First nations & Pasifika XV v British & Irish Lions

[Grizwald]

I noticed Finn Smith come back on but didn't register it was due to M Smith getting a HIA. Expect the same starting XV on Saturday baring injury, at best I think a few bench spots were up for grabs. BIL back 3 were out played last week but DvM is nowhere near, then you've only really got Hansen who now hasn't played for a couple of weeks and can't see Farrell dropping Lowe for a right footed option and can't see Kinghorn starting at wing or fullback after a full 80.

Think the bench will have a different look on Saturday. Won't be shocked to see Farrell on the bench but then a bit pointless having Aki assuming its the Scottish centre partnership to start. Ringrose playing 3/4 of a match probably wasn't in the plan for tonight.

 

[Which Tyler]

Anyone else notice that when he went off, fighting the tears; it was not-a-team-player Russell who put an arm around him and was consoling; not tour-captain Itoje?

 

[Saintjay]

Anyone else notice that when he went off, fighting the tears; it was not-a-team-player Russell who put an arm around him and was consoling; not tour-captain Itoje?

Might not be his leadership style. Can't see the likes of Buck Shelford or Owen Farrell ever being big on man hugs

 

[big ginger 8]

I noticed Finn Smith come back on but didn't register it was due to M Smith getting a HIA. Expect the same starting XV on Saturday baring injury, at best I think a few bench spots were up for grabs. BIL back 3 were out played last week but DvM is nowhere near, then you've only really got Hansen who now hasn't played for a couple of weeks and can't see Farrell dropping Lowe for a right footed option and can't see Kinghorn starting at wing or fullback after a full 80.

Think the bench will have a different look on Saturday. Won't be shocked to see Farrell on the bench but then a bit pointless having Aki assuming its the Scottish centre partnership to start. Ringrose playing 3/4 of a match probably wasn't in the plan for tonight.

Hansen played 10 days ago.

 

[Grizwald]

Hansen played 10 days ago.

Be 2 weeks since he last played if he were picked then.

 

[big ginger 8]

Be 2 weeks since he last played if he were picked then.

I don't think he'll have turned to jello in that time frame.

 

[Becca]

Well that was poor, wasn’t it ?
More players playing themselves out of contention than in.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

You can tell Jonathan Sexton is the coach of this Lions team with the amount of out the back moves. Out the front moves have been very rare on this tour. Surely defenders know the ball is not going to the dummy runner.

 

[AlRums]

kinghorn is being widely said as having played himself out of any further involvement.

Where's "widely"? all other player ratings other than the Torygraph score kinghorn much higher and comments on the Torygraph and BBC etc favour him (once you get past the saint Owen comments on the BBC)

 

[Saintjay]

Where's "widely"? all other player ratings other than the Torygraph score kinghorn much higher and comments on the Torygraph and BBC etc favour him (once you get past the saint Owen comments on the BBC)

Wales online had Saint Owen as the star man.

 

[AlRums]

Wales online had Saint Owen as the star man.

I'm still trying to unseen that

 

[ncurd]

I'm still trying to unseen that

Its okay thw world hasn't gone completely nuts. I thought he was was okay...

 

[Saintjay]

I'm still trying to unseen that

I'm sure the journo will be collecting his p45 from @Welsh Exile in the morning.

 

[Welsh Exile]

Wales online had Saint Owen as the star man.

Warburton has been giving Farrell a good rimming as well.

To be fair, you don’t hear many players or ex players that don’t speak very highly of him, both as a player and as a man.

 

[AlRums]

I'm sure the journo will be collecting his p45 from @Welsh Exile in the morning.

Or a bullet.

Unless he's replaced with St Alun

 

[AlRums]

Its okay thw world hasn't gone completely nuts. I thought he was was okay...

I thought he played a bit better than OK, so not criticising Farrell. It's was the "star man" designation.

 

[BrokenWing]

 

[Saintjay]

Missed the game, how did Morgan go? Seen very little to suggest he did enough. Part of me hopes he gets a crack.

 

[TommiG88]

Missed the game, how did Morgan go? Seen very little to suggest he did enough. Part of me hopes he gets a crack.

Got outshone by Farrell

 

[Welsh Exile]

Missed the game, how did Morgan go? Seen very little to suggest he did enough. Part of me hopes he gets a crack.

He was immense, put in dominant hit after dominant hit, got 9 turnovers, scored all the tries and even reffed the game for the last 10 mins.

I didn’t watch the game.