Or the orange-utan may have the English squad banged up for having nasty strumpet memes on their phones
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Yeah I always worry when Sutherland comes off the bench for Scotland. He peaked years ago and has been a declining force for a while. The only thing in his favour is that he has Lions experience.
Ashman is capable of being brilliant or horrendous. You often don't know what you're going to get and his darts seem to go wonky at crucial times.
Graham is the only one I'm comfortable will do well if given a chance.
Literally cost us the prem with his lineout
I've just subsequently read on the Lions feed that only Graham will miss Friday's Samoan game, the others won't fly out until Sunday.. Graham flying today.
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I still wonder if there's a problem with Lowe. He didn't dive over the line when trying to finish against the Brumbies and was pointing to his ribs when talking to a medic. There were also rumours that Hansen might switch wings and take his spot for the first test.
Errr, what now?
England could lose a tonne of ranking points if they fail to put USA away.
Ranking points aren't just won by the winner - they're also lost by the loser (or favourite if it's a draw).
True, but the likelihood is what?
not-nil
No but it’s England, some never like to miss an oppertunity to put us down or find a way to be negative or find some anti England agenda, it eventually gets a bit relentless.
Freeman plays both wings for England and saints so could see him being moved to 11.
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It really devalues the Lions shirt that a player's selection or not could depend on whether he happens to be in Samoa or Argentina at the time of the call-up.
While Scotland are in Samoa right now, it's highly likely that England are in the US by now.
Also consider which coachs are prepared to release players
Lions reject ‘Geography Six’ comparisons after more squad additions before Wallabies Test
Scotland’s Rory Sutherland, Ewan Ashman and Darcy Graham receive call ups to lift the number of British & Irish Lions on tour to 44
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Nicky Smith deserves selection over Rory Sutherland. Smith has been fantastic for Tigers this season. I was at the Tigers v Northampton game at Welford Road and Nicky Smith mullered the Northampton scrum the whole game.
Apparently Smith did his knee in Wales' last game, which makes it make more sense
Even as a Saints fans, with are scrum. That's probably not a big as achievement as you think it is.
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Future British & Irish Lions tour of France on the agenda at Melbourne summit
Abdel Benazzi, vice-president of the French rugby federation, said supporters and players would buy in to repeat of the 1989 France v Lions fixture
Please no please
Now that would be fun.
I'd still rather Argentina & Americas though
I'd still rather Argentina & Americas though
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Lions go 0 - 10 on that tour.
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