2021 British & Irish Lions Squad

[Welsh Exile]

I can't be all holier than thou as I've wrongly used the word scum to describe players like Marler and Brown but it seems a bit over the top. POM has just always striked me as a old school player who's a little dirty but I've never seen him go way over the top. Cheap shots, yes but nothing more than that really.

 

[Jakedood]

No need for homophobic language, I thought rugby fans were more progressive than that.

Fair, I'll edit to the word "ninny" instead

 

[anderton46]

"I could pull up clips all day" but you can't...... Here I will help you. See if there's anything in this pretty crap clickbait video that smacks of pre meditated attempts to hurt:



Mostly just the usual comes to nothing shoving we see every week in rugby.

Also just on defending him to the bitter end, I have been very critical of O'Mahony's standard of play and his idiotic red card this past year in particular. I think what's tragic is calling someone pure scum based off a Yellow card offence.

If you can find the footage of his first yellow from that game, you'll see it was the exact same offense as the one he got red for against Wales. He cleans out a lot with forearm to head contact. Gets away with it a lot too. But again, as it is regional rugby it never gets seen.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

POM is a chippy prick but he's not on the level of guys like Calum Clarke, Bakkies Botha, Brad Davies etc.

 

[AlRums]

Honestly the Scarlets 21 just slides legs first into Farrell's ribs then.

It's only Farrell, so who cares? He's handed out much worse with his shoulder charges

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

It's only Farrell, so who cares? He's handed out much worse with his shoulder charges

That awkward moment when you don't realise there is more than 1 Farrell who plays rugby, or that the Farrell you are thinking of doesn't play for Munster...

 

[General Melchett]

When does the team get announced for Saturday's game against the Lions? RugbyAnalyst's predicted line-up is:

1. Jones
2. George
3. Sinckler
4. Lawes
5. Itoje
6. Curry
7. Watson
8 Faletau
9. Price
10. Russell
11. LRZ
12. Farrell
13. Harris
14. Daly
15. Watson

 

[ncurd]

When does the team get announced for Saturday's game against the Lions? RugbyAnalyst's predicted line-up is:

1. Jones
2. George
3. Sinckler
4. Lawes
5. Itoje
6. Curry
7. Watson
8 Faletau
9. Price
10. Russell
11. LRZ
12. Farrell
13. Harris
14. Daly
15. Watson

Don't tempt me switch out 9,12, 13 and 14 and we might have the makings of an exciting test side.

 

[General Melchett]

Don't tempt me switch out 9,12, 13 and 14 and we might have the makings of an exciting test side.

Gatland promised everyone a start in the first three games and so... Farrell (who did nothing when he came on against Japan) outside Russell worries me. Would rather Henshaw was at 12 but he'll be rested.

 

[anderton46]

Gatland promised everyone a start in the first three games and so... Farrell (who did nothing when he came on against Japan) outside Russell worries me. Would rather Henshaw was at 12 but he'll be rested.

I personally felt that the team he put out vs Japan, minus a few switches is his idea of his starting team for the first test.

 

[AlRums]

That awkward moment when you don't realise there is more than 1 Farrell who plays rugby, or that the Farrell you are thinking of doesn't play for Munster...

Ha ha, fair cop

 

[AlRums]

Rugby morning headlines as Lions tour in chaos as players land

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Rugby tour with no beer!!!

Shouldn't be allowed

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Itoje and Lawes is a lock combo that have been proven not to work. Can't believe gatland would go with two light weights.

 

[General Melchett]

Itoje and Lawes is a lock combo that have been proven not to work. Can't believe gatland would go with two light weights.

I see the Lions (South African) finished bottom of their conference with only five points and so some of Gatland's baffling picks may not get found out this weekend. Given that Lawes came on for AWJ after only 7 minutes I wonder if it might be Itoje and Beard.

 

[ncurd]

 

[Welsh Exile]

If Beard started a test match (he won't) and we won would he still be a **** rugby player?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

No one has said he's ****,
The worst anyone has said is he's average

 

[Welsh Exile]

No one has said he's ****,
The worst anyone has said is he's average

Okay, let me rephrase. If Beard started a test match and we won, would he still be an average rugby player?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Yes

 

[ncurd]

If Beard started a test match (he won't) and we won would he still be a **** rugby player?

Okay, let me rephrase. If Beard started a test match and we won, would he still be an average rugby player?

Christ get that chip off, I don't think anyone has said he's **** just bang average, meh and anonymous.

Still players like Trevor Woodman started a world cup final and won, I don't think you'll find many willing to go out and bat for him as anything special.