NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017)

[dingo]

This NZB is almost ideally suited to reinforce Lion preconceptions on NZ rugby... but missing the real differentiator.

Yup, they saw and felt the fast game with lots of counter attack with forwards just as capable as backs with ball in hand, and they also saw NZ variety on attack as well as speed of thought and hand. That's what NZ Super teams can do but also they do offloading as well and the NZB haven't done any.

[Tim]

NZB are missing Gatland.

[No Quarter]

Lions have been miles offside at a number of rucks in the last 5 mins.

[Donsteppa]

Death or glory play coming up for NZB. Great stuff.

[Kirwan]

73rd minute and the game is still live

[Mattasaurus]

This is arse from the lions....very underwhelming

[gt12]

They bottled it there though, just not chancing their arm. They won't win this by being conservative.

[Stockcar86]

I really thought the Lions would have finished it off by now.

[Bones]

@Tim said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

NZB are missing Gatland.

And Sexton.

Can I just say...NZPB.

[No Quarter]

Comon boys!!!

[gt12]

Set something up for Vaka. He's been most dangerous!

[SimonAdd_2]

Guess who gives the penalty away?

[No Quarter]

Far out risky defense of the maul but they got away with it.

[gt12]

Stupid to try and outmaul them

[Donsteppa]

Blues will be licking their lips for Wednesday.

[Kirwan]

What a great performance from the Baabaas

[No Quarter]

@gt12 said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

Stupid to try and outmaul them

I was hoping for another bomb to put the cat amongst the pidgeons.

[Virgil]

@gt12 said in NZ Provincial Barbarians v B&I Lions (Whangarei, 3 June 2017):

Baabaas are out. Concede the penalty, and that's the game gone. Hopefully they don't ship too many points now.

Nope.

Worse Lions team to tour NZ.

[gt12]

@Virgil

Pretty pleased to be wrong about that

[Stargazer]

The Baabaas can pat themselves on the back. Such a marginal loss against a full-time pro team like the Lions is almost like a win. I can't imagine the Lions coaches being happy.