South Africa vs British Lions predictions

JohnJericho

Personally im going 21-16 to the Lions. Tom Croft with the winning try

Stev_o

21-10 to the Lions, SA struggling to get shots at goal.

Amabokke

British & Irish Lions

28 - 12 of course to the boks...1 try for Lions with 3 for boks.

Crash

23-17 to the Lions - Try from Bowe and Heaslip, 2 conversions and 3 penalties to Jones, Try for Habana and Spies with only 1 penalty hit.

By the way, hope no ones foolish enough to pick a saffer as their kicker in the Fantasy Lions, not worth it at all

Drummerboy2

British & Irish Lions

SOUTH AFRICA 36 - BRITISH & IRISH Lions 16

Nelson Muntz

British & Irish Lions

33 - 15 to SA. Don't give the Lions much hope at the breakdown.

thomond2006

I have a feeling the Lions will just edge it.

Lions are 9/4, SA are 1/3.

9/4 is a decent price imo.

My prediction comes down to Ruan Pienaar at 10, I don't rate him tbh.
Hopefully Morne Steyn will stay rooted to the bench/stands for the entire series.

dan719

Lions to win by less than ten, and to win the series overall 2-1. I believe the odds for sat are 5-2 for a lions win and 5-2 on for a saffers win. For the lions to win 2-1 the bookies are offering something ridiculous like 11-2. For a 3-0 win you can get 16-1 which I must admit is tempting, even if it will never happen.

P.S A draw is 22-1 for sat......anyone tempted for a repeat of the last match of 1974?

thomond2006

3 - 0 is unlikely.

Ellis Park is SA's Thomond Park so the 3rd test is a write off.

The Lions must win the 1st test.

thomond2006

Maybe Crash should start a poll:

SA Win or Lions Win

d'Oracle

British & Irish Lions

Lions will be playing for pride in the 3rd Test.

Crash

Poll added.

Dubliner28

A walk in the park for SA +15

chupacabra

I have faith in my boys in red. British and Irish lions to win 3-0.

Size=everything

21-19 to the Lions

Roberts and Heaslip to score tries.

stephen_n

Lions by less than 7 points

thomond2006

Francois Steyn will be the Bok's undoing.

tayto2009

brian o driscoll ,tommy bowe two best players in the world at the moment lets have the boks

Amabokke

British & Irish Lions

thomond2006 wrote: »

Francois Steyn will be the Bok's undoing.

.....or the Lions final nail in the coffin

the immortals

British & Irish Lions

the boks to win, they have a lot of exceptional players

Jackz

Only 1 more sleep.

Chucky the tree

British & Irish Lions

SA by 10.

Dickerty

Lions by 4. I think the Boks are under-prepared, their decision making will suffer from a lack of games. The Lions back 5 have been razor sharp, they WILL make breaks and create scores. A lot might depend on how the ref call sthe breakdown and scrums. Lions scrum and lineout has been pretty much perfect (when Mears has been at hooker).

Diabhal Beag

British & Irish Lions

South Africa by 15

Johnny Drama.

Lions by 3pts, games will stand to them.

Podge_irl

Crash wrote: »

23-17 to the Lions - Try from Bowe and Heaslip, 2 conversions and 3 penalties to Jones, Try for Habana and Spies with only 1 penalty hit.

I dunno dude. Bit of a vague prediction

d'Oracle

British & Irish Lions

I think people are making way too much of the whole not playing thing for the Boks.

They are the best team in the world.
Largely the same playing group who won the RWC.
They have talent, skills and physicality.

A few weeks off, mid season, will probably have them fresh and hungry.

Crash

Heheh I try and avoid making predictions, but at least when I do make them, if they come true, I want to be able to point it out OVER AND OVER to people how great I am :P

Erin Go Brath

Lions by 5. Brian O'Driscoll and Paul O'Connell to cause huge trouble for the boks.

SlickRic

British & Irish Lions

It's all about the breakdown for me, SA have too much.

Roberts and BOD have to win that midfield battle if the Lions are to have any hope. They'll be going off scraps.

3-0 SA.

i really really REALLY want to be wrong.

fair play to those with more faith than me.

danthefan

British & Irish Lions

I think SA will win the series.

dan719

d'Oracle wrote: »

I think people are making way too much of the whole not playing thing for the Boks.

They are the best team in the world.
Largely the same playing group who won the RWC.
They have talent, skills and physicality.

A few weeks off, mid season, will probably have them fresh and hungry.

Don't really agree with that. They are a great team, and world champions....but a full strength kiwi team is better. And SA also finished last in the Tri Nations in 2008.

Really do feel that the lions have a chance. The media writing them off is the same as the recent HC semi final where no one gave Leinster a chance.

Four-Percent

British & Irish Lions

SA 18 - Lions 15

Series to SA 2 - 1

itsallaboutheL

British & Irish Lions

Pierre Spies 27 Tommy Bowe 13

corny

British & Irish Lions

South Africa 24 Lions 9

Difference will be in defence. This rush defence we're operating is an accident waiting to happen.

The Springboks make you sweat blood before you cross their line.

nerophis

Lions 15 Boks 10- probably the only chance the Lions have in the series though .

buck65

Lions to edge tomorrow, Boks to win series 2-1. I Expect the Lions to start faster out of the blocks and be 10-15 up at half time. The Boks will claw them back but run out of time befor e running riot in the 2nd and 3rd test.
Lions 24 Boks 21

Amabokke

British & Irish Lions

dan719 wrote: »

Don't really agree with that. They are a great team, and world champions....but a full strength kiwi team is better. And SA also finished last in the Tri Nations in 2008.

