2017 Lions Tour
Discussion
JonChalk said:
PhilboSE said:
To be fair the ABs have won pretty much all the 50-50s.
Suspect the difference is that the ABs don't consider them 50:50s - they go in expecting to come out with the ball, and guess what, they do.Well played ABs, they bossed that game.
iwantagta said:
London424 said:
Why do pro clubs make subs of hookers at the silliest times? The first thing Owens gets to do is throw into a line out on the 5 metre line which we lose.
Agreed - as soon as you saw him run on you knew it was it was never going to be a success.Agree with what others have said....we thought we'd have dominance upfront and didn't...and they won't the breakdown. Their offload game was just so much better than anything we can do.
AWJ shouldn't make the 23 although maybe our scrum was weaker when he came off.
As ever though the AB's are world class off the ball...they've been playing the game on the margins better than anyone else for longer than I can remember. At the scrum where the penalty way conceded but the AB's played on and scored a try SOB was held in illegally by his opposite number. That's what helped create the space for the try in the wide channel.
I thought 12 through to 15 all had good games for BIL.
king good is Retallick ? Head and shoulders the best lock on the pitch. Jonnny said:
Why is Itoje not on at the start, is he better as an impact player.. Definitely did well when he came on.
He's not Welsh.Gatland wants a central spine of old guard Welsh players in his side. That's AWJ, Warburton North and Davies and halfpenny,
Warburton isn't fit enough and halfpenny hasn't been playing well enough. Despite that he still put them both on the bench with little impact, Mercifully North wasn't selected.
Davies played very well today and has in the previous games. AWJ didn't play well and shouldn't start in the next test. Williams had a great first half.
The squad is simply too Welsh and has too much Welsh coaching staff to beat the All Blacks.
Players I never heard mentioned once in commentary (my memory, so don't get too excited!):
12. Ben Te'o (except when subbed)
1. Mako Vunipola,
2. Jamie George
3. Tahg Furlong (apart from chargedown)
5. George Kruis
7. Sean O'Brien
Replacements (can't even remember who came on apart from Itoje & Sexton - that's how much of a difference they made!)
16. Ken Owens, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Kyle Sinckler, 20. Sam Warburton, 21. Rhys Webb, 23. Leigh Halfpenny.
12. Ben Te'o (except when subbed)
1. Mako Vunipola,
2. Jamie George
3. Tahg Furlong (apart from chargedown)
5. George Kruis
7. Sean O'Brien
Replacements (can't even remember who came on apart from Itoje & Sexton - that's how much of a difference they made!)
16. Ken Owens, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Kyle Sinckler, 20. Sam Warburton, 21. Rhys Webb, 23. Leigh Halfpenny.
JonChalk said:
Players I never heard mentioned once in commentary (my memory, so don't get too excited!):
12. Ben Te'o (except when subbed)
1. Mako Vunipola,
2. Jamie George
3. Tahg Furlong (apart from chargedown)
5. George Kruis
7. Sean O'Brien
Replacements (can't even remember who came on apart from Itoje & Sexton - that's how much of a difference they made!)
16. Ken Owens, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Kyle Sinckler, 20. Sam Warburton, 21. Rhys Webb, 23. Leigh Halfpenny.
You couldn't have been paying much attention, it looks like you missed both Lions trys! 12. Ben Te'o (except when subbed)
1. Mako Vunipola,
2. Jamie George
3. Tahg Furlong (apart from chargedown)
5. George Kruis
7. Sean O'Brien
Replacements (can't even remember who came on apart from Itoje & Sexton - that's how much of a difference they made!)
16. Ken Owens, 17. Jack McGrath, 18. Kyle Sinckler, 20. Sam Warburton, 21. Rhys Webb, 23. Leigh Halfpenny.
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