Back in 2001 me and a load of team mates went to the up and under in Nottingham to watch the first test and it was absolutely brilliant. If I wasn't 24 years and 3 kids older I would do the same this year.
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I watched the ones years ago at the marchants in rugby. Was steaming by about 1 in the afternoon but had a brilliant time.
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British & Irish Lions calm fears over Tadhg Furlong’s fitness for Australia tour
The British & Irish Lions have revealed Leinster’s Tadhg Furlong, and others involved in the URC and Premiership finals, may face Argentina next week
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By a process of elimination I assume the team v Argentina will look something like this:
1. E. Genge P. Schoeman
2. L. Cowan-Dickie
3. F. Bealham
4.M.Itoje.
5. T. Beirne
6. T. Curry
7. J. Morgan
8. B. Earl
9. A. Mitchell T. Williams
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11. D. Van der Merve
12. S. Tuipolotu B. Aki
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14.T. Freeman
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1. E. Genge P. Schoeman
2. L. Cowan-Dickie
3. F. Bealham
4.M.Itoje.
5. T. Beirne
6. T. Curry
7. J. Morgan
8. B. Earl
9. A. Mitchell T. Williams
10. F.Smith. M. Smith
11. D. Van der Merve
12. S. Tuipolotu B. Aki
13. H. Jones
14.T. Freeman
15. E. Daly
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Think he'll go Aki and Tuipolotu at 12/13 and it wouldn't surprise me if that is the combo in the tests.
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They are both inside centres. Having them both is unbalanced.
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Sione can play 13 and often interchanges with whoever is at 12 but is more effective at 12 as he can also be first receiver. I just have a feeling Farrell will want Aki in there.
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I'd go Sione and Jones but I agree, Farrell knows Aki better so he's probably a shoein
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I love the idea of an Aki - Tuipulotu pairing going forwards but worry about them defensively, particularly on the Australian fast track and against some very athletic backs. They won’t get run through but I could see them getting run around.
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Huwpolotu would be my pick but I'm curious to see what Tuipolutu and Ringrose looks like.
They should dovetail quite nicely, although I've read that Ringrose has been a bit inconsistent this season - no idea if that's true, there's only so many hours in the day so I can't watch the URC
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Ringrose has been class all year imo.
I think Ali has fallen off a bit over the course of the season. Certainly he tends to get subbed off in the 55-60 minute period.
George and AOF have left the squad.
British and Irish Lions: Fifteen new players joining squad ahead of first match against Argentina
Fifteen new players joining the British and Irish Lions training camp ahead of the first match of the tour; watch the Lions vs Argentina in the first tour match on Friday June 20 live on Sky Sports Main Event from 7pm; Sky Sports to show all tour matches
With the short prep time surely you’d want your centre combo to be an off the shelf international one, so let’s use the Scottish or Irish one rather than creating a new one right now.
The Making of Finn Russell - The British & Irish Lions Website
He’s the self-styled Lionel Messi of rugby who will have the ball on a string for the Lions this summer
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The Making of Finn Russell - The British & Irish Lions Website
He’s the self-styled Lionel Messi of rugby who will have the ball on a string for the Lions this summerwww.lionsrugby.com
This is red meat for Russell haters.
The man gave his boots to a Bath fan in the crowd at Twickenham and gifted a try to a kid from Bath in a major final which probably cost him MOTM.
