2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
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@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Crikey mate, you’re a harsh judge.
@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Crikey mate, you’re a harsh judge.
Well look what happens when the pressure is on him? RWC game against SA was a classic example. Ditto against Ireland and England in the six nations
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@sparky said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Catogrande My guess is that Andy Farrell will pick the squad. Jonny Sexton's role will be mostly to do with goalkicking and a bit of game management.
And sportsmanship.
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@KiwiInLondon said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Crikey mate, you’re a harsh judge.
@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Crikey mate, you’re a harsh judge.
Well look what happens when the pressure is on him? RWC game against SA was a classic example. Ditto against Ireland and England in the six nations
I think that's just as much of a case of the rest of the Scots team not being as good as their SA and Irish opposites on the whole.
Not England, they've got the wood on them overall.
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@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@KiwiInLondon said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Crikey mate, you’re a harsh judge.
@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Crikey mate, you’re a harsh judge.
Well look what happens when the pressure is on him? RWC game against SA was a classic example. Ditto against Ireland and England in the six nations
I think that's just as much of a case of the rest of the Scots team not being as good as their SA and Irish opposites on the whole.
Not England, they've got the wood on them overall.
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@nostrildamus said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@sparky said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Catogrande My guess is that Andy Farrell will pick the squad. Jonny Sexton's role will be mostly to do with goalkicking and a bit of game management.
And sportsmanship.
The Alistair Campbell role
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Doris could be doubtful due to the shoulder injury he suffered against Northampton.
"Caelan Doris will have a procedure this week on a shoulder injury and a further assessment will be carried out afterwards," a Leinster statement said.
Was he really a good chance to be the captain? I guess it depends on how impartial Farrell is with his selections.
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@Bovidae said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
Doris could be doubtful due to the shoulder injury he suffered against Northampton.
"Caelan Doris will have a procedure this week on a shoulder injury and a further assessment will be carried out afterwards," a Leinster statement said.
Was he really a good chance to be the captain? I guess it depends on how impartial Farrell is with his selections.
Two horse race between him and Itoje in most pundits eyes
Both 80 min players with their places in the starting XV locked in
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After the weekend, Pollock, Finn Smith, Mitchell, Freeman on the plane
Russell surplus to requirements for me
Both Smiths do everything Russell does but better
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I’d still take Russell over Prendergast if they’re taking 3 fly-halves.
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@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
After the weekend, Pollock, Finn Smith, Mitchell, Freeman on the plane
Russell surplus to requirements for me
Both Smiths do everything Russell does but better
He will go, 100%.
The best Lions teams tend to have a Scot at 10. His creativity and unpredictability will thrive behind a dominant pack ( of not many Scots, ironically enough the backline will be full of them )
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@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
I’d still take Russell over Prendergast if they’re taking 3 fly-halves.
Depends how long Farrell intends staying in Ireland before taking the England job.
If he's staying in Ireland then it would be better to develop Prendergast.
The Lions can win the series without Russell.
At the moment I have Finn Smith as my starter with Marcus Smith on the bench.
Marcus offers more as a bench 10/15 than Russell.
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@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
After the weekend, Pollock, Finn Smith, Mitchell, Freeman on the plane
Russell surplus to requirements for me
Both Smiths do everything Russell does but better
He will go, 100%.
The best Lions teams tend to have a Scot at 10. His creativity and unpredictability will thrive behind a dominant pack ( of not many Scots, ironically enough the backline will be full of them )
Worst tactics to play against a team like Australia.
You need a creative Test 10 that puts people in space and who doesn't fade in and out of matches. That's Finn Smith for me.
If you need something extra / different then Marcus is your man from 15 or 10.
If Russell doesn't start he doesn't make the 23.
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@MiketheSnow Itoje I can agree with.
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@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
After the weekend, Pollock, Finn Smith, Mitchell, Freeman on the plane
Russell surplus to requirements for me
Both Smiths do everything Russell does but better
He will go, 100%.
The best Lions teams tend to have a Scot at 10. His creativity and unpredictability will thrive behind a dominant pack ( of not many Scots, ironically enough the backline will be full of them )
Worst tactics to play against a team like Australia.
You need a creative Test 10 that puts people in space and who doesn't fade in and out of matches. That's Finn Smith for me.
If you need something extra / different then Marcus is your man from 15 or 10.
If Russell doesn't start he doesn't make the 23.
Yeah Russell might be a midweeker to be fair but he’ll definitely tour
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@Catogrande said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
I’d still take Russell over Prendergast if they’re taking 3 fly-halves.
Especially after his effort against Northampton!
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@booboo said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
When is the team named?
(In 3, 2, 1 ...)
May 8th.
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Prendergast's tackling is genuinely some of the most pathetic i've seen and i've seen me play. If he goes on this plane I will lose a huge amount of respect for Farrell. At 10, I'm taking Russell, Smith and Smith (as he covers 10 and 15) but wouldn't begrudge Russell, F Smith and Ford or Farrell (although personally don't think he's done enough I can see the argument). I would personally start F Smith but would entirely understand them selecting Russell.
