Author Topic: British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa 2021 (Read 18043 times)

Welshred · « **Reply #200 on:** July 24, 2021, 07:02:28 pm »

Missed this as working but what a result! From the snippets I was able to watch all I saw was Maro Itoje winning penalties at the ruck, he's an absolute monster in a Lions shirt.

Gerry Attrick · « **Reply #201 on:** July 24, 2021, 07:05:06 pm »

Itoje is just a fantastic player. Really don’t want to see Elliot Daly again, he’s utter crap.

Trump's tiny tiny hands · « **Reply #202 on:** July 24, 2021, 07:05:49 pm »

Lions bench too strong. Kept cranking it up on the Saffas, who faded.

MadErik · « **Reply #203 on:** July 24, 2021, 07:07:37 pm »

Courtney Lawes Really showed up second half.

Ray K · « **Reply #204 on:** July 24, 2021, 07:10:10 pm »

Can't decide between Lawes and Itoje for MotM. Both absolutely enormous performances.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #205 on:** July 24, 2021, 07:12:46 pm »

Quote from: ollyfrom.tv on July 22, 2021, 05:40:11 pm

Very shocked Faletau hasn't even made the bench. I thought he'd have been the first name on the teamsheet. Adams can feel hard done by as well.

Vote of confidence from his national coach!

Scrappy game but the superior fitness told in the end I’d say. Got away with a couple but they would have been very self inflicted tries to concede. Always good to win the first Test.

Robinred · « **Reply #206 on:** July 24, 2021, 07:53:15 pm »

Quote from: BIG DICK NICK on July 24, 2021, 07:12:46 pm

Vote of confidence from his national coach!

Scrappy game but the superior fitness told in the end I’d say. Got away with a couple but they would have been very self inflicted tries to concede. Always good to win the first Test.

Yup, fitness was the biggest single factor in a very scrappy game with too much box kicking for the purist.

Considering how poor the Lions were under those box kicks, they did well to turn it around. As others have said, Itoje was immense and Lawes was pretty good too, not least his lineout prowess.

Very pleased with the win, but it was a hard watch for those of us who like to see more of a running, passing game. Needless to say, against the Saffers that’s unlikely.

ABZ Rover · « **Reply #207 on:** July 24, 2021, 08:04:43 pm »

Hard fought, as expected.

Great win and some big performances from the Lions.

Ray K · « **Reply #208 on:** July 24, 2021, 08:20:04 pm »

I think Jim Telfer must have been in the dressing room at half time.
'Out do what they do. Out scrum them, out ruck them, out jump them, out drive them, out tackle them'.

Halfway up Everest, boys.

MadErik · « **Reply #209 on:** July 24, 2021, 09:00:38 pm »

Read an interview with Jeremy Davidson earlier where he said the Scots were fed up with Telfer in ‘97 because he was such a hard taskmaster but that the rest of them all loved him. Quoted a nice line from Telfer about Rob Wainwright - “Wainwright you are like a lighthouse in the desert, brilliant but bloody useless”. 😂

oojason · « **Reply #210 on:** July 24, 2021, 09:26:50 pm »

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Robinred · « **Reply #211 on:** July 24, 2021, 10:14:18 pm »

Incidentally, Greenwood’s glaringly transparent role citing controversy and contention is both grating and tiresome. The pairing of him and Nigel Owen is a SKY creation, and typical of their M.O.

I wish they wouldn’t.

Bangin Them In · « **Reply #212 on:** July 25, 2021, 08:46:12 pm »

Quote from: Robinred on July 24, 2021, 10:14:18 pm

Incidentally, Greenwood’s glaringly transparent role citing controversy and contention is both grating and tiresome. The pairing of him and Nigel Owen is a SKY creation, and typical of their M.O.

I wish they wouldn’t.

Watching it back - Greenwood seems to feel he HAS to talk all the time, simply no concept of the action speaking for itself, which is the sign of anyone decent

Great 2nd half from the Lions though, must of been some very good half time adjustments and altogether great fitness from the Lions, the Boks just fell off a cliff physically second half

Ray K · « **Reply #213 on:** July 26, 2021, 04:24:25 pm »

There was a bit of controversy over the weekend that Rassie Erasmus - a busy Tweeter - was using a burner account named 'Jaco Johan' to take a pop at some refereeing decisions. (His real name is Johan, and the other Boks coach is Jacques (or Jaco) Neinaber. Jaco Johan only ever tweeted about games where the Boks or previously Munster were involved in.

