Phuket Thailand - Lions

steve@thaib · #1 02-07-2005, 02:13

15 - Full Back
Josh LEWSEY (London Wasps, England)

14 - Wing
Jason ROBINSON (Sale Sharks, England)

13 - Outside Centre
Gareth THOMAS (Toulouse, Wales) CAPTAIN

12 - Inside Centre
Gavin HENSON (Ospreys, Wales)

11 - Wing
Shane WILLIAMS (Ospreys, Wales)

10 - Fly Half
Jonny WILKINSON (Newcastle Falcons, England)

9 - Scrum Half
Dwayne PEEL (Llanelli, Wales)

8 - Number Eight
Ryan JONES (Ospreys, Wales)

7 - Open Side Flanker
Lewis MOODY (Leicester Tigers, England)

6 - Flanker
Simon EASTERBY (Llanelli, Ireland)

5 - 2nd Row
Donncha O'CALLAGHAN (Munster, Ireland)

4 - 2nd Row
Paul O'CONNELL (Munster, Ireland)

3 - Tight Head Prop
Julian WHITE (Leicester Tigers, England)
2 - ******

Steve THOMPSON (Northampton, England) VICE CAPTAIN

1 - Loose Head Prop
Gethin JENKINS (Cardiff, Wales)

Replacements

Shane BYRNE (Leinster, Ireland) , Shane HORGAN (Leinster, Ireland) , Stephen JONES (Clermont Auvergne, Wales) , Graham ROWNTREE (Leicester Tigers, England) , Martin CORRY (Leicester Tigers, England) , Martyn WILLIAMS (Blues, Wales) , Matt DAWSON (London Wasps, England) , , .

steve@thaib · #2 02-07-2005, 02:21

Not too sure about Robinson on the wing, we love the guy round here but he was poor last week. And I have to say that Thompson is a surprise, I know the midweek team did not have too much to beat but Bulloch did not miss a lineout throw in the game, and both ******s were poor last week.

Shane Williams was devastating midweek, and Jenkins has had a good tour, so with Henson in there and Sicknote at 10 the backs are looking tasty. Let's hope they make a game of it this time.

I'm a bit worried about having two small wingers up against the flying ABs though, they may well get overrun out wide. I'm expecting a few tries from both sides tomorrow.

I go 25-22 Lions, but I said they would win last week so what would I know?

PDM3 · #3 02-07-2005, 15:54

30 - 18 All Blacks

The game is on right now, as I write this.

Cheers

Pdm3

IRISH JONNY · #4 02-07-2005, 16:20

48-18........A MASACARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEM ALL BLACKS MUST BE AWESOME......DIDNT SEE THE GAME AS I AM AT WORK

!!!!!!!!!!!!
IJ

steve@thaib · #5 02-07-2005, 16:45

It was a slaughter; a competition for much of the first half but then the ABs changed gear and were gone.

A couple of soft penalties did not help the Lions cause, and kicking for the corners instead of taking the 3 points was questionable but, overall, they were just not good enough

Ouch!

river · #6 03-07-2005, 02:53

It was a much improved performance by the Lions and the score line didn't really reflect on how well they played allot of heart went into last nights game and supporters should be proud of their team.

All I can say is Daniel Carter what a legend scoring 33 of the AB's points himself, one of the most comprehensive performances from a player I've seen in a long time.

dawsey · #7 03-07-2005, 03:05

Well done to the ABs. They have beaten the best the UK has to offer in spite of some questionable selections.

I've been un(lucky) enough not to have seen either games so cannot comment on our performances,but the scoreline paints a sorry picture.

The pre match injuries didn't help,but we took 45 players

and should have overcome those setbacks. The whole party to me was too top heavy with past their best players,mainly English,and I feel a few players have not played up to their reputations.

Oh well,where is the next tour, SA ?

Allybabba22 · #8 03-07-2005, 19:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by dawsey

Well done to the ABs. They have beaten the best the UK has to offer in spite of some questionable selections.

I've been un(lucky) enough not to have seen either games so cannot comment on our performances,but the scoreline paints a sorry picture.

The pre match injuries didn't help,but we took 45 players

and should have overcome those setbacks. The whole party to me was too top heavy with past their best players,mainly English,and I feel a few players have not played up to their reputations.

Oh well,where is the next tour, SA ?

Uk and "Irish" Dawsey

Well I watched the two games, First game was a joke as far as the team selection and the performance, In the second game CW bowed to the pressure and put out the right 15 players and they put in a great preformance and they can be very proud of themselves, They just came up against a better team on the day, And as River says the score does not really reflect the game, I think the difference was Daniel Carter who was exceptional, A total masterclass from him

dawsey · #9 04-07-2005, 03:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by allybabba22

Uk and "Irish" Dawsey

Well I watched the two games, First game was a joke as far as the team selection and the performance, In the second game CW bowed to the pressure and put out the right 15 players and they put in a great preformance and they can be very proud of themselves, They just came up against a better team on the day, And as River says the score does not really reflect the game, I think the difference was Daniel Carter who was exceptional, A total masterclass from him

Sorry Ally

I meant the British Isles but UK was quicker to type