2013 British and Irish Lions

[ratsapprentice]

I was agreeing with you man!

I think you read it as if I put a question mark after the "Really"...

 

[dullonien]

I was agreeing with you man!

I think you read it as if I put a question mark after the "Really"...

Ah I see. Yeah I read it as Really?........ Thinking you thought I was saying I'd prefer Farrell.

Anyway, yeah, Wilkinson > Farrell.

 

[Draggs]

TRF award for most agreeable: Dullonien (and of course the shoo in for underrated!)

 

[Tony Manx]

Ah I see. Yeah I read it as Really?........ Thinking you thought I was saying I'd prefer Farrell.

Anyway, yeah, Wilkinson > Farrell.

er how?

 

[dullonien]

er how?

Eh?

Isn't it quite easy? A lot of people forget punctuation on the internet, I constantly forget question marks, and have to edit my post afterwards to add them, so I had assumed that had happened. It's also not very common to agree with someone by saying 'Really'.

 

[j'nuh]

Eh?

Isn't it quite easy? A lot of people forget punctuation on the internet, I constantly forget question marks, and have to edit my post afterwards to add them, so I had assumed that had happened. It's also not very common to agree with someone by saying 'Really'.

Maybe this is part of the reason why one-word sentences get such a bad rep with English teachers. Maybe. Maybe? Maybe!

 

[psychic duck]

In the Independent, David Flatman says that David Wilson should be on the tour.

So it's one from Mike Ross, Euan Murray and David Wilson. I have played against all of them and on pure form Wilson is the best of the lot.

Also recommends Kyle Eastmond as a left-field bolter.

I just wish we had room for a few more left-field bolters, even if Gatland is said to have ruled them out. Do they recognise how good a ball-player Kyle Eastmond is?

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...es-our-lions-to-beat-the-aussies-8591333.html

 

[Draggs]

In the Independent, David Flatman says that David Wilson should be on the tour.

David Cameron says that David Gray should sing the anthem.
David Tennant was asked to comment.











David.

 

[Ospreylian]

Haven't read this thread in a while and don't have time to look back over the last few pages to check if anyone has mentioned this previously, but according to the Scotsman.com "SEVERAL Scotland players have received letters confirming them as part of a wider British and Irish Lions squad"

"The Scotsman understands that Edinburgh quartet Greig Laidlaw, Matt Scott, Tim Visser and Ross Ford are among those to have received letters this week, ahead of Tuesday's Lions squad announcement in London. The letters are designed to ensure legal requirements are fulfilled in advance of the tour party leaving for Hong Kong in just over four weeks' time."

"Glasgow prop Ryan Grant and Stuart Hogg, the full-back, and Sale lock Richie Gray are also believed to have received the letters"

Up to everyone how much you read into this. Not sure how reliable the Scotsman is tbh. Also, apologies if this has already been mentioned!

Source: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby...l-scots-are-in-frame-for-lions-tour-1-2906855

 

[Patchey]

Interesting because Gatlant said a few days ago that no players would get advanced warning of selection and they'd find out at the same time as the media (i.e. Tuesday morning). Either the Scotsman has it wrong or Gatland told a porky.

 

[munstermuffin]

Great no Irish player going so as all they've been told is they'd learn through media outlets. No letters/postcards given to any Munster player I'm 100% certain of that

 

[munstermuffin]

Not mentioned anywhere here but Carton House in Ireland where Irish team. Hold camps is designated as Lions base for week of training before they depart

 

[McTallshort]

In the Independent, David Flatman says that David Wilson should be on the tour.



Also recommends Kyle Eastmond as a left-field bolter.



http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...es-our-lions-to-beat-the-aussies-8591333.html

Doesnt Wilson play for the same club Flatman used to.......

 

[sifplay]

Who will be in the centers? That will be the headache.

 

[Amiga500]

Croft's big plus point is his lineout jumping. The Welsh trio in the backrow can jump, but aren't specialists like Croft. Haven't noticed SOB doing much jumping for Leinster or Ireland. Would we be lacking a genuine jumper in the backrow without someone like Croft?

Tom Croft... the poor mans... screw that... the beggars version of... Iain Henderson.

 

[Amiga500]

Who will be in the centers? That will be the headache.

I would suspect they will try the Roberts-BOD axis in the first warm-up game to see how they go.


Expect, in the coming weeks, to hear a lot of Ieuan Evans, Paul Wallace, Dean Ryan and Dewi Morris doing much reminiscing over how good the partnership was in SA and how much Australia would fear them.

 

[j'nuh]

Who will be in the centers? That will be the headache.

Gatland will take 4/5 centers, but will probably use two of Roberts, Tuilagi and BOD in the tests.

The fact that the B&I teams have produced only one more center in the last 4 years that is in line for a test place is kind of upsetting. (Although if Farrell gets his way, Barritt may be a contender at 12.)

If BOD doesn't impress enough to make the side, I worry about a Roberts-Tuilagi partnership. They'll f*** s*** up in the middle, but our wingers won't have much to do. (In which case, Croft on the wing?)

 

[ZeFrenchy]

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[Leonormous Boozer]

Gatland will take 4/5 centers, but will probably use two of Roberts, Tuilagi and BOD in the tests.

The fact that the B&I teams have produced only one more center in the last 4 years that is in line for a test place is kind of upsetting. (Although if Farrell gets his way, Barritt may be a contender at 12.)

If BOD doesn't impress enough to make the side, I worry about a Roberts-Tuilagi partnership. They'll f*** s*** up in the middle, but our wingers won't have much to do. (In which case, Croft on the wing?)

I don't think that'll be too much of a problem, he looked very sharp against Biarittz and he's never really underperformed on a Lions tour.

 

[g6mcg]

Haven't read this thread in a while and don't have time to look back over the last few pages to check if anyone has mentioned this previously, but according to the Scotsman.com "SEVERAL Scotland players have received letters confirming them as part of a wider British and Irish Lions squad"

"The Scotsman understands that Edinburgh quartet Greig Laidlaw, Matt Scott, Tim Visser and Ross Ford are among those to have received letters this week, ahead of Tuesday's Lions squad announcement in London. The letters are designed to ensure legal requirements are fulfilled in advance of the tour party leaving for Hong Kong in just over four weeks' time."


"Glasgow prop Ryan Grant and Stuart Hogg, the full-back, and Sale lock Richie Gray are also believed to have received the letters"

Up to everyone how much you read into this. Not sure how reliable the Scotsman is tbh. Also, apologies if this has already been mentioned!

Source: http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby...l-scots-are-in-frame-for-lions-tour-1-2906855

Ross Ford!? Also very surprised about Gray... Definitely looks more like someone's made this up!