British and Irish Lions vs Waratahs, Sat 15 June 10:30am; Sky Sports 2

Buer

Interesting way they've decided to use the forwards. Locks aren't clearing as many rucks and are going in as 2nd/3rd man for turnover. They're also hanging out as second receiver and carrying a lot.

Conversely, neither of the two locks have taken a line out yet with Heaslip and Croft taking them all so far.

thomond2006

Tom Youngs has been good today.

sydthebeat

Am I missing something completely obvious but wheres is this warburton love coming from. sky doing their very best to pick his best bits from the first half and its almost comical, just doing the bare basics that you'd expect from a flanker, nothing more, no fireworks at all. Half his tackles down were two man tackles and he still couldn't get over the ball.

Mccutcheon is showing a lot more of what a flanker can do.

wonderfullife

.ak wrote: »

TBH I'd be gutted if SOB isn't picked, however my head says the best backrow so far is Croft. Tipurc. Heaslip.

agree.

In fact the unfashionable Croft could be one of the 1st names of the Test Team Sheet. Class line-out operator, great defence, great pace, good finisher.

wadacrack

what a line by halfpenney

leakyboots

Brilliant try, fantastic

beautiful.

Halfpenny is sublime.

thomond2006

Beautiful try

Tox56

Beautiful

toomevara

Beautiful. Ha'penny on fire. Beautiful set-up from Sexton.

Kiwi_knock

Very nice try

Buer

Sexton, take him off, wrap in cotton wool and wait for test series. Stick a fork in the lad, Lions haven't had an outhalf in this attacking form since Gregor Townsend.

Bridge93

Why are people blowing crofts horn so much? Bar the line out he doesn't do anything the others don't do better. All the second rows are line out options as are Heaslip and Warburton. He was actually quite poor in his first game.
I'd have SOB any day.

thomond2006

With the now comfortable lead I wonder when the replacements will be used. Is it time to take off key players like POC, Sexton, Halfpenny yet?

Kiwi_knock

Bit of a mess there from Heaslip and Zebo

ah lads. Zebo & Heaslip getting mixed up there

toomevara

Buer wrote: »

Sexton, take him off, wrap in cotton wool and wait for test series. Stick a fork in the lad, Lions haven't had an outhalf in this attacking form since Gregor Townsend.

Sparkling alright. From a purely selfish perspective I'm enjoying watching him play so much I don't want him off...

JohnFalstaff

Halfpenny is outstanding. He could be the difference in a close test.

Rightwing

Very impressive display so far, most of these will start the test.

Hippo

Crooked throw followed by a knock on/forward pass. Apart from that...

thomond2006

It had to be the Lions number 10 in the middle of that.

try

Lelantos

Sexton def getting targeted, get him out of there

Tox56

Just love watching Sexton whenever he gets the ball, both for Leinster and now the Lions, you just know he's going to magic up something

Kiwi_knock

Good try, the Tahs heads have not dropped

Buer

Really sloppy try to give away. Pack went to sleep completely following stupid concession of possession on restart.

ironingbored

Warbuton rubbish attempt at a tackle there.

Burgo

Tox56 wrote: »

Just love watching Sexton whenever he gets the ball, both for Leinster and now the Lions, you just know he's going to magic up something

Don't you mean when he got the ball for leinster

ScrubsfanChris

F**k, anyone else see the Tahs player holding his arm down on Sexton's throat?

OldRio

That was bad on Sexton