B&I Lions vs SA A Lions match thread

[Sards]

Good to see that the Lions will have some really serious opposition this week. The games so far have seriously flattered some of our players - this will be a proper wake up call.

I am surprised the BILs did not start their best side

[assfly]

Is this match an official test? I.e. will players earn caps for it?

[OomStruisbaai]

Is this match an official test? I.e. will players earn caps for it?

No.

[duke]

Good to see that the Lions will have some really serious opposition this week. The games so far have seriously flattered some of our players - this will be a proper wake up call.

I am surprised the BILs did not start their best side

They probably weren’t sent the Memo from Rassie about giving his test side another warm up game

[assfly]

Is this match an official test? I.e. will players earn caps for it?

No.

That's a shame. Would have been a great opportunity to celebrate our third black captain.

[handyman]

Pumped for this!

[OomStruisbaai]

He"l get it if Kolisi don't make it next week

[assfly]

He"l get it if Kolisi don't make it next week

I've heard he won't be ready. One of a couple of players with symptoms.

[OomStruisbaai]

SS

Siya, Frans Steyn and Handre Pollard might make it. There are some guys you know you can just slot into the team and some guys who take a little bit longer to get their engines going and be ready for a game.”

Erasmus said he expected them to be among a group of players expected back in the Springbok camp next week, just days before the first test at the Cape Town Stadium on 24 July.

The Boks have had a total of 14 players who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, plus six management members, including coach Jacques Nienaber, who will return to the camp on Wednesday, Erasmus added.

Some have already returned from isolation, like wing S’bu Nkosi and prop Vincent Koch, both named to play for South Africa A against the Lions in Cape Town on Wednesday.

The Covid-19 outbreak led to the cancellation of last Friday’s test against Georgia and a week cloistered in their hotel rooms in Johannesburg before returning to training on Sunday.

Erasmus also added there was an outside chance of No 8 Duane Vermeulen being available for the third test. He had surgery on an ankle injury last month.

"Duane is maybe in the mix for the last test, but we are not banking on that," he said.

[boere wors]

Covid symptons one week, professional sports the next?! Maybe not a good idea.

[Blake]

Lood went awol in Bloemfontein and came back positive. That's where the bubble burst.

Kak man. Where did you get this nonsense?

[SaintK]

Good to see that the Lions will have some really serious opposition this week. The games so far have seriously flattered some of our players - this will be a proper wake up call.

I am surprised the BILs did not start their best side

They probably weren’t sent the Memo from Rassie about giving his test side another warm up game

[Big Nipper]

Lood went awol in Bloemfontein and came back positive. That's where the bubble burst.

Kak man. Where did you get this nonsense?

Are you even surprised that SB posts kak like this?

[boere wors]

from sa rugby mag:

Several players are still completing their return-to-play safety protocols after testing positive for Covid-19, with captain Siya Kolisi, for example, facing a race against time to be cleared for selection for the first Test after a lengthy period of isolation.

However, someone like Handre Pollard could be able to return to training later this week and potentially bank some more game time in another SA A game.

This website has now learned that a match against the Bulls has been lined up in order to afford the Springboks the essential benefit of some more match preparation.

[assfly]

I love this Lions tour.

Everyday there is literally something new.

[Chilli]

Lood went awol in Bloemfontein and came back positive. That's where the bubble burst.

Kak man. Where did you get this nonsense?

Are you even surprised that SB posts kak like this?

https://www.news24.com/sport/rugby/brit ... k-20210712

[OomStruisbaai]

Lood went awol in Bloemfontein and came back positive. That's where the bubble burst.

Kak man. Where did you get this nonsense?

Heard it through the vineyards.

[Openside]

Covid symptons one week, professional sports the next?! Maybe not a good idea.

Agreed - anecdotally in UK lots of young adults with Arythmia for exercising too early after suffering with Covid.

