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  • Addickforlife
    Addickforlife Posts: 2,101
    Hartley is a pretty decent bloke off the field, but he has a real problem as soon as he steps foot on the field. That's now two lions tours he has missed because of non-rugby related reasons which must be pretty gutting for him, but only has himself to blame. Rory Best is a fantastic replacement and we won't be any weaker for Hartleys misdemeanor.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Alex Corbisiero called up...

    Cian Healy looks as though he's out of the tour.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    edited June 2013
    Neither of the fly halves will have a defensive tackle in them when the Test games are here

    Bring on Wilko.
  • Addickforlife
    Addickforlife Posts: 2,101
    PL54 said:

    Neither of the fly halves will have a defensive tackle in them when the Test games are here

    Bring on Wilko.



    Ridiculous. Farrell has a lot of areas he needs to improve on but tackling is certainly not one of them. He's a fantastic defensive fly half.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    PL54 said:

    Neither of the fly halves will have a defensive tackle in them when the Test games are here

    Bring on Wilko.

    How is that Rugby career going PL54 ?
    ;-)

  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    edited June 2013
    BlackForestReds said:

    Alex Corbisiero called up...

    Cian Healy looks as though he's out of the tour.


    Healy was recently suspended for a cowardly stamp during the 6 nations. He has been cited for allegedly biting an opponent v Western Force, shades of Snr. Suarez. If his ankle is seriously injured, it couldn't happen to a nicer fella. Shame that Corbisiero has been called up, that'll weaken the England team v Argentina.
  • Croydon
    Croydon Posts: 12,737
    Didn't he bite a finger that was trying to fish hook him?
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Either way Healy is out of the tour - if the ankle injury isn't as bad as expected he'll still miss the next couple of weeks at least.

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,671
    Healy has been cleared of biting.
  • PL54
    PL54 Posts: 10,757
    Miserableoldgit said:

    PL54 said:

    Neither of the fly halves will have a defensive tackle in them when the Test games are here

    Bring on Wilko.

    How is that Rugby career going PL54 ?
    ;-)

    Considerably better than your Football career MOG.

    Watch Queensland batter Farrell and count the missed tackles.

    .....sets himself up for a fall....

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  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    guinnessaddick said:

    Healy has been cleared of biting.

    but goes home injured
  • Addickforlife
    Addickforlife Posts: 2,101
    PL54 said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    PL54 said:

    Neither of the fly halves will have a defensive tackle in them when the Test games are here

    Bring on Wilko.

    How is that Rugby career going PL54 ?
    ;-)

    Considerably better than your Football career MOG.

    Watch Queensland batter Farrell and count the missed tackles.

    .....sets himself up for a fall....

    I'm quite confused where you get this from?! Farrell has a lot of flaws but tackling certainly isn't one of them. In just International Tests he has played he has a 90% tackle rate which is remarkable for a fly half.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    v Queensland .. a pulsater so far ... the lions have got a real game on here
  • Valley11
    Valley11 Posts: 12,001
    edited June 2013
    Shame that Warburton 'try' wasn't given. Would have been a classic.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    Valley11 said:

    Shame that Warburton 'try' wasn't given. Would have been a classic.

    he should have passed .. had a man unmarked to his left .. greedy captain !!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    1/2 time .. the lions are starting to get on top, especially in the tight .. the English contingent are all playing well .. fatty Stevens is a revelation
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    not totally convincing .. still 2 weeks to get it right(er)
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,056
    Tommy Bowe out for the rest of the tour.

    It must be pre-season as I've watched two rugby matches more today than I have all year !
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    se9addick said:

    Tommy Bowe out for the rest of the tour.

    It must be pre-season as I've watched two rugby matches more today than I have all year !


    make it 3 .. Argentina v England on BBC2 @ 7.30
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    A good win against a decent side - QR had a number of Wallabies Internationals in their team - including Quade Cooper who had a point to prove having been left out of the initial Wallabies squad.

    The rain wrecked the game from a handling perspective but I'm happy with the win.

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  • Yorkshireaddick
    Yorkshireaddick Posts: 511
    Blimey. It's been non stop rugby pretty much since the crack of dawn and now onto England-Argentina. Glad my other half is seeing her sister today. Timing of these things has never worked this well before. What's the catch...
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    Yorkshireaddick said:

    Blimey. It's been non stop rugby pretty much since the crack of dawn and now onto England-Argentina. Glad my other half is seeing her sister today. Timing of these things has never worked this well before. What's the catch...

    Argentina are poor...

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,671
    Ireland wing Simon Zebo has become the third player to be called up to the British and Irish Lions squad on tour in Australia.
    Zebo, 23, has been summoned as cover with uncertainty over whether compatriot Tommy Bowe will be able to play any further part in the tour.
    Bowe has undergone an operation to repair a broken band in his hand sustained in Saturday's win over Queensland Reds in Brisbane.
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    A good replacement - Zebo is seriously quick, can he play centre though? I think he can cover at FB.

  • guinnessaddick
    guinnessaddick Posts: 28,671
    Now saying that Bowe may still have a change of playing in the tour after his op on his hand.
  • kinveachyaddick
    kinveachyaddick Posts: 3,875
    Hogg starting at 10 tomorrow showing the folly of just taking two 10s. Not jumping on the Wilkinson bandwagon but a balanced squad would have seen a third fly-half picked (Biggar probably) esp. as Farrell can play 12 if he needed some extra game time
  • Ormiston_Addick
    Ormiston_Addick Posts: 8,812
    kinveachyaddick said:

    Hogg starting at 10 tomorrow showing the folly of just taking two 10s. Not jumping on the Wilkinson bandwagon but a balanced squad would have seen a third fly-half picked (Biggar probably) esp. as Farrell can play 12 if he needed some extra game time

    Wilko is injured anyway so not available.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    edited June 2013
    kinveachyaddick said:

    Hogg starting at 10 tomorrow showing the folly of just taking two 10s. Not jumping on the Wilkinson bandwagon but a balanced squad would have seen a third fly-half picked (Biggar probably) esp. as Farrell can play 12 if he needed some extra game time


    Dan Cole could start at stand off and the Lions'd still hammer a 'country select' ... bunch o' Ned Kellys (:->)
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    today's game is a farce ..
  • BlackForestReds
    BlackForestReds Posts: 17,952
    It's given the B team a run out - and allowed the likes of Corbisiero a run out.

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