SA have tried a lot of new players, and Italy and Georgia weren't much cop. Hard place to go though. Rugby's a simple game of you can get over the gain line. Schmidt's game plan needs that trigger otherwise hasn't had much of a plan B al a test 1.
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SA have tried a lot of new players, and Italy and Georgia weren't much cop. Hard place to go though. Rugby's a simple game of you can get over the gain line. Schmidt's game plan needs that trigger otherwise hasn't had much of a plan B al a test 1.
This was days before the team was announced you illiterate sea urchinImagine being so deluded about how good the largely unchanged 23 was that you only wondered if the Wallabies could 'sneak it'
I literally put money on Wallabies -7, but go off
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It was Thursday at 8:11 AM - AFTER the team was announced. You had enough confidence in the team to think the Wallabies might only just sneak it at best
I had enough confidence in the team to...bet heavily against themIt was Thursday at 8:11 AM - AFTER the team was announced. You had enough confidence in the team to think the Wallabies might only just sneak it at best
I don't even like the lions, why are you acting like I'm some superfan?
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Lions player ratings vs Australia: Crazy game in Sydney - Ruck
Lions player ratings vs Australia from the third test. The Wallabies avoided a 3-0 defeat by beating the tourists in Sydney.
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These player ratings are insane! More nonsensical than the selections.
Aki is rated a 6.5 and Russell a 5
Not watched much of the post match waffle any news on James Ryan, that looked horrible on the pitch?
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Lions player ratings vs Australia: Crazy game in Sydney - Ruck
Lions player ratings vs Australia from the third test. The Wallabies avoided a 3-0 defeat by beating the tourists in Sydney.
These player ratings are insane! More nonsensical than the selections.
Aki is rated a 6.5 and Russell a 5
Sheehan gets a 5.5 and Aki the second highest back. Someone has been on the brew.
They said after the lightning break, that he was up and about in the changing rooms
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Soft asf for even trying to take a temporary break from thinking this way.
True.
Still feel bad for Dave Rennie, he was building nicely given the cattle and injuries he had.
Be nice to give the bledisloe a nudge. Would inject a lot of interest in the game both sides of the ditch if we could go close this year.
Still not convinced that suali’i is our 13. He struggles defensively and we have a world class 13 in ikitau.
Does anyone know if we get to keep Skelton for the rugby championship?
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Lions v Australia ratings: Andy Farrell loyalty pick of Bundee Aki backfires with 2/10 performance
Telegraph Sport analyses each player after tourists lose 100 per cent record Down Under with defeat in third Test
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Freeman - 5/10
Jones - 4/10
Aki - 2/10
Kinghorn - 4/10
Russell - 6/10
Gibson-Park - 6/10
Porter - 4/10
Sheehan - 3/10
Furlong - 5/10
Itoje - 6/10
Ryan - 6/10
Beirne - 8/10
Curry - 8/10
Conan - 6/10
Replacements - 6/10 (Farrell, Morgan and Genge got praise)
Australia
Wright - 7/10
Jorgensen - 7/10
Sua'ali'i - 6/10
Ikitau - 7/10
Pietsch - 9/10
Lynagh - 7/10
White - 8/10
Slipper - 8/10
Pollard - 7/10
Tupou - 8/10
Frost - 8/10
Skelton - 7/10
Hooper - 8/10
McReight - 7/10
Wilson - 8/10
Replacements - 7/10 (Williams and McDermott praised)
The Rennie propaganda won’t die. He lost to Italy in his 3rd season in charge.
British & Irish Lions player ratings vs Wallabies | 3rd Test 2025 Lions series
British & Irish Lions ratings: And there we have it. The Lions have fallen short in their pursuit of a series whitewash against...
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Aki got 3 here
Yeah and his players let him down. Jake Gordon had a shocker that game to single one out.
Overall he did a great job. That same tour we lost to Ireland and France on the last play.
A shocking run of injuries included
What did you expect from people that get offended by a man bun, those that silently measure their own masculinity behind closed doors by their ability to grow hair.
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Only caught the end, seemed to be indicative of the game so won't really dwell on today. Series was won, Oz up for it and the Lions probably weren't, it's understandable.
The tour has probably turned me off the Lions more, the fans really don't come together like people claim, everyone wants the team to win sure but the level of criticism goes through the roof for other nation's players.
Farrell really didn't do much wrong until this week but copped loads of criticism. For a coach who tried to get the Lions playing expansive and entertaining rugby it just shows that a lot of people don't really care about that, it was just another angle to go at Gatland with.
The rugby is also just never great, one memorable match in an entire tour. I'll always back the best 2 or 3 Lions nations to do a better job than the Lions, you can't build from scratch in such a short period.
Happy that a lot of Irish players were pivotal in winning the series and a few looked to really improve on their form from the past 12 months. Hopefully no major injuries either which looks promising. It'll be great now when Leinster play some bin juice team and their fans are whinging about playing 23 internationals and X amount of Lions.
It has got me excited about the URC at least, looking forward to watching rugby that I care about and that matters.
The tour has probably turned me off the Lions more, the fans really don't come together like people claim, everyone wants the team to win sure but the level of criticism goes through the roof for other nation's players.
Farrell really didn't do much wrong until this week but copped loads of criticism. For a coach who tried to get the Lions playing expansive and entertaining rugby it just shows that a lot of people don't really care about that, it was just another angle to go at Gatland with.
The rugby is also just never great, one memorable match in an entire tour. I'll always back the best 2 or 3 Lions nations to do a better job than the Lions, you can't build from scratch in such a short period.
Happy that a lot of Irish players were pivotal in winning the series and a few looked to really improve on their form from the past 12 months. Hopefully no major injuries either which looks promising. It'll be great now when Leinster play some bin juice team and their fans are whinging about playing 23 internationals and X amount of Lions.
It has got me excited about the URC at least, looking forward to watching rugby that I care about and that matters.
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So Jones got a 4 after being shoved out on to the wing outside two centres who don't passKennan - 7/10Lions v Australia ratings: Andy Farrell loyalty pick of Bundee Aki backfires with 2/10 performance
Telegraph Sport analyses each player after tourists lose 100 per cent record Down Under with defeat in third Test
Freeman - 5/10
Jones - 4/10
Aki - 2/10
Kinghorn - 4/10
Russell - 6/10
Gibson-Park - 6/10
Porter - 4/10
Sheehan - 3/10
Furlong - 5/10
Itoje - 6/10
Ryan - 6/10
Beirne - 8/10
Curry - 8/10
Conan - 6/10
Replacements - 6/10 (Farrell, Morgan and Genge got praise)
Australia
Wright - 7/10
Jorgensen - 7/10
Sua'ali'i - 6/10
Ikitau - 7/10
Pietsch - 9/10
Lynagh - 7/10
White - 8/10
Slipper - 8/10
Pollard - 7/10
Tupou - 8/10
Frost - 8/10
Skelton - 7/10
Hooper - 8/10
McReight - 7/10
Wilson - 8/10
Replacements - 7/10 (Williams and McDermott praised)
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Now he knows how Lowe and Freeman feel.
Jesus, things really must be bleak out west
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