Second Test: Australia vs. British and Irish Lions (29/06/13)

[TRF_Olyy]

Great to see contested breakdowns allowed back in the game

 

[Big Ewis]

Wallabies are going to get thrashed in this one.

doesn't seem like it right now.
Aussies with a sense of urgency in the scrums !

 

[Haysie]

Would have thought the Sexton kick that Beale kept in-field had well and truly crossed the plane of touch, but there have been some pretty strange refereeing decisions tonight (Both in this game and the Super game before it) so one more isn't that bad.

 

[Peat]

doesn't seem like it right now.
Aussies with a sense of urgency in the scrums !

Corbs > Vunipola, alas.

 

[Amiga500]

Time to hook Vunipola. The ref will only start watching one team at the scrum if he stays on much longer...

 

[austingtir]

doesn't seem like it right now.
Aussies with a sense of urgency in the scrums !

Who's that number one for the lions he is single handedly loosing them the game?

 

[Big Ewis]

Nice to see Australia play NH rugby.

 

[dullonien]

Would have thought the Sexton kick that Beale kept in-field had well and truly crossed the plane of touch, but there have been some pretty strange refereeing decisions tonight (Both in this game and the Super game before it) so one more isn't that bad.

That's not how rugby works!

 

[sifplay]

Who's that number one for the lions he is single handedly loosing them the game?

he is Tongan Samoan or English I think

 

[dullonien]

he is Tongan Samoan or English I think

Or Welsh. You should hear his south Walian accent :lol:

Edit. Well done Vunipola, turning this around at the scrum.

 

[Amiga500]

Hold my hands up - he's steadied the ship well!

 

[austingtir]

Jesus the elbow by vunipola was old school classic! LOL. Thats how rugby was played in the old days!!!!

 

[dullonien]

Pretty obvious offside there!

Jesus the elbow by vunipola was old school classic! LOL. Thats how rugby was played in the old days!!!!

Might just be me, but I didn't see much in that. Didn't change his angle of running, didn't raise an arm or elbow, just a smaller man running into a big man. I'm sure some can read more into it, but I won't.

 

[Peat]

Wellp, after all the fuss I made about O'Brien conceding boneheaded penalties, that was super obvious from Lydiate.

 

[sifplay]

have not seen so many balls since Broke Back Mountain

 

[Aristodemus]

Did a great job turning it around, but both him and O'Connor look nervous. Lineout wobbly without O'Connell and Croft.

 

[Haysie]

I'm not sure if everyone's getting Aussie commentary, but the point was made by Rod Kafer that the Vunipola elbow was an accident... :lol:

 

[sifplay]

Or Welsh. You should hear his south Walian accent :lol:

Edit. Well done Vunipola, turning this around at the scrum.

Normally after the first punch in a ruck settle them down

 

[austingtir]

Nothings changed since 2005 with the lions... the AB's would of schooled them by now.

 

[dullonien]

A couple of great clearouts by the Lions enabled them to force that penalty. Warburton managed to withstand 2-3 Ozzies trying to drive through, then AWJ smashed a ruck in midfield.