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Blues v British & Irish Lions, 7 June
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Blues v British & Irish Lions
7 June 2017
KO: 19:35 NZST (8.35am BST)
Eden Park, Auckland
Live on Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD and SkyGo
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Touch judges: [tbc]
TMO: [tbc]
A. FORM:
19 June 1993: Auckland 23 - 18 British & Irish Lions
18 May 1983: Auckland 13 - 12 British & Irish Lions
23 June 1977: Auckland 15 - 34 British & Irish Lions
B. TEAMS:
Blues
15 Michael Collins
14 Matt Duffie
13 George Moala
12 Sonny Bill Williams
11 Rieko Ioane
10 Stephen Perofeta
09 Augustine Pulu
08 Steven Luatua
07 Blake Gibson
06 Akira Ioane
05 Scott Scrafton
04 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
03 Charlie Faumuina
02 James Parson
01 Ofa Tu'ungafasi
16 Hame Faiva
17 Alex Hodgman
18 Sione Mafileo
19 Patrick Tuipulotu
20 Kara Pryor
21 Sam Nock
22 Ihaia West
23 TJ Faiane/Melani Nanai
British & Irish Lions
Halfpenny; Nowell, Payne, Henshaw, Daly; Biggar, Webb; McGrath, Owens (captain), Cole, Itoje, Lawes, Haskell, Tipuric, Stander
Replacements: Best, Marler, Sinckler, Henderson, O'Mahony, Laidlaw, Sexton, L Williams
C. PREVIEW
Blues v British & Irish Lions
7 June 2017
KO: 19:35 NZST (8.35am BST)
Eden Park, Auckland
Live on Sky Sports, Sky Sports HD and SkyGo
Referee: Pascal Gaüzère (France)
Touch judges: [tbc]
TMO: [tbc]
A. FORM:
19 June 1993: Auckland 23 - 18 British & Irish Lions
18 May 1983: Auckland 13 - 12 British & Irish Lions
23 June 1977: Auckland 15 - 34 British & Irish Lions
B. TEAMS:
Blues
15 Michael Collins
14 Matt Duffie
13 George Moala
12 Sonny Bill Williams
11 Rieko Ioane
10 Stephen Perofeta
09 Augustine Pulu
08 Steven Luatua
07 Blake Gibson
06 Akira Ioane
05 Scott Scrafton
04 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
03 Charlie Faumuina
02 James Parson
01 Ofa Tu'ungafasi
16 Hame Faiva
17 Alex Hodgman
18 Sione Mafileo
19 Patrick Tuipulotu
20 Kara Pryor
21 Sam Nock
22 Ihaia West
23 TJ Faiane/Melani Nanai
British & Irish Lions
Halfpenny; Nowell, Payne, Henshaw, Daly; Biggar, Webb; McGrath, Owens (captain), Cole, Itoje, Lawes, Haskell, Tipuric, Stander
Replacements: Best, Marler, Sinckler, Henderson, O'Mahony, Laidlaw, Sexton, L Williams
C. PREVIEW
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Re: Blues v British & Irish Lions, 7 June
Short break for halfpenny to reapply some mascara
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Lawes absolutely flattens the Blues young FH. Nice close up of Tana Umaga wincing in the box when he saw it!
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If I have to see Dan Biggar re-adjust his hair one more time I will fly to NZ and shave his head...
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Re: Blues v British & Irish Lions, 7 June
Sounds like a much better Lions performance?
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RDW_Scotland wrote:Sounds like a much better Lions performance?
Much better, look a lot more balanced in the midfield and Tipuric has been immence.
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Scrum a lot better this week
Get out the way Payne!
Get out the way Payne!
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Re: Blues v British & Irish Lions, 7 June
How was that a maul?
Lions get away with one there
Lions get away with one there
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Sounds like we're lucky to have a NH ref who is willing to actually give scrum penalties!
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Jeez, according to Barnes, Haskell can do no wrong. Its everyone else.
Haskell has made one good break but for the rest, he was at fault for the first try and seem lost in defence. He looks to be trying too hard to make a name for himself in this game, needs to just calm down a little.
Haskell has made one good break but for the rest, he was at fault for the first try and seem lost in defence. He looks to be trying too hard to make a name for himself in this game, needs to just calm down a little.
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Tuperic is absolutely everywhere, he is really putting a shift in, it must be his scrum cap as all I can see is him buzzing all over the place.
Much better than Warburton.
Much better than Warburton.
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Webb seems to be going for distance on box kicks - which is giving the Blues good counter opportunities. Happening all the time so looks like an agreed tactic.
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Better balance in midfield billy or the ball actually getting to the midfield?serious question.not watching it til tonight.
