Lions tour of New Zealand 2017

[BoyBrumby]

Team for the first game has been announced.

Lions squad to play Barbarians:

Team:*Hogg; Watson, Joseph, Te'o, Seymour, ***ton, Laidlaw; Marler, Best, Sinckler, Jones, Henderson, Moriarty, Warburton, Faletau.

Replacements:*George, Vunipola, Furlong, Kruis, Tipuric, Webb, Farrell, Payne.

Predictable pick'n'mix of possibles and probables. Most striking I suppose is that all four loosies are of the Leekist persuasion.

 

[Fuller Pilch]

I will take (with optional first names)

Smith, Barrett, Whitelock, Ioane,

 

[Howe_zat]

Haskell listed as a centre - well if Jamie Roberts isn't on tour, maybe it's just Gatland doing what he knows

 

[Howe_zat]

ATTN Sky,

Please do not put easy puns ahead of genuine music choices for your 2013 tour montage. 'Little Lion man' is not a victory jam.

'I really ****ed it up this time' does not go with Sam Warburton lifting a trophy.

I hope we've learned something today.

 

[Howe_zat]

They're off!

 

[Magrat Garlick]

hope UK Sky rope in Nisbett and Fox for a spell just to give all British rugby fans aneurysms

 

[Howe_zat]

hope UK Sky rope in Nisbett and Fox for a spell just to give all British rugby fans aneurysms

Nothing is ever worse than Barnes. Nothing.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Jeez. Lions would be flattered by "rusty".

Great tackle from Faletau to stop a try, but the Barbarians 15 should've passed long before and they'd have a walk in.

 

[Howe_zat]

This is pants.

Watson the only Lion to come out with any credit so far.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Barbarians are in!

Gatland's old boy looks not half bad. Great use of the garryowen.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

i see Gatland's love for the Welsh goes way back, naming the lad Bryn.

lol at that last pass from Hogg

 

[BoyBrumby]

Looking as if the doubts expressed about Hogg's defence have some substance. Twice now he's stuffed up takes from kicks.

Not seeing much of an understanding between Laidlaw and ***ton either.

 

[BoyBrumby]

My word Hoggy. Ouch. That's village.

 

[Howe_zat]

On the evidence of this we should play Sinckler at 9

 

[BoyBrumby]

Te'o has run a nice couple of lines. Would've backed Hogg to score there most days too.

Scrum looking in good order at least.

 

[Howe_zat]

Gatland jr outplaying ***ton comfortably today

 

[Magrat Garlick]

dire

 

[vogue]

Should have had a try there!!

 

[Howe_zat]

4 successive held up verdicts, bit skeptical myself, no doubt we've played like arse though

 

[BoyBrumby]

Gatland jr outplaying ***ton comfortably today

Probably qualifies for Ireland and Wales too.

Faletau has looked quality amidst the carnage. Farrell has had a good half too. Just needs to back it up when he actually gets on the paddock.