John Hayes called up to the Lions Squad.

thomond2006

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/9670.php

****ing brilliant. Absolutely thrilled for the man. I hope he will somehow get a test cap.
G'WAN BULL, TIS YOUR FIELD!!

Riskymove

Great news:pac:

lets hope he gets some game time at this late stage

damoz

Fantastic. delighted for the Bull - now dont get injured out there !

ch2008

Great to see him there. If the second row doesnt function on sat we may see DOC,POC and the bull reunited?

Jackz

thomond2006 wrote: »

if some poor fella should unfortunately get injured

I think a man like John Hayes would prefer to think this way.

norrie rugger

Jackz wrote: »

I doubt a man like John Hayes would look too kindly on that wish.

QFT my man, QFT

premierstone

Absolutely great news delighted for the bull and his family, nothing more than he deserves, do us proud bull!!

budhabob

premierstone wrote: »

Absolutely great news delighted for the bull and his family, nothing more than he deserves, do us proud bull!!

+1, he's a true professional and may be useful in the lineout. go-on the bull.

danthefan

edit.

thomond2006

danthefan wrote: »

That is a disgraceful thing to say.

Yeah sorry. :(:(

Went overboard.

Will edit post.

ch2008

Yes hopefully god will injure somebody

danthefan

thomond2006 wrote: »

Yeah sorry. :(:(

Went overboard.

Will edit post.

Fair enough.

d'Oracle

Imagine a front row with The Bull on one side and Sheridan on the other.....

Or a lineout for that matter.

ch2008

That would be some sight alright. Hard to understand why they didnt see the merit in it first time around

buck65

Hayes made the Lions tour in 2005 as well!
the Lions really need a new scrum half and a 6 out there too Ellis and Blair are in brutal form.
Peel and Leamy get your bags.

tomred1

Great for him but for his club and coutry he should be staying at home resting.

d'Oracle

Lets face it, he isnt getting fitter.

He would die on the highveldt.

buck65

tomred1 wrote: »

Great for him but for his club and coutry he should be staying at home resting.

Well considering he missed the first 6 games and all the training surely a couple of weeks training and one or 2 appearances won't be too taxing!

buck65

d'Oracle wrote: »

Lets face it, he isnt getting fitter.

He would die on the highveldt.

Then we'll send Buckley!!
we'll keep this ridiculous tour with its massive body count going if it kills us

Jackz

tomred1 wrote: »

Great for him but for his club and coutry he should be staying at home resting.

The lions is one of the greatest honors a player can have. Why do you think John Hayes is on his way?

d'Oracle

I can't understand the lions at all.

How is it an honour to be assembled into a squad of players from 4 countries, to play against one?

All this talk of the north-south gap and every 4 years every player in the home nations clamours to represent the fact that none of the 4 are good enough to beat the SANZARS alone.

Still, its good to watch.

tomred1

Jackz wrote: »

The lions is one of the greatest honors a player can have. Why do you think John Hayes is on his way?

What?

Stev_o

I say he'll fill the midweek gap and then contest Test 2 but more likely 3.

Jackz

d'Oracle wrote: »

I can't understand the lions at all.

How is it an honour to be assembled into a squad of players from 4 countries, to play against one?

All this talk of the north-south gap and every 4 years every player in the home nations clamours to represent the fact that none of the 4 are good enough to beat the SANZARS alone.

Still, its good to watch.

Back in the day they were good enough to beat them (Well Wales and England mostly were).

What it means to a player is that with the four player pools combined you are one of the best of a bigger lot.

danthefan

Stev_o wrote: »

I say he'll fill the midweek gap and then contest Test 2 but more likely 3.

There's only 1 midweek game left. He's there to cover injuries realistically, he has no opportunity to make a claim for a test place.

Jackz

tomred1 wrote: »

What?

John Hayes has been a tireless servant for Munster and Ireland and has helped them on the way to Heineken Cups, Triple Crowns and the Grand Slam, being called up to the Lions at any point is a huge endorsement of his ability. To begrudge him that is crazy?

corigi

danthefan wrote: »

There's only 1 midweek game left. He's there to cover injuries realistically, he has no opportunity to make a claim for a test place.

Yes just there for cover but could easily be a few injuries in the front row as there be some tough battles ahead..