But after a few guys like Squidge Rugby called him out on it, he realised the game was up in a quite funny manner

Ray K · « **Reply #214 on:** July 27, 2021, 10:21:04 am »

3 changes for the Lions: Vunipola for Sutherland, Murray for Price, Harris in for Daly.

royhendo · « **Reply #215 on:** July 27, 2021, 12:21:03 pm »

Quote from: Ray K on July 24, 2021, 08:20:04 pm

I think Jim Telfer must have been in the dressing room at half time.
'Out do what they do. Out scrum them, out ruck them, out jump them, out drive them, out tackle them'.

Halfway up Everest, boys.

I do sometimes wonder if Telf gets commission every time this is used in a clip - he should do really eh?

Itoje is a real hero - what a phenomenal player.

Elmo! · « **Reply #216 on:** July 27, 2021, 12:57:21 pm »

Quote from: Ray K on July 27, 2021, 10:21:04 am

3 changes for the Lions: Vunipola for Sutherland, Murray for Price, Harris in for Daly.

Harsh on Price, thought he was one of the Lions best players after Itoje and Lawes.

Probably a bit early for Russell to be considered. Think he will start the last test, if the series is wrapped up, otherwise not sure he will see game time.

Robinred · « **Reply #217 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:19:43 pm »

Hogg is a terrific attacking full back, but in games like these, where the high box kick is used so often, his weakness under the high ball, and overall defensive frailty, is a problem for the Lions.

Welshred · « **Reply #218 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:22:01 pm »

SA giving away a lot of penalties here

Elmo! · « **Reply #219 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:23:18 pm »

Quote from: Robinred on July 31, 2021, 05:19:43 pm

Hogg is a terrific attacking full back, but in games like these, where the high box kick is used so often, his weakness under the high ball, and overall defensive frailty, is a problem for the Lions.

Where has this myth that Hogg is weak in the air and defensively come from? He is excellent at both.

Robinred · « **Reply #220 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:29:45 pm »

Quote from: Just Elmo? on July 31, 2021, 05:23:18 pm

Where has this myth that Hogg is weak in the air and defensively come from? He is excellent at both.

Not last week nor so far this. He’s been poor.

Ray K · « **Reply #221 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:30:06 pm »

Pieter Steph Du Toit has to be withdrawn through injury. That's two of their big 3 back row beasts from the WC win out.

Another brutally tough test match, 6-3 Lions after 20.

Welshred · « **Reply #222 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:30:47 pm »

It's 3-6 isn't it?

Elmo! · « **Reply #223 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:30:59 pm »

Quote from: Robinred on July 31, 2021, 05:29:45 pm

Not last week nor so far this. He’s been poor.

Hogg was good last week. Williams dropped 2 balls after coming on.

Elmo! · « **Reply #224 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:33:00 pm »

Stupid from DVDM... been learning tricks from Russell.

Ray K · « **Reply #225 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:33:10 pm »

Quote from: Welshred on July 31, 2021, 05:30:47 pm

It's 3-6 isn't it?

Assumed that Pollard scored that 2nd one

Yellow for vd Merwe

Welshred · « **Reply #226 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:33:31 pm »

Brainless

Elmo! · « **Reply #227 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:34:32 pm »

Given the way Watson was treated for getting away with one last week.... that is probably VDM out of next weeks squad.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #228 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:34:54 pm »

Such a stupid thing to do.

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #229 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:35:58 pm »

Inside job.

Ray K · « **Reply #230 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:36:20 pm »

That'll be a yellow for Kolbe

Elmo! · « **Reply #231 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:36:47 pm »

All kicking off now.....

Elmo! · « **Reply #232 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:37:35 pm »

Who the hell is Sam Curry?

Crosby Nick · « **Reply #233 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:37:37 pm »

Just realised I’m watching on my phone (well I knew that bit) so on a delay. Better stay out of here!

Ah here’s the kick off.

JerseyKloppite · « **Reply #234 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:38:26 pm »

Anyone got a stream for this…?

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #235 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:38:33 pm »

Such a wreck less thing to do.

Elmo! · « **Reply #236 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:39:30 pm »

Remember Russell getting a red card a few years back for a very similar challenge in the 6N a few years back.

Ray K · « **Reply #237 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:42:03 pm »

Ref: Murray falls on his back, yellow card, after watching 5 replays of Murray landing on his head.

Elmo! · « **Reply #238 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:42:42 pm »

VDM feeling a bit relieved.

Welshred · « **Reply #239 on:** July 31, 2021, 05:43:05 pm »

Kolbe is a very very lucky man. He should be off, no disregard for Murray's landing and he landed on his head. Ridiculous