Ford gets the nod.

thomond2006

I feel absolutely gutted for Best. :(

http://www.skysports.com/lions-09/story/0,25921,16057_5343276,00.html

anonymous_joe

Me too. But not surprised.

It's similar to Cusiter in Scotland, he's no worse than Mike Blair, hell he might even edge him, but he's not the international starter, so he's not picked.

Ford's a decent player in fairness, I can only hope he lives up to his hype. And in some ways, Smit's not quite the hooker he was in 07, still an awesome player, but maybe, just maybe there's something to exploit there...

waraf

Yeah Bestie deserved it ahead of Ford in my mind anyway. He must be gutted.

zAbbo

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Me too. But not surprised.

It's similar to Cusiter in Scotland, he's no worse than Mike Blair, hell he might even edge him, but he's not the international starter, so he's not picked.

Ford's a decent player in fairness, I can only hope he lives up to his hype. And in some ways, Smit's not quite the hooker he was in 07, still an awesome player, but maybe, just maybe there's something to exploit there...

Smit probably won't be playing at hooker.

Onearmedbandit

Any word on whether Armitage will be replacing Halfpenny yet?

niallon

Dunno, pity about Best but it'll still be great to see him get to show off his leadership skills with the Irish squad, at least he has something to be looking forward to.

chupacabra

Sucks for Rory, sucks even more for Flannery. Bad start.

outwest

strange that they didnt announce the two replacements together.
he might be waiting till after tomoro's game to decide on halfpenny replacement.

for me ford is the right joice. best was a close second

anonymous_joe

zAbbo wrote: »

Smit probably won't be playing at hooker.

Prop again? Didn;t think that worked when I saw it...

Depp

thomond2006 wrote: »

I feel absolutely gutted for Best. :(

Why? Hes Sh***
Ford is pure class, hes destined for great things

Depp

Depp wrote: »

Why? Hes Sh***
Ford is pure class, hes destined for great things

Pure class?
He was picked because he is a big unit.

Depp

Magnolia Delightful Ham wrote: »

Pure class?
He was picked because he is a big unit.

He Was Picked Cos hes brilliant, brilliant i say

Depp

I Think John Sutton should have been picked:pac:

Moncti48

anonymous_joe wrote: »

Prop again? Didn;t think that worked when I saw it...

It will be the Sharks front row. 3.John Smit, 2.Bismarck du Plessis, 1.Beast Mtawarira.