Sharks vs British & Irish Lions

[Reiser99]

Sure about that?

From
https://www.lionsrugby.com/2021/07/07/lions-rugby-statement-ahead-of-sharks-fixture/

It looks as if none of the named team are affected

 

[Reiser99]

Biggar and Davies out of starters
Murray, Hogg and Harris out of replacements.

Price and Farrell to start
Russell, H.Watson and Faletau to the bench. 7:1 split now.

Didn't manage to check the original bench forwards

 

[Ferrari333SP]

 

[General Melchett]

7:1 split on the bench.

 

[General Melchett]

You've got to think that a few positive tests came back this afternoon and this is what they were able to cobble together. Kick-off was delayed by an hour as they were awaiting PCR test results.

 

[Crash Hamster]

Jones: 6-2 bench
Gatland: Hold my PCR test...

 

[unrated]

Its on!

 

[Reiser99]

Definitely seems like the affected people are in the backs area.

 

[Reiser99]

Interesting, apparently not all the players on tour have been double jabbed.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

If Price gets injured early on that's gonna make things very tasty. Which of Faz or Russell goes to 9?

Edit: or Curry

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

How long is the isolation of the 8 players who tested negative?

Josh Adams is getting loads of game time. Looks like he'll play another 80 tonight. Massive shame for Davies and Watson who have barely played

 

[unrated]

The beer is kicking in and now im thinking we are gonna win again

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Faz player of the tournament performance incoming

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

I'd put money on Faz being MotM! He's going to find form and force us all to eat our words

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Absolutely mad, ha

 

[Ferrari333SP]

So what's the starting 15 for the Lions?

 

[General Melchett]

I'd put money on Faz being MotM! He's going to find form and force us all to eat our words

I'm sure Rob Howley already has.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

So what's the starting 15 for the Lions?

British and Irish Lions:Adams, Rees-Zammit, Daly, Aki, Van der Merwe; Farrell, Price; Vunipola, Cowan-Dickie, Fagerson, Henderson (capt), Beard, Navidi, Curry, Simmonds.

Replacements:Owens, Sutherland, Furlong, Itoje, Conan, H Watson, Russell, Faletau

 

[Reiser99]

15. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales)
14. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby, Wales)
13. Elliot Daly (Saracens, England)
12. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby, Ireland)
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Worcester Warriors, Scotland)
10. Owen Farrell (Saracens, England)
9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)
1. Mako Vunipola (Saracens, England)
2. Luke Cowan-Dickie (Exeter Chiefs, England)
3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)
4. Iain Henderson – Captain (Ulster Rugby, Ireland)
5. Adam Beard (Ospreys, Wales)
6. Josh Navidi (Cardiff Rugby, Wales)
7. Tom Curry (Sale Sharks, England)
8. Sam Simmonds (Exeter Chiefs, England)

Replacements:
16. Ken Owens (Scarlets, Wales)
17. Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors, Scotland)
18. Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby, Ireland)
19. Maro Itoje (Saracens, England)
20. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby, Ireland)
21 . Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland)
22. Finn Russell (Racing 92, Scotland)
23. Taulupe Faletau (Bath Rugby, Wales)

 

[Reiser99]

Even in his Lions photo, Beard just looks like a school boy.