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leigh · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 68

I was just wondering if admin was going to set up a section on the lions tour to south africa this summer

It would be interesting to see what members think of the team performance ,s and team selection,s

As you are aware the first game is this saturday at 3 o clock pm GMT

GC6812 · Joined: 15 Mar 2006 Posts: 13

M8, I thought its 2pm GMT?? Confused

leigh · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 68

I think you are right about the kick off time sorry about that

ian mounter · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 126

After Saturday's performance by the Lions and the Bulls demolition job on the Chiefs a three nil victory to the Boks in the Test series or am I just pessimistic?
Ian

leigh · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 68

Only saw the first 25 to 27 minutes and when i left the house it was 3 - 18 and it did not look good but they came back to win not bad for the first game

As for the second game only saw the last 20 minutes and they were winning comfortable so i can not say how they will get on in the test,s just yet, But they did look a lot better than the first game

The Sec · Joined: 12 Mar 2006 Posts: 350

Much better performance, only one side in the match right from the start.

Wales players who have put their hands up for a test place after the first two games:

Lee Byrne
Jamie Roberts
Stephen Jones
Mike Philips
Gethin Jenkins
Alun Wyn Jones

Would take a brave selection not to pick these, but how could we forget Shane Williams, Martyn Williams and Adam Jones?

The Welsh boys are leading the way

leigh · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 68

A comfortable win for the lions last night will have to play better than this in the test if they are to win

The crowd was not that good is it the price of the tickets or the fact that 10 of the regular team are with the springboks squad and were sat in the stands

leigh · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 68

Ryan jones is out of the lions tour he will fly home after medics were not satisfied with the results of a neurological scan following his bang to the head in the welsh game against the U S A

leigh · Joined: 20 Mar 2006 Posts: 68

So the lions have lost the first two test,s and the series I thought some of the things that went on in the first game was bad but yesterdays game was disgusting with in the first 32 seconds, burger the boks back row forward gouging o driscoll that could had left him blind the linesman saw it and brough it to the ref,s attention who then did not have the bottle to send him of

What happened to the 2 prop,s to have to come off were they deliberately injury plus the 2 backs that were duff up

The try in the corner or shall i say the foot in touch and the try awarded i hear the the linesman say touch in goal they show it about 5 times and you could not see so i thought the law was if you can not see it you dont award it

The final pen which they kicked what was the lions player suppose to do not jump for it they both when for it the lions player had is eyes on the ball it is a contact sport

I go back to the first 32 seconds what parent is going let their child play rugby it they think that can happen to thier child I hope the lions are going to sight him and he get a ban for a year

ian mounter · Joined: 13 Mar 2006 Posts: 126

I thought the defence of the gouging by the Boks' coach only slightly less disgusting than Burger's offence!
What planet is the guy on "all part of the game".
What?
I can just see little Johnny being allowed by his Mum to play after that incident!
No the touch judge bottled it and so did the ref.
And at the risk of sour grapes I thought the foot was in touch.
Also whose bright idea was it to tamely allow two tests at altitude and a schedule where no Boks play in the mid week games with ticket prices hoisted with the result of sparse attendances.
Seems to me the Home unions had better do some hard talking or I do fear for the future of the Lions.
Ian