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Lions 2017 [MOD WARNING IN OP]

Teferi · 2016-09-06 18:29:10

https://twitter.com/Old_Pens_RFC/status/773199974800748544 MOD WARNING: This thread or the Lions tour is not to be used as a provincial pissing contest. Any provincial bickering or jabbing will result in bans.

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#2132 08-05-2017 03:52PM

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I love seeing players in context of one another.

Tipuric is between CJ and Billy. All three are backrows, but the size difference is scary.

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#2133 08-05-2017 03:52PM

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awec wrote: »

Dan Biggar been on the pies?

You know you're carrying timber when you stand next to Tadhg Furlong and have a bigger belly.

Greg Laidlaw looks in even worse shape.

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#2134 08-05-2017 04:02PM

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awec wrote: »

Dan Biggar been on the pies?

He's cultivating mass bro

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#2135 08-05-2017 04:07PM

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It'd be a better picture if they had a real Lion

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#2136 08-05-2017 06:44PM

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Going to sound like a stupid method but do we know who's been fitted for jerseys? That may give us an idea of who's in the frame to replace bigger. Like for instance if a back rower got injured vdf would be up there to replace them as he was fitted for a jersey

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#2137 08-05-2017 07:16PM

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D14Rugby wrote: »

Going to sound like a stupid method but do we know who's been fitted for jerseys? That may give us an idea of who's in the frame to replace bigger. Like for instance if a back rower got injured vdf would be up there to replace them as he was fitted for a jersey

Loads of players are fitted for jerseys, way more than will ever be selected. I think there is like 80-100 players or something who sign contracts making themselves available and have their photo taken in the kit etc. Basically anyone with a remote chance. Most of them are obviously cut when the squad is announced.

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#2138 08-05-2017 07:59PM

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awec wrote: »

Loads of players are fitted for jerseys, way more than will ever be selected. I think there is like 80-100 players or something who sign contracts making themselves available and have their photo taken in the kit etc. Basically anyone with a remote chance. Most of them are obviously cut when the squad is announced.

Yeah I know but if 80 do and there's 40 in the squad that means that there's 40 possible replacements which narrows it down from the 100's of players. For example I doubt more than 3 10's not in the squad were fitted so that would narrow down biggers potential replacement a lot

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#2139 08-05-2017 08:07PM

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D14Rugby wrote: »

Yeah I know but if 80 do and there's 40 in the squad that means that there's 40 possible replacements which narrows it down from the 100's of players. For example I doubt more than 3 10's not in the squad were fitted so that would narrow down biggers potential replacement a lot

I thought you were talking about jersey sizes until this post.

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#2140 08-05-2017 08:11PM

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Saw a picture of Sean O'Brien today sitting with Rala. Does this mean Rala is touring with the Lions despite being retired? Would love if it was so.

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#2141 08-05-2017 08:13PM

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Toga Stroll wrote: »

Saw a picture of Sean O'Brien today sitting with Rala. Does this mean Rala is touring with the Lions despite being retired? Would love if it was so.

Yep.

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#2142 08-05-2017 08:40PM

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https://twitter.com/mikebrown_15/status/861535813078843397

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#2143 08-05-2017 08:42PM

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If Biggar is ruled out I imagine Russell will be the one to benefit.

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#2144 08-05-2017 08:57PM

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Who pissed in George Norths cornflakes?

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#2145 08-05-2017 09:03PM

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ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

Who pissed in George Norths cornflakes?

Jonny Sexton just asked him did he know what day of the week it was.

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#2146 08-05-2017 09:06PM

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CMOTDibbler wrote: »

Jonny Sexton just asked him did he know what day of the week it was.

He's just realised he's sitting between 2 of the midweekers and is wondering if he's in the same boat?

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#2147 08-05-2017 09:11PM

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There are a good few I don't recognise without their scrum caps or different hair cuts.

Second left in the front row?

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#2148 08-05-2017 09:13PM

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CMOTDibbler wrote: »

Jonny Sexton just asked him did he know what day of the week it was.

...and he replied, I don't know, me mammy bought the ticket.'

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#2149 08-05-2017 09:16PM

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pickarooney wrote: »

There are a good few I don't recognise without their scrum caps or different hair cuts.

Second left in the front row?

Pretty sure that's Jonathan Davies minus the scrum cap. Actually looks quite like Ben Youngs there which confused me for a minute.

As a guide, the front row is made up entirely of guys who went on the last tour.

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#2150 08-05-2017 09:47PM

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CMOTDibbler wrote: »

I thought you were talking about jersey sizes until this post.

Maybe that's how Gatland picked the squad? Biggest jersey size in each position goes on tour.

That was a joke but the way before people point out something like haskell is bigger than tipuric

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#2151 08-05-2017 09:53PM

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Couldn't figure out who the guy at very top left was, but it's Jack Nowell.

The state of him.

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#2152 08-05-2017 09:56PM

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The feckin SIZE of Billy vunipola.

He'd need a whole row to himself on the plane

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#2153 08-05-2017 10:00PM

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Why did they stick laidlaw in the back with much bigger lads? Very outhe of place.

Should have sat him on the lion

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#2154 08-05-2017 10:04PM

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D14Rugby wrote: »

Going to sound like a stupid method but do we know who's been fitted for jerseys? That may give us an idea of who's in the frame to replace bigger. Like for instance if a back rower got injured vdf would be up there to replace them as he was fitted for a jersey

Surely robshaw and haskell are the next two in line or launchbury depending on who's injured. They prob wont bother calling up any after that, unless 3 guys get injured very early on.

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#2155 08-05-2017 11:03PM

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In a homage to the great Ospreys teams of the past, it appears Rhys Webb had a day at the tanning beds before the shoot

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#2156 09-05-2017 05:21AM

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ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

With that mop chop, when Halfpenny hits the rural heartlands, he better be careful

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#2157 09-05-2017 10:20AM

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awec wrote: »

Loads of players are fitted for jerseys, way more than will ever be selected. I think there is like 80-100 players or something who sign contracts making themselves available and have their photo taken in the kit etc. Basically anyone with a remote chance. Most of them are obviously cut when the squad is announced.

Going by the pictures, I think we can all agree that Dan Biggar definitely isn't cut...

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#2158 09-05-2017 01:32PM

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awec wrote: »

Dan Biggar been on the pies?

Hendy certainly has!

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#2159 09-05-2017 02:13PM

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errlloyd wrote: »

I love seeing players in context of one another.

Tipuric is between CJ and Billy. All three are backrows, but the size difference is scary.

Never mind that, Rhys Webb looks more of a flanker than him!

Rugby, a game for all sizes.

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#2160 09-05-2017 05:02PM

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jr86 wrote: »

The feckin SIZE of Billy vunipola.

He'd need a whole row to himself on the plane

Did someone mention something about Billy Vs size? Time to bring this post back so

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#2161 11-05-2017 09:19PM

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I think Simon Zebo should have been on the panel. I'm a Munster fan but I'm the first fella to criticise him when he does wrong and while I don't think he'd have been good enough for the starting 15 for the test games, I think he would have been a great starter for the warm-up games and a good sub for the tests. He's a bit light and not a fantastic defender but if you give him the ball close to the line he'll finish it 9/10.

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