: Sat Jun 13, 2009 5:29 pm  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Can anyone see the Lions beating the Boks next week?

Not while I've a hole in my ärse.

Allez France.

[Durham Giant]

: Sat Jun 13, 2009 6:08 pm  

Anyone think think that Tommy Bowe would make a good RL player. Big, quick and aggressive and i bet he can kick.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 7:52 am  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Can anyone see the Lions beating the Boks next week?

no in a nut shell, cant see us getting enough of the 50 -50 balls to create too much, saying that though i will be hoping i am wrong and that we smash the bok

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:07 am  

Oldham Rhino wrote:

Can anyone see the Lions beating the Boks next week?

One chance - it absolutely tips it down and turns the game into a scrappy, forward dominated affair. If the Lions can play it tight and get Roberts over the gain line off first phase ball they have a chance.

If it's a dry track, the athleticism of the Boks will make them too dangerous with ball in hand and they'll rack up 25-30 points.

: Mon Jun 15, 2009 11:51 am  

Andy Gilder wrote:

One chance - it absolutely tips it down and turns the game into a scrappy, forward dominated affair. If the Lions can play it tight and get Roberts over the gain line off first phase ball they have a chance.
If it's a dry track, the athleticism of the Boks will make them too dangerous with ball in hand and they'll rack up 25-30 points.

Wasn't that the case vs Western Province? Wasn't like the lions ran away with that one.

: Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:19 pm  

If the Lions are to have any hope they need to win the first test. The 2nd and 3rd are at altitude and I fear they're going to get hidings in them.

Ugo Monye is rugby union's version of Francis Meli / Lucas Onyango / Msili Manu / Dwain Chamers.

: Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:14 pm  

Tuesday - Lions beat S Kings 20 - 8 but were pretty woeful, and got a taste of things to come physically.

: Wed Jun 17, 2009 6:37 pm  

richardviking wrote:

If the Lions are to have any hope they need to win the first test. The 2nd and 3rd are at altitude and I fear they're going to get hidings in them.

Ugo Monye is rugby union's version of Francis Meli / Lucas Onyango / Msili Manu / Dwain Chamers.

I agree also the first test is our best chance as they might be rusty after no warm up game

: Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:36 pm  

British and Irish Lions team to play South Africa in the first Test in Durban on Saturday:

L Byrne (Wales and Ospreys); T Bowe (Ireland and Ospreys), B O'Driscoll (Ireland and Leinster), J Roberts (Wales and Cardiff Blues), U Monye (England and Harlequins); S Jones (Wales and Scarlets), M Phillips (Wales and Ospreys); G Jenkins (Wales and Cardiff Blues), L Mears (England and Bath), P Vickery (England and Wasps), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales and Ospreys), P O'Connell (Ireland and Munster, capt), T Croft (England and Leicester), D Wallace (Ireland and Munster), J Heaslip (Ireland and Leinster).

Replacements: M Rees (Wales and Scarlets), A Jones (Wales and Ospreys), D O'Callaghan (Ireland and Munster), M Williams (Wales and Cardiff Blues), H Ellis(England and Leicester), R O'Gara (Ireland and Munster), R Kearney (Ireland and Leinster).

: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:01 pm  

Surprised Sheridan isnt in there.

Good side though, apart from Monye.