Hopefully he gets some game time

Marko_Man

A good guy im really happy for him

tomred1

Jackz wrote: »

John Hayes has been a tireless servant for Munster and Ireland and has helped them on the way to Heineken Cups, Triple Crowns and the Grand Slam, being called up to the Lions at any point is a huge endorsement of his ability. To begrudge him that is crazy?

I'm not begrudging him at all,i said it was great for him and well deserved.I said that for Ireland and Munster it would be better if he stayed home and rested.

Munster Gal

ch2008 wrote: »

Great to see him there. If the second row doesnt function on sat we may see DOC,POC and the bull reunited?

and just imagine if TO'L, Jerry & Quinnie had made it!;)

dreamer_ire

Brilliant news for him.... I'm delighted that he's gotten the call up. Whether he gets game time or not it's a fitting tribute to a him as a sportsman and a true gentleman.

ladowack

I hear nothing but good things about the man, wish him the best.

Jackz

tomred1 wrote: »

I'm not begrudging him at all,i said it was great for him and well deserved.I said that for Ireland and Munster it would be better if he stayed home and rested.

A shure be great if they all did. We could do without BOD or Heaslip or someone getting injured ourselves, but it would be amazing if a Lions team with Irish men in key positions could beat the world champions.

ALH-06

buck65 wrote: »

Hayes made the Lions tour in 2005 as well!
the Lions really need a new scrum half and a 6 out there too Ellis and Blair are in brutal form.
Peel and Leamy get your bags.

Ellis isn't in bad form...? But yeah, definitely another 6. Desperately needed!

thomond2006

d'Oracle wrote: »

Lets face it, he isn't getting fitter.

This is the same man that played for 80 minutes in all the Six Nations Games.

This is the same man that is immune to injury.

Your statement is just wrong.

trout

That's great news for the Bull ... delighted for him, fully deserved.

What a good year it's been for him; from all accounts he is a class act ... pure gent

Hope he gets a good run out and a test cap.

I can just imagine him now, hoisting POC like a fork-lift in the line-outs, and turning a game

tbaymusicman

i almost shed a tear when i read this:D:D:Di love the bull

premierstone

tbaymusicman wrote: »

i almost shed a tear when i read this:D:D:Di love the bull

Almost?? Ah come on show a bit of emotion I was in floods

dan719

Go on the bull...tis your highveld.....

Can't wait to see the above on a sign in SA.

Depp

A BOY THE BULL!!!!!!!!!

http://www.lionsrugby.com/news/8160.php

Jackz

Welcome to several hours ago: Thread

Size=everything

And its not like he was unfairly not selected orignally the fact is as much as I like Hayes he is going to get demolished in the scrums.

[Jackass]

He may only have a season left, but this will be a great way to see off his last tour. Hope he gets capped.

chupacabra

Delighted for him. Admittedly i don't think he will play a test match, but id love to see him on the bench against the Emerging Boks and maybe force his way into contention for one of the remaining tests. Imagine of Big Os was still playing.. what a match up it would be with 2 of the gentle giants of rugby going head to head.

danthefan

buck65 wrote: »

Hayes made the Lions tour in 2005 as well!
the Lions really need a new scrum half and a 6 out there too Ellis and Blair are in brutal form.
Peel and Leamy get your bags.

Leamy? You must be joking.

mr_edge_to_you

Good man Bull! The forecast is good for the weekend but the hay will have to wait!

I think O'Connell will be relieved to know that Hayes is on his way! For every lineout O'Connell steals the Bull is lifting!

yogidc26

Good man Bull. Should have gone in the first place

Chucky the tree

yogidc26 wrote: »

Good man Bull. Should have gone in the first place

:pac:


Anyone who wants the lions to win should hope Hayes see's little to no game time.

abregy

I thought we had to freeze the bull for the summer to have him fresh to play every minute of every game for province and country.

dreamer_ire

abregy wrote: »

I thought we had to freeze the bull for the summer to have him fresh to play every minute of every game for province and country.

We did but the temp in SA will bring him back to the boil again

the immortals

thomond2006 wrote: »

http://www.munsterrugby.ie/9670.php

****ing brilliant. Absolutely thrilled for the man. I hope he will somehow get a test cap.
G'WAN BULL, TIS YOUR FIELD!!

+1 would love to see him get a game, the man is a legend