[Closed] summer rugby

You daft ****s

Thats bloody dangerous bringing back smith

Go Lions - who complains about a power game. Go forwards! Davies as solid as Bod. Dream start! Spikey making a good start too. Go Lions. Plus good lineout and pass from Spikey in one move!

? Phillips needs to improve by quite a lot. Thank **** for the pack, we'd be getting stuffed otherwise.

What a half. 40 mins away.

I feel sick. Please win......

I'm in Florida will someone please tell me the score so far pleeeeease?

A lot can happen in ten minutes.

It was 19-3

It's now 19-16 😯

EDIT: in favour of Wales & Friends 🙂

Thanks deadlydarcy. Keep the info coming please

Thanks deadlydarcy. Keep the info coming please

Pls Gatt dont panic with subs! If only Jones could play more than 55.

But Go Johnny, Go.

Keep calm guys. Close it out now.

29-16 Lions

"How many Halfpennies are there"

Great comment - he is unique but omnipresent!

57mins: TRY (SEXTON, CON HALFPENNY) - Australia 16-29 Lions

halfpenny is quite amazing, isnt he.

34-16 (halfpenny assist, north try)

Sir Leigh HalfPenny - pride of Britain. Positioning, break and of pass out of top drawer.

Just as I was scared of Sexton/Farrell switch!!

34-16!!

****ing Gatland!

Thanks folks keep it coming. can't stream it on the kindle over here

roberts smashes through

39-16

its a taff rout!

+2

41-16

Bread of heaven

bechgyn yn chwarae yn dda

[hopes google translate works?]

Now if Grey scores, Gatt will have produced a miracle!!

Forwards win matches, backs decide by how much - proven once again.

Corbs or Adam as motm. 1/2p as man of the series.

What a strong performance. Good selections, look you! 🙂

Thanks all

Great performance by the Lions and especially sweet with Horwill on the pitch.

Murray made a massive difference. Corbs and sexton were immense.
1/2p a bosher? He showed finesse aplenty for the north try!

Epic, epic, epic. Immense performance by the front row early on. Bosh game took a lot out of them all over the park and the cracks started to appear. 1/2p was flawless.

Edit: I did enjoy watching horwell playing out the last 10 mins with no hope of winning.

Oh man that was fantastic. Watched on slight delay... never laughed out loud so many times during a rugby match!
Leigh Halfpenny: what a hero. Run that ball Leigh 🙂
Proper full team performance though.

A lot of people slagged of gatland and the welsh factor. Good to see some are already singing bread of heaven.

Great game. Good to see all 23 getting a crack too. The forwards were immense. Conor Murray's snappiness made a huge difference.

So, looks like Gatland's 'terrible mistake' was not picking enough Welsh players in the 1 st two tests then?

😉

Faletau was immense, when that boy grows up he will be some player. Nice to see Davies justify his selection. A lot of ex players and press look ****ing stupid now.

"You just wonder if they got a lucky bag and picked some names out.
"The Lions won the first Test and made eight changes to their squad. The Wallabies won the second and probably won't make any changes. The Lions lose by one point and there are six changes in the team and three guys on the bench who were nowhere near the team for the second Test.
"I was convinced Brian O'Driscoll should have been named as captain. It's catastrophic leaving him out. He's still one of the top centres in world rugby. He's a fantastic guy and has been on four tours and knows it all inside out. It's a massive mistake."

Ian **** Robertson

It's easy to slag people off in hindsight for their views and best not to bother with it to be honest.

I'm relieved for Wales & Friends - it was a fantastic performance from the whole squad to hammer the Aussies like that. The Welsh boys did themselves proud - and had that smattering of players from other nations who had living memories of beating the Aussies to convince them that it could be done.

Awesome game! 🙂

I for one enjoyed having the welsh stars on my side for the last time in four years

What a match!

