Summer Tours 2024

icdg

Your Saturday 6th July rugby schedule, if you’ve time in your life to fit it all in!

Sky Sports unless stated:

8:05am NZ v England

10:45am Australia v Wales (Live Sky+ Highlights S4C 7pm)

4pm South Africa v Ireland.

8pm Argentina v France

10pm Canada v Scotland (TNT Sports 1)

AbusesToilets

Cracking line up of matches

Dillonb3

Samoa defeated Italy this morning 33-25

Dubinusa

Oz v Wales is the match that interests me the most. What can Schmidt do with Oz?

sydthebeat

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122343878#Comment_122343878

dont expect high quality rugby, two very workmanlike teams without high quality x factor players.

Brief_Lives

Just a reminder of the 2 teams about to kick off in NZ..

Jacovs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058358222/summer-tours-2024

More matches than those, although not of interest to many:

USA vs Romania already at 01:00 this morning. Ended 31-17 to USA.

Chile vs Hong Kong at 20:00 tonight too.

Mad weekend for sport, F1, MotoGP, Rugby (summer tours and Currie Cup here in SA), Wimbledon, not even sure what else that I dont follow.

Edit, the Euros football last night and tonight. Knew I was forgetting something.

Brief_Lives

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345868#Comment_122345868

And in Ireland, we have the Hurling semi finals

Kilkenny Clare today

Limerick Cork tomorrow..

Gwan limerick.

Jacovs

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345874#Comment_122345874

I was only counting real sports, thats why I didnt list golf either…

Im joking, im joking.

Brief_Lives

that haka was ridiculous - 3 formations

gneel

Did NZ front row not stand up in that scrum?

TheRona

I hate that kind of knock on call. The ball was knocked out of his hands back onto his knee, then forward off his knee.

TheRona

Great try. Fantastic ruck speed throughout that entire passage of play.

English line speed is mental

Brief_Lives

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345913#Comment_122345913

thats all Felix Jones

TheRona

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345913#Comment_122345913

Yeah, offside most of the time. Glad the ref is onto it.

accensi0n

Great try by NZ

testtech05

England in their own half just looking to kick the ball away but they are neither clearances or contestable most of the time so far from Mitchell

Marcus Smith would drive me insane, seems incapable of passing without running 5 yards across the pitch first.

fitz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345919#Comment_122345919

A word on the ref...I think he's one of the best in the game atm.

Thats a massive defensive set from England

testtech05

Maybe trying to play a bit too much in the last phases by NZ but very good defence from England.

I wonder will we see Perenara for the 2nd half that twist of his knee looked very severe

icdg

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122345868#Comment_122345868

indeed, I did limit my list to games that were easily watched on UK/Irish linear TV.

For those wondering about Sky coverage of NZ v England a mixture of old and new: Anna Woolhouse, Kyle Sinckler, Nick Evans, Will Greenwood in the studio, Miles Harrison and David Flatman on the call (apparently from Iselworth rather than Dunedin).

Brief_Lives

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346001#Comment_122346001

The pain in Flatmans voice when the kiwis do something good, is delicious. ridiculous commentator.

TheRona

On one hand, you think that Christie is an eejit for not using the ball when the ref told him to, but it's also a shame that you can't keep the ball in the scrum and try to drive forward when you feel that you've got the upper hand.

Dave0301

Smith not brought his kicking boots today.

On the scrum, I think De Groot stood

testtech05

England have started the 2nd half very well

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346005#Comment_122346005

Actually think Flatman has been pretty objective

gneel

Scott Barrett not the best player to be chasing a chip over the top

TheRona

Not really seeing the point of these aimless high balls in midfield from NZ. Much better to play for the corner, and maybe get a 50/22.

testtech05

That was a lovely low kick by Barrett which led to the penalty

testtech05

Not sure how Reece didn't get a penalty for Furbank holding on after that big hit. Looked Ike the linesman was calling in but nothing given

