Warm Up Match 5: Maori All Blacks v British & Irish Lions (Rotorua)

[dullonien]

This is very close to the test 15 now. Henshaw at 12 maybe, Williams or Daly on the wing instead of North?

 

[ratsapprentice]

That's a maulin.

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

This will be the test 15.

Only changes Gatland might make is to start his favourites in Warbs and AWJ.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

That offload was never on

 

[Bada-Bing!]

Really winning the battle up front and stopping the Maori back line getting any decent ball. Keep it up Lions.

 

[Bruce_ma gooshvili]

McKenzie ffs ****. Wtf are you doing there.

At flyhalf? Yeah mental.

Good of the Maori to play Lowe, NMS and McKenzie all out of their first choice positions to give the Lions a chance. They should not be judged on it.

I think the ref is having a fine game personally. Nothing wrong with softly softly as long as it is consistent. Card happy refereeing ruins matches.

Lions utterly dominant up front as expected. Game is safe. For the love of all that is holy may they try and cut loose a little.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Davies kicking game has been excellent.

And who was asking what has Davies done?

When I said it he hadn't done anything. I stand by it.

He's played very well tonight, no argument.

 

[Bluemoon]

Maori's don't have any answer to the grunt. Happy to have honed what is usually just considered to be strengths of the Lions, defence, territory, maul, scrum, line out.

Agree that the Lions will need trys as well, but getting the basics right may provide a platform for it.

 

[Which Tyler]

These rules have been in place in the SH since the start of the year, so throughout Super Rugby.

Thankyou - I'd thought they were announced late in Feb, so too soon for Super rugby. Obviously got myself confused in there.

 

[ncurd]

I really dont understand how Te'o starts has he done anything all game?

 

[TRF_Olyy]

This will be the test 15.

Only changes Gatland might make is to start his favourites in Warbs and AWJ.

I'd be