It's easy to slag people off in hindsight for their views and best not to bother with it to be honest.

no problem with people having different views but the level of vitriol from Robertson amongst others went too far imo. Wood disagreed too but didnt go as far. Make no mistake many in the press would have crucified Gatland if they'd lost.
As for that **** Barnes is commentry blaming Phillips for the try not the two blokes who missed tackle, I hope he cries himself to sleep tonight.

You didnt seem to love the welsh as much a few pages back zokes those posts look pretty stupid now and you have certainly changed your tune.

You didnt seem to love the welsh as much a few pages back zokes those posts look pretty stupid now and you have certainly changed your tune.

Oh cut it out FFS.

but the level of vitriol

Oh teh ironing. 😀

two great things about the lions test win...

1 - gatland will defo stay in Wales now until the world cup... WOOOHOOOO.
2 - ive cancelled sky sports so nomore dreadful barnes commentary in our house.

i dont post on this thread much as cant be done with the in fighting, lets all remember and enjoy the lions for what it was.

Number 1 will depend on nz not getting on the phone. Better cv than Henry had!

Oh cut it out FFS.

why? Hes such an easy target.

I'm also wondering where Ioum is now? His hatred of Gatland might have tipped him over the edge.

He's probably tired of the shite that gets posted on this thread.

Here's hoping that the 2013-14 winter thread is a little more civil than this one has been-it's turned into a soccer ball level insultfest at times.

Anyone got a youtube link for the full game yet?

A very salient point was made by a commentator this week; almost all of the lions media attention has been focussed on a player not in the squad and the coach. Rather than the poor performances of most of the Lions in the first two games. 💡

wonderful game wonderful win tense after half time

Gatland and coaches got things right especially back row, biggest improvement SOB and faleteau immense games

front 3 excellent, hibbard very good and clearly has a head of stone as was youngs when he came on

impressed with parling marvellous tap tackle

Wyn Jones was a true capt lead by example especially on some of the chases.

Phillips was better than 1st test but still below par by his standards

Sexton sublime

Davies show some good creative touches and Roberts lasted longer than I thought

Aussies deserve a lot of credit wonderful team and brilliantly creative. Horwill should have gone for the kick not to touch could have been a lot closer

Men of the series over three games

Halfpenny
Jones
Corbesario
Geita
Foleau
Mowen

Wonderful advert for rugby

Gatland to stay at Wales

England for 2015 world cup...age is on their side and will develop under Lancaster to be more creative.

Found a link for the full game 🙂

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Wow brilliant game, a great Lions win not a Welsh win, not an english win, not a Scottish win not an Irish win a freakin British Lions win.

To those who slated Gatland on here, have the decency to say you were wrong and he was right, he made some hard choices and they paid off, if you were winding yourself up to slag him if the Lions had lost well turn it round and praise the man.

AA why did you have to have that little pop at Zokes???? FFS grow up and just enjoy a brilliant sporting occasion.

I will prove myself a hypocrite now and say the only fly in the ointment for me was Farrell getting on the pitcth because I honestly don't think he deserved to be there.

Why did I have a pop at zokes? Go back and take a look what he has said about me.
Farrel did well when he came on to be fair.
I am looking forward to Corbisero and Adam scrumaging against each other next season. Corbisero was utterly brilliant in both games he played in.

Yes and he has said some stuff about me in the past, eh let it go and stop spoiling for everyone else.

I am worried what Wales do when Adam is finished.

Yes he did but the game was won IMO maybe I am just bitter 😉

AA agree on corbs but he got more protection at the scrum from the ref than. Vuniploa last week .......no?

No, Vunipola is a poor scrumager.

