2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA

[Bones]

@pakman for the test team?

[GibbonRib]

@bones yeah, there's loads that we can be sure will tour, but the starting XV is very very open.

All the ones you named are great players, maybe favourites to start, but plenty of people would have others in there. AWJ is probably the strongest certainty, but that's really down to his strength as a captain (and the other candidates for captain going backwards). If you take that out of the equation he'd still be in the mix, but not a given.

[Bones]

@gibbonrib I guess if I was gonna put money on it, I'd drop Murray and North from my list.

[GibbonRib]

@pakman said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@gibbonrib I reckon these names are surely nailed on.

Owens (Wales)
Wyn Jones (Captain) (Wales)
Murray (Ireland)
North (Wales)
Rees- Zammitt (Wales)
Hogg (Scotland)

Add just from Wales:

Williams (L)
Biggar
Davies x 2
Faletau

LH Jones and Tipiric will be close.

Henshaw/Sexton/Furlong/Berne are nailed on.

Navidi has been a stand out too. Back row is going to be one hell of a tough call

[GibbonRib]

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@gibbonrib I guess if I was gonna put money on it, I'd drop Murray and North from my list.

Murray hasn't been that strong, but nor has any other 9. He's probably ahead of the others, but it'll be a close call. Similar with North, likely to get the nod because he's done well enough at 13, has a lot of strengths and Gatland knows him.

Owens - again probably the on form hooker, but not by a huge margin.

LRZ is a huge talent, just a judgement call about the level of experience, readiness, maybe defence.

Hogg should start. AWJ too as captain. Will be interesting to see if he plays 80 mins - he invariably does for Wales, and does it well.

[Bones]

@gibbonrib yeah I think Murray has been excellent this year - there's a huge, noticeable difference to Ireland with him on the field. I don't think any other "scrum half" has stood our as much as him.

And I'm about as far from a fan of Ireland as you can get.

[GibbonRib]

Such a weird year. So much uncertainty about who'll be selected, but it seems appropriate given that we're ten weeks out and we don't even know which hemisphere the tour will be in

[pakman]

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman for the test team?

I’m not qualified.

[Bones]

@pakman said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman for the test team?

I’m not qualified.

Defeatist.

[pakman]

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman for the test team?

I’m not qualified.

Defeatist.

Have you ever tried learning Welsh?

[sparky]

British and Irishions plan to go ahead with tour of South Africa:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56501183

[MiketheSnow]

You there in the back

15
Stuart Hogg - can play 10
Liam Williams - can play wing
Anthony Watson - can play wing

14
LRZ
Anthony Watson - can play full back

13
George North - can play wing
Henshaw
Jones

12
Henshaw
Farrell - can play 10
J Davies

11
Earls
Adams
Van der Merwe

10
Sexton
Russell
Biggar

9
Murray
T Williams
G Davies

Have at it

[pakman]

@mikethesnow said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

You there in the back

15
Stuart Hogg - can play 10
Liam Williams - can play wing
Anthony Watson - can play wing

14
LRZ
Anthony Watson - can play full back

13
George North - can play wing
Henshaw
Jones

12
Henshaw
Farrell - can play 10
J Davies

11
Earls
Adams
Van der Merwe

10
Sexton
Russell
Biggar

9
Murray
T Williams
G Davies

Have at it

Those do look like the runners and riders. Possibly Ben Youngs might get a look.

[Machpants]

I wonder how many will decline to tour in SA, with the covid mess over there. If the SA govt say no crowds, will it just be canned? No way SARU can afford the losses

[Bovidae]

@sparky said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

British and Irishions plan to go ahead with tour of South Africa:

I was going to say, it's hard to pick a squad without knowing how many games will be played. That article suggests that the tour itinerary is not finalised either.

[sparky]

My guess is that it will go ahead but a shorter tour and with a smaller squad.

[Bones]

@pakman said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman for the test team?

I’m not qualified.

Defeatist.

Have you ever tried learning Welsh?

Peidiwch â bod yn hurt.

[pakman]

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@bones said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

@pakman for the test team?

I’m not qualified.

Defeatist.

Have you ever tried learning Welsh?

Peidiwch â bod yn hurt.

Mae hyn i gyd Iseldiroedd i mi!

[Machpants]

Dau beint

[pakman]

@machpants said in 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to SA:

Dau beint

Brains?