soft ground! Unbelievably close…
Pretty concerning for next week… gonna be tense.

It’s enough to drive a man to drink….

Yeah!!!

Hardly glorious though, a lot to work on before next week – but its a win!

God help the poor sod. Two chances to seal it late on. Aussie media will cane him.

not without a vodka…
Hitting the kickers seems to have worked

]O’Connor missed those early shots though, he’s always been so reliable, so not Beale’s fault.

Australia better team
cole nearly cost us the game…dire scrimmaging

tom youngs o Connell AWJ corbesrio jones outstanding

Philips poor

sexton subtle

north excellent

cuthburt catch the ball
half p steady

aussies really unlucky

great great game

is there a highlight show on TV (not sky?) thanks

Yep. Let off for the Lions all round. Still a win though, and all the sweeter as the Aussies will know they’ve thrown it away…

I am pissed!

Lots to do. Front 5 were immense. Youngs made an improvement, I’d be tempted to start him next week. Can’t say too much about the centres; they barely got any ball. They’re petrified of north.

Phew! Breathe out again. Roll on next week.

(Zokes, is that necessary? Please leave it out for everyone else’s sake)

Nicking Beals drinks?

Took the front row off a bit early, that’s for sure! Another day, would have won by15, but never write Australia off.

Zokes, what are you on?

great great game

Really? I thought it was very average, maybe even poor. Both teams were far from their best.

If the reffing continues like that wouldn’t bother picking open sides though because the breakdown is a non event. Also need to be clear when it is sealing off or not, both sides continually guilty only one penalty.

We’ll have Tuilagi as impact sub as well next week. They have one eye on North, one on Cuthbert and the other on…. Oh wait…..

But only if we attack and play in thier half!

Great game for tension and drama if not for electric skills. Watching the Lions is like watching Wales- unless they dominate absolutely every facet of the game you feel they have a pretty good chance of loosing (unlike the SH teams who can win on scraps by comparison)

Lions will come better as they play the real time, Locals are hoping for more and ruing missed chances. Lions had the North try close and a few other close moments so both lucky to finish so close.

The only certainty is that Beale wont be starting in Melbourne

electric skills…….plenty on show
foleau tries
norths try
genia brilliance
sextons management of the game
beales break
Robertson for a prop running and angles
youngs dynamic forward play

thoroughly enjoyed it

I THINK IT IS GATLANDS game plan that is the problem

youngs should have stayed on

cole was awful

vinopla like o driscoll did not follow or watch how the ref manages the game

Ben youngs to start next and maybe bowe and Roberts back

felt the centres lacked the spark of creativity o driscoll was as always BOD
happy with the win but lucky

great game imho

Cracking game.
Sets up the series nicely, if they can fix their broken backs. Really sorry for CL with that 1st min injury.
Can’t wait for next week.

BlindMelon – Member
Awesome score!!! Why is SOB in bench?

Noticed that too. 🙂
G***** was too scared to tell him he wasn’t playing?

Or more likely he was “reserve 1st reserve” and they were more worried about Croft’s fitness than they let on. Tweak something in warmup, Lydiate in, SOB bench.

Or he just turned up in kit to support the lads.

The only certainty is that Beale wont be starting in Melbourne

Fiver to charity on that?

Was excellent when he came on, really unlucky to slip. And every other back is broken.

Apart from Izzy. Who looked a bit shit on the wing too – probably get dropped next game too, eh? 😉

I know i’m pissed but thought the defencing linespeed was poor from the lions! Though hooker youngs was best player. And note to management do not underestimate adam jones next week.

Beale in from start next week

shame for the bloke, great game apart from two misses BUT O’Connor should have kicked aus out of sight

AA agree with you jones was very good all round the park not just the scrum need to be on till 62/64 minute

great call by roundtree on corbesario

Reckon the game will get put up on you toob?

Sounds like a cracker. Good result-how do people feel about the 6 7 8 combination?