what time is the test team to be announced?

reallybad

its today right?

chupacabra

Tomorrow at around 1pm local south african time which is Ireland time + 2 hours.

reallybad

D'OH - thanks - was watching for news, wondered what was going on.

TarfHead

At the weekend it was to be selected on Tuesday evening, then in recent days it was to be selected on Wednesday & announced lunchtime today

Now Thursday ?

The post-match interviewer on SKY yesteday made a number of references to the team being announced today.

premierstone

TarfHead wrote: »

At the weekend it was to be selected on Tuesday evening, then in recent days it was to be selected on Wednesday & announced lunchtime today

Now Thursday ?

The post-match interviewer on SKY yesteday made a number of references to the team being announced today.

The players are been told today but its not been released untill luchtime tomorrow

themont85

Some journalist will get info on certain positions i reckon from watching them train. McGeegan is really keeping SA waiting, they won't have any tape of this team together before the first test.

zenmonk

I still think the test team is picked in SA and everyone elses minds apart from the positions 4,10 and 11. IMO the test team on form should be:
jenkins, mears, vickery, doc, poc, croft, wallace, heaslip, philips, o gara, fitzgerald, roberts, o driscoll, bowe , byrne.
Still geech will probably go for AW Jones and S Jones at 10 and possibly Monye at 11. Who knows?

shanagarry

The press conference is due to kick off at 1pm SA time tomorrow, which is 12pm Irish time.

The training sessions are closed save 15 mins at the beginning, so I don't think anyone will be given a look in there!

TarfHead

Maybe they need time to film new versions of those lame inserts that SKY use for the teamsheet ? What was so wrong with a list of names ?

RadioGaGa

TarfHead wrote: »

Maybe they need time to film new versions of those lame inserts that SKY use for the teamsheet ? What was so wrong with a list of names ?

They are painful to watch and they take ages as well.
"Gethin Jenkins, Prop" *folds arms*
For some reason I thought the test team would announced today, probably better to keep it late though

chupacabra

RadioGaGa wrote: »

They are painful to watch and they take ages as well.
"Gethin Jenkins, Prop" *folds arms*
For some reason I thought the test team would announced today, probably better to keep it late though

I dont mind them even if Keith Earls sounds like a 10 year old.

Jam-Fly

chupacabra wrote: »

Tomorrow at around 1pm local south african time which is Ireland time + 2 hours.

Ireland is -1 hour.

It's 18:00 in Ireland, 19:00 in South Africa.

Jello

12:30pm tomorrow.

http://www.irishrugby.ie/17386_17686.php

TarfHead

FWIW ..

what site will you look to to get the announcement, assuming you can't be in front of the TV ?

BBC ?
PlanetRugby ?
LionsRugby ?
IrishRugby ?

sarahb82

Pretty much as expected by all

http://www.lionsrugby.com/news/8140.php