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Total capitulation - possibly the worst game of rugby I have watched- credit to the Boks for imposing their game plan.
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No guarantee with Pollard this match …. And he does get it.
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Openside wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:00 pm Total capitulation - possibly the worst game of rugby I have watched- credit to the Boks for imposing their game plan.
Defo worst Lions game ever. F**king dire.
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Nice by Farrell, good line by Faletau but he really needed to offload there.

This one's done.
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Lawes has proved that his second half last week was a complete aberration compared to his usual empty shirt performances when selected at 6 in Tests.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:58 pm
Big D wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:57 pm Good case to replace all the Lions back 3 next week.

Lions need something different off the bench like a Smith or Russell. Trying plan A but Plan A harder doesn't work.
Hard call on Watson. He was excellent last week and seen f**k all ball this.
He has dropped 3 high balls and threw a possible overlap pass into touch. They are all playing shit but then again I think only Henshaw and Lawes have even close to pass marks.
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Kolbe should have had red, Fluff a yellow, that second try was a knock on. Gatland is going to be raging.
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That was a terrible kick by Jantjies. Marx saving him from some blushes but a crucial turnover.
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Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:01 pm Lawes has proved that his second half last week was a complete aberration compared to his usual empty shirt performances when selected at 6 in Tests.
Yeah? Still more metres than both his back row colleagues combined, and one fewer tackle

And took a bunch of lineouts too
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Lions have stopped competing in the line outs too.
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:01 pm Kolbe should have had red, Fluff a yellow, that second try was a knock on. Gatland is going to be raging.
I hope be bitches to high heaven about the officials. :lol:
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SA have dictated this whole game, the pace and the (broken) rhythm of it
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Sorry but what the fuck is that decision on Watson
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Subbing the captain off? Surprising.
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Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:58 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:56 pm SA look miles better since Fat went off.
Indeed, but for me the change wasn't Faf that went off, but De Jager coming on, Bok ruck starting to fire and Lions bleeding penalties.
When the Boks get momentum the 9 always looks good.
Waterbooi got brains
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:02 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:01 pm Lawes has proved that his second half last week was a complete aberration compared to his usual empty shirt performances when selected at 6 in Tests.
Yeah? Still more metres than both his back row colleagues combined, and one fewer tackle
Tallest dwarf.
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Vincent Koch power
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:02 pm Sorry but what the fuck is that decision on Watson
Erm. Being generous to Bin the Ruff, no just seen the replay. There’s nothing in that. Watson recovered that.
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So moet n Leeu scrum kak.
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Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:03 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:02 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:01 pm Lawes has proved that his second half last week was a complete aberration compared to his usual empty shirt performances when selected at 6 in Tests.
Yeah? Still more metres than both his back row colleagues combined, and one fewer tackle
Tallest dwarf.
Think you're just trying to justify a dislike, to be honest. He's done better than most of the Lions pack.
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:04 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:02 pm Sorry but what the fuck is that decision on Watson
Erm. Being generous to Bin the Ruff, no just seen the replay. There’s nothing in that. Watson recovered that.
Plus the fact the saffer got to it first and knocked it into Watson...
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:03 pm Subbing the captain off? Surprising.
Not at all. He rarely plays the full 80. Whenever we did 6/2 split in the past, it was always Vermeulen and PSdT that stayed on the field.
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Arse reaming in the scrums now.
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:04 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:03 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:02 pm

Yeah? Still more metres than both his back row colleagues combined, and one fewer tackle
Tallest dwarf.
Think you're just trying to justify a dislike, to be honest. He's done better than most of the Lions pack.
Lawes is one of very few I'd give pass marks too.
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I dont think a single Lions player has had a decent game.

Its been fucking terrible, Gatland completely got the tactics and selection wrong.

Sentiment has to go out of the window, AWJ has been poor, Mako poor (in the scrum) backrow anonymous and the back 3 fucking dire.

He has to roll the dice for 3rd test, shit or bust.
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JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:04 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:03 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:02 pm

Yeah? Still more metres than both his back row colleagues combined, and one fewer tackle
Tallest dwarf.
Think you're just trying to justify a dislike, to be honest. He's done better than most of the Lions pack.
Like I said, tallest dwarf.

He's a magnificent lock, but never a Test 6 whilst he has a hole in his arse.
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Nyakane has been surprisingly dominant out there since coming on.
Bok bench has been firing this week!
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Big D wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:05 pm
JM2K6 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:04 pm
Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:03 pm

Tallest dwarf.
Think you're just trying to justify a dislike, to be honest. He's done better than most of the Lions pack.
Lawes is one of very few I'd give pass marks too.
Emoji, Lawes and possibly Henderson.
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Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:05 pm Arse reaming in the scrums now.
Yup, Sutherland got smashed a few times, and Sinckler copped one earlier.
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ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm I dont think a single Lions player has had a decent game.

Its been fucking terrible, Gatland completely got the tactics and selection wrong.
Said last week that once he made that selection, the Lions would lose. The tactics just made it worse. No Plan B
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That’s the game, Gats got this wrong, I imagine the back three cull will happen but that is not the reason the Boks will win this, the Lions trying to play tight doesn’t work.
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Bin the entire back 3 for next week.
So I squares up, casual like.
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ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm I dont think a single Lions player has had a decent game.

Its been fucking terrible, Gatland completely got the tactics and selection wrong.

Sentiment has to go out of the window, AWJ has been poor, Mako poor (in the scrum) backrow anonymous and the back 3 fucking dire.

He has to roll the dice for 3rd test, shit or bust.
I'd be starting Price plus Russell or Smith. No point dying wondering.
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Price is so much much faster than Murray. Why wasn’t he starting.
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Blake wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm Nyakane has been surprisingly dominant out there since coming on.
Bok bench has been firing this week!
Nyakane is terrifyingly huge. He makes Sinckler look tiny.
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:08 pm Price is so much much faster than Murray. Why wasn’t he starting.
I'm faster than Murray
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Nothing in there.
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It does seem like because the lions were so successful with the high kicks in the last 20 minutes last week, they decided that is all they will do this week. They barely tried to run the ball today.
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Shit from the Lions. Awful game plan, worse execution. Play some rugby next week
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Big D wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:07 pm
ASMO wrote: Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:06 pm I dont think a single Lions player has had a decent game.

Its been fucking terrible, Gatland completely got the tactics and selection wrong.

Sentiment has to go out of the window, AWJ has been poor, Mako poor (in the scrum) backrow anonymous and the back 3 fucking dire.

He has to roll the dice for 3rd test, shit or bust.
I'd be starting Price plus Russell or Smith. No point dying wondering.
As much as I'd like to see that, that team would be sent out to die. I have seen nothing to suggest that Gatland has coached this tour party to do anything except kick chase.
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