Wales need some new props as Gethin and Adam wont last much longer. Need to find more quality back up at 9 too. Wales have a bloody strong 23 when they are all fit but the level drops rapidly after that.
Combined with the game dying on its arse in wales its a worry. But:

1/2p
Cuthbert
Davies
Roberts
North
Priestland
Phillips
Faletau
Lydiate
Warbs
Evans
Aw Jones
Adam
Hibbard
Gethin

James/Bevington
Owens
Jailbird
Charteris
R Jones/Tips
L Williams
Biggar
S Williams

should give the crims a game in November

WOW ... won in some style

Ace, didn't expect that! 😀

AA ...….....lol re scrum....see in 6nations

England are the team with most potential Wales game is on its arse.....which is a great shame

Now England may have potential but I'm not sure how you have worked that out from today or the Lions tour. Wales for example have 4 Lions capped backrowers all under 25, not to mention North and Cuthbert under 25 along with Davies. Even AWJ and Roberts test lions on 2 tours are about 27 younger than Parling.

I think that Tom Youngs and Mako Vunipola have both shown great potential this series, whether or not England have more potential than Wales, I'm not so convinced. However I'd have my money on England to beat a SH team over Wales to do it any day!

Part of it is about being on tour and winning. So
Farrell
36
Wade
Young t
Cole
Coresibo
Vuniploa
Mani
Part of it as well is the tour allowed others to be in Argentina
Eastmond
Burns

Looks good for 15 does Wales have the depth of squad.....no and in all fairness cuthbert is going to need a lotof work defensively.....maybe Chris Ashton could help him........smile

no and in all fairness cuthbert is going to need a lot of work defensively

whereas Wade was a defensive colossus in his Lions game! 😆

Farrell
36
Wade
Young t
Cole
Coresibo
Vuniploa
Mani
Part of it as well is the tour allowed others to be in Argentina
Eastmond
Burns

1 of those would get in the Wales first 15 another [s]2 [/s] OK 3 would bench, the rest you can keep.

anyway more importantly when did this concussion sub bullshit come in? No way should Smith have been allowed back on the pitch, he could have had all sorts off stuff going on with his brain another bang to his head could easily have killed him. A boxer would have been stopped, the ref shouldn't have let him back on imo.

Can't argue with that AA.

You get worse than that,some of the super whatever games have guys stagger off the pitch,then back on soon after. Some dunt Mongo's wee brother gave him.

wonder what happened to Fatwick Swayze here?
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looks tired here:
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1 of those would get in the Wales first 15 another 2 OK 3 would bench, the rest you can keep.

Funny, as Only 1/2p and north remotely interest me of the Wales lot. England have as good as or better options everywhere else.

Well it *looks* like he got slotted. But there's no way the rest of the pack wouldn't have seen/heard the shot and piled in on Moore...

Funny, as Only 1/2p and north remotely interest me of the Wales lot. England have as good as or better options everywhere else.

should have played them in the last game then shouldn't they, better options than Warbs, Tips, Faletau, Lydiate, AW Jones, Adam Jones, Davies, Roberts? Who are these players and where are they hiding?

Cole, Youngs and Tuilagi maybe other than that erm er? Croft? Robshaw?

it *looks* like he got slotted

wasn't the hooker, could have been the tighthead but he doesn't even look to see what his handywork did so I reckon it wasn't that. He went down like a sack of spuds and then got up OK... really odd. It was also not that long after his head clash with Smith

One good game (in the entire 6n) and a few very close wins does not a great team make.
Same bet next year? 😀

Same bet next year?

In the interests of fairness yes, but I'm not confident of beating England at Twickenham.

One good game (in the entire 6n) and a few very close wins does not a great team make.

True enough but a Grandslam followed by a six nations championship is a good start. A win against an all blacks team who all had the shits doesn't make a great team either. If Wales are lucky enough to have few injuries next six nations they might well have far too much experience for England. Lancaster is doing a good job but England are far too slow to give talent a chance. Look at Parling he's two years older than AW Jones AW has 70 caps and has been on two Lions tours what has Parling got? Tuilagi is 22 with 20 odd caps North is 21 with 30 odd. Halfpenny has 44 at 24 Ben Foden is 27 with 30ish. Ben Morgan 24 and 12 caps, Faletau 22 and 26 caps. All players with a similar level of talent but the welsh have more experience.

