B&I Lions tour 2021
Discussion
Mark my words. These tests are going ahead, come hell or high water. There's too much at stake financially.
It would take an outbreak/isolation incident big enough to render either team without 23 available players for them to cancel a test at this stage.
Moving it to next year would have made the entire tour more viable, but too many people had too much money on the line for it to happen.
Rugby is taking a back seat to money this year.
It would take an outbreak/isolation incident big enough to render either team without 23 available players for them to cancel a test at this stage.
Moving it to next year would have made the entire tour more viable, but too many people had too much money on the line for it to happen.
Rugby is taking a back seat to money this year.
C70R...agree totally. Best idea of the lot was to move it to next yr. It has the potential to be an utter shambles of a tour unfortunately. Even more unfortunate because a Lions tour to South Africa is invariably seen as the pinnacle. We often end up touring there when they are regarded as the no 1 team, the high Veldt and the almost fanatical religion about the whole makes every occasion an absolute epic story. This may end fizzled and asterisks all over the place.
About as good a start to a tour as you can get. Some high class performances with understandable issues with new combos and some players trying too hard.
Best players were George, Itoje, Watson, Lawes, Harris, Adams and Hogg
Good efforts from SInks, Price, Farrell, LRZ
A little less than the others for Wyn Jones, Hill, Faletau and Russell
Daly was great off the bench
If Gatland sticks to his everyone starts in first 3 games then Weds will be something like
Vunipola
LCD
Fagerson
Beard
Beirne
Navidi
Curry
Simmonds
Davies
Farrell
VDM
Aki
Daly
Watson
Williams
Best players were George, Itoje, Watson, Lawes, Harris, Adams and Hogg
Good efforts from SInks, Price, Farrell, LRZ
A little less than the others for Wyn Jones, Hill, Faletau and Russell
Daly was great off the bench
If Gatland sticks to his everyone starts in first 3 games then Weds will be something like
Vunipola
LCD
Fagerson
Beard
Beirne
Navidi
Curry
Simmonds
Davies
Farrell
VDM
Aki
Daly
Watson
Williams
I thought Daly was electrifying. By coincidence I watched this morning the highlights of the 2017 first tests vs the ABs. The back three of Anthony Watson,
Liam Williams and Daly were incredible. Gatland has more options now on the wings, but I think LW is likely to be the test 15, and Watson will either start or be on the bench, with Daly at 13. Gatland really seems to be able to bring a lot out of Daly and AW, and he (rightly) loves versatile players.
Liam Williams and Daly were incredible. Gatland has more options now on the wings, but I think LW is likely to be the test 15, and Watson will either start or be on the bench, with Daly at 13. Gatland really seems to be able to bring a lot out of Daly and AW, and he (rightly) loves versatile players.
Hard to judge properly because the opposition were poor. Still, a win is better than a loss.
Lions' defence needs a lot of work, as is to be expected in a scratch side, but the 'Boks would have made hay.
Not many clues as to Gatland's plan for the tests. 2 jackals or a 'big' six? Twin playmakers or a line busting 12?
Looking forward to a sterner test on Wednesday.
Lions' defence needs a lot of work, as is to be expected in a scratch side, but the 'Boks would have made hay.
Not many clues as to Gatland's plan for the tests. 2 jackals or a 'big' six? Twin playmakers or a line busting 12?
Looking forward to a sterner test on Wednesday.
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