British Lions v Argentina

Awesome win for the Argies fantastic scalp for the South Americans
That Cordero try started by Albornoz inside his own 22 was next level
The local commentators were quite buoyant until the realisation that this game could be lost.
However I’m reluctant to write the Lions off based on a first hit out of
There were some brilliant running angles that opened up Los Puma but the last pass didn’t always find the right person in space
Line out will need work .

Canes4life

@Bones said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@Canes4life said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

The Lions looked average as fuck. So much for Northern Rugby being so much superior to Southern Rugby.

Don't be an idiot. They were underdone and making crucial mistakes anytime they looked like scoring, just a cohesion thing. And who said that anyway?

Excuses

sparky

Andy Farrell's stuck in his own hurt arena.

canefan

That result will serve to raise the expectation levels in Oz

Jet

@sparky said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Andy Farrell's stuck in his own hurt arena.

LEGACY. DESTINY. BANTER. HYPERBOLE.

We will fine you if you lose the mascot etc.

Insufferable twats.

game_film

@Jet Yeah, I’ve just never ‘got’ the Lions. Could never cheer an English rugby player. That simple.

Jet

Remember when Gatland had all his boys conveniently "holidaying" in Australia around the time of the 2013 tour.

Cory Hill et al.

Do me a favour.

game_film

@Jet Wasn’t that 2017? And there was some weird justification for it from Gats but basically it was filling empty jerseys so the entire team could rest?

game_film

@Jet Here it is: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/28/lions-geography-six-rugby-union-new-zealand-game-time-finn-russell-alan-dell

MN5

I wouldn’t read too much into this. Lions will be a different team once Finn Russell and Blair Kinghorn are in the starting line up.

They’ll still beat Australia 3-0

Mr Fish

Yeah while it was still a good team they put out against Argentina, there's probably only a few guys in there that will start in the first Test - there might only be one survivor in the backline.

Jet

@game_film said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@Jet Here it is: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/28/lions-geography-six-rugby-union-new-zealand-game-time-finn-russell-alan-dell

You are indeed correct.
The relentless march of time eh.

pakman

@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Squidge sighted in the crowd

With his mum.

pakman

@Mattasaurus said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Thought Smith had butchered that.. but well worked try and a couple of soft tackles

Me two forward passes in build up.

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British Lions v Argentina