2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA
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And now for something completely different: https://www.planetrugby.com/stuart-hogg-skippers-entirely-new-british-and-irish-lions-starting-team/
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@pakman said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
And now for something completely different: https://www.planetrugby.com/stuart-hogg-skippers-entirely-new-british-and-irish-lions-starting-team/
Captaining from fullback, interesting choice!
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@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Henderson (Ireland)
Wyn Jones (Captain) (Wales)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland)
Sexton (Ireland)
Earls (Ireland)
Henshaw (Ireland)
North (Wales)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)That was my initial stab at a Test XV back on 20 March
Here are my current front runners after two matches
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Itoje (England)
Henderson (Ireland)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland, Capt.)
Biggar (Wales)
Adams (Wales)
Henshaw (Ireland)
Harris (Scotland)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland) -
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@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Henderson (Ireland)
Wyn Jones (Captain) (Wales)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland)
Sexton (Ireland)
Earls (Ireland)
Henshaw (Ireland)
North (Wales)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)That was my initial stab at a Test XV back on 20 March
Here are my current front runners after two matches
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Itoje (England)
Henderson (Ireland)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland, Capt.)
Biggar (Wales)
Adams (Wales)
Henshaw (Ireland)
Harris (Scotland)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)Is Harris really worthy of a test spot ? ( this is written by the ferns biggest fake Scotsman as well ). Surely Aki or Farrell play 12 with Henshaw at 13 ?
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@machpants said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
Beginning of the end of the tour…
Send them over here for a replay of the third test.
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@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
If they're all in isolation together, why can't they train? Have the squad get covid and move on...
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@antipodean said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
If they're all in isolation together, why can't they train? Have the squad get covid and move on...
They could, default the first test, and be all recovered for 2 and 3….
SARU might get in a bit of trouble if one of them dies or is seriously ill tho.
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And there’s more…. maybe the canes can loan back some of the big south african locks we have
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@machpants said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
Beginning of the end of the tour…
Really hope not
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@mn5 said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Henderson (Ireland)
Wyn Jones (Captain) (Wales)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland)
Sexton (Ireland)
Earls (Ireland)
Henshaw (Ireland)
North (Wales)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)That was my initial stab at a Test XV back on 20 March
Here are my current front runners after two matches
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Itoje (England)
Henderson (Ireland)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland, Capt.)
Biggar (Wales)
Adams (Wales)
Henshaw (Ireland)
Harris (Scotland)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)Is Harris really worthy of a test spot ? ( this is written by the ferns biggest fake Scotsman as well ). Surely Aki or Farrell play 12 with Henshaw at 13 ?
Farrell on the bench to cover 10, 12
Davies to cover 9
Liam Willaims to cover 11, 14, 15Harris' defensive role can't be underplayed. Individually he cuts down so much space. Collectively he's in charge of the defensive unit.
On attack he offers more than Aki IMHO. See his grubber to put LRZ in for example.
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Bulls vs Lions is under threat.
Several Bulls players and at least one on the management team have tested positive.
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@mikethesnow I Just read om 365 that one option being considered due to the Boks and Bulls having Covid issues is for the Lions to play Georgia this weekend.
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The British and Irish Lions' match against South African provincial team Vodacom Bulls on Saturday has been postponed because of Covid-19 cases in the hosts' camp.
It is the first tour game to be affected in a country that is experiencing a surge in infections.
Tour organisers hope to reschedule the game or find different opponents for the Lions.
Doubts also exist over South Africa's warm-up against Georgia on Friday.
The Springboks are isolating, with training suspended as they deal with an outbreak.
South African rugby bosses said: "Four Bulls players and one member of management returned positive tests which, in combination with their close contacts, made it impossible for them to field a team, according to series safety protocols.
"Series regulations make provision for additional midweek matches to be added on agreement between the organizations.
"Meanwhile, four positive results among the Georgian team and four additional positive tests among Springbok players (Marvin Orie, Frans Steyn, Handre Pollard and Frans Malherbe) plus six among management, including head coach Jacques Nienaber, and one masseuse, have further complicated planning."
SA Rugby chief executive Jurie Roux said: "These positive results are a setback and have underlined the danger of transmissibility of the Delta variant."The Springboks' second Test against Georgia is now in serious doubt."
