B&I Lions 2025 Official Thread

[Tichtheid]

Yep, it was pretty obvious live

[Slick]

This is how to help rugby disappear in Australia, keep calling the tries back.

I hope Kinghorn gets a half at 15, Keenan has been gash so far

[salanya]

Keenan has to make that. It's a bog standard tackle for a 15.

Finn Smith biting in as well.

Waratahs are their own worst enemies.

[Big D]

I dint mind them saying no foul.play but they are missing the fact he's in from 45 degrees?

[PornDog]

I dint mind them saying no foul.play but they are missing the fact he's in from 45 degrees?

45 degrees is generous - closer to 90.

[Kawazaki]

Keenan well off the pace, needs to keep hold in tackle, not match fit?

He's been awful.

[fishfoodie]

This is how to help rugby disappear in Australia, keep calling the tries back.

I hope Kinghorn gets a half at 15, Keenan has been gash so far

He's not going to get any better riding the pine; he needs playing time before the Tests

[salanya]

Referee didn't want to chalk off another home try there.

[sockwithaticket]

I dint mind them saying no foul.play but they are missing the fact he's in from 45 degrees?

I mind in so far as it's pretty inconsistent with the rest of the globe. Antipodeans have a very different approach to foul play. They can whinge about the rest of us being soft, but if they want to play their own way they need to separate.

[Margin__Walker]

Referee didn't want to chalk off another home try there.

Yep. Would have chalked it off if he hadn't just done one.

Very little legal about that. Arm tucked at a big angle.

[ASMO]

Clearout was fine......except he clearly came in from the side

[Slick]

This is how to help rugby disappear in Australia, keep calling the tries back.

I hope Kinghorn gets a half at 15, Keenan has been gash so far

He's not going to get any better riding the pine; he needs playing time before the Tests

Neither will Kinghorn.

Anyway, it’s not really an issue, we have loads of options at full back. Apparently

[Big D]

Had a poor 1st game but Cummings has covered some ground in this game.

[Kawazaki]

I dint mind them saying no foul.play but they are missing the fact he's in from 45 degrees?

I mind in so far as it's pretty inconsistent with the rest of the globe. Antipodeans have a very different approach to foul play. They can whinge about the rest of us being soft, but if they want to play their own way they need to separate.

You are soft.

Stick to playing touch on the beach.

[ASMO]

Fin is very average, not doing his test 23 chances any good, Jones however has been very good..Mitchell is at best a bench option...none of the back row have shown anything...Hansen still not convinced, Keenan...nope.....

[fishfoodie]

This is how to help rugby disappear in Australia, keep calling the tries back.

I hope Kinghorn gets a half at 15, Keenan has been gash so far

He's not going to get any better riding the pine; he needs playing time before the Tests

Neither will Kinghorn.

Anyway, it’s not really an issue, we have loads of options at full back. Apparently

Fair. The M.Smith experiment has hopefully been put to bed, but Dalys injury cost the team practice match time too

[dpedin]

Had a poor 1st game but Cummings has covered some ground in this game.

He has played really well, saved try in first few minutes.

[SaintK]

Fin is very average, notvdoung his test 23 chances any good, Jones however has been very good

Mitchell and Smith looking nothing like the pair who play at Saints!!!

[Slick]

Fin is very average, notvdoung his test 23 chances any good, Jones however has been very good

Mitchell and Smith looking nothing like the pair who play at Saints!!!

Fin just seems to be getting out of position after 2 or 3 phases for some reason. Several times Mitchell has looked for him and ended up having to give it to someone else standing still, it’s quite odd

[Big D]

Had a poor 1st game but Cummings has covered some ground in this game.

He has played really well, saved try in first few minutes.

Hansen didn't lot of the heavy lifting there too to be fair.

Think both props, Cummings, Earl (had a bad 5min giving away pens), centres and Hansen have been decent. Kinghorn.and VdF been OK.

Mitchell and Smith not quite clicking. Be interesting to see if Mitchell is penned into the test 23 or whether White has a realistic chance there.

Keenan has been poor. I cant see how Bierne makes the test 23 the way he's been playing.

[sockwithaticket]

I dint mind them saying no foul.play but they are missing the fact he's in from 45 degrees?

I mind in so far as it's pretty inconsistent with the rest of the globe. Antipodeans have a very different approach to foul play. They can whinge about the rest of us being soft, but if they want to play their own way they need to separate.

You are soft.

Stick to playing touch on the beach.

Regardless of what you think about me, that would be called as at least a penalty 90% of the time by non-Antipodean refs. There's years of precdent at this point.

Inconsistency of officiating is a massive complaint about the modern game among both fans and pundits. The Aussies and Kiwis going their own way while still notionally playing the same sport as everyone else does nothing to help that.

[Slick]

He's not going to get any better riding the pine; he needs playing time before the Tests

Neither will Kinghorn.

Anyway, it’s not really an issue, we have loads of options at full back. Apparently

Fair. The M.Smith experiment has hopefully been put to bed, but Dalys injury cost the team practice match time too

Worth saying, as you know, I’m a big Keenan fan and had him down as my Test full back, but he, not surprisingly, is miles off here

[Big D]

Neither will Kinghorn.

Anyway, it’s not really an issue, we have loads of options at full back. Apparently

Fair. The M.Smith experiment has hopefully been put to bed, but Dalys injury cost the team practice match time too

Worth saying, as you know, I’m a big Keenan fan and had him down as my Test full back, but he, not surprisingly, is miles off here

Yeah me too. Before today I thought he'd start at 15 in tests too.

[Tichtheid]

To be fair to Keenan, this is his first time on the park for over a month, he will get better

[ASMO]

Watching this in Czech Republic, so weird with Czech commentary

[salanya]

Beirne not looking great at 6.
F. Smith needs to show more at 10.
Keenan needs a good second half.

VdF has a better pass than Mitchell.

[Big D]

Awful start.

[SaintK]

Has Kinghorn touched the ball yet?

[Big D]

Don't understand why he didn't kick for distance there.

[Big D]

Has Kinghorn touched the ball yet?

Between 5 and 10 times I think and more than Keenan.

Could do with getting the back 3 involved a lot more.

[PCPhil]

Great start to 2nd half from the disjointed rabble

[Simian]

Mitchell has been awful.

[Tichtheid]

Who gave the penalty away?

[Big D]

Fair play that was nice by Mitchell.

[duke]

Mitchell has been awful.

Great timing

[Simian]

Fair play that was nice by Mitchell.

was just about to say that was a nice break.

[Simian]

Mitchell has been awful.

Great timing

great break indeed

[ASMO]

Smith having an absolute stinker

[Big D]

No control.

[PCPhil]

Ffs Mitchell. Do not kick again in this match.