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<blockquote data-quote="The Jones Boy" data-source="post: 855978" data-attributes="member: 70721">Hansen doesn&#039;t do worry.This is hardly unexpected.There are 50 Lions players in a squad dripping with talent and power.This is the first time we have seen Gatland pick some of the cream players and they are doing the job.This is great for the tour and it shows how much the Cantabs rely on Kieran Read, the greatest no.8 on the planet, 2 x RWC winner and a champion leader, and also Crotty who makes so many important tackles and calls for the Crusaders back line.The Cantabs are not the same team with out them and to be fair to the Lions, this would still be a tough game for the Cantabs even with those two key players on the park, especially as the Crusaders front five are getting a bit of a schooling up front.The Lions backs are getting a chance to run and it&#039;s exciting even if it&#039;s not clinical.The Crusaders were never going to be the 4th test like some Kiwis thought.Super Rugby sides are a fair way below the top level.Jumping up to the AB&#039;s level is a big task and if the Lions can finish this game as winners it sets the tour alight with a bright flame because it&#039;s meant to be a contest, not a bloody walk like the 2005 tour was...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Jones Boy, post: 855978, member: 70721"] Hansen doesn't do worry. This is hardly unexpected. There are 50 Lions players in a squad dripping with talent and power. This is the first time we have seen Gatland pick some of the cream players and they are doing the job. This is great for the tour and it shows how much the Cantabs rely on Kieran Read, the greatest no.8 on the planet, 2 x RWC winner and a champion leader, and also Crotty who makes so many important tackles and calls for the Crusaders back line. The Cantabs are not the same team with out them and to be fair to the Lions, this would still be a tough game for the Cantabs even with those two key players on the park, especially as the Crusaders front five are getting a bit of a schooling up front. The Lions backs are getting a chance to run and it's exciting even if it's not clinical. The Crusaders were never going to be the 4th test like some Kiwis thought. Super Rugby sides are a fair way below the top level. Jumping up to the AB's level is a big task and if the Lions can finish this game as winners it sets the tour alight with a bright flame because it's meant to be a contest, not a bloody walk like the 2005 tour was... [/QUOTE]

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