Force v British Lions

[KiwiMurph]

It might be a thumping but that's a better Force team on paper than I was expecting.

Talk of a 50k crowd at Optus.

Should be fun.

[Canes4life]

A shame Tizzano isn't playing this game, he was my favourite player in Super Rugby this year and would have loved for him to teach Pollock a thing or two.

[sparky]

A must-win game for the British and Irish and South African and Kiwi and Aussie Lions. If they lose their first two games, then their tour will be in utter chaos when it's hardly just begun. Big pressure on them.

[Duluth]

A short interview with Alex Harford

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360737954/kiwi-alex-harford-who-learned-craft-under-all-black-richie-mounga-play-british-and-irish-lions

He qualifies for Aussie because of his mother and he's committed to the Force now

[MN5]

@sparky said in Force v British Lions:

A must-win game for the British and Irish and South African and Kiwi and Aussie and Tongan and Samoan Lions. If they lose their first two games, then their tour will be in utter chaos when it's hardly just begun. Big pressure on them.

FIFY

[antipodean]

Tried watching the UK coverage on Stan but quickly turned it off - the audio is hopelessly out of sync.

Here's hoping we have a game without cards.

[Canes4life]

Aussies commentators saying this is the pinnacle of Rugby Union…. ummm pretty sure that’s the World Cup.

[Duluth]

Forward pass not called

[antipodean]

96 seconds and Lions are in. Force giving far too much ground in passive tackling.

[Canes4life]

Fantastic start to this game. Force hit back.

[antipodean]

Force strike back after securing the restart.

[Bones]

Man that was dumb by Beirne

[sparky]

It's raining tries in Perth.

[Bones]

And it's ended up with the Force on the BIL line.

[antipodean]

Irish Lions infringing like mad.

[No Quarter]

Looked like he fucked up the kick there, bit lucky

[Canes4life]

Big Prinsep on to fuck shit up.

[No Quarter]

2x penalties on their own line, and numerous other infringements that could be called. Pretty cynical stuff.

[MajorRage]

Cracking start. Really quick and Force playing as they shoukd against a new combo team. Ball in hand expecting gaps to appear.

Working a treat. Great to watch.

[Donsteppa]

Force too silly to take the easy 3 points on offer against an infringing Lions.