Lions Predictions 2013

I posted the article because it shows that those closest to him thought it was not a good idea to play in this series. But in the end he faced a situation of great pressure and failed, which could take its toll.

If I was gloating the article would not have been posted.
 
FortBoyard said:
I posted the article because it shows that those closest to him thought it was not a good idea to play in this series. But in the end he faced a situation of great pressure and failed, which could take its toll.

If I was gloating the article would not have been posted.
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That's fine, I apologise! What more do you want, a pound of flesh? ;)
 
Count Orduck said:
Well then I apologise, but the way you phrased it sounded to me like you were gloating. If not, then sorry for misinterpreting you. I hope he's got good people around him to stop him falling into that trap.
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It came across as racist profiling well and truly.
 
I gave FB a 4 point infraction but I reversed it. Giving him the benefit of the doubt based on his explanation.
 
So proud of these Welsh players at the moment. It really is a golden generation, we've dominated the 6 Nations in recent years and really should have been in the World Cup final to have a crack at New Zealand. North and Halfpenny are just superstars.
 
Sixpence said:
So proud of these Welsh players at the moment. It really is a golden generation, we've dominated the 6 Nations in recent years and really should have been in the World Cup final to have a crack at New Zealand. North and Halfpenny are just superstars.
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If your lot had turned up for the first 40 minutes against us, you'd have won the grand slam!
 
All it took was a few Irish and English for you guys to finally beat the Wallabies ;)
 
Phil said:
He's just come back from rehab in case you didn't know? that was his first game back. Definitely felt bad for him.
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I did know but comments about aboriginal players and alcohol tend to be dodgy. But the post wasn't actually anything adverse which is why the infraction was reversed. Poor bugger missing 2 penalties.
 
I fully expect to see Tuilagi only do 40mins tomorrow and be catapulted into the Test side for the weekend, as Davies did ok, but Gatland clearly prefers a battering ram up top

Can't see many other changes for Saturday, Phillips didn't have a great game, and wasn't that impressed with Heaslip, but expect both to continue
 
EdWeatherall said:
I fully expect to see Tuilagi only do 40mins tomorrow and be catapulted into the Test side for the weekend, as Davies did ok, but Gatland clearly prefers a battering ram up top

Can't see many other changes for Saturday, Phillips didn't have a great game, and wasn't that impressed with Heaslip, but expect both to continue
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Minimal changes - won't change a winning side. Parling in for POC, Richie Gray onto the bench and Bowe on the bench ahead of Maitland I would suspect.

On the contrary, thought Heaslip played well at weekend. Certainly better than Warburton and Croft.
 
I'd throw in Youngs to start as I thought Phillips was pretty poor and I generally prefer nippy 9s like him. Think he may go with Tuilagi as he's even more of a monster than Davies.
 
Not really convinced that O'Driscoll and Davies work well together. Would prefer Tuilagi in there with BOD instead. Shame that both Roberts and Corbisiero have both been ruled out, I'd have liked to have seen both of them start.
 
Just watching the beginning of the Rebels game and I really think I prefer Farrell.. I'll await some abuse for that.

Faletau too.
 
Phil said:
Felt for him there.

We were dam lucky but feck it, 1-0.
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Couldn't watch it because I was rotten drunk out with a mate for his birthday. At work the boss described it as a monumental choke from 'right in front'. When I watched it feck it was 40 yards. Not a fecking banker.

Game two should be good.
 
Vunipola, Youngs, Bowe, Lydiate and Parling in.

No Tuilagi even on the bench.
 
Bit mystified as to the reason why the Tuilagi isn't even on the bench for the Lions. He's a game changer. Last week after 50mins Man Utd would have been perfect but again not involved.

Lions team: Leigh Halfpenny, Tommy Bowe, Brian O'Driscoll, Jonathan Davies, George North, Jonathan Sexton, Ben Youngs; Mako Vunipola, Tom Youngs, Adam Jones, Alun Wyn Jones, Geoff Parling, Dan Lydiate, Sam Warburton (c), Jamie Heaslip.
Replacements: Richard Hibbard, Ryan Grant, Dan Cole, Tom Croft, Sean O'Brien, Conor Murray, Owen Farrell, Alex Cuthbert.
 
Wibble said:
It came across as racist profiling well and truly.
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Just read this, I think you should be careful before just throwing accusations about like that. Accusing me of being a racist pales into insignificance comapared to my comment, which was not meant how it was taken by some. Unfortunately, judged by the fact that Beale was pictured in a Burger King at 4am Wednesday morning I may have been correct.

Anyway lets just talk about the rugby. 3/4 of the way to a series victory here..
 
I remember why I try not to watch to much Rugby.

fecking horrific refereeing in this second game so far. The ref calls advantage and then this weird offside call to the Wallabies.. Weird. :lol: frustrating.
 
ghaliboy said:
I remember why I try not to watch to much Rugby.

fecking horrific refereeing in this second game so far. The ref calls advantage and then this weird offside call to the Wallabies.. Weird. :lol: frustrating.
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That's because it was advantage to Aus and a lions player picked it up in an offside position. Hence the advantage led to an offside against the lions.

Aus will lose this due to their poor handling.
 
Traub said:
That's because it was advantage to Aus and a lions player picked it up in an offside position. Hence the advantage led to an offside against the lions.

Aus will lose this due to their poor handling.
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Yeah he said he called advantage over but I went back and he didn't say shite. Yeah it was offside but they played no advantage it was one phase for no meters and then the infringement there really should have been an advantage to the Lions.

Aus have been shite. Terrible ball carrying, little sparks of great stuff here and there but ultimately we make such poor errors and have a very forced 'tactical' way of playing and it's not fluent at all.
 
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