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ec18

Hi,

Just wondering has anyone ever gone on a lions tour with a package company?
or can recommend one?

Ec

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salmocab wrote: »

No sharing rooms, all the socialising will be in the team room in the hotel. It sounds really tough.

Must be good odds some of them will set each other on fire , these lads are pretty dense

Lost Ormond

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Expect more games outside of the tests to be cancelled.

The tests are what matters for the commercials, the extras are just that.

The tests wont happen without the other games though and the commercials get plenty from the other games as well

TRC10

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Expect more games outside of the tests to be cancelled.

The tests are what matters for the commercials, the extras are just that.

The provincial games are an integral part of Lions tours, particularly for the host nation.

I absolutely love watching the Lions play against the Waratahs or the Crusaders or The Bulls or a select XV from their domestic league, and seeing which players play themselves into the test team and watching non-internationals give it absolutely everything and get stuck into a team of world class players.

Without midweek games, Liam Williams and Eliiot Daly would never have been in the test team 4 years ago and the Lions lose the series.

I would lose a lot of love for the Lions if they scrapped them and just played the 3 tests. They're a key component in the uniqueness and romance of Lions tours.

Sheep Shagger

TRC10 wrote: »

Yeah I really didn't like how they scrapped the last 2 midweek games.

And that was before Covid.

Expect more games outside of the tests to be cancelled.

The tests are what matters for the commercials, the extras are just that.

TRC10

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

When you take into account that the last midweek games is 10 days before the first test you're going to have a dozen or so players running training drills and not doing a lot else for the last three weeks of the tour. Going to be a slog for those lads.

Yeah I really didn't like how they scrapped the last 2 midweek games.

And that was before Covid.

Cosmo Kramer

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Sounds like it's going to be a bag of laughs for the lads on tour....

Seems anyone outside the match 22 won't be allowed in the stadium on match day and players won't be doing a lot of the social activities you'd normally see on tour.

When you take into account that the last midweek games is 10 days before the first test you're going to have a dozen or so players running training drills and not doing a lot else for the last three weeks of the tour. Going to be a slog for those lads.

salmocab

Sheep Shagger wrote: »

Sounds like it's going to be a bag of laughs for the lads on tour....

Seems anyone outside the match 22 won't be allowed in the stadium on match day and players won't be doing a lot of the social activities you'd normally see on tour.

No sharing rooms, all the socialising will be in the team room in the hotel. It sounds really tough.

Sheep Shagger

Sounds like it's going to be a bag of laughs for the lads on tour....

Seems anyone outside the match 22 won't be allowed in the stadium on match day and players won't be doing a lot of the social activities you'd normally see on tour.

TRC10

lawrencesummers wrote: »

I’ve an awful feeling that red cards are going to completely dominate this tour.

The only thing that might reign them in is not having a crowd in the stadia

They've become a lot more lenient on headshots in recent months I've noticed.

Only giving reds where there's clearly no mitigating factors.

In some cases where there's mitigation they're not even giving penalties, even if theres clear direct head contact.

lawrencesummers

I’ve an awful feeling that red cards are going to completely dominate this tour.

The only thing that might reign them in is not having a crowd in the stadia

prawnsambo

And they've arrived.

TomsOnTheRoof

awec wrote: »

Was 2005 the one where the squad was split into two teams basically?

That's the one. Midweek and test sides.

awec

Was 2005 the one where the squad was split into two teams basically?

Dave_The_Sheep

Watched all three 2005 tests last week. It was ... yeah. Rough. Handy reminder to never take Clive Woodward seriously on anything though.

"The Power of Four", f*cking hell.

Watching 2009 this week was also rough but for different reasons. Test 3 tonight though, happily enough.

Yeah_Right

thomond2006 wrote: »

It doesn't help the back catalogue of footage that the 2005 tour to NZ was cancelled and never happened.

I was in the States for most of that tour. Last match I saw was against Wellington and we didn't get back to NZ till late July. Found bars to watch all the tests but obviously missed all the media hype. I've downloaded the documentary on Sky. Watching it tonight.

Former Former Former

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/south-african-government-says-lions-tour-will-go-ahead-1.4605579

SA govt says tour will go ahead

sprucemoose

thomond2006 wrote: »

It doesn't help the back catalogue of footage that the 2005 tour to NZ was cancelled and never happened.

.....era, in a way it does

thomond2006

sprucemoose wrote: »

no no i know that, but i just think the amount of content for a lions tour compared to the other ones mentioned would be fairly minimal. apart from the tour documentaries since 97 and the few ones covering previous tours in general id imagine itll just be old matches

It doesn't help the back catalogue of footage that the 2005 tour to NZ was cancelled and never happened.

sprucemoose

Cookiemunster wrote: »

They're not actually launching anything. They'll just be renaming one of their 8 sports channels for the period of the tour (and I see from the press release it's Sky Sport Action). They do it all the time. Sky Sports Ryder Cup will happen in September and I wouldn't be surprised if one of the channels got renamed Sky Sports The Open for the week that's on.

no no i know that, but i just think the amount of content for a lions tour compared to the other ones mentioned would be fairly minimal. apart from the tour documentaries since 97 and the few ones covering previous tours in general id imagine itll just be old matches

Lost Ormond

OneLungDavy wrote: »

Interesting to see Nigel Owens on the panel too, does he usually do analyses/punditry?

He has on a few occasions. No harm if we get a bit of perspective from an officials pov.

OneLungDavy

Interesting to see Nigel Owens on the panel too, does he usually do analyses/punditry?

Cookiemunster

sprucemoose wrote: »

interesting to see o gara is involved, seem to remember hearing him say a few times recently that he disliked sky's coverage and thought it wasnt great compared to other options. would also imagine the 2nd test in 09 will be mentioned repeatedly

but a dedicated channel seems like overkill tbh

They're not actually launching anything. They'll just be renaming one of their 8 sports channels for the period of the tour (and I see from the press release it's Sky Sport Action). They do it all the time. Sky Sports Ryder Cup will happen in September and I wouldn't be surprised if one of the channels got renamed Sky Sports The Open for the week that's on.

sprucemoose

Squidgy Black wrote: »

Sky are launching a dedicated channel for the Lions

https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/12343738/sky-sports-to-launch-dedicated-british-irish-lions-channel

interesting to see o gara is involved, seem to remember hearing him say a few times recently that he disliked sky's coverage and thought it wasnt great compared to other options. would also imagine the 2nd test in 09 will be mentioned repeatedly

but a dedicated channel seems like overkill tbh

Squidgy Black

Sky are launching a dedicated channel for the Lions

https://www.skysports.com/rugby-union/news/12321/12343738/sky-sports-to-launch-dedicated-british-irish-lions-channel

jacothelad

Bazzo wrote: »

Were you on that tour yourself Jaco?

No. I was too old to be selected.....:D:D

[Deleted User]

This is peak Lions content

Podge_irl

stephen_n wrote: »

Yeah but what’s the inflight meal?

Not sure. Though if you're curious this is the seat configuration they will be eating it in

Wonder who gets the first class seats...

stephen_n

Podge_irl wrote: »

Sure thing!

Yeah but what’s the inflight meal?

Squidgy Black

Former Former Former wrote: »

Flight was delayed so the lads could run back to the duty free

I heard it was Rala scrambling to throw as many bottles in a few of the kit bags as possible, and some blue wkd for the backs.

Podge_irl

Buer wrote: »

If anyone could fill me in on the cruising altitude and the flight menu, it would be hugely appreciated.

Sure thing!