Lions v Reds...

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So who will play?

Jenkins
Youngs
Stevens
Parling
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Warburton
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Youngs
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Kearney

If Gats is to be beleived these players HAVE to start, so who would you play and why?

Any of you Twitter followers? Is there any news about the injuries?

Reds are trying to be far too intricate.

Cooper sometimes tries to do just too much.

It's still 7-19 at 58 minutes.

There won't be any news yet. Greenwood would probably announce it first on sky.

Heaslip is comfortably the test 8 at the minute.

Got to swap the props, give them a break

Warburton's choice as captain looks increasingly poor

What! The reds took it over!??

Knackeredknees wrote:Got to swap the props, give them a break

They can only really swap one. Two tightheads on the bench.

Hookisms and Hyperbole wrote:Warburton's choice as captain looks increasingly poor

Why? What's he doing wrong as captain? Have we botched decisions?

Another knock on missed from the reds..

They'll all be totally knackered, knees. Relentless stuff.

Good kick Hoggy...now who's down?

Forward again!??

Risca Rev wrote:

Hookisms and Hyperbole wrote:Warburton's choice as captain looks increasingly poor

Why? What's he doing wrong as captain? Have we botched decisions?

If he's captain he will play in the test team despite having a pretty average (at best) performance today.

Hook - I don't think Sam was a bad choice as tour captain at all. The players have been disciplined and there's been some good play from individual players.

Argh north, where were you!

Well deserved try. Lions look out on their feet

That was sudden

Shouldn't of been a try, was a clear forward pass inn the play up to the try.

Tight five have been good for the Lions with Youngs, Mako and Gray as stand outs. Parling has done a great job at the lineout but needs to show more in the loose.

Backrow have been absolutely dire. None of them should be in the test squad, missing tackles, getting slaughtered at the breakdown and no impact ball in hand. Dreadful. Croft, Tipuric, Heaslip and SOB on the bench please.

Ben Youngs excellent at 9, Farrell crap first half but improved in the second. Glad Youngs is getting to play with Sexton as that's the combo we need in the tests.

Centres didn't show much with Manu leaving early and not looking in tune with the industrious Davies.

Back three has been a mixed bag, Hogg has looked inexperienced and made some bad decisions. Cuthbert went early, North and Bowe have looked good.

The Reds are proving to be a really explosive team.

How many forward passes will the ref let go?

The cavalry is on!

Frustrating defence.

Frisby redeemed himself there, he went off the boil a bit.

Big guns on now - POC, Jones, Hibbard, Cole.

So forward is ok now?

Jones, Hibbard and POC on - time for some scrums

Cole is on too? Who will play Loose?

formerly known as Sam wrote:Tight five have been good for the Lions with Youngs, Mako and Gray as stand outs. Parling has done a great job at the lineout but needs to show more in the loose.

Backrow have been absolutely dire. None of them should be in the test squad, missing tackles, getting slaughtered at the breakdown and no impact ball in hand. Dreadful. Croft, Tipuric, Heaslip and SOB on the bench please.

Ben Youngs excellent at 9, Farrell crap first half but improved in the second. Glad Youngs is getting to play with Sexton as that's the combo we need in the tests.

Centres didn't show much with Manu leaving early and not looking in tune with the industrious Davies.

Back three has been a mixed bag, Hogg has looked inexperienced and made some bad decisions. Cuthbert went early, North and Bowe have looked good.

The Reds are proving to be a really explosive team.

I agree this backrow has been shocking, I'd be tempted to go with O'Brien at 6 and Tipuric at 7 though.

12-19 at 65 minutes. Missed conversion.

Gavin Hastings moment!

Why couldn't Harris do that against Wales?

Guess the young pup Cole goes to loose then?

Cari wrote:Hook - I don't think Sam was a bad choice as tour captain at all. The players have been disciplined and there's been some good play from individual players.

Nothing to do with his captaincy. As captain he will be selected for the test team despite having a pretty poor match today. He will only really get one more game before the test series and has to park his performance.

Oh dear

Nice few ozzy fans there! Lol

t1000advancedprototype wrote:Gavin Hastings moment!

Why couldn't Harris do that against Wales?

Dont remind me

wales606 wrote:

t1000advancedprototype wrote:Gavin Hastings moment!

Why couldn't Harris do that against Wales?

Dont remind me

Why not?

Red loosehead immediately starts walking backwards at the scrum

Adam wants blood!

Awwww, Hogg. You're better than that

Excellent counter rucking from Dan Cole.

Jonathan Davies has been defensively excellent today

He is really putting his hand up on this tour

GLove39 wrote:Awwww, Hogg. You're better than that

He is but it's happened to all full backs in these conditions

Robinson OK - he's back outside watching the game from the bench.

The choice to only bring 2 flyhalfs looks quite silly if we are going to have to play both of them in matches like this... We should probably call up another just to rest them!

Cari wrote:Robinson OK - he's back outside watching the game from the bench.

Ah glad to hear it.

Someone else down now...another Reds player.

Good work on the floor Dan Cole

Terrible pass from Warburton killed that attack.

Tommy Bowe not looking good :/

I agree this backrow has been shocking, I'd be tempted to go with O'Brien at 6 and Tipuric at 7 though.

I'd take the extra lineout and football skills of Croft personally. SOB can be brought on for additional power later in the game to bully the tiring Aussies. SOB cost us two tries against the Force by rushing out the line and exposing Sexton's inside shoulder. Can't be making those errors against the Wallabies. Croft is immense at supporting breaks, making great cover tackles and does a decent job in the tight, he's almost literally made for these tests.

They called it forward, bloody hell!

formerly known as Sam wrote:

I agree this backrow has been shocking, I'd be tempted to go with O'Brien at 6 and Tipuric at 7 though.

I'd take the extra lineout and football skills of Croft personally. SOB can be brought on for additional power later in the game to bully the tiring Aussies. SOB cost us two tries against the Force by rushing out the line and exposing Sexton's inside shoulder. Can't be making those errors against the Wallabies. Croft is immense at supporting breaks, making great cover tackles and does a decent job in the tight, he's almost literally made for these tests.

I thought O'Brien had a fantastic game (rushing out of the line aside) and he was exceptional in attack. Everywhere in that game. Croft was fairly anonymous. Didn't offer a whole lot in a game that was tailor made for him.