Western Force v British & Irish Lions

[McTallshort]

Yellow

 

[Derpus]

If Pollock is the next wonderkid coming out of the North then you guys dont have ****.

 

[Which Tyler]

Jebus Will
If you watch your screen, you'd know the answer to your question before you started asking it

 

[big ginger 8]

Everyone looks bollocksed, is it a classic Aled Walters play of beasting everyone right up to the kick off, for warm ups, so that they can taper down for tests?
I remember England looking absolutely shagged before tournaments before

I was wondering the same thing earlier.

Looked like a release to me.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

I can't believe Lowe and Hanson are on tour, such average wingers.

 

[curtbob7]

Embarrassing decision to penalise and yellow him for that

 

[TommiG88]

O'Keefe has been questionable

 

[ShropshireAllBlack]

No idea how O’Keefe is reffing the breakdown…

 

[Derpus]

Pollock doesnt seem to have a feel for a breakdown at all. Clearly a brilliant athlete but he doesnt seem like a particularly amazing openside.

 

[Which Tyler]

Given all the stories that have been coming out about the first couple weeks of prep in past Lions tours, I'd say it's more likely they're all hungover.

Two things can both be true

 

[Groundhog]

To be fair they look less sloppy than vs Argentina. Way more cohesive and on the same page, but yeah they look tired and flat. I’m being serious when I say you need something like a fight to get lads going, especially in a tour side like this.

Lack of a defensive line out has been notable, we’ve given them such easy ball there.

 

[Which Tyler]

To be fair they look less sloppy than vs Argentina. Way more cohesive and on the same page, but yeah they look tired and flat. I'm being serious when I say you need something like a fight to get lads going, especially in a tour side like this.

Lack of a defensive line out has been notable, we've given them such easy ball there.

It's almost like 3 weeks training together is better than 2 weeks (a better selection of players helps too)

 

[Grizwald]

Force have been decent. They've had a few weeks off post season by now and had to come back together.

Could do with some pace in the back 3 there's been space but none of those lads are rapid and there isnt really anyone on tour with out and out pace.

 

[go2mo2]

Force have been decent. They've had a few weeks off post season by now and had to come back together.

Could do with some pace in the back 3 there's been space but none of those lads are rapid and there isnt really anyone on tour with out and out pace.

Missing a Darcy Graham, Tommy Freeman or Blair Kinghorn, seems short-sighted to be lacking so much pace in the back 3, hopefully this will be fixed when the full squad is available. Daly has been good though.

 

[Grizwald]

Missing a Darcy Graham or Tommy Freeman, seems short-sighted to be lacking so much pace in the back 3. Daly has been good though.

Just a point of difference player like Graham. Freeman isn't slow but don't see him as an out and out pace guy either. Minus Hansen they're all on the bigger more physical side.

Is Hansen meant to be quick? I know he's been injured for a good period. He's been bumped a few times, think his USP is he played a lot at 10 so come in as second distributor.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

If Pollock is the next wonderkid coming out of the North then you guys dont have ****.

Believing the British rugby media in the year of our lord 2025

 

[go2mo2]

Just a point of difference player like Graham. Freeman isn't slow but don't see him as an out and out pace guy either. Minus Hansen they're all on the bigger more physical side.

Is Hansen meant to be quick? I know he's been injured for a good period. He's been bumped a few times, think his USP is he played a lot at 10 so come in as second distributor.

Interesting that Lowe seems to have been the one doing the second distributor role in the first half, especially when you have Tuipulotu at 12.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

More crap lineout

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Pollock doesnt seem to have a feel for a breakdown at all. Clearly a brilliant athlete but he doesnt seem like a particularly amazing openside.

The breakdown is not being reffed like anything I’ve watched all year up north. Maybe if o’keif learned the laws it would help.

But who cares as you have a one eyed view of the north

 

[TommiG88]

Williams hamstring? One less Welsh player …