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GATLAND Is the leading Contender for Lions Coach.
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<blockquote data-quote="Leonormous Boozer" data-source="post: 791461" data-attributes="member: 45598"><p>A needless injury in a needless match, it often takes one to lead to a string of injuries related to it or not. You see it in a lot of players who have gone a long period of their career without a serious injury especially front five players who lose strength while they're out. </p><p></p><p>Meh, I think they have had two great teams in world cups and have done the very best they could with it, I can't see them passing the best six nations sides just yet, which they haven't, one good World Cup does not show that. Ireland are chokers in the World Cup, Argentina have never won in Dublin and have a woeful record against us in 1st XV test matches even if they are scarce. I'm also convinced Ireland would have had a semi final last year if Sexton, O'Connell and Healy were fully fit, had they not had very little rest time between a gruelling Lions tour two years earlier and the World Cup who knows if their bodies would have broken down?</p><p>Every NH rugby fan is claiming that we need less rugby in a season yet support a pointless circle jerk tour, it's bizarre. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'd say POC and BOD would consider them lesser achievements than their grand slam, 1/2 championship(s) on top of that, 3 more triple crowns, 2/3 Heineken cups and pro 12 ***les. At the end of the day being Lion's captain is the objective decision of one man, it's made a big deal because of all the historical bull**** surrounding it, trophies are better, you go on the tear after winning trophies, you go to a press conference and exchange pleasantries when you're named Lion's captain...</p><p></p><p>The BOD thing is kind of what led me to first think this, the amount of people in this country who were happier than a pig in **** watching the Lions claiming to want them to lose after BOD was dropped was incredible. It showed me both the bad side of the bandwagon culture in Ireland but also that the Lion's winning or losing doesn't matter a ****e to fans. It should either be made the International side that competes on the world stage for the four nations, which would obviously be pathetic, or scrapped. </p><p>Gibson's different, he was a different era, my claim is that the Lions have no place in the squad now. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'll still watch it, hope as few Irish players as possible get picked and enjoy some of the banter that comes from it but begrudge the fact that our best players who are integral to our challenge in the next 6 nations, which France unsurprisingly win when competent, and World Cup are on a 6 week tour playing at least 80 minutes of professional rugby spread across two games a week. </p><p></p><p>I do really hope Ireland v NZ in Chicago is a huge financial success because of it, if the unions realise that they'd be better off hosting test matches or four team competitions like you see in pre season soccer in North America and make more money every four years or so the Lions will be no more. As I said though, it's an unpopular opinion because we all love the folklore that goes with it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leonormous Boozer, post: 791461, member: 45598"] A needless injury in a needless match, it often takes one to lead to a string of injuries related to it or not. You see it in a lot of players who have gone a long period of their career without a serious injury especially front five players who lose strength while they're out. Meh, I think they have had two great teams in world cups and have done the very best they could with it, I can't see them passing the best six nations sides just yet, which they haven't, one good World Cup does not show that. Ireland are chokers in the World Cup, Argentina have never won in Dublin and have a woeful record against us in 1st XV test matches even if they are scarce. I'm also convinced Ireland would have had a semi final last year if Sexton, O'Connell and Healy were fully fit, had they not had very little rest time between a gruelling Lions tour two years earlier and the World Cup who knows if their bodies would have broken down? Every NH rugby fan is claiming that we need less rugby in a season yet support a pointless circle jerk tour, it's bizarre. I'd say POC and BOD would consider them lesser achievements than their grand slam, 1/2 championship(s) on top of that, 3 more triple crowns, 2/3 Heineken cups and pro 12 ***les. At the end of the day being Lion's captain is the objective decision of one man, it's made a big deal because of all the historical bull**** surrounding it, trophies are better, you go on the tear after winning trophies, you go to a press conference and exchange pleasantries when you're named Lion's captain... The BOD thing is kind of what led me to first think this, the amount of people in this country who were happier than a pig in **** watching the Lions claiming to want them to lose after BOD was dropped was incredible. It showed me both the bad side of the bandwagon culture in Ireland but also that the Lion's winning or losing doesn't matter a ****e to fans. It should either be made the International side that competes on the world stage for the four nations, which would obviously be pathetic, or scrapped. Gibson's different, he was a different era, my claim is that the Lions have no place in the squad now. I'll still watch it, hope as few Irish players as possible get picked and enjoy some of the banter that comes from it but begrudge the fact that our best players who are integral to our challenge in the next 6 nations, which France unsurprisingly win when competent, and World Cup are on a 6 week tour playing at least 80 minutes of professional rugby spread across two games a week. I do really hope Ireland v NZ in Chicago is a huge financial success because of it, if the unions realise that they'd be better off hosting test matches or four team competitions like you see in pre season soccer in North America and make more money every four years or so the Lions will be no more. As I said though, it's an unpopular opinion because we all love the folklore that goes with it. [/QUOTE]
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