South Africa vs British and Irish Lions - Test 3

[Jer1cho]

the main thing is I just can't stand South Africa being happy.

Dont worry it wont last too long. After this crop of players goes we are going to go down fast again.

 

[saulan]

Grey area you can come if you bring crisps.

Mainly monster munch

bringing all the South African flavors

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

Dont worry it wont last too long. After this crop of players goes we are going to go down fast again.

Doubt it mate, you always produce. Anyway, enjoy it - definitely deserved given the circumstances you guys were dealing with.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

bringing all the South African flavors
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Definitely got the right idea bringing ball chutney flavoured crisps to the party

 

[Vieux Talonneur]

Gatland lost that, poor captain, poor tactics, poor selections.

Except that if Williams had executed that overlap we'd probably have been celebrating a series win. Sounds harsh but you can't blame the coaching staff when a player fails to execute u12 skills.

I'm not disagreeing with what you're saying, but also a number of our star forwards, whose selections most would have agreed with, didn't have the impact throughout the series that we might have hoped. After a star first test against an undercooked Boks Itoje's influence was uneven, Furlong was quiet and Curry's series wasn't the way he'd have dreamt it.

As well as the series let's not forget that we also lost the unofficial 4th test against SA 'A'.

 

[wombles]

bringing all the South African flavors
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Forget the rugby! Where can I get these bad boys from??????!!!!!

 

[Grizwald]

Now I've calmed down a bit..... fair play to SA they hadn't played for however long which shows how poor the Lion's were.

But.

The Lion's didn't really form a game plan with settled combinations. Don't really blame the players or the coaches for this, COVID played a part, along with the poor quality of opposition in the warm up games which were I'm hindsight totally pointless exercises.

Hope this virus does one soon, win or loose I love the Lion's tours but that wasn't enjoyable on any level.

 

[Groundhog]

Grey area you can come if you bring crisps.

Mainly monster munch

He can come if he brings a friend who is willing to sign for Munster or Sale

 

[big ginger 8]

Except that if Williams had executed that overlap we'd probably have been celebrating a series win. Sounds harsh but you can't blame the coaching staff when a player fails to execute u12 skills.

You're just not trying hard enough.

Clearly Williams didn't pass because of the conservativism beaten into him be Gatland.

 

[TRF_Olyy]

He can come if he brings a friend who is willing to sign for Munster or Sale

Making someone sign for Leicester is a step too far

 

[saulan]

He can come if he brings a friend who is willing to sign for Munster or Sale

I played against Kitshoff, Etzebeth and Malherbe at schoolboy level, does that count?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

I played against Kitshoff, Etzebeth and Malherbe at schoolboy level, does that count?

Think that makes you eligible for a Scotland call up

 

[saulan]

Making someone sign for Leicester is a step too far

On that note, switching my club allegiance to the appropriate team for a South African to Support in the UK.

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Not as disappointed at losing that one than I expected. Well done SA. See ya in 12 years. Hopefully, next Lions tour will be play some better quality rugby.

 

[corny]

The Saffas had a slight edge in the scrum and that was the series. Porter and Healy might have helped if they'd toured.

Disappointing tour all told. The 2009 tour had everything. We got to watch 30 men walk (slowly) from set piece to set piece on this one.

It will be nice to have a different coach onboard for 2025. The blind spot Gatland has for certain players (or player types) has always been grating.

 

[ncurd]

You're just not trying hard enough.

Clearly Williams didn't pass because of the conservativism beaten into him be Gatland.

Whilst we can jokeabout the conservatism it should be noted he was only put in that position because Russell saw the overlap. I think we can safely say Biggar or Farrell would of butchered it before Williams.

Honestly tour went more or less how I expected it to, the first test was a bit of a shock but once SA worked out how to fake injuries to stop being gassed it was all over.

I just wish we picked the players who had something about them and made a team of them instead if predetermined compromises everywhere.

 

[anderton46]

Except that if Williams had executed that overlap we'd probably have been celebrating a series win. Sounds harsh but you can't blame the coaching staff when a player fails to execute u12 skills.

I'm not disagreeing with what you're saying, but also a number of our star forwards, whose selections most would have agreed with, didn't have the impact throughout the series that we might have hoped. After a star first test against an undercooked Boks Itoje's influence was uneven, Furlong was quiet and Curry's series wasn't the way he'd have dreamt it.

As well as the series let's not forget that we also lost the unofficial 4th test against SA 'A'.

Pretty sure the rolling maul almost over the line, except for Curry detaching and wrestling someone off the ball was more of a certain try.

Both poor for different reasons though.

 

[Ragey Erasmus]

Gatland has always had one gameplan, bludgeon. It was reasonably reliable when he has the players to do it and everyone knew their role and did it accurately. He has never been an innovator though.

 

[wombles]

Pretty sure the rolling maul almost over the line, except for Curry detaching and wrestling someone off the ball was more of a certain try.

Both poor for different reasons though.

The try looked favourable and no arguments that Curry made a mistake. But for a back to have a 2 v 1 like that with the game where it was at the time it really should be executed every time at all levels of the game. Williams deserved to start ahead of Hogg, but when he had the opportunity he bombed it equally well.

 

[Groundhog]

I played against Kitshoff, Etzebeth and Malherbe at schoolboy level, does that count?

Sure we almost signed Kitschoff