Lions v Maori All Blacks

paulie21

Lions Team:

15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Anthony Watson, 13 Jonathan Davies, 12 Ben Te’o, 11 George North, 10 Johnny Sexton, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Peter O’Mahony (c), 5 George Kruis, 4 Maro Itoje, 3 Tadhg Furlong, 2 Jamie George, 1 Mako Vunipola

Replacements:

16 Ken Owens, 17 Jack McGrath, 18 Kyle Sinckler, 19 Iain Henderson, 20 Sam Warburton, 21 Greig Laidlaw, 22 Dan Biggar, 23 Elliot Daly


MAB Team:

15 James Lowe, 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Elliot Dixon, 6 Akira Ioane, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Joe Wheeler, 3 Ben May, 2 Ash Dixon (c), 1 Kane Hames

Replacements:

16 Hikawera Elliot, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Marcel Renata, 19 Leighton Price, 20 Kara Pryor, 21 Bryn Hall, 22 Ihaia West, 23 Rob Thompson

Referee: Jaco Peyper (SA)

Unofficially known as the 4th test, the tourists are sure to be put to the pin of their collars one week out from the main event. The selection of McKenzie suggests that the Maoris will be looking to run at every available opportunity with a back three of James Lowe, Nehe Milner-Skudder and Rieko Ioane at their disposal out wide too.

The loss of Owen Farrell will be a blow for the Lions as they hoped to experiment him and Sexton together again.

CatFromHue

paulie21 wrote: »

MAB Team:

15 James Lowe, 14 Nehe Milner-Skudder, 13 Matt Proctor, 12 Charlie Ngatai, 11 Rieko Ioane, 10 Damian McKenzie, 9 Tawera Kerr-Barlow, 8 Liam Messam, 7 Elliot Dixon, 6 Akira Ioane, 5 Tom Franklin, 4 Joe Wheeler, 3 Ben May, 2 Ash Dixon (c), 1 Kane Hames

Replacements:

16 Hikawera Elliot, 17 Chris Eves, 18 Marcel Renata, 19 Leighton Price, 20 Kara Pryor, 21 Bryn Hall, 22 Ihaia West, 23 Rob Thompson

This is the team that faced Munster in Nov

Maori All Blacks: Marty McKenzie; Ambrose Curtis, Matt Proctor, Tim Bateman, James Lowe; Otere Black, Billy Guyton; Kane Hames, Ash Dixon – capt, Ben May; Leighton Price, Jakob Skeen; Reed Prinsep, Shane Christie, Akira Ioane.

Replacements: Leni Apisai, Chris Eves, Marcel Renata, Whetu Douglas, Kara Pryor, Brad Webster, Ihaia West, Jason Emery.

Lots of changes and while I don't know many of the players it looks like more bigger names have been added to the squad to face the Lions tomorrow

swiwi_

Twas one of the better games in '05. A who's who of Irish provincial rugby on display...Jono Gibbes, Rua Tipoki, Greg Feek...as well as a couple of handy footballers called Brian, Paul & Gordon. Weepu wasn't fat. Spencer with the mother of all mullets. Steve Walsh being Steve Walsh. Murray Mexted being Murray Mexted.

The Maori were very poor last November, I still have doubts about the forwards, but the backs are quite a bit better in theory.

I'm almost as excited to see how Butter goes at fullback for the Maori's as I am to seeing the Lions.

irishbucsfan

Lets not do Butter

irishbucsfan

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Lets not do Butter

Lowe
Low
Low Low
Butter
Slips outa tackles.

sydthebeat

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Lowe
Low
Low Low
Butter
Slips outa tackles.

Missing a step ...

....
Butter
Fingers
Fish

Ergo 'fish'

SuprSi

I'm very excited about this game

sydthebeat

sydthebeat wrote: »

Ergo 'fish'

pickarooney

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Lowe
Low
Low Low
Butter
Slips outa tackles.

Lowe
Liethefieldsofathenry
WhiskEy

Richard Hillman

I have no idea now the Lions are bookies favourites for this considering the strength of the Maori and the disaster of a tour so far.

awec

Use this match thread please

Munster had a handy win over the Maori AB's not too long ago, but this is definitely a stronger team.

irishbucsfan

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I have no idea now the Lions are bookies favourites for this considering the strength of the Maori and the disaster of a tour so far.

Probably due to the performances of the Lions in the games so far and the recent performances of the maori.

BBDBB

A Haka with a Hurley?

Change the thread title to Maori All Blacks V Welsh player development squad

Those lads are going to be very hoarse.

The Rape of Lucretia

God this nonsense is getting worse and worse. Is it sport or interpretive dance I have tuned into ?

DDC1990

One of the cooler Haka's. Pretty terrifying stuff.

The Rape of Lucretia

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

God this nonsense is getting worse and worse. Is it sport or interpretive dance I have tuned into ?

Would be hilarious if a bunch of interpretive dancers can beat the Lions. All time low.

irishbucsfan

Love it

Erik Shin

DDC1990 wrote: »

One of the cooler Haka's. Pretty terrifying stuff.

Started off like a Michael Jackson video

alchemist33

That was a very impressive haka.

irishbucsfan

Erik Shin wrote: »

Started off like a Michael Jackson video

If we advance on the haka we get fined, if the haka advaces on us they get paid lots of cash by adidas!

Yeah_Right

Might have to get me one of those Maori jerseys.

irishman86

The Rape of Lucretia wrote: »

God this nonsense is getting worse and worse. Is it sport or interpretive dance I have tuned into ?

Copy & Paste job from last week buddy. At least try :rolleyes:

irishman86

Yeah_Right wrote: »

Might have to get me one of those Maori jerseys.

Lovely Jerseys

DDC1990

Good start from the Lions. Poor kick from Murray there, I'd imagine he wanted to ping it high over the tryline but it went backwards.

The Rape of Lucretia

irishman86 wrote: »

Copy & Paste job from last week buddy. At least try :rolleyes:

Not quite. I forgot to mention the obligatory minutes silence for the tragedy du jour. Which has become a copy and paste preamble to rugby these days.

Opportunistic try. Shouldn't have happened, though.

BBDBB

Well that was clumsy

irishman86

North is still living off that Folau moment, hes been **** the whole tour

prettyboy81

North embarrassing.

PhilipsR

Welsh combination for the Maori try.

testtech05

Terrible by north there seemed to have it under control. Has been quiet so far on the tour!

Del.Monte

Great try from Messam.

irishbucsfan

North may have lost his test place there

irishman86

Wow I couldnt have picked a better time to say North has been **** :mad:

Squidgy Black

That was a stupid try to give away. First losing the turnover because they didn't bother protecting the ruck and then just a pure lapse of concentration by North.

letowski

More crap from North on this tour, but he will still start no doubt.

It's all the butter on the ball makin' it slippy

Buer

Shocking from North. That's his test spot in major trouble. Waste of a dominant opening spell.

HankScorpio102

Don't understand how North just walks into everyone's test team. Besides scoring twice against Ireland in the 6N he's done nothing over the last couple of years.

BBDBB

That was a late one

irishman86

Looked naughty

BBDBB

Got to the 5, lovely break..... After that? Clueless and blunt

awec

Davies a certainty at 13 for the tests.

BBDBB

irishman86 wrote: »

Looked naughty

Doesn't look any better in slo mo either

Buer

awec wrote:

Davies a certainty at 13 for the tests.

Always was.

ThisRegard

The contrast there with the NZ teams with that break coming to nothing due to the slowness of the ball coming back into play from Davies.

Buer

That needs to be a talking to at least. Break leading to ruck on line and defence comes up offside to kill it.