3rd test - Australia v British & Irish Lions

[Reiser99]

Kay discussing how the bench will change now with players having a rest.

Lions have Stuart, Genge, Kelleher, Earl and Mitchell left right?

Mitchell won't come on. Kelleher could well be unlikely now. Stuart is a maybe depending on how Furlong is going. Earl could well come on for Curry or Conan depending on the game. Genge should come on now because Porter is ****.

 

[AlRums]

Sounds like it is fairly recent.
Aussie comm.s just mentioned a match in RSA "a few years ago" where the stadium was hit, and they played on.
They're saying "classic South Africa" rather than "this regulation wasn't I place" also not clarifying if "a few years ago" means 2-3, or 20-30 when he was still playing

Apparently world rugby only issued their guidelines in June 2020

When you think about it we're only talking about it since it's an international on TV. Realistically that's a very small subset of games being played worldwide in a weekend

 

[Which Tyler]

USA system is very simple. Lightning = no play. Everyone takes cover.

Soccer, football, lacrosse, rugby, etc.

Yes, same reg.s as rugby, as discussed both a couple of minutes ago, and a couple of weeks ago

 

[pagliaccio_euforico]

Someone bring in David pocock to talk about how you aren’t supposed to have lightning storms in winter.

 

[Dean Cooperfield-West]

Which player?
That'll influence my reaction

Curry as he's a meter away from scoring the winning try after breaking 6 tackles and running the length of the pitch

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Idk, if anything I reckon we might see some of the subs come straight on. The front row players’ backs must be seizing up like crazy having this long of a break.

 

[Saintjay]

Do you not have lightning in the UK?

Well we've had the Queen, thunderbolts and lightning. If that counts.

 

[ChicagoKid]

People will hate this take but:

If this was American sports, it would be 1-2 minutes of talking/update on the status of the delay and 5 minutes of commercials.

The advertisers would love it and then you have fewer breaks when the game resumes.

 

[AlRums]

Well we've had the Queen, thunderbolts and lightning. If that counts.

And the fighter jet

 

[TRF_Olyy]

People will hate this take but:

If this was American sports, it would be 1-2 minutes of talking/update on the status of the delay and 5 minutes of commercials.

The advertisers would love it and then you have fewer breaks when the game resumes.

How is that a take?

You liberals won't like to hear this but if this channel showed more adverts they could be showing adverts right now

 

[AlRums]

People will hate this take but:

If this was American sports, it would be 1-2 minutes of talking/update on the status of the delay and 5 minutes of commercials.

The advertisers would love it and then you have fewer breaks when the game resumes.

Yours is the only country I know where TV advertising rules a major sport

 

[dirty harry]

People will hate this take but:

If this was American sports, it would be 1-2 minutes of talking/update on the status of the delay and 5 minutes of commercials.

The advertisers would love it and then you have fewer breaks when the game resumes.

There should be no breaks when the game goes on...

American sports are essentially adverts with a ball in between.

Love playing American football and basketball, and in fact being in the stadium is for NFL NBA is great, but watching on TV is akin to cricket or golf.

 

[ChicagoKid]

How is that a take?

All I see on my end is nonstop talking. I haven’t seen 1 commercial.

More commercials = more revenue.

 

[Which Tyler]

I appreciate that the stadium has blessed the rains down in Africa.
But they really need to acknowledge that thunderbolts and lightning are very very frightening

 

[ChicagoKid]

There should be no breaks when the game goes on...

American sports are essentially adverts with a ball in between.

Love playing American football and basketball, and in fact being in the stadium is for NFL NBA is great, but watching on TV is akin to cricket or golf.

But they are sustainable.

No one here likes the ads. But we understand without them we would be like Wasps fans.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

All I see on my end is nonstop talking. I haven't seen 1 commercial.

More commercials = more revenue.

Sky and The Lions don't need more revenue

 

[dirty harry]

All I see on my end is nonstop talking. I haven't seen 1 commercial.

More commercials = more revenue.

Not in Europe, viewing figures would be decimated. We arent conditioned to your level of consumerism.

 

[Which Tyler]

People will hate this take but:

If this was American sports, it would be 1-2 minutes of talking/update on the status of the delay and 5 minutes of commercials.

The advertisers would love it and then you have fewer breaks when the game resumes.

As it's not American sports, "fewer breaks when the game resumes" isn't an issue.
No-one else stops playing for ad.s (or just plays as.s over the game)

 

[ChicagoKid]

Sky and The Lions don't need more revenue

What about Oz?

 

[dirty harry]

What about Oz?

This is an absolute cash cow for Aus.