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2021 British & Irish Lions Tour
Lions farce on the horizon.
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<blockquote data-quote="nick_w" data-source="post: 189171"><p>With all due respect, I'm afraid I don't share the same sentiment. From what the article says, it looks like the RFU have made the Lions jump through hoops to set the fixtures for when they are, and then moved the goal posts. </p><p></p><p>""We're not the ones that can get this changed," said John Feehan, Lions chief executive. "Our original tour dates did not clash with the Premiership final but the RFU asked us to move the tour back a week which we did with much difficulty. Much later they came back to us and said they wanted us to move it again."</p><p></p><p>They also had to take into account the confederates cup which is also taking place in S.A. that Summer, so Stadium use was limited as well.</p><p></p><p>As for people not complaining if they were not to play as many games, I'm afraid I would be rather annoyed at this. Firstly, a lot of the games give the players a chance to gel together. Although they may seem pointless, I see them as crucial for team building and experimenting. Plus, it means more time I could spend in the pub watching quality players play together. </p><p></p><p>This tour is once every four years, and it would be an utter shame to have it start without the full squad to pick from or build on.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nick_w, post: 189171"] With all due respect, I'm afraid I don't share the same sentiment. From what the article says, it looks like the RFU have made the Lions jump through hoops to set the fixtures for when they are, and then moved the goal posts. ""We're not the ones that can get this changed," said John Feehan, Lions chief executive. "Our original tour dates did not clash with the Premiership final but the RFU asked us to move the tour back a week which we did with much difficulty. Much later they came back to us and said they wanted us to move it again." They also had to take into account the confederates cup which is also taking place in S.A. that Summer, so Stadium use was limited as well. As for people not complaining if they were not to play as many games, I'm afraid I would be rather annoyed at this. Firstly, a lot of the games give the players a chance to gel together. Although they may seem pointless, I see them as crucial for team building and experimenting. Plus, it means more time I could spend in the pub watching quality players play together. This tour is once every four years, and it would be an utter shame to have it start without the full squad to pick from or build on. [/QUOTE]
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