British and Irish Lions vs Combined Country XV, Tues 11th June, 10.40 am, Sky Sports

Kiwi_knock

Some good passing there, nice backline move

matthew8

50 before half-time, come on.

leakyboots

Textbook try there, lovely hands. Lions are starting to gel when you consider the mistakes in Hong Kong

First Up

In earlier days, games like this in NZ and SA often descended into pure thuggery by the inferior local opposition. Happy to see no evidence of that.

That's about the best thing to be said about this farce.

trouttrout

SOB is some distributor, I will cry if Lydiate starts ahead of him on current form

bmwguy

tac4271 wrote: »

7 minutes 19 seconds

thanks, had to score before 7:45 so i'm ok, didnt want to post the time i needed as there would be wind ups going on.

Ballyv24

have switched off the game. Hardly worth watching.

Buer

bilston wrote: »

I remember NZ beating Japan in a WC match in '95 by 140 points. I think the out half that day scored something like 50 points that day.

Simon Culhane, on his debut!

thomond2006

That's a great finish if he got it.

Edit: Damn

Buer

trouttrout wrote: »

SOB is some distributor, I will cry if Lydiate starts ahead of him on current form

Get your tissues ready! SOB has been good in attack but his defensive mistakes are going to cost him.

trouttrout

Evans has been awful

leakyboots

Great break by Murray on the wraparound, probably should have put BOD away first time around. This is just a training exercise really.

O'Brien looks like he's wearing Nike runners

stackerman

Phoenix Battye

Please take BOD, SOB and Heaslip off

clsmooth

BOD :cool:

Kiwi_knock

That was one of the worst lineouts I have ever seen

spank_inferno

Get Rory on!

Buer

The line out is hurting a few people. Looks to me like Evans is calling it. Tom Youngs might be edging into a test jersey.

trouttrout

Murray, North, Hogg, Tipuric all playing well

OnTheCouch

Phoenix Battye

Did ref blow up 30 seconds early there out of sympathy? (I have no sound)

Mahatma Geansai

Score?

stackerman

Phoenix Battye

lineout brutal

Kiwi_knock

Mahatma Geansai wrote: »

Score?

0-38

Larbre34

38-0 on the match tracker, and it says it all that the high point from reviewer was that nobody had been injured!

Would have been a good day to give Kearney 20 mins.

Buer

Maitland is playing decently, aside from the charge down. He has shown some really good linking play and hands, come into the line well and made a couple of tries. In pole position for the 23 jersey, I would think now.

irishbucsfan

trouttrout wrote: »

Murray, North, Hogg, Tipuric all playing well

Yeah Murray looks good. Don't think he'll really be considered for the test side because of Phillips but nice to know he's up to it if he's needed.

JRant

Our backrow looks really tuned in. Hope they get a chance against a decent outfit. They really do seem to complement each other very well.

irishbucsfan

JRant wrote: »

Our backrow looks really tuned in. Hope they get a chance against a decent outfit. They really do seem to complement each other very well.

Think they might be a little unbalanced to be considered for a test side, but maybe Gatland will balance that out with selections in the tight 5. They're definitely dangerous with good possession.

.ak

trouttrout wrote: »

Murray, North, Hogg, Tipuric all playing well

I'd add BOD to that, and SOB with the dirty stuff. BOD's been pure silk in midfield, and had Roberts not lost the ball off every one of his feeds we'd be 50+.

SOB's been very effective, but I just think he's a better 7, despite what people think. Still, he's been the most effective 6 on display so you never know, he may end up there just because Lydiate and Croft haven't offered up performances to their potential.

heybaby

38 - nil to the lions at half time, as a contest games like this even for a side looking to gel are pointless.

stackerman

Phoenix Battye

So North Hpenny and who for test back three then ?