All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2

[akan004]

British & Irish Lions (v New Zealand, 2nd Test, Saturday, July 1, 7.35pm NZST, 8.35am BST)
15 Liam Williams – Scarlets, Wales, #833
14 Anthony Watson – Bath Rugby, England, #816
13 Jonathan Davies – Scarlets, Wales, #778
12 Owen Farrell – Saracens, England, #780
11 Elliot Daly – Wasps, England, #822
10 Johnny Sexton – Leinster, Ireland, #791
9 Conor Murray – Munster, Ireland, #790

1 Mako Vunipola – Saracens, England, #787
2 Jamie George – Saracens, England, #819
3 Tadhg Furlong – Leinster, Ireland, #818
4 Maro Itoje – Saracens, England, #825
5 Alun Wyn Jones – Ospreys, Wales, #761
6 Sam Warburton (capt) – Cardiff Blues, Wales, #800
7 Sean O’Brien – Leinster, Ireland, #796
8 Taulupe Faletau – Bath Rugby, Wales, #779

Replacements:
16 Ken Owens – Scarlets, Wales, #829
17 Jack McGrath – Leinster, Ireland, #827
18 Kyle Sinckler – Harlequins, England, #814
19 Courtney Lawes – Northampton Saints, England, #826
20 CJ Stander – Munster, Ireland, #831
21 Rhys Webb – Ospreys, Wales, #820
22 Ben Te’o – Worcester Warriors, England, #815
23 Jack Nowell – Exeter Chiefs, England, #828

[akan004]

SBW will have a field day running at Sexton and Farrell, Teo is unlucky to be benched. Can't believe AWJ has retained his position as well.

[No Quarter]

@akan004 said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:

SBW will have a field day running at Sexton and Farrell, Teo is unlucky to be benched. Can't believe AWJ has retained his position as well.

Looking forward to Laumape having a bit of fun down that channel too if he gets the chance.

[dogmeat]

That side to me looks weaker than the one for the first test and seems chosen on hype and hope rather than reason (not Mark)

[Tim]

Ben Smith out of the series.

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen confirmed today that Smith passed all the concussion protocol tests but decided to take a conservative approach due to a number of recent head knocks.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=11883681

[Salacious Crumb]

Damn shame. Expected as much but still a shame.

[Donsteppa]

Te’o benched? I guess there's impact late in the game to think about, but the first 55 minutes are handy too...

[Rancid Schnitzel]

My God, he actually selected Jersey Shore.

Looks like alot of kneejerk selections to me.

Will be severely pissed off if abs lose to this lineup.

[Bovidae]

AWJ leads a charmed life.

The changes in the loose forwards are designed to compete more at the breakdown.

Warburton needs to play well as being named captain doesn't help your job security.

[booboo]

Wonder if Laumape on the bench prompted starting Sexton? I was looking forward to Ngani running at him late on.

Anyway we end up with SBW running at him whilst Te'o and Laumape get to cancel each other when they get on.

[Tim]

That's a very short lineout. The loose forwards are about 1.88 to 1.92 m. Itoje is 1.95m, and AWJ is 1.96m.

[jegga]

YanksTe'o fairly early when he was having a great game then benches him for the next game?

[Tim]

@jegga said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:

YanksTe'o fairly early when he was having a great game then benches him for the next game?

Classic anti North Harbour bias.

[taniwharugby]

@jegga maybe he's blaming the loss on him for failing to pass with a big overlap?

Lucky they had advantage on that play too, cos otherwise he shoulda been pinged for pulling the ball back into the ruck when Owen Franks was standing over him.

[Frank]

Wasn't sure where to post this.
Great article about Wayne Smith in the Guardian.
"Creativity is practice camouflaged"

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/28/wayne-smith-all-blacks-culture-lions

[jegga]

@taniwharugby probably, he's pretty good at blaming everyone but himself.

[Bones]

Spotted while out for dinner in Crete, I felt an instant sense of relief about this weekends result, it's gotta be a sign.

Edit: well shit seems I've got no idea about image hosting sites. How do I post a pic from my phone?

[Tim]

You need the direct link to the file. e.g. https://image.ibb.co/gM4zXk/20170629_054340.jpg

[Bones]

@Tim said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #2:

You need the direct link to the file. e.g. https://image.ibb.co/gM4zXk/20170629_054340.jpg

Cheers... seems to be working now?

[Tim]

@Bones I changed it, ya goof.