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Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:52 pm**

Surprised Willemse didn't run that one back TBH...he had one Lion in front of him and Mapimpi on the outside.

Think the kick was the wrong call.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:52 pm**

Komaan Bokke. 4 varks steaks.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:53 pm**

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:51 pm We had Watson in acres of space there. FFS.

Warburton singing Lawes' praises. Fair play, he grew into this one.

If Russell is fit next week he plays I reckon.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:53 pm**

sorCrer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:51 pm Kolisis not talking

Well.......

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:53 pm**

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:51 pm We had Watson in acres of space there. FFS.

Warburton singing Lawes' praises. Fair play, he grew into this one.

Yup. Somehow he got better and better. Shown some engine this game.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:54 pm**

Colin Farrell giving it the outstretched arm whinge.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:55 pm**

TheNatalShark wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:50 pm I thought starting props made their presence in defense. Yes the scrums much more steady, although neither winning or losing more so little in that. I can imagine we were banking on Marx and Kitshoff having a big loose impact.

Agreed, but the Lions played stupid rugby in the first half sending runner after runner into the meat grinder.
In the seconds they've gone to their gameplan and kicked over the midfield, taking our tight five out of the game completely.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:55 pm**

This should go to the corner.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:55 pm**

Slot it and that's got to be that.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:55 pm**

Lions maul is the difference in the second half. Boks just give away pen after pen.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:55 pm**

Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:53 pm
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:51 pm We had Watson in acres of space there. FFS.

Warburton singing Lawes' praises. Fair play, he grew into this one.
If Russell is fit next week he plays I reckon.

It has been very strange. But the kicking might still win this.

Biggest problem is the total lack of cohesion, the Lions have largely spent this game looking confused as to where they are and what they're meant to be doing, against an opposition that's barely played a game in years.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:56 pm**

SA made to look like chumps by box kicks and mauls

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:56 pm**

Hal Jordan wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:55 pm Slot it and that's got to be that.

Going to the corner here would waste a lot more time.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:56 pm**

FM. Send Farrell and Daly home on the same flight.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:56 pm**

We need Proidfoot back

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:57 pm**

17-22 Lions
78 mins

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:57 pm**

Fair ay Farrell milked a good bit of extra time here.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:57 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:56 pm FM. Send Farrell and Daly home on the same flight.

Farrel will start next two games

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:58 pm**

If I cared I'd be screaming abuse at Daly right now

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm**

Maro Itoje again.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm**

Like I said: has a Lion caught a ball? Greenwood talking sh*te about Lions dominating aerial battle.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm**

Elstadt drops it

Lions win

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm**

Brilliant by Maro.

Though he did play it on the floor afterwards... We'll just gloss over that

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm**

Congratulations Lions!

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm**

Itoje played that on the floor, but well played Lions, they played smarter in the second half.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm**

Get the fuck in.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm**

strip was good, but tackled players knee was on the ground. Consistent

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:00 pm**

Itoje has been God this game.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:00 pm**

tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:57 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:56 pm FM. Send Farrell and Daly home on the same flight.
Farrel will start next two games

Russell is back in training. He’ll find holes in that defense.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:00 pm**

Maro motm

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm**

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm strip was good, but tackled players knee was on the ground. Consistent

Think he was already in the process of ripping it. Bigger problem was him then playing it while flat on the floor!

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm**

Springboks showed a lot of rust there and nearly pulled it off. Backs were too ponderous though

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm**

Well done Lions, so much better in the second half.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm Like I said: has a Lion caught a ball? Greenwood talking sh*te about Lions dominating aerial battle.

Yesa and no. They haven't caught much, but they've forced fair number of South African knock ons in the contest and been able to keep a lot of play in the Bok half.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm**

Boks need a new plan. Shite box kicks and poor maul defence wins nothing.

Number of backline passes outside 12? Zero.
Most lethal backline since 1984 and we just kick the ball all night. Lame.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm**

Congrats to the Lions.

Everything went pretty much exactly as I expected.
Boks have a lot of homework to do. Conditioning also a massive issue. Intensity dropped to almost nothing in the last 30 mins.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm**

Insane_Homer wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm strip was good, but tackled players knee was on the ground. Consistent

The ref has been fairly inconsistent on a few things. At least that is his gane done.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:02 pm**

sockwithaticket wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:01 pm
Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 24, 2021 5:59 pm Like I said: has a Lion caught a ball? Greenwood talking sh*te about Lions dominating aerial battle.
Yesa and no. They haven't caught much, but they've forced fair number of South African knock ons in the contest and been able to keep a lot of play in the Bok half.

Yeah the momentum swung after half time after a couple of great box kicks by Price.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:03 pm**

Well done BIL. Well deserved win. Hope that puts to bed complaints about officials.

Posted: **Sat Jul 24, 2021 6:04 pm**

Itoje superb, Price excellent, Lawes great in the second half, Furlong, DVDM, Watson, Hogg, AWJ, all pretty good. Biggar, Curry, Conan, Sutherland, Henshaw decent. LCD I’m still unconvinced, Daly pish

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