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Dan Biggar, WTF was that... Gifted try
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What was Dan Biggar doing!!!
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gotta feel for biggar there that was unlucky
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No 7&1/2 wrote:Better balance in midfield billy or the ball actually getting to the midfield?serious question.not watching it til tonight.
Better in defence, Payne is really controlling the midfield beautifully. Webb has been outstanding at 9 but I cannot speak highly enough of Tipuric, he has been everywhere and playing superbly.
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Thank goodness for that Sexton on for Biggar who has had a mare
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Lucky there, should never have taken that tackle. He got himself injured as well and Sexton is on
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Sexton on for Biggar. Biggar has not been bad in all fairness.
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What happened there? Talk Sport were far from clear...
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BigTrevsbigmac wrote:Thank goodness for that Sexton on for Biggar who has had a mare
Are you for real ?
Biggar has not had a bad game.
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LordDowlais wrote:Tuperic is absolutely everywhere, he is really putting a shift in, it must be his scrum cap as all I can see is him buzzing all over the place.
Much better than Warburton.
If you have enough physicality elsewhere in the backrow, I'd rather have Tipuric at the moment for sure. Honestly he was more important than Moriarty against England.
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Of course Thugga Umaga would be confused at an illegal tackle being penalised.
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Webb is playing a stormer as well.
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This Blues team have made so many mistakes. Not a particularly good side.
Lions doing ok but no real spark.
Lions doing ok but no real spark.
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Tipuric is just a class act. Hope gatland sticks to his word that Warburton is guaranteed a start just cos he's captain. Stander Tipuric faletau could be brilliant.
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Why don't they practice kicking in NZ?
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LD, are there any non Welsh players on the field? Just wondering
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BamBam wrote:LD, are there any non Welsh players on the field? Just wondering
Oh here we go, the forum troll is out.
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BamBam wrote:LD, are there any non Welsh players on the field? Just wondering
They're all just Lions mate. No need to mention nationality.
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Biggar has had a good game.. FAR better than Sexton against (so called) lesser opposition last Sat.
Now we'll see, if Sexton can grab back the first choice badge, or whether he will find himself in the mid-week setup fro the rest of the tour.
IMO - Think Sexton is on the way out. No longer the form he used to be.
Now we'll see, if Sexton can grab back the first choice badge, or whether he will find himself in the mid-week setup fro the rest of the tour.
IMO - Think Sexton is on the way out. No longer the form he used to be.
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Stupid tackle by Stander.
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and Stander gives away a silly high tackle penalty to give the Blues a three pointer.
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Not a great first half but a much better performance.
Tipuric has been the stand out player
Webb has provided very quick ball and has been at the heart of all good Lions work
Payne has controlled the midfield brilliantly and has shown good attacking intent
Halfpenny, my biggest doubt, has looked very comfortable at 15.
Tipuric has been the stand out player
Webb has provided very quick ball and has been at the heart of all good Lions work
Payne has controlled the midfield brilliantly and has shown good attacking intent
Halfpenny, my biggest doubt, has looked very comfortable at 15.
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The Blues kicker is terrible
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that was knocked on
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This could be a try
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eirebilly wrote:Not a great first half but a much better performance.
Tipuric has been the stand out player
Webb has provided very quick ball and has been at the heart of all good Lions work
Payne has controlled the midfield brilliantly and has shown good attacking intent
Halfpenny, my biggest doubt, has looked very comfortable at 15.
Got to agree with all this, one word on Payne, he has been like an unsung hero in this first half, he has gone about his work to a very high standard.
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Knocked back by Halfpenny there
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Try. Touch and go, but probably the right decision.
The Lions could end up losing to this shower.
The Lions could end up losing to this shower.
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It is a try. Stupid from Stander so close to half time. He has had a good game so far but that was pure lack of composure from him and indirectly leads to the try.
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Any one tired of listening to the Sky team try to pretend it wasn't a try? Already decided it was knocked on then trying to claim it against pretty clear evidence.
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eirebilly wrote:It is a try. Stupid from Stander so close to half time. He has had a good game so far but that was pure lack of composure from him and indirectly leads to the try.
To be fair to Stander, Luatua slipped and went to his knees when Stander got to him.
I don't think he has been great though. I still don't think he has been the same since returning from injury.
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Yep. Stuart Barnes is really annoying.yappysnap wrote:Any one tired of listening to the Sky team try to pretend it wasn't a try? Already decided it was knocked on then trying to claim it against pretty clear evidence.
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Try to the Blues, a bit lucky there but it evens out in the end.
12-10 Blues at HT
12-10 Blues at HT
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Shocking for the attacking team to get anything out of a ball kicked into the post. Sloppy.
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