B&I Lions 2017

[taniwharugby]

And we get accused of not knowing about thier rugby....

I barely remember how many teams there are but I know it ain't been 12 for a long time! Although tbf it is still the same 5 teams in nz that were there in the S12, so in a wzy there is some truth in the headline

[Crucial]

His name is Fekitoa not Vaquita FFS and why does it matter how many of his family are left in the world?

[Catogrande]

@Crucial said in B&I Lions 2017:

His name is Fekitoa not Vaquita FFS and why does it matter how many of his family are left in the world?

i really hope you were looking for that tongue in cheek emoji...

[Crucial]

@Catogrande said in B&I Lions 2017:

@Crucial said in B&I Lions 2017:

His name is Fekitoa not Vaquita FFS and why does it matter how many of his family are left in the world?

i really hope you were looking for that tongue in cheek emoji...

No. I was too busy looking up when the World Wrestling Federation changed their logo to a panda and why they are concerned about an endangered rugby player

[Catogrande]

@Crucial Good. You might need to dial down on the subtlety in future.

[Rapido]

Fake news. Malikai is one of 16 siblings, so I reckon if you add in cousins there must be plenty more than 30 Vaquitas left.

[mariner4life]

@Crucial said in B&I Lions 2017:

His name is Fekitoa not Vaquita FFS and why does it matter how many of his family are left in the world?

this really should have got more love. Tough crowd. two thumbs up

[Stargazer]

Sad. Stuart Hogg ruled out of remainder of Lions tour

[Billy Tell]

@Stargazer said in B&I Lions 2017:

Sad. Stuart Hogg ruled out of remainder of Lions tour

No replacement will be named apparently, but if there were one

Zebo?
Earls?
May?
Brown?

Earls was absolutely excellent for Ireland vs USA, the best I have ever seen him play in a green jersey.

[Bovidae]

Cue the next Mike Brown rant.

[SammyC]

@Bovidae said in B&I Lions 2017:

Cue the next Mike Brown rant.

Anyone but Brown would be funny, just to see his reaction

[Bovidae]

The other thing I read was that Hogg and Murray were roommates in Chch.

[rotated]

@Stargazer said in B&I Lions 2017:

Sad. Stuart Hogg ruled out of remainder of Lions tour

Drag Donal Lenihan to give the old "1971 Canterbury" speech. Won't really work (not that it did the first time) but seems like a move Gats would make.

[Catogrande]

@Billy-Tell said in B&I Lions 2017:

@Stargazer said in B&I Lions 2017:

Sad. Stuart Hogg ruled out of remainder of Lions tour

No replacement will be named apparently, but if there were one

Zebo?
Earls?
May?
Brown?

Earls was absolutely excellent for Ireland vs USA, the best I have ever seen him play in a green jersey.

If you wanted a like for like replacement, how about Nick Abendanon?

[Duluth]

Cover fullback from within the current squad and bring in Ford

[Catogrande]

@Duluth said in B&I Lions 2017:

Cover fullback from within the current squad and bring in Ford

While not a bad call that would be admitting the first selections were wrong. So, unlikely.

[Billy Tell]

@Catogrande said in B&I Lions 2017:

@Billy-Tell said in B&I Lions 2017:

@Stargazer said in B&I Lions 2017:

Sad. Stuart Hogg ruled out of remainder of Lions tour

No replacement will be named apparently, but if there were one

Zebo?
Earls?
May?
Brown?

Earls was absolutely excellent for Ireland vs USA, the best I have ever seen him play in a green jersey.

If you wanted a like for like replacement, how about Nick Abendanon?

If you are doing French exiles, then David Strettle is fairly decent too.

[Duluth]

@Catogrande

Yeah, its not a prediction. Just what I think they should do

Ford at 10 and Farrell at 12. As you said it would be admitting the initial selection was wrong, it would be admitting the backs aren't converting enough opportunities and it would be copying Eddie Jones

Gatland would never do any of that.

[Stargazer]

British and Lions head coach Warren Gatland has called up Scotland duo Allan Dell (prop) and Finn Russell (fly-half) ahead of their Test series against New Zealand

Dell and Russell’s call-ups come after Wales’ Cory Hill, Kristian Dacey, Gareth Davies and Tomas Francis joined the squad on Saturday afternoon following their Test against Tonga in Auckland on Friday.

[pakman]

Russell the only one who adds anything to the overall squad.