Lions v British & Irish Lions

[sparky]

What worries me most here is that the B & I coach is Warren Gatland who due to coach a NZ Super franchise next season. Absolutely appalling that a senior NZR coach could have so little concern for a player's long term welfare.

[Catogrande]

@sparky said in Lions v British & Irish Lions:

What worries me most here is that the B & I coach is Warren Gatland who due to coach a NZ Super franchise next season. Absolutely appalling that a senior NZR coach could have so little concern for a player's long term welfare.

Perhaps we should mention George North to Gatland?

[MiketheSnow]

Christ pull the reigns in on the moral high horse

If you’ve followed / go back through the head injuries threads you’ll see I’m the biggest advocate of a 3-week sit down for concussion like it was when I was playing.

Should he have even been allowed to fly, let alone be picked?

I DON’T KNOW

And that’s the point

I’m trying to distinguish between moral opinion and World Rugby policy and protocol.

Examined on pitch
Presumably failed HIA and sat the rest of the match out
Had subsequent HIA at recognised time intervals post-injury and at some point he passed.

Given the go ahead by his club doctor

Passed BIL medical to join tour

What’s next?

Garland ignoring the policy, protocol and current science and saying see you in a couple of weeks?

[Catogrande]

@mikethesnow Good summation Mike. Logic tells us that he shouldn't be playing but we are not party to the medical evidence. Rob Baxter is very hot on player welfare at Exeter so I would assume that LCD has passed all the protocols there are and I cannot see Gatland and co going against any guidance from the Exeter medical team, no matter what his own medics might say.

[Catogrande]

So. Comfortable win for the good guys but not sure what the take aways will be. Russell did some good stuff but he also gave us some buttock clenching moments. Welsh wingers finished very well. Lawes put in a shift. Watson was ever present. I like him as a lion but when he’s playing against England, he’s an annoying little shit.

Oh and a message to Eddie, Daly is 88.25% more effective at 13 than 15.

Edit: I like him a bit better knowing now that he is actually an Englishman. Bloody poaching Scots.

[Bovidae]

Just watched a replay of this game. The B&I Lions' backs looked slick and played at a good tempo. The forwards were physical.

I'm not sure of the strength of these SA teams at the moment though without their Boks.

I also thought that there were obvious differences in how Jacobs refereed the breakdown compared to what we have seen in SRA. I was also surprised that Rees-Zammit wasn't at least penalised early in the game for taking out a Lions player in the air. It didn't look like he was really contesting for the high ball.

[MiketheSnow]

Solid start to the tour

The Good
Finishing was superb, as was support play
Great defensive organisation by Harris. He’s really put himself in contention. Looked good with Farrell
Watson was excellent
Itoje is a definite Test starter
Hogg or Williams going to be a tough call
As will who misses out between Adams, LRZ, Watson

The Bad
Price and Russell won’t feature in the Tests

The Ugly
Lawes, Simmonds and Sinckler lucky not to get yellow

[ACT Crusader]

@mikethesnow said in Lions v British & Irish Lions:

The Bad
Price and Russell won’t feature in the Tests

It will be interesting if they’re given another chance. Price might make the bench of one of the tests.

[Daffy Jaffy]

“I’m gonna make every ball to Owen a crash or just miss him out all together”

[MiketheSnow]

@act-crusader said in Lions v British & Irish Lions:

@mikethesnow said in Lions v British & Irish Lions:

The Bad
Price and Russell won’t feature in the Tests

It will be interesting if they’re given another chance. Price might make the bench of one of the tests.

Murray, Davies

[Duluth]