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Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:09 pm**

Go fuck yourself AWJ

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:10 pm**

Jeez, AWJ looks worse for wear.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:10 pm**

If they aren't going to compete in the line outs then Beard for AWJ needs to happen too. May as well have your best maul defender play.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:10 pm**

Farrell kicks away advantage ball. Some things are reassuring, at least.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:10 pm**

Utterly clueless by the Lions. Dire performance. They've played right into the Boks hands.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:10 pm**

bok_viking wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:09 pm 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.

Yup. After a godawful first half from both sides, where it looked for a minute like SA discipline might genuinely fall apart in a huge way, only one side has tried to change things in the second half

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:11 pm**

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:09 pm
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.

Just a different way to die.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:11 pm**

If Ken Owens is in the squad next week I'll not be happy

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:12 pm**

When Daly is the answer then you’d have to wonder what the question was.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:12 pm**

Well done Boks, limited game plan but you executed it perfectly.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:12 pm**

Pretty much a disgraceful performance all around.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm**

The most boring bumming ever?

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm**

Bokke!

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm**

Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:12 pm Pretty much a disgraceful performance all around.

Bin the Ruff wasn’t great. Some very poor decisions.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm**

Lions back three have been useless in the air. No surprise there, unfortunately.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm**

Boks win 27-9
2nd half squeeze too much for the visitors

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm**

ScarfaceClaw wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:12 pm When Daly is the answer then you’d have to wonder what the question was.

How many roads must a man walk down?

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm**

Well done SA. After one of the worst halves of rugby I've ever had the misfortune to watch, that was some good shit in the second half.

Gatland's Lions looked clueless, static, inflexible, and scared of playing rugby.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm**

I'm just glad the series is alive and we don't have a dead rubber next week.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:14 pm**

Turgid stuff f all round. Don't think we've seen a genuine backs move from either side in two test matches.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:14 pm**

That was pretty humiliating for the Lions. They do know the purpose in rugby is to score tries, right?

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:14 pm**

That was pretty terrible from the Lions.

Played absolutely no rugby in that game. Congrats Saffas

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:15 pm**

Congrats to the SA lads.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:16 pm**

Well done bokke

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:17 pm**

Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:14 pm That was pretty terrible from the Lions.

Played absolutely no rugby in that game. Congrats Saffas

What little rugby there was was played by SA in the 2nd half and on that alone, they deserved to win with the caveat that Kolbe should have been off the park.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:18 pm**

Great 2nd half Bokke! Well done!

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:18 pm**

Congratulations SA, they were much the better side

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:18 pm**

Yeah well done South Africa. Totally outplayed the Lions second half. Selection will be interesting, but the way they play has to change

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:18 pm**

RWC final redux...at least we can share the misery this time.

Gatland has plenty of material for a Rassie-esc moanfest will be interesting to see if he does it.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:19 pm**

Can't really say I'm happy, more relieved than anything.

I did not expect the Lions to implode the way they did in the last 30mins. Thought their superior conditioning would pull them through, but it looks like the damage was done in the first half. Slow poison.

Kolisi man of the match for me. He was immense. Lead from the front.

Only Bok that looked out of his depth for me was Wiese. Kolbe had a shocker also.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:19 pm**

JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm Well done SA. After one of the worst halves of rugby I've ever had the misfortune to watch, that was some good shit in the second half.

Gatland's Lions looked clueless, static, inflexible, and scared of playing rugby.

It's incredible to watch, it's like all the talent and flair has been coached out of them. I would imagine the back three, Murray, Biggar and all the forwards bar Lawes and Itoje must be in the firing line.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:20 pm**

As Graham Love says, it's like both teams declared war on the sky

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:21 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:17 pm
Margin__Walker wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:14 pm That was pretty terrible from the Lions.

Played absolutely no rugby in that game. Congrats Saffas
What little rugby there was was played by SA in the 2nd half and on that alone, they deserved to win with the caveat that Kolbe should have been off the park.

While I don't disagree with the red card, Kolbe was so shit out there tonight, him staying on might have actually helped you.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:21 pm**

Blake wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:19 pm Can't really say I'm happy, more relieved than anything.

I did not expect the Lions to implode the way they did in the last 30mins. Thought their superior conditioning would pull them through, but it looks like the damage was done in the first half. Slow poison.

Kolisi man of the match for me. He was immense. Lead from the front.

Only Bok that looked out of his depth for me was Wiese. Kolbe had a shocker also.

I was surprised they pulled Mapimpi and not Kolbe

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:21 pm**

Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:19 pm
JM2K6 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:13 pm Well done SA. After one of the worst halves of rugby I've ever had the misfortune to watch, that was some good shit in the second half.

Gatland's Lions looked clueless, static, inflexible, and scared of playing rugby.
It's incredible to watch, it's like all the talent and flair has been coached out of them. I would imagine the back three, Murray, Biggar and all the forwards bar Lawes and Itoje must be in the firing line.

Yep, heads must roll.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:22 pm**

Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:19 pm It's incredible to watch, it's like all the talent and flair has been coached out of them. I would imagine the back three, Murray, Biggar and all the forwards bar Lawes and Itoje must be in the firing line.

That's precisely what has happened and given Gatland's track record, you expected different?

Not even he would be dumb enough to start Farrell over Biggar though.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:22 pm**

tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:18 pm Gatland has plenty of material for a Rassie-esc moanfest will be interesting to see if he does it.

Like what?

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:23 pm**

Blake wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:21 pm While I don't disagree with the red card, Kolbe was so shit out there tonight, him staying on might have actually helped you.

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:23 pm**

Lemoentjie wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:22 pm
tc27 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:18 pm Gatland has plenty of material for a Rassie-esc moanfest will be interesting to see if he does it.
Like what?

Relax. Sarchasm

Posted: **Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:25 pm**

Torquemada 1420 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:22 pm
Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Jul 31, 2021 6:19 pm It's incredible to watch, it's like all the talent and flair has been coached out of them. I would imagine the back three, Murray, Biggar and all the forwards bar Lawes and Itoje must be in the firing line.
That's precisely what has happened and given Gatland's track record, you expected different?

Not even he would be dumb enough to start Farrell over Biggar though.

I wonder if Townsend knew that the only planned move would be up and unders when he agreed to be the attack coach. It's pathetic to watch and will do the game no good.

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