Sharks vs British & Irish Lions 2: Electric Boogaloo

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

British and Irish Lions: Anthony Watson to start against Sharks

England's Anthony Watson will make his first start of the British and Irish Lions tour when they face the Sharks on Saturday.

www.bbc.co.uk

According to the above one player is still isolating (could be Harris) Henshaw and Hogg are getting back to fitness from minor injury

Isolating and still in the starting XV for tomorrow?

 

[Reiser99]

British and Irish Lions: Anthony Watson to start against Sharks

England's Anthony Watson will make his first start of the British and Irish Lions tour when they face the Sharks on Saturday.

www.bbc.co.uk

According to the above one player is still isolating (could be Harris) Henshaw and Hogg are getting back to fitness from minor injury

Not Harris, he's playing.

 

[Reiser99]

Let's see, it can't be Williams, Watson, Daly, Harris, Van der Merwe, Biggar, Davies, Murray, Russell, Adams, Rees-Zammit Aki, Farrell or Price as they are either playing today or played Wednesday. If Henshaw and Hogg are still recovering from an injury that leaves... no one apparently.

Edit: Means it could be in the forwards. Anyone there not played in last 2 tests in someway?

 

[Reiser99]

Let's check forwards. It can't be Sutherland, George, Furlong, Itoje, Hill, Beirne, H Watson, Conan, Owens, Jones, Sinckler, Lawes, Simmonds, Curry, Vunipola, Cowan-Dickie, Fagerson, Henderson, Beard, Navidi, Faletau.

That leaves: Wyn Jones,

 

[General Melchett]

Let's check forwards. It can't be Sutherland, George, Furlong, Itoje, Hill, Beirne, H Watson, Conan, Owens, Jones, Sinckler, Lawes, Simmonds, Curry, Vunipola, Cowan-Dickie, Fagerson, Henderson, Beard, Navidi, Faletau.

That leaves: Wyn Jones,

Jones is on the bench tomorrow.

It could still be either Hogg or Henshaw even if they are recovering from injury as I would doubt they would distinguish between injured/fit players when giving the number of close contacts of the management team member who tested positive. In fact, my guess would be Hogg given that he was originally named on Wednesday's bench to cover 15 and 10 and is suddenly nowhere to be seen unless he has picked up an injury since Weds.

 

[Reiser99]

Oh yeah, my turn to miss a player. Guess if someone is isolating it's Henshaw or Hogg.

 

[AlRums]

Isolating and still in the starting XV for tomorrow?

Not Harris, he's playing.

Sorry, it threw me all the talk about daly @ 13

 

[unrated]

Why no JJ van der Mescht?

I would have played him alongside Roets. But he is not even on the Bench. Its like the coach wants to give everyone a chance to play. It irritates me because i would have put out a team that i believe can beat the Lions. But what do I know im just a fan.

 

[Kabous]

Interesting how quiet the Bok camp became...

 

[big ginger 8]

Really weird muffling on the ref mic.

 

[AlRums]

VDM does it again

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Some great running there for that try

 

[Ferrari333SP]

We're going to have to hear this heavy breathing ref the whole game aren't we

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

maybe we could do a state of origin thing where the regions could pick players who started off there no matter where they are based in the world> probably wouldn't help the covid situation but would add to the lions uniqueness

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Daly showing his England form in terms of handling.

 

[AlRums]

Massive unforced by Daly

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

Feel for Daly making a genuine error but Watson just got smoked

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Great try from the Sharks

 

[Ferrari333SP]

At least it seems this game won't be such a blowout as last time

 

[Don't Skip Leg Day]

Watson made another mistake. He looks well out of sorts. Has he had COVID?