CMcsporty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346104#Comment_122346104

anything he doesn’t get should be rejoiced

TheRona

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346104#Comment_122346104

Yeah, bizarre. He was being lifted off the ground, and wouldn't let go.

rodders999

the disco at every break in play does my head in (maybe I’m just a old traditionalist!)

testtech05

Has the time too the shot been changed for a penalty? Didn't seem like McKenzie took overly long there but the ref told him to kick twice

theVersatile

Madness from Mackenzie

theVersatile

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346118#Comment_122346118

60 seconds always for a penalty. Ref counted 20 and 10 seconds left. DM has no excuse

CMcsporty

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346116#Comment_122346116

no no it is ridiculous

Get a load of the SA match later

Ear bleed

fitz

For all the clamouring to get Razor into the top job, that was a pretty mediocre start. Aside from a couple of moments, NZ looked pretty ordinary, and England's defense dealt with them fairly handy. I know it's early days, but I've always thought the expectation of what he'll be able to do as head coach could be unrealistic.

fitz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346124#Comment_122346124

Was mental hearing the commentary saying how great it was that the ref didn't count it down cause it wasn't his job... throughout the game he'd been giving 10 or 20 second warnings, and he did so again there. McKenzie either didn't hear him or thought he'd be let off with it. Either way, inexcusable from him, needs to be more aware of the clock.

testtech05

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122346124#Comment_122346124

Fair enough maybe ot having the time on screen threw me off a bit. Agreed on DM he had no excuse

CMcsporty

itoje back to his best?

CMcsporty

Scott Barrett looks the head of Jason Newsted

Formerly of Metallica

bilston

I miss Sky Sports Rugby coverage.

Brief_Lives

a reminder of the lineups for Oz - Wal

Coach: Schmidty

Lineup:
1. James Slipper
2. Matt Faesslar
3. Taniela Tupou
4. Jeremy Williams*
5. Lukhan Salakai-Loto
6. Liam Wright (c)
7. Fraser McReight
8. Rob Valetini

9. Jake Gordon
10. Noah Lolesio
11. Filipo Daugunu
12. Hunter Paisami
13. Josh Flook*
14. Andrew Kellaway
15. Tom Wright

Reserves:
16. Billy Pollard
17. Isaac Kailea*
18. Allan Ala’alatoa
19. Angus Blyth*
20. Charlie Cale*
21. Tate McDermott
22. Tom Lynagh*
23. Dylan Pietsch*

Coach: Gats

Lineup:
1. Gareth Thomas
2. Dewi Lake (c)
3. Archie Griffin
4. Christ Tshiunza
5. Dafydd Jenkins
6. Taine Plumtree
7. Tommy Reffell
8. Aaron Wainwright

9. Ellis Bevan
10. Ben Thomas
11. Rio Dyer
12. Mason Grady
13. Owen Watkin
14. Josh Hathaway
15. Liam Williams

Reserves:
16. Evan Lloyd
17. Kemsley Mathias
18. Harri O’Connor
19. Cory Hill
20. James Botham
21. Kieran Hardy
22. Sam Costelow
23. Nick T

Jacovs

Im not liking the articles the last day or 2 in SA news. You would wonder whose side they are on, getting into the SA team's heads more than anything I would imagine.

"World champs out to beat the one team in whose head they've never been"

"Loftus Test flyhalf duel: Be wary, the stats tease and deceive"

"Bok skipper Kolisi back in Test cauldron with Irish showdown: 'The only team we havent beaten'"

"An Irish monkey on his back: Double World Cup winner Erasmus seeks first triumph over Ireland"

"Boks vs Ireland: Battle between number one and two feels like an ambush waiting to happen"

Win or lose, brandy and coke will flow and im lighting the braai at half time and throwing some rump steaks on when the game is done.

ruggedguy

To be fair though, that all black squad only been together for 10 days. Great test though, looking forward to SA and the Irish next

ruggedguy

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Brief_Lives

The aussie no7 santa hat is very distracting.

kowloonkev

Is the Ireland game on any free to air channel?