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Winners: (Enhanced reputation)
Faletau
Moriarty
Farrell
Tipuric
Te'o
M Vunipola
Kruis
Best
Losers: (Damaged reputation)
Laidlaw
Sexton
Marler
Hogg
Warburton
Joseph
Henderson
whooopy for him.Sefton wrote:Sinkler was the biggest winner given he's never even started an international.
Farrell didn't enhance his reputation, he was just fortunate to follow sexytime.
Yea exactly, everyone is going to play another 2 or 3 games before the tests.CrazyIslander wrote:There'll be enough opportunies for the badly performing players to stake a claim for the tests.
Sefton wrote:Sinkler was the biggest winner given he's never even started an international.
Farrell didn't enhance his reputation, he was just fortunate to follow sexytime.
Who cares about tarnished reputations Sefton?Sefton wrote:Sinkler was the biggest winner given he's never even started an international.
Farrell didn't enhance his reputation, he was just fortunate to follow sexytime.
Was going ok until that tap and goSefton wrote:Sinkler was the biggest winner given he's never even started an international.
I think you'll find that the only losers were the pride of NZ provincial rugby. The score board doesn't liejdogscoop wrote:Winners: None of them
Losers: All of them
Best of any Lions tight 5 today.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
Is he eligible?P in VG wrote:I thought Bryn Gatland did ok!
He made 3 or 4 turnovers in fairness.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
Finch has had a hard on for Rory Best for the last half dozen yearsBogbunny wrote:Best of any Lions tight 5 today.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
No Sinkler was better. I find it difficult to judge some of the Lions' reserves because they were playing fatigued semi-pros.Winnie wrote:Finch has had a hard on for Rory Best for the last half dozen yearsBogbunny wrote:Best of any Lions tight 5 today.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
I think Rory may have fathered Terry's children as there can be little other reason to explain the blind animosity
He made 2 turnovers, and coughed up 2, and got battered in contactJim Lahey wrote:He made 3 or 4 turnovers in fairness.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
Had one crooked throw but he certainly wasn't the architect of our shiteness today.
We've been saying this for a couple of years now. It's bizarre really - he's the one Scotland player who is overrated by other fans.Lenny wrote:Laidlaw could take the pace out of a Formula 1 race. Fcuk, he's slow.
I saw Rory make 4 steals in the loose, but I might have missed some others. Best forward at the breakdown for the Lions today.JM2K6 wrote:He made 2 turnovers, and coughed up 2, and got battered in contactJim Lahey wrote:He made 3 or 4 turnovers in fairness.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
Had one crooked throw but he certainly wasn't the architect of our shiteness today.
Welsh 10 in 3 years time!P in VG wrote:I thought Bryn Gatland did ok!
Are they going to try to play him into form on a Lions tour? I'm not writing him off, but you'd have to think he's down the list at present.YOYO wrote:Luke Fitzgerald has a point.
"Mental to write Sexton off so early,it's his second match in 6 weeks with 2/3 trainings before scarlets.He is one of our world class players"
He'd bite someone or something.terryfinch wrote:I can't help feeling that Sam Warburton is just too nice for this. We need a more nasty bastard as captain. If only Dylan was out there.
We'll Bryn is a Welsh name.booze wrote:Welsh 10 in 3 years time!P in VG wrote:I thought Bryn Gatland did ok!
I wonder is he Irish qualified. Don't know his age but fairly sure he came along when Gatland was in Galway.dr dre2 wrote:We'll Bryn is a Welsh name.booze wrote:Welsh 10 in 3 years time!P in VG wrote:I thought Bryn Gatland did ok!
He was, for sure. It's just that while that is definitely a positive for him, losing the ball a few times, throwing a squint lineout, and getting literally nowhere with his carries against some semi pro types was not a good look.Bogbunny wrote:I saw Rory make 4 steals in the loose, but I might have missed some others. Best forward at the breakdown for the Lions today.JM2K6 wrote:He made 2 turnovers, and coughed up 2, and got battered in contactJim Lahey wrote:He made 3 or 4 turnovers in fairness.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
Had one crooked throw but he certainly wasn't the architect of our shiteness today.
4 steals but on the 4th one the Barbarians ripped it back which is given as a knock on and 1 of the turnovers you mention. The other is the lineout. The only forward I can recall making a steal. We certainly didn't make any when he went off. A solid 6 out of ten which is a decent score in that pack.JM2K6 wrote:He made 2 turnovers, and coughed up 2, and got battered in contactJim Lahey wrote:He made 3 or 4 turnovers in fairness.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
Had one crooked throw but he certainly wasn't the architect of our shiteness today.
He also made 11 tackles in 48 minutes, which put him second to Faleatau who played 80 minutes. He has never been a big carrier, but rarely loses the ball. You're quite right about one of the turnovers against him being the one where he lost the ball immediately after winning it, and tbh I can't fathom how he's being lumped in with Marler, Henderson and Warburton. By contrast, apparently Mako turning over that ball at the maul means he's a winner despite our scrummaging going to shit when he (and Furlong and Joseph) came on.DiscoHips D'Arcy wrote:4 steals but on the 4th one the Barbarians ripped it back which is given as a knock on and 1 of the turnovers you mention. The other is the lineout. The only forward I can recall making a steal. We certainly didn't make any when he went off. A solid 6 out of ten which is a decent score in that pack.JM2K6 wrote:He made 2 turnovers, and coughed up 2, and got battered in contactJim Lahey wrote:He made 3 or 4 turnovers in fairness.terryfinch wrote:Rory Best continued his form from the last Lions tour.
Why is he even there?
Had one crooked throw but he certainly wasn't the architect of our shiteness today.
Apart from the Watson try.freddie111 wrote:Sexton sucked balls, but Farrell was average at best. He missed a complete sitter on his good side, a miss which meant Lions could still have lost. I don't recall him orchestrating any attacks of note which is what we need in our starting ten against NZ.
Don't let Sexton's shiteness blind you to the fact that Biggar is one performance away from a start and would deserve it. (tongue only slightly in cheek).