2017 Lions Tour

[tight5]

Get ready for 0835 tomorrow morning -

[sidicks]

My tickets have now arrived - counting down the days until the first test!

[irocfan]

sidicks said:

My tickets have now arrived - counting down the days until the first test!

I hate you!!


Seriously chap - I hope you have a cracking time!

[sidicks]

irocfan said:

I hate you!!


Seriously chap - I hope you have a cracking time!

Not impressed so far!

They were always going to be rusty, but the first 15 mins has been very poor. Got to be getting those kicks if you're not going to play expansive rugby.

[DocJock]

Agreed. Looks like a premiership relegation match so far.

Great try-saving tackle by Faletau though.

[hornetrider]

DocJock said:

Great try-saving tackle by Faletau though.

The only highlight of the game from a lions perspective.

Sexton needs to up his game, young Gatland is showing him how the game should be played.. T'Eo looking alright.

[sidicks]

DocJock said:

Agreed. Looks like a premiership relegation match so far.

Great try-saving tackle by Faletau though.

Hogg has had a mare - simple pass and that was a walk-in.

Faletau has been one of the few highlights.

[sidicks]

Sexton has been distinctly average too.

[The Mad Monk]

Anyone care to say what the score is?

[hornetrider]

sidicks said:

Sexton has been distinctly average too.

I'm going to downgrade that to having a mare.

[sidicks]

hornetrider said:

I'm going to downgrade that to having a mare.

I was being kind!

Another poor pass from Hogg.

Good job Faletau is on form. Sinckler has done OK too.

[hornetrider]

Agree Sinckler doing well.

Another wild pass from Sexton, shepherd's crook at half time for me let's have Farrell on.

[irocfan]

got to be honest DEEPLY unimpressive 1st half from the Lions. I know we must allow for a bit of rustiness but it has been poor, poor, poor.

Hogg - - dreadful
Sexton - needs to thank Hogg for taking the attention off his poor game

There are some Positives

T'eo is showing some subtlety
Sincler is doing well
Falatau

[hornetrider]

That last one looked a try to me. Is there no TMO today?

[sidicks]

irocfan said:

got to be honest DEEPLY unimpressive 1st half from the Lions. I know we must allow for a bit of rustiness but it has been poor, poor, poor.

Hogg - - dreadful
Sexton - needs to thank Hogg for taking the attention off his poor game

There are some Positives

T'eo is showing some subtlety
Sincler is doing well
Falatau

Anyone want to buy some Test tickets?!


From the first second where we failed to get close to taking the kick-off, it's been poor.

Edited by sidicks on Saturday 3rd June 09:31

[sidicks]

hornetrider said:

That last one looked a try to me. Is there no TMO today?

I wondered about that. Also an off the ball tackle when we were attacking which wasn't reviewed, plus a number of offsides in the red zone. The ref appears to be doing his best to make it a close game!

[TheGreatSoprendo]

Faletau, Moriarty and Sinkler looking impressive so far. Hogg looks nervous as hell and the rest are various shades of nondescript. Gatland Jr looks a useful player too!

[hornetrider]

Right need to whip the halfbacks off now. Rhys Webb and Farrell will step it up big time. Laidlaw is ordinary and Sexton is garbage. Pretty sure I saw Laidlaw pass when he could have run clean through at about the half hour mark or a bit later.

[TheGreatSoprendo]

hornetrider said:

Right need to whip the halfbacks off now. Rhys Webb and Farrell will step it up big time. Laidlaw is ordinary and Sexton is garbage. Pretty sure I saw Laidlaw pass when he could have run clean through at about the half hour mark or a bit later.

Yep, that pissed me off too!

[hornetrider]

TheGreatSoprendo said:

Yep, that pissed me off too!

The one where he had a huge gap and passed to a man who was immediately tackled. Webb would have been through there like a rat up a drainpipe.