Really do feel that the lions have a chance. The media writing them off is the same as the recent HC semi final where no one gave Leinster a chance.

Which media? Lions media are backing their team all the way and in the South our media is backing the boks but still saying it will be a tough game and not a walkover.

Ciaran-Irl

d'Oracle wrote: »

I think people are making way too much of the whole not playing thing for the Boks.

They are the best team in the world.
Largely the same playing group who won the RWC.
They have talent, skills and physicality.

A few weeks off, mid season, will probably have them fresh and hungry.

That's why we have a good shot. They will hopefully believe this hype. The best team doesn't always win a cup competition. Look at their recent results. That doesn't look like the best side in the world to me. Not only that, but they are rusty without match fitness.

I think we'll win the first test, but I'm worried about the next two.

Jun 21, 2008 Italy tour South Africa 26 - 0 Italy
Jul 5, 2008 Tri Nations / Freedom Cup New Zealand 19 - 8 South Africa
Jul 12, 2008 Tri Nations / Freedom Cup New Zealand 28 - 30 South Africa
Jul 19, 2008 Tri Nations / Mandela Challenge Plate Australia 16 - 9 South Africa
Aug 9, 2008 Argentina tour South Africa 63 - 9 Argentina
Aug 16, 2008 Tri Nations / Freedom Cup South Africa 0 - 19 New Zealand
Aug 23, 2008 Tri Nations / Mandela Challenge Plate South Africa 15 - 27 Australia
Aug 30, 2008 Tri Nations / Mandela Challenge Plate South Africa 53 - 8 Australia
Nov 8, 2008 Prince William Cup / South Africa tour Wales 15 - 20 South Africa
Nov 15, 2008 South Africa tour Scotland 10 - 14 South Africa
Nov 22, 2008 South Africa tour England 6 - 42 South Africa

theboss80

i think Lions by 6, gotta a feeling it will be low scoring and an anxious countdown to the clock turning red.

Any body recommend a site to watch it on net? not paying for sports channels.

subfreq

British & Irish Lions

Heart says Lions. Head says South Africa to win 23 - 12

toomevara

British & Irish Lions

Tomorrow's going to be a harsh wake-up call for the Lions...Having said that it may be our best chance to win a test with SA's relative ring-rustiness...Can't see beyond a 3-0 whitewash for the Boks. Seriously hope I'm proved utterly and completely wrong.

Jackz

Lions to click and beast SA. please.

yimrsg

Amabokke wrote: »

28 - 12 of course to the boks...1 try for Lions with 3 for boks.

sorry but that ain't never gonna happen!
lions score one try and convert it = 7 + 2 penalties = 13!
lions score one try and fail conversion = 5 + 2 penalties = 11!




lions by 6; 22-16

:cool:

DC_Roscommon

SA 16
Lions 24

ch2008

SA 34 - 10 Lions

Stev_o

Lions Lions Lions !

twinytwo

Lions by converted try... Drico will show tomorrow why he is the best in the world

British & Irish Lions

Poc will become injured 10 minutes before the match.

None other than Tom Croft will take charge of the captaincy and lead the Lions into battle,it will be there where he scores 5 try's,single handedly leading the Lions to victory.

Stuart Barnes will have an orgasm live on air as Croft touches down the 4th try,running the length of the pitch as he hurdles Victor Matfield while outsprinting Habana who had a 10 metre head start.
Jp Pieterson is nowhere to be seen,he was injured when Croft looked at him in the warm up.

Sky Sports will proclaim the day to be Tom Croft day,the greatest Lions to ever put on the jersey.
Martin Johnson will later confirm this as fact,adding that had Steve Borthwick taken part the South Africans wouldnt have even turned up,fearing for an even worse beating.

Steven Jones will retire,knowing he wrote the article defining the start of the career of the greatest player to ever pick up a ball.
He claims Poc to be lucky to be be even in the same team as the mercurial Croft,who he gives permission to wed his daughter should he wish.

Take a close look boys,the almighty Croft is here to save the Lions pride.

nacho libre

British & Irish Lions

21-13 to South Africa

Stev_o

Frank Defeated Peppermint wrote: »

Poc will become injured 10 minutes before the match.

None other than Tom Croft will take charge of the captaincy and lead the Lions into battle,it will be there where he scores 5 try's,single handedly leading the Lions to victory.

Stuart Barnes will have an orgasm live on air as Croft touches down the 4th try,running the length of the pitch as he hurdles Victor Matfield while outsprinting Habana who had a 10 metre head start.
Jp Pieterson is nowhere to be seen,he was injured when Croft looked at him in the warm up.

Sky Sports will proclaim the day to be Tom Croft day,the greatest Lions to ever put on the jersey.
Martin Johnson will later confirm this as fact,adding that had Steve Borthwick taken part the South Africans wouldnt have even turned up,fearing for an even worse beating.

Steven Jones will retire,knowing he wrote the article defining the start of the career of the greatest player to ever pick up a ball.
He claims Poc to be lucky to be be even in the same team as the mercurial Croft,who he gives permission to wed his daughter should he wish.

Take a close look boys,the almighty Croft is here to save the Lions pride.

You got half of it right at least