Crusaders v Lions match thread

dregin

Holy. ****ing. ****. AWJ nearly cracked a smile there! RESTRAIN YOURSELF, MAN. IT'S ONL THE FIRST HALF!

irishman86

Its always funny when it happens to the other team in the red zone :pac:

DDC1990

Justin Marshall acting like he has a clue about scrums.

BBDBB

Off the hook

Ooooh surviving that is pretty crucial. Half time at this score would be absolutely fine.

Holy Diver

What channel is this on?

Diabhal Beag

That's at least twice that Watson has made a criminal amount of extra metres after soft as **** tacking on him.

Holy Diver

Holy Diver wrote: »

What channel is this on?

Sky Sports 1

Sexton popping up everywhere. Serious work rate.

All the little breaks going for the Lions now.

BBDBB

Great kick to touch

dregin

AWESOME kick to corner from Farrell.

Erik Shin

A try would be lovely now

Tigerandahalf

Delighted the ref has an idea of the scrum. Crucaders are clearing pushing across the scrum rather than straight on. Other refs would let them away with that.

dregin

Best half that could have been expected.

Tigerandahalf

Tigerandahalf wrote: »

Delighted the ref has an idea of the scrum. Crucaders are clearing pushing across the scrum rather than straight on. Other refs would let them away with that.

Clear as mud

Unclebumble

What's the story with the hooter?
This game and Weds both boing 30secs before clock on Sky?

irishbucsfan

Crusaders didn't look great there...

digzy

Zzippy wrote: »

Don't like him personally but Farrell .

So what? He's a rugby player not your brother in law....it's not X factor or love island.
Dunno how you can have a personal issue with him.....utter nonsense

pajero12

is sexton at 12 or 13? not watching

ScrubsfanChris

What were they doing at that last lineout. Last time that close to the line they made 7-8 metres from a maul. Wasted chance.

Tigerandahalf

Really poor from the Crusaders so far. Sloppy and their set piece is not at the races.

The Lions backline play is showing no improvement. The fact that Teo is the best back says it all.

SOB best forward and Farrell doing the basics very well.

Squidgy Black

pajero12 wrote: »

is sexton at 12 or 13? not watching

Neither, at 10 and Farrell 12

All the Irish going well so far. Murray looking a little tired there at the end but best 9 performance so far on tour.

Defence looking much more organised.

Seanie nailing himself on at 7, makes the call there with Warburton interesting.

Sexton working hard and his distribution is starting to both stick and click. Pom getting through a huge amount of work also.

Furlong doing everything asked of him in the set piece and carrying hard also.

Enjoyable game for 8:30 on a Saturday morning to be fair.

irishbucsfan

_Tyrrell_ wrote: »

Neither, at 10 and Farrell 12

Te'o is still at 12 mostly

Al_Coholic

irishbucsfan wrote:

Crusaders didn't look great there...

NZ commentators are blaming the ref it's funny

Al_Coholic

Al_Coholic wrote: »

NZ commentators are blaming the ref it's funny

To be fair, he's rubbish.

bilston

pajero12 wrote: »

is sexton at 12 or 13? not watching

He's at 10. Te'o 12 and Farrell 13. We actually saw the benefit of Farrell's hands in the wider channel a couple of times. Farrell has been very good. Couple of dodgy passes from Murray, but his game management is way ahead of either Laidlaw or Webb. I've been impressed by the back row and the lineout has been very good. Jamie George is definitely putting his hand up.

DDC1990

Really good half from the Lions but little errors like that forced move at the lineout at the end are costing them points.

Really happy with the Irish lads so far. Johnny has looked really hungry since he came on. Murray has already cemented his position in the test squad for me, despite 2 bad passes. Everything else he has done has been really impressive. SOB is playing his best game tgis year. Really fit looking. POM has had a good steal and made a few nice tackles and steal attempts. Furlong was on top early, got butchered at one scrum when it looked like Moody bored in and up.

Outside of the Irish, Farrell, Williams and T'eo have impressed me. Kruis up front looks good as well.

Del.Monte

Lions will tire in the 2nd half - hopefully.