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Banquo wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 10:09 am
R3dders wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 10:03 am No sure, he's a great winger. I just don't think it's accurate to say he scores tries for fun for England, pretty much the opposite in fact.

He had a great 6n. He scored tries for fun in that tournament. Remains to be seen if it was a purple patch.
I said club and country, and he did for country, in the 6N- and I did say you made a fair point. So if I said, he recently has been scoring tries for fun for club and country, would that make you happier? And you have to acknowledge that to some extent a wingers try scoring rate is a function of the team's own performance?
Yes :D
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I am looking forward to seeing what Freeman, IFW and Roebuck/Sleightholme can get up to if we somehow persist with the rather promising midfield we put out in Argentina
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R3dders wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 5:16 pm
Banquo wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 10:09 am
R3dders wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 10:03 am No sure, he's a great winger. I just don't think it's accurate to say he scores tries for fun for England, pretty much the opposite in fact.

He had a great 6n. He scored tries for fun in that tournament. Remains to be seen if it was a purple patch.
I said club and country, and he did for country, in the 6N- and I did say you made a fair point. So if I said, he recently has been scoring tries for fun for club and country, would that make you happier? And you have to acknowledge that to some extent a wingers try scoring rate is a function of the team's own performance?
Yes :D
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Puja wrote: Wed Jul 30, 2025 10:33 pm
septic 9 wrote: Wed Jul 30, 2025 10:29 pm
Danno wrote: Wed Jul 30, 2025 8:14 pm

Yeah he's looking like one of the best refs around, I really rate him
I don't
Really? What did Amashukeli do to lose your good opinion of him? I hold him high enough that I was pushing for him to take the RWC final if England had somehow made it.

Puja
he didn't lose my good opinion. He never had it. For me, Refs like players have to earn respect. He hasn't done that for me. Initial promise followed by over promotion and now making stuff up as if he was O'wens

I'll re-assess again after I see how eg he deals with Porter and Tupou tomorrow
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Freeman doubtful apparently. And reports suggest AF has had Jones training on the wing with AKI and Farrell Jnr as the centres
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septic 9 wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 8:04 pm Freeman doubtful apparently. And reports suggest AF has had Jones training on the wing with AKI and Farrell Jnr as the centres
Dear God :shock:
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septic 9 wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 8:04 pm Freeman doubtful apparently. And reports suggest AF has had Jones training on the wing with AKI and Farrell Jnr as the centres
FFS that’s ludicrous. He could recall Lowe or play VdM but instead he’s going to shoehorn his son into the starting team? Madness.
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Absolutely rancid bait, I'm not touching it
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septic 9 wrote: Fri Aug 01, 2025 8:04 pm Freeman doubtful apparently. And reports suggest AF has had Jones training on the wing with AKI and Farrell Jnr as the centres
As my Sky Sports sub ran out 10 days ago, I was about to ask if anyone has a decent stream?

Don’t think I’ll bother now.
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Beasties wrote: Sat Aug 02, 2025 9:05 am
As my Sky Sports sub ran out 10 days ago, I was about to ask if anyone has a decent stream?..
The one through our village actually has fish in the summer, and plenty of plants in flower on the banks.
Think I may be going for a stroll later on to raise the spirits.. :(
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Finally I can watch a test live, go on the lions!
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Insane conditions. Just a lottery now. But lions need to stop getting isolated.
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I feel like torrential rain and an early Aus try is exactly what the game needed to put the Lions up against it a bit. Fun so far.
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Ahhhh

Scrum halves...


Love it!
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Let's get farrell on!
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Let's get farrell on!
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Skelton on Russell there is a little dirty, immediately after being threatened with a yellow.

Or am I being precious about Bath's FH?
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wanderingjock wrote: Sat Aug 02, 2025 11:30 am Let's get farrell on!
Is that in the hopes that Skelton actually throws a full-bloodied punch?
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Oh good, Farrell on for a winger...

What could possibly go wrong?
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Lions probably ok with an 8-0 score. They've not played at all really. A big ask now to pull it together.

Wiser eyes got any idea why the scrum is disintegrating? Is Porter just getting done?
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Which Tyler wrote: Sat Aug 02, 2025 11:48 am Oh good, Farrell on for a winger...

What could possibly go wrong?
Confirmed as a permanent change as well now. Hilarious.

Maro gone too.
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Mr Mwenda wrote: Sat Aug 02, 2025 11:52 am Lions probably ok with an 8-0 score. They've not played at all really. A big ask now to pull it together.

Wiser eyes got any idea why the scrum is disintegrating? Is Porter just getting done?
Yes, Genge on now please

Big backfire on bench too. Maro will be a big miss- he would have gone 80 so changes dynamic.
Russell’s tap and go was a tad hot headed.
Again we are being done physically and tactically - hopefully they’ll blow up again
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Mikey Brown wrote: Sat Aug 02, 2025 11:54 am
Which Tyler wrote: Sat Aug 02, 2025 11:48 am Oh good, Farrell on for a winger...

What could possibly go wrong?
Confirmed as a permanent change as well now. Hilarious.
Oh the joy!
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Lions allowing themselves to be bullied by the big Oz pack who are getting away with some off the ball stuff, sly digs , late hits etc. Time to step up and wipe the shiitt-eating grin off Skelton's chops. Oz well worth the 8 point lead.
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Lions have not played in any of the tests really.

Combo of tactics and old people being selected on past form.

Considering how much the aussies have been written off by journos and some lions fans. It is a bit embarrassing.
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