(Very) early thoughts on the 2017 Lions

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Trouble is once you hear my voice, you will love me even more than you do now.

 

[BobbyM]

The more that is being leaked about this lions squad the more I'm thinking I'll be supporting the ABs on this tour (my old man is from NZ). Complete waste of an opportunity to showcase the top talents the northern hemisphere has to offer. Warrenball, proven to be useful in beating the ABs 0% of the time

 

[Groundhog]

Trouble is once you hear my voice, you will love me even more than you do now.

I bet you sound like a Midlands pedo.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Wow Groundhog that is taking it to far.

I'm ignoring you.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

The more that is being leaked about this lions squad the more I'm thinking I'll be supporting the ABs on this tour (my old man is from NZ). Complete waste of an opportunity to showcase the top talents the northern hemisphere has to offer. Warrenball, proven to be useful in beating the ABs 0% of the time 

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Only wannabe hipsters support the AB v the lions.

You know the ones who try to be cool by going against the majority.

 

[Groundhog]

Alpha was a really big fan of Umaga spearing BO'D you heard it here first.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Only wannabe hipsters support the AB v the lions.

You know the ones who try to be cool by going against the majority.

AIG All Blacks™ 4 lyfe*

*Lyfe + 3 weekends in june and july!

 

[TRF_Cymro]

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Jamie Roberts teaching Warrenball be like "this is your running line to the try line" https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Right_angle.svg/1200px-Right_angle.svg.png

 

[munstermuffin]

Alun Wyn-Jones gone to 1/100 to be captain. So presumably thats that finalised

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Lions preview |

How we expect the squad to look

Back three: Hogg, Halfpenny, North, Nowell, Watson, Williams, Earls

Centres: Daly, Henshaw, Teo, Davies, Roberts

Fly-halves: Sexton, Farrell, Biggar

Scrum-halves: Murray, Youngs, Webb

Props: Marler, Vunipola, McGrath, Furlong, Sinckler, Cole

Hookers: Best, Owens, George

Locks: Itoje, Kruis, Lawes, Wyn Jones, Ryan, Henderson

Flankers: O'Brien, O'Mahony, Stander, Warburton, Tipuric

No 8: Vunipola, Faletau

Telegraph reporting squad of 40 expected.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-un...dylan-hartley-miss-jamie-roberts-earns-shock/

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Earls, Roberts, T'eo, Bigger WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Outside of that i'm not complaining TBH.

 

[TRF_Cymro]

Alun Wyn-Jones gone to 1/100 to be captain. So presumably thats that finalised

1/100 ... £10 on that ... I've heard from a source today that Warburton was offered it.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I can get odds on Betfair exchange for AWJ @ 2/1.

Anyone want a link?

 

[NickBD]

1 Scotsman out of 38 is very harsh. The forwards are pretty close to what I would go with outside of Ryan for J Gray/Launchbury. Backs however, when Gats was announced as couch this selection what worst case scenario, he's only gone and done it.

 

[munstermuffin]

1/100 ... £10 on that ... I've heard from a source today that Warburton was offered it.

I'm only looking online. I'd hope Warburton gets it ☺

 

[munstermuffin]

Earls, Roberts, T'eo, Bigger WTFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

Outside of that i'm not complaining TBH.

Ja ha Earls scores 1 try this year. By his own words his worst try scoring season. And as I said he gotbcard wishing luck. He's playing well but hope he's not in it.

 

[Maverick1987]

I'm still stunned that I'm reading in the daily mail that Jonathon Joseph and Gary Ringrose have both been over looked but T'Eo, JD2 and Roberts have been picked .... WTF !!!!!

This looks to be THE worst lions squad I've ever seen ......

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

On the exchange no one is doing Warburton odds.
AWJ @ 2/1
Murray @ 2/1
Best @ 3/1
Itoje @ 4/1