Sharks vs British & Irish Lions

[Reiser99]

Lions have already scored more tries this tour than they did the entirety of the NZ tour four years ago

That a reflection on the current lions or the quality of opposition?

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Is that due to the higher level of talent in NZ, or to a better group of Lion players this time around

The NZ mid week teams were countless times better than what the SA teams are turning out this time round. For various reasons.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Is that a joke?
Simmonds and Duhan?

 

[ChicagoKid]

That a reflection on the current lions or the quality of opposition?

NZ teams featured All Blacks. Sharks are missing 9 players due to Springbok bubble.

 

[HenryChinaski]

Bit random but Sharks 14 seems like a cool guy

 

[Rinkadink]

Bit random but Sharks 14 seems like a cool guy

His work rate is pretty nutty, especially combined with his frame.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Need to stop passing to DvdM,
He's going to end up in the test side at this rate

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

Sutherland has legs

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

LRZ is just so effortlessly fast.

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Adams has ANOTHER try

 

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Proper humbling

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Decent run out for probably the last game of the tour,

LCD and Adams nailed on test starters imo,
Wouldn't be surprised at todays back 3 as being the first test back 3 tbh (more likely Hogg in at 15 and one on the bench, though)

Mako awful, but will continue to be selected
Unlucky for Fagerson being partnered with him - hard to shine when you're picking mud out of your teeth after every scrum

Daly a decent game at 13 - he's not going to be a test starter, but it's going to strengthen his case for a bench spot

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

#pray4LRZ

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Duhan has a fascinating accent; fully South African, but you can hear the Scottish every couple of words

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Duhan has a fascinating accent; fully South African, but you can hear the Scottish every couple of words

 

[Ferrari333SP]

Sharks playing on Saturday? Who?

 

[ncurd]

Didn't watch most of the game but LRZ is the kind of player the Lions should be all about talented young kids bolting onto the world stage.

Like Itoje last time.

 

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Lions won the front row fight and then it was all downhill from there

 

[unrated]

Right time to move over to football and u20s. Far more interesting than this.

You know we played awfully if the Posh British private school Rugby boys state they rather want to watch the football because they are winning too far.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

You know we played awfully if the Posh British private school Rugby boys state they rather want to watch the football because they are winning too far.

Peak