AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions

MN5

@MiketheSnow said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@Catogrande said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@MajorRage

To be honest I really don't think DVDM has done much of anything on this tour so far. Huw Jones very unlucky if he is not picked to start but Ringrose has played well too and I guess if it's pretty even, you go with teh guy you know. Jones has at least had the opportunities to press his case which hasn't always been the case on more recent tours.

Pollock I reckon is seen as a utility back row off the bench and will thrive on game time. I don't see this as a relegation from the test squad and fully expect him to feature at some time in the test 23.

It looks like the famous versatility of Smith M is working in his favour. Well that and the fact both Daley and Kinghorn are crocked and Keenan is playing like a sack of spuds. Will he be in the test 23 though? Probably not as I think that place will go to Farrell.

If DVDM creates opportunities for himself and finishes decisively then I'd have him leapfrogging Lowe

I'd personally go with the Scottish centres

Pollock will be on the bench and will offer far more than VDF

If Keenan has a mare / isn't fit then Marcus Smith will start, otherwise it's Keenan to start at M Smith on the bench to cover 10 & 15

If Farrell Jr is anywhere near the Test 23 then Farrell Sr is a fucking knob

I'd start with this backline

Mitchell, Russell, DVDM, Tuipolotu, Jones, Freeman, ~~Keenan~~Kinghorn

with JGP, M Smith, Ringrose on the bench

Corrected now. I’m sure he’ll get picked

MiketheSnow

@MN5 said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@MiketheSnow said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@Catogrande said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@MajorRage

To be honest I really don't think DVDM has done much of anything on this tour so far. Huw Jones very unlucky if he is not picked to start but Ringrose has played well too and I guess if it's pretty even, you go with teh guy you know. Jones has at least had the opportunities to press his case which hasn't always been the case on more recent tours.

Pollock I reckon is seen as a utility back row off the bench and will thrive on game time. I don't see this as a relegation from the test squad and fully expect him to feature at some time in the test 23.

It looks like the famous versatility of Smith M is working in his favour. Well that and the fact both Daley and Kinghorn are crocked and Keenan is playing like a sack of spuds. Will he be in the test 23 though? Probably not as I think that place will go to Farrell.

If DVDM creates opportunities for himself and finishes decisively then I'd have him leapfrogging Lowe

I'd personally go with the Scottish centres

Pollock will be on the bench and will offer far more than VDF

If Keenan has a mare / isn't fit then Marcus Smith will start, otherwise it's Keenan to start at M Smith on the bench to cover 10 & 15

If Farrell Jr is anywhere near the Test 23 then Farrell Sr is a fucking knob

I'd start with this backline

Mitchell, Russell, DVDM, Tuipolotu, Jones, Freeman, ~~Keenan~~Kinghorn

with JGP, M Smith, Ringrose on the bench

Corrected now. I’m sure he’ll get picked

All I’ve read says he’s missing the 1st Test through injury

MN5

@MiketheSnow said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@MN5 said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@MiketheSnow said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@Catogrande said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

@MajorRage

To be honest I really don't think DVDM has done much of anything on this tour so far. Huw Jones very unlucky if he is not picked to start but Ringrose has played well too and I guess if it's pretty even, you go with teh guy you know. Jones has at least had the opportunities to press his case which hasn't always been the case on more recent tours.

Pollock I reckon is seen as a utility back row off the bench and will thrive on game time. I don't see this as a relegation from the test squad and fully expect him to feature at some time in the test 23.

It looks like the famous versatility of Smith M is working in his favour. Well that and the fact both Daley and Kinghorn are crocked and Keenan is playing like a sack of spuds. Will he be in the test 23 though? Probably not as I think that place will go to Farrell.

If DVDM creates opportunities for himself and finishes decisively then I'd have him leapfrogging Lowe

I'd personally go with the Scottish centres

Pollock will be on the bench and will offer far more than VDF

If Keenan has a mare / isn't fit then Marcus Smith will start, otherwise it's Keenan to start at M Smith on the bench to cover 10 & 15

If Farrell Jr is anywhere near the Test 23 then Farrell Sr is a fucking knob

I'd start with this backline

Mitchell, Russell, DVDM, Tuipolotu, Jones, Freeman, ~~Keenan~~Kinghorn

with JGP, M Smith, Ringrose on the bench

Corrected now. I’m sure he’ll get picked

All I’ve read says he’s missing the 1st Test through injury

Fuck. Can the Lions even compete with only four Scots in the backline ?

Duluth

Hopefully Edmed can get back to his 2024 North Harbour form

His Bobness

Couldn’t they came up with a better name for this combined team than AUNZ XV? ‘The Ockerz’ perhaps or ‘The Lamingtons’ or ‘The ‘Tazmans’ or ‘The Far Laps’?

Bones

@His-Bobness the antipodean spares

Bones

Kicked off on time! And the lions have won the world cup after a Havili knock on!

Bones

Lam brutalizes VDM

Bones

Blatant knock on ignored. NH ref?

Darth Sader

That AUNZ jersey is awful

sparky

Decent start for AUNZ.

Bones

What the heck was that not huge obstruction from that lineout? Morgan detached immediately

Bones

@sparky said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

Decent start for AUNZ.

Change the channel

KiwiMurph

Havili is such a punish

Darth Sader

Havili a couple of average touches

African Monkey

Yeah been a bang average start from Havili.

Duluth

That was awful. At least Lam got to smash someone

Mr Fish

@Duluth said in AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions:

That was awful. At least Lam got to smash someone

Always good when you're gloating at someone on the ground just as your team concedes a try.

Darth Sader

Lam busy

Darth Sader

Green is slimming for Fozzie?

The Silver Fern

AUNZ XV vs British and Irish Lions