Queensland Reds v British & Irish Lions

[Leonormous Boozer]

I actually think work is better than an hour of Sky build up. Will flick on for kickoff.

 

[McTallshort]

Daly in due to sickness

 

[Rugbyfan564]

Daly in due to sickness

Unusual for someone not meant to be involved at all to be brought straight in in the starting line up.

 

[irisht]

Keenan out due to illness.

 

[General Melchett]

I actually think work is better than an hour of Sky build up. Will flick on for kickoff.

Same. That Alex Payne dude just isn't for me. The build up to the Force game was poor and Geechs was well off it with his 5/10 rating for the first half.

 

[odw26]

Unusual for someone not meant to be involved at all to be brought straight in in the starting line up.

Only other realistic option was putting Jones to full back and Ringrose into the centre, which is less desirable than Daly coming straight in.

 

[Saintjay]

Sick in the knowledge he'll never be Elliot Daly.

 

[McTallshort]

Unusual for someone not meant to be involved at all to be brought straight in in the starting line up.

Not really. Keenan's sickness won't have been a suprise to anyone but they would have been monitoring it to see if was getting worse and Daly would have been put on standby.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

Binly, Smellis, Smellyot and Stinkler all on my TV today.

Edit: for transparency, I would not have included Poogo on this post had illness, presumably from the concentrated stench, not stopped him from playing. He is from South Dublin and almost certainly smells of Dior Sauvage despite the name.

I am also willing to accept there's no way Elliot Daly actually smells bad.

 

[curtbob7]

Van der Merwe needs to step up today

 

[mikebrownsauce1512]

Van der Merwe needs to step up today

*Van der McMerwe

 

[dirty harry]

JGP hairline not helping the rumours of his juicing lol

 

[TRF_Olyy]

ROG on commentary,

Imagine punishing people who choose to tune in on a weekday morning

 

[curtbob7]

Really poor start

 

[dirty harry]

Difficult start, but a lot of first time starters and all new combos was always going to be a bit messy.

Linout and scrum just went wrong, both will get better

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

Damn cracking start by the Reds

Glad I got the Aussie coms

 

[ShropshireAllBlack]

Stuart having a mare so far…

 

[Derpus]

Damn cracking start by the Reds

Glad I got the Aussie coms

Hooper is as good on comms as he was at rugby.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

Should've taken Forshaw as defence coach

 

[irisht]

Chessum had a horror start.