Rumoured Lions team for 1st test

madds

Got word from a reliable source last night that this is the team & bench that will line up on Saturday. Jones is a surprise (is he better than Jenkins at the breakdown??) so I suppose we'll have to wait for the official announcement to see if my source is correct.

Byrne
Bowe
Monye
Roberts
O’Drisc
Jones
Philips
Heaslip
Wally
Croft
Alwyn
Paulie
Meers
Vickery
Jones

Prop
Hooker
Shaw
Martyn Williams
Ellis
Rog
Kearney

Onearmedbandit

Jenkins could be injured although I don't think there is much point speculating until the actual team is announced. When is the announcement?

Crash

Three hours.

7mountpleasant

No way will Jenkins be on the bench.

Onearmedbandit

Crash wrote: »

Three hours.

Cheers cant wait, i reckon ROG to get the nod ahead of Jones (just a feeling).

Rumour is Wallace & Williams will play but it looks unlikely.

dan719

You mean the team nearly everyone has predicted anyway? :rolleyes:

The team is announced at half twelve today.

thomond2006

Jaysus, thought BOD was on the wing at first. :D

madds

dan719 wrote: »

You mean the team nearly everyone has predicted anyway? :rolleyes:

Well excuse me for posting some information which I thought people might be interested in knowing.

spoon

dan719 wrote: »

You mean the team nearly everyone has predicted anyway? :rolleyes:

The team is announced at half twelve today.

There's some interesting calls if that team is accurate i would have thought. Jenkins on the bench, Jones in the 2nd row with POC, Kearney on the bench, Monye being picked over Fitz.

Onearmedbandit

spoon wrote: »

There's some interesting calls if that team is accurate i would have thought. Jenkins on the bench, Jones in the 2nd row with POC, Kearney on the bench, Monye being picked over Fitz.

I think the Monye/Fitz situation is a close call, as has been previously discussed on the southern kings match thread with many differing views. I wouldn't be surprised to see either picked ahead of the other one.

Jenkins should be picked though, especially considering the problems at the breakdown in the last match.

spoon

Onearmedbandit wrote: »

I think the Monye/Fitz situation is a close call, as has been previously discussed on the southern kings match thread with many differing views. I wouldn't be surprised to see either picked ahead of the other one.

Jenkins should be picked though, especially considering the problems at the breakdown in the last match.

Chances are Monye will be picked, but it's definately close, however, if he was picked i would have thought Fitz would have been on the bench, or even Earls since they can both cover the centre and the back three.

gav86

I thought AWJ in the second row was a given at this stage
Its tough on Fitz but he'll get his chance in a test i'm sure, thought he'd be on the bench as he can cover the midfield but suppose he might be a bit too light but still would prefer him to Kearney if Roberts or BOD had to come off
As someone else already posted Jenkins might be struggling with an injury so could be possible he's being rested.

edit:started writing this before the post above, same points made

wixfjord

SSN reporting that they are confident team will be- monye croft wallace awj stephen jones jenkins all starting, rest as expected.

thomond2006

A mod should change the thread to "Lions Team for 1st Test" to stop other threads cropping up.

wexican

If that is the team, I'm a little disappointed that Fitz hasn't made the bench even.

ROG is unlucky, but he was always up against it when competing with Jones.

I have a good feeling about the 1st test.... :pac:

bugler

That won't be the team, Vickery and Jones are both THs. Vickery and Jenkins will be the props I would think.

Onearmedbandit

From Lionsrugby.com

Lions (vs South Africa, first Test, Saturday June 20)

15. Lee Byrne (Ospreys/Wales)
14. Tommy Bowe (Ospreys/Ireland)
13. Brian O'Driscoll (Leinster/Ireland)
12. Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
11. Ugo Monye (Harlequins/England)
10. Stephen Jones (Scarlets/Wales)
9. Mike Phillips (Ospreys/Wales)

8. Jamie Heaslip (Leinster/Ireland)
7. David Wallace (Munster/Ireland)
6. Tom Croft (Leicester Tigers/England)
5. Paul O'Connell (Munster/Ireland) Captain
4. Alun-Wyn Jones (Ospreys/Wales)
3. Phil Vickery (London Wasps/England)
2. Lee Mears (Bath/England)
1. Gethin Jenkins (Cardiff Blues/Wales)

Replacements

16. Matthew Rees (Scarlets/Wales)
17. Adam Jones (Ospreys/Wales)
18. Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster/Ireland)
19. Martyn Williams (Cardiff Blues/Wales)
20. Harry Ellis (Leicester Tigers/England)
21. Ronan O'Gara (Munster/Ireland)
22. Rob Kearney (Leinster/Ireland)

charliesboots

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

madds

Glad to see my source was wrong and Jenkins is selected. Roll on Saturday!

ch2008

Best team picked IMO

shanagarry

Disappointed ROG missed out, but always going to be a close one. I think he'll play in the Highveld if they win on Saturday.

No other surprises really, though fair play to DOC for playing himself onto the bench as I don't think he was there at the start of the tour.

Hope nothing happens to the centres though!

thomond2006

lock this thread, there's one already.