[Sards]

I am surprised the BILs did not start their best side

They probably weren’t sent the Memo from Rassie about giving his test side another warm up game

I actually thought the side you have been playing is the best you have. Getting extra time together as a team. Without informing Springbok management

[OomStruisbaai]

SA A to play vs Bulls on saturday.

Iol.co.za

It is expected that the Bulls will take on SA A in a ‘curtain-raiser’ to the WP-Lions match on Saturday afternoon at Cape Town Stadium, with the kickoff time to be confirmed.

Organising such a fixture might come just in time for the likes of captain Siya Kolisi, Handre Pollard, Makazole Mapimpi, Bongi Mbonambi, Frans Malherbe, Frans Steyn, Marvin Orie, Ox Nche, Dan du Preez and Scarra Ntubeni, who were not considered for the SA A-Lions game due to Covid-19 protocols.

[assfly]

Game day.

Thinking about the tour so far, we really really need this match to be good. It can save what has otherwise been a sad state of affairs.

[Chilli]

At what time is kick off? 19h00 or 20h00?

[Gumboot]

At what time is kick off? 19h00 or 20h00?

6am.

Should be a good game. I might get up for it.

[Chilli]

At what time is kick off? 19h00 or 20h00?

6am.

Should be a good game. I might get up for it.

Then we've missed the game already

[Gumboot]

At what time is kick off? 19h00 or 20h00?

6am.

Should be a good game. I might get up for it.

Then we've missed the game already

Tomorrow morning. You're good, still hours to go.

[OomStruisbaai]

At what time is kick off? 19h00 or 20h00?

20h00

[average joe]

6am.

Should be a good game. I might get up for it.

Then we've missed the game already

Tomorrow morning. You're good, still hours to go.

Chilli is a fellow Freestater, we're used to being behind the times

[OomStruisbaai]

Then we've missed the game already

Tomorrow morning. You're good, still hours to go.

Chilli is a fellow Freestater, we're used to being behind the times

Nah, Chilli only support the Cheetahs, he is a Nataller.

[average joe]

Tomorrow morning. You're good, still hours to go.

Chilli is a fellow Freestater, we're used to being behind the times

Nah, Chilli only support the Cheetahs, he is a Nataller.

Have you not learned anything?

[OomStruisbaai]

Chilli is a fellow Freestater, we're used to being behind the times

Nah, Chilli only support the Cheetahs, he is a Nataller.

Have you not learned anything?

Sorry, forgot you dont have internet in the Free State.

[OomStruisbaai]

The rain have passed, leave only snow on the Boland mountains, so there can be lots of running tonite. No box kicking.

[average joe]

Nah, Chilli only support the Cheetahs, he is a Nataller.

Have you not learned anything?

Sorry, forgot you dont have internet in the Free State.

Once you've drank from the fountain, you'll always be a Freestater. I've lived in Gauteng for nearly 30 odd years now but still consider myself a Freestater.

[Chilli]

Have you not learned anything?

Sorry, forgot you dont have internet in the Free State.

Once you've drank from the fountain, you'll always be a Freestater. I've lived in Gauteng for nearly 30 odd years now but still consider myself a Freestater.

This.

AJ, Nipper and I.
Three of the best , but thankfully not elite

[Sards]

Looking forward to this.....I must remember to load up some more wood today....have to have a fire going for this. Thanks to the snow on ouboets mountains.

[OomStruisbaai]

I struggle to load the SA A team photo.

Need help

https://www.sarugby.co.za/news-features ... sa-a-team/

[average joe]

I struggle to load the SA A team photo.

Need help

https://www.sarugby.co.za/news-features ... sa-a-team/

Where's the photo?

[OomStruisbaai]

I struggle to load the SA A team photo.

Need help

https://www.sarugby.co.za/news-features ... sa-a-team/

Where's the photo?

Sorry on the home page

[average joe]

[boere wors]

[average joe]

Looks like the looters took all the shaving blades.