A decision on Friday's game will be made on Wednesday,
"The priority is to maintain the integrity of the Test series and we will continue to focus on that," said Roux.
The host nation previously suspended training on 27 June because of three positive tests, but were later cleared to play.
Second row Lood de Jager earlier tested positive, with Vincent Koch, Herschel Jantjies and Sbu Nkosi having returned positive results on 27 June.
Jantjies later returned a negative test and was a replacement when the Springboks beat Georgia 40-9 last Friday in Pretoria - their first Test match since winning the 2019 World Cup.
The following day the Lions played their first game on South Africa soil, beating the Sigma Lions 56-14 in Johannesburg.
South Africa is battling a third wave of coronavirus and entered a strict lockdown just as the Lions arrived last week.
The possibility of the Bulls game being called off led Lions defence coach Steve Tandy to state the tourists could adapt to any such disruption.
The Lions' next scheduled game is due to be against South Africa 'A' on 14 July in Cape Town.
Their game against Cell C Sharks on Wednesday, 7 July will go ahead.
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@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mn5 said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Henderson (Ireland)
Wyn Jones (Captain) (Wales)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland)
Sexton (Ireland)
Earls (Ireland)
Henshaw (Ireland)
North (Wales)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)That was my initial stab at a Test XV back on 20 March
Here are my current front runners after two matches
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Itoje (England)
Henderson (Ireland)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland, Capt.)
Biggar (Wales)
Adams (Wales)
Henshaw (Ireland)
Harris (Scotland)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)Is Harris really worthy of a test spot ? ( this is written by the ferns biggest fake Scotsman as well ). Surely Aki or Farrell play 12 with Henshaw at 13 ?
Farrell on the bench to cover 10, 12
Davies to cover 9
Liam Willaims to cover 11, 14, 15Harris' defensive role can't be underplayed. Individually he cuts down so much space. Collectively he's in charge of the defensive unit.
On attack he offers more than Aki IMHO. See his grubber to put LRZ in for example.
Prior to the tour he was very much Chris Who? However he really put his hand up v the Lions and for me is in the box seat for the 13, though early days yet. I also think 10 is still up for grabs, Biggar had a good game v Japan after a good 6N, Russell’s flakiness to me does not fit within a typical Gatland game plan and Farrell has not yet had a sniff, though you’d want him on the park.
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@catogrande said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mn5 said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Henderson (Ireland)
Wyn Jones (Captain) (Wales)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland)
Sexton (Ireland)
Earls (Ireland)
Henshaw (Ireland)
North (Wales)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)That was my initial stab at a Test XV back on 20 March
Here are my current front runners after two matches
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Itoje (England)
Henderson (Ireland)
Beirne (Ireland)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)
Murray (Ireland, Capt.)
Biggar (Wales)
Adams (Wales)
Henshaw (Ireland)
Harris (Scotland)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)Is Harris really worthy of a test spot ? ( this is written by the ferns biggest fake Scotsman as well ). Surely Aki or Farrell play 12 with Henshaw at 13 ?
Farrell on the bench to cover 10, 12
Davies to cover 9
Liam Willaims to cover 11, 14, 15Harris' defensive role can't be underplayed. Individually he cuts down so much space. Collectively he's in charge of the defensive unit.
On attack he offers more than Aki IMHO. See his grubber to put LRZ in for example.
Prior to the tour he was very much Chris Who? However he really put his hand up v the Lions and for me is in the box seat for the 13, though early days yet. I also think 10 is still up for grabs, Biggar had a good game v Japan after a good 6N, Russell’s flakiness to me does not fit within a typical Gatland game plan and Farrell has not yet had a sniff, though you’d want him on the park.
Squidge raved over him, and he’s not Welsh, so must be decent
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If the 1st Test was Saturday
Jones (Wales)
Owens (Wales)
Furlong (Ireland)
Itoje (England)
Henderson (Ireland)
Navidi (Wales)
Watson (Scotland)
Faletau (Wales)Murray (Ireland, Capt.)
Biggar (Wales)
Adams (Wales)
Henshaw (Ireland)
Harris (Scotland)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)
