2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
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At a Lions Lunch with Ieyan Evans, Joe Schmidt, Ronana O'Gara and a bunch of Brumbies. Hope to remember and share anything memorable and or insightful.
Will probably be too pissed.
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@antipodean said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
At a Lions Lunch with Ieyan Evans, Joe Schmidt, Ronana O'Gara and a bunch of Brumbies. Hope to remember and share anything memorable and or insightful.
Will probably be too pissed.
Judging by some of the spelling you already are.
Have fun !
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No specific timeline but it reads as if Noah's Lions series is done.
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@KiwiMurph said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
No specific timeline but it reads as if Noah's Lions series is done.
Terrible news for him. What a rollercoaster of a season.
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That’s a mortal blow to the Wallabies and you have to feel for them. I’m not sure Donaldson offers much as a replacement.
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@Mr-Fish said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
I actually think Donaldson could be a step up, higher ceiling but also capable of a few brain farts every match. Very rocks and diamonds but might be the type of player that the Wallabies need.
I'd have Lynagh straight in there. He's the future.
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@Mr-Fish said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
I actually think Donaldson could be a step up, higher ceiling but also capable of a few brain farts every match. Very rocks and diamonds but might be the type of player that the Wallabies need.
Interesting, Lolesio has a solid history of melting, love seeing him named against the ABs, I'm surprised he still gets test gigs.
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@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Mr-Fish said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
I actually think Donaldson could be a step up, higher ceiling but also capable of a few brain farts every match. Very rocks and diamonds but might be the type of player that the Wallabies need.
I'd have Lynagh straight in there. He's the future.
Hasn't played a match since the SR quarter-finals so unless he gets brought into the AUNZ team, I can't see them giving him the 10 jersey against the Lions.
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@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Mr-Fish said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
I actually think Donaldson could be a step up, higher ceiling but also capable of a few brain farts every match. Very rocks and diamonds but might be the type of player that the Wallabies need.
I'd have Lynagh straight in there. He's the future.
would be typical of the Aussies to poach someone like that
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@His-Bobness said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
That’s a mortal blow to the Wallabies and you have to feel for them. I’m not sure Donaldson offers much as a replacement.
I'm not sure he offers less
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@Bones said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Mr-Fish said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
I actually think Donaldson could be a step up, higher ceiling but also capable of a few brain farts every match. Very rocks and diamonds but might be the type of player that the Wallabies need.
Interesting, Lolesio has a solid history of melting, love seeing him named against the ABs, I'm surprised he still gets test gigs.
All living of one running kick against the French, about two coaches ago
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@NTA said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Bones said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@Mr-Fish said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
I actually think Donaldson could be a step up, higher ceiling but also capable of a few brain farts every match. Very rocks and diamonds but might be the type of player that the Wallabies need.
Interesting, Lolesio has a solid history of melting, love seeing him named against the ABs, I'm surprised he still gets test gigs.
All living of one running kick against the French, about two coaches ago
Mate, that is quite the burn.
Chapeau.
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@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@antipodean said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
At a Lions Lunch with Ieyan Evans, Joe Schmidt, Ronana O'Gara and a bunch of Brumbies. Hope to remember and share anything memorable and or insightful.
Will probably be too pissed.
Judging by some of the spelling you already are.
Have fun !
Turns out I got worse.
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@His-Bobness said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
That’s a mortal blow to the Wallabies and you have to feel for them. I’m not sure Donaldson offers much as a replacement.
I think they're better off for the injury.
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@antipodean said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@antipodean said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
At a Lions Lunch with Ieyan Evans, Joe Schmidt, Ronana O'Gara and a bunch of Brumbies. Hope to remember and share anything memorable and or insightful.
Will probably be too pissed.
Judging by some of the spelling you already are.
Have fun !
Turns out I got worse.
God bless.
Any good yarns ? Maybe you decided a repeat of the Duncan McRae/Ronan O’Gara incident from 2001 was in order ?
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@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@antipodean said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@MN5 said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@antipodean said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
At a Lions Lunch with Ieyan Evans, Joe Schmidt, Ronana O'Gara and a bunch of Brumbies. Hope to remember and share anything memorable and or insightful.
Will probably be too pissed.
Judging by some of the spelling you already are.
Have fun !
Turns out I got worse.
God bless.
Any good yarns ? Maybe you decided a repeat of the Duncan McRae/Ronan O’Gara incident from 2001 was in order ?
I don't recall many in sufficient detail, but what I did find interesting is Joe spoke about the importance of finding grass with their kicks. So that leads me to believe their kicking strategy won't be putting much emphasis on contestables. Perhaps he doesn't believe that the Wallabies will compete well in that space?
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@antipodean kind of surprising that, in general.
With all the league and afl in Oz, you just sort of expect them to be naturally good in the air..
I do agree tho that modern game does make grass hunting a wise option.
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@MajorRage said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:
@antipodean kind of surprising that, in general.
With all the league and afl in Oz, you just sort of expect them to be naturally good in the air..
I do agree tho that modern game does make grass hunting a wise option.
On the flip side, if they were any good in the air maybe they'd be playing league or AFL.
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