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Leigh Halfpenny, Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll (captain), Manu Tuilagi, George North, Jonny Sexton; Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rory Best, Dan Cole, Alun-Wyn Jones, Ian Evans, Tom Croft, Sean O'Brien, Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Tom Youngs, Mako Vunipola, Matt Stevens, Geoff Parling, Toby Faletau, Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell, Sean Maitland.
Looks an exciting side with the 4 time tourist leading the way. Warburton again misses out and there must be concern now about him being ready for June 22. However, Tipuric is in such good form we probably shouldn't be worried and on paper have excellent back row options everywhere.
Replacements: Tom Youngs, Mako Vunipola, Matt Stevens, Geoff Parling, Toby Faletau, Ben Youngs, Owen Farrell, Sean Maitland.
Looks an exciting side with the 4 time tourist leading the way. Warburton again misses out and there must be concern now about him being ready for June 22. However, Tipuric is in such good form we probably shouldn't be worried and on paper have excellent back row options everywhere.
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I don't often say this but I am looking forward to Ben Youngs coming on
At the moment Vis I'm actually keen to see Tom Youngs get on, which is saying something....
North does offload there and it's a try. Not a coincidence. Lovely hands in a tight space by all the backline.
Does make you wonder what the full back was up to there? Was miles away for some reason.
HGsuperhoopza
05 Jun 13 11:39
Without the Welsh this team are useless.
05 Jun 13 11:39
Without the Welsh this team are useless.
Healy could be out on two counts if they pick up a bite on the cameras later.
gone off with blood poisoning after biting the Force scrum half.
Looked at it 3 times now , no bite there, sour grapes already by the Farce.
hope healy is ok cause we're in trouble without him
hope healy is ok cause we're in trouble without him
Piece of piss.
Roll on Sat. Hopefully the Reds are putting a proper team out.
Roll on Sat. Hopefully the Reds are putting a proper team out.
Good stuff Lions to finish, probably should have been a yellow card for ball-killing otherwise.
Force don't really have an answer.
Force don't really have an answer.
Vunipola comes on an breaks tackles instantly as well. Faletau still to come, some really good ball-carries knocking around the Lions side. O'Brien playing very well (still aint a 7 though)
it's ok isn't it......
Stock Rising - Cole, SOB, The Samoan & North
Stock Falling - Best, the No.4???, Croft & heaslip
The rest are showing flashes BUT not really stamping authority & amking there mark on the game tbh
Stock Rising - Cole, SOB, The Samoan & North
Stock Falling - Best, the No.4???, Croft & heaslip
The rest are showing flashes BUT not really stamping authority & amking there mark on the game tbh
Will be good to see Parling get a run here. He can definitely put a marker down.
I thought Croft and Heaslip did ok that half. Best was a mess again, which is a real shame. Neither lock did much of anything really, so Parling will be hoping to get on.
Sexton and Bowe working together very well. Need partnerships like that on a Lions tour.
Sexton and Bowe working together very well. Need partnerships like that on a Lions tour.
6. SOB
7. Tipuric
8. Heaslip
on the brief form show to date.
7. Tipuric
8. Heaslip
on the brief form show to date.
not much to beat so far at Lock tbh, POC did well until his blood binning Sat. I know they do the dirty work but seriously Ian Evans has been no-where & wyn-jones is all reputation so far, spent most of his time blowing throu his ar$e in both games.
Playing Rory Best without Paul O'Connell to throw to is not going to enhance his chances of playing test rugby . But I reckon Gatland and co know that as well as I do .
thought Heaslip & Croft were mostly annoymouse that half, it's a tendancy of there's im afraid during matches. yes a coupla flashes at key moments so they stick in the mind but otehrwise.....
I had a sprained ankle last year and it was 4 months before it felt right again. Certainly wasn't running for well over a month.
not convinced Cat, best of an average bunch is all, Murray (poor mans Phillips) started off ok but faded
I wish I ever had the chance to score tries as easy as that!
Agree Ozy , pity he did not play anywhere near that when he was captaining Ireland in Six nations .
Erm, early tackle? How can Sheehan possibly be legal at that scrum?
Leigh Halfpenny, no competition, best player in the squad, best player on the British Isles.
I do like Jackson more than most Super15 refs. Clear as day yellow there.
Jun 5, 2013 -- 12:27PM, HGsuperhoopza wrote:
Should do, minimum two tries in next 10 please.
Yes
That's the first. Would have been very disappointed if they couldn't score there.
Tommy Bowe or Alex Cuthbert, even being Welsh I'd have to say Tommy.
Halfpenny floating on air. Some days you just cant do wrong.
Says a lot that the forwards have not been able to push over yet
To be fair, how many days in the past two years has he done wrong? Only match that springs to mind is WC semi vs France, even with 14 men he could have won it for us.
Defending hasn't been good enough really.
Got to remember that last time round the first Lions team played a SA pub team and nearly got beat. Not easy to gel straight away.
Got to remember that last time round the first Lions team played a SA pub team and nearly got beat. Not easy to gel straight away.
Bugger me, that was a brilliant move for new combinations. How slick was that??
If only England had a centre with BOD's brains. Backline would be a different proposition with someone always running off Tuilagi's shoulder.
Good finish. Lovely touches in there from Halfpenny and Vunipola. Force look dead and buried.
17 points has to be a concern
bring out Shaun Edwards for Farrell (dad)
bring out Shaun Edwards for Farrell (dad)
1.35 to win by here with one converted try, seems decent?
Good defence there, pushed them back off htree consecutive phases
Surely BOD should have been yellowed there, not Wyn-Jones?
Still think they'll score another with 14, all about not conceding though.
Take the whole minute allowed for the conversion Owen.
Bloody good start that for the Lions. Hit the ground running with a good scoreline and some very slick moments. Only just off the plane.
Wyn-Jones looked perplexed at being given a yellow
defence coach should be busy
defence coach should be busy
CC - it was because BOD ripped it out and Wyn Jones got carded. Ref got the right decision, but wrong man.
maybe they look the same horizontally 
I liked the way Owen Farrell played when he came on.
I liked the way Owen Farrell played when he came on.
Most players did well enough today. Can't expect miracles first up, but the whole backline looked slick and even Murray did ok. Not convinced about Evans or Best though, both looked very average. Hell of a contribution from Vunipola when he came on, not a single backward step from the fatty. Good game for O'Brien as well.
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