Chiefs v B&I Lions
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DMac wasn't available for selection due to a neck injury. Rennie said he would have been on the bench otherwise.
I wasn't expecting any of the Maori players bar Elliot to be playing. Like @Nepia I would have started him, but Polwart has played ahead of Hika in recent weeks.
That's the Chiefs forward pack I was expecting to start. We've got 2 green halfbacks though, whereas last year vs Wales, Weber was in the no.9 jersey.
As a comparison this was that starting XV:
- Mitchell Graham (23)
- Rhys Marshall (30)
- Hiroshi Yamashita (7)
- Dominic Bird (5)
- Michael Allardice (17)
- Mitchell Brown*
- Lachlan Boshier (2)
- Tom Sanders (9)
- Brad Weber (36)
- Stephen Donald (87) Captain
- Sam Vaka (3)
- Andrew Horrell (53)
- Anton Lienert-Brown (18)
- Toni Pulu (7)
- James Lowe (31)
@Bovidae Rennie was saying on RS yesterday the team that faced the Welsh last year had 20 players unavailable for selection, this year is 18...
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@MiketheSnow said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
I'll piss myself if any of the 'Unworthies' have a stormer / score a try / get MOTM
I'm fucking hoping that Best, Henderson, Haskell and Stander go on a whirlwind followed by Henshaw, Payne and Daly running in six tries with Marler taking the conversions and in the post-game interviews, Best does a straight face in which he says - "well we felt we should show the lads how it should be done for Saturday, and get our side of the job complete, now it's over to them. Isn't that right, Warren?
@Pot-Hale said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
@MiketheSnow said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
I'll piss myself if any of the 'Unworthies' have a stormer / score a try / get MOTM
I'm fucking hoping that Best, Henderson, Haskell and Stander go on a whirlwind followed by Henshaw, Payne and Daly running in six tries with Marler taking the conversions and in the post-game interviews, Best does a straight face in which he says - "well we felt we should show the lads how it should be done for Saturday, and get our side of the job complete, now it's over to them. Isn't that right, Warren?
Was talking about the Welsh and Scots brought in over the weekend.
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Just to confirm, this is tonight right?
Oh, and Warren, if Sir Stephen wants to show and go, there is fuck all you can do about it. Accept it, know your role.
@mariner4life yep game is tonight.
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Scots first five Finn Russell will be over the moon.....fresh from winning MOM in the victory over Oz instead of jetting off for a jaunt in Fiji with his teammates he gets rewarded with a seat on the bench with a bunch of Welsh losers no one has even heard of.
In Hamilton.
Rad.
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I was a bit 'meh' at the time of the ballot, but predictably now that the tour has arrived I wish I was there.
Was in the Tron for work this morning before returning to the land of Plenty, and it was one of the few times I've strongly wished I was staying in Hamilton for longer
Quite a few Lions supporters wandering around, including a couple bravely travelling in a campervan with a baby.Reminded me of 12 years ago ahead of the NZ Maori game. I was opening up the changing rooms at Marist to get them ready for the team and a Lions supporter turned up from a nearby campervan, keen to use a shower. He'd had a good night the night before and was looking forward to another one.
Great fun to see all the fans out and about and enjoying themselves. Hoping (though not expecting) the Chiefs ruin the party tonight though
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Scots first five Finn Russell will be over the moon.....fresh from winning MOM in the victory over Oz instead of jetting off for a jaunt in Fiji with his teammates he gets rewarded with a seat on the bench with a bunch of Welsh losers no one has even heard of.
In Hamilton.
Rad.
@MN5 said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Scots first five Finn Russell will be over the moon.....fresh from winning MOM in the victory over Oz instead of jetting off for a jaunt in Fiji with his teammates he gets rewarded with a seat on the bench with a bunch of Welsh losers no one has even heard of.
In Hamilton.
Rad.
I don't think you'll see him bitching & moaning
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Lions were miles offside after the Pulu break. That really has not been reffed well this series for either side.
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That should really be red, late and no arms. Cheap shot.
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That should really be red, late and no arms. Cheap shot.
@No-Quarter said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
That should really be red, late and no arms. Cheap shot.
Yep, Luatua has seen red for fairly similar, just a little bit higher from memory.
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Lions came here to give cheapshots, live offside and kill rucks. Disappointing Gats, very disappointing.
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Best Haka so far.
Question
When Tipuric held the player up and the ref shouted 'Maul' how was it not a penalty to the Lions when the Chiefs player sprinted into the maul taking it down?
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Lions came here to give cheapshots, live offside and kill rucks. Disappointing Gats, very disappointing.
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Lions came here to give cheapshots, live offside and kill rucks. Disappointing Gats, very disappointing.
Yep, Warrenball at it's dullest.
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@MN5 said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Scots first five Finn Russell will be over the moon.....fresh from winning MOM in the victory over Oz instead of jetting off for a jaunt in Fiji with his teammates he gets rewarded with a seat on the bench with a bunch of Welsh losers no one has even heard of.
In Hamilton.
Rad.
I don't think you'll see him bitching & moaning
@MiketheSnow said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
@MN5 said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Scots first five Finn Russell will be over the moon.....fresh from winning MOM in the victory over Oz instead of jetting off for a jaunt in Fiji with his teammates he gets rewarded with a seat on the bench with a bunch of Welsh losers no one has even heard of.
In Hamilton.
Rad.
I don't think you'll see him bitching & moaning
Word is one of the Scots turned Gatland down when he was asked to join.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Lions came here to give cheapshots, live offside and kill rucks. Disappointing Gats, very disappointing.
Yep, Warrenball at it's dullest.
@Donsteppa you just see so much of it in their rugby
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Best Haka so far.
Question
When Tipuric held the player up and the ref shouted 'Maul' how was it not a penalty to the Lions when the Chiefs player sprinted into the maul taking it down?
@MiketheSnow said in Chiefs v B&I Lions:
Best Haka so far.
Question
When Tipuric held the player up and the ref shouted 'Maul' how was it not a penalty to the Lions when the Chiefs player sprinted into the maul taking it down?
The mauls that are formed from a tackle are reffed completely differently. I made that point in another thread - seems fine to take those mauls down. No idea why.