I can't believe how few people are creaming themselves on here this evening. I'll be generous and put it down to the magnitude of that victory has not sunk in yet.

Lancaster is doing a good job but England are far too slow to give talent a chance.

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I think this thread is about something else, mate.
I mean, check out calling a Lions hero "Fatwick" wtf this that about?

Will say it again great win for the lions great result for rugby union.

IMHO England look a better option for 15 than Wales but both teams will struggle against all blacks and probably aus.

Foleau looks to be an outstanding player and could beone of the best in the world.His contest with North was a highlight, Foleau stood up and beat north very easily at times

AA good call on concussion absolutely should not be allowed on, with Hibbard I initially thought it was oxygen deprivation, he was working hard in the open and the in the scrum.

WAde was still better defensively than ashton............

happy to keep the rest and see what happens in 15 six nations, nexy season is a stepping stone. England need a better scrum half.

Why all the England / Wales beef? We have just stuffed the cheating Aussies in there own backyard. Rejoice!

More gifs please aa - I'm on my iPad so can't post them!

why the ... for me no beef just bANTER and simple...we won game over now looking forward to the next game! 😀

Last lineout...Stampy Horwill pulled the jumper clean out of the air.

I mean, check out calling a Lions hero "Fatwick" wtf this that about?

Fatrick not Fatwick and if it upsets you you'll have to speak to Adam Jones.

Wrecker I compared Tuilagi and North as both are a bit freakish physically and started earlier. Compare Davies with Brad Barrit maybe?

Hibbard was out cold from the scrum engagement (his arms go floppy)- looks like a head clash with the Aus hooker

Hibbard was out cold from the scrum engagement (his arms go floppy)- looks like a head clash with the Aus hooker

That could explain it, Moore looks a bit floppy as they disengage too

so who to pick v All blacks next time?

1/2p
North
Tuilagi
Twelvetrees
Wade/Eli Walker
Madigan
Youngs
Faletau
?
Tips/Warbs/SOB
Launchbury
Grey
Cole
Youngs
Corbisero

Every time I check back on this rugby thread there's Wrecker writing absolute nonsense and AA barely managing to contain his contempt as he educates the rugby ignorant - classic! 🙂

Take your personal insults elsewhere hitman.

I agree with most of those suggestions AA. Jonathan Davies rather than Manu for me. I'm hoping that Ben Morgan can really step up over the next few years so maybe an option and I'd love to see Robshaw tour. How old is Connor Murray? He's been the best 9 in the tests for me even though he was the only one not to start! Bradley Davies and AWJ will both tour next time I'd guess. Who knows how good Mako will be by then?! Samson Lee at tighthead maybe? He'd certainly be good in the midweek team!

I agree with most of those suggestions AA. Jonathan Davies rather than Manu for me. I'm hoping that Ben Morgan can really step up over the next few years so maybe an option and I'd love to see Robshaw tour. How old is Connor Murray? He's been the best 9 in the tests for me even though he was the only one not to start! Bradley Davies and AWJ will both tour next time I'd guess. Who knows how good Mako will be by then?! Samson Lee at tighthead maybe? He'd certainly be good in the midweek team!

Morgan will never be as good as Faletau. Murray and mako are good shouts though, Healey will have something to prove too. AWJ may have lost his engine by then, what he lacks in bulk he makes up for in work rate the guy is immense. Samson Lee might have the best name in rugby but he's got a lot to learn. Cole will be in his prime at the next tour with luck.

Take your personal insults elsewhere hitman

hardly insulting was it? Anyway I like him! 😆

Every time I check back on this rugby thread there's Wrecker writing absolute nonsense and AA barely managing to contain his contempt as he educates the rugby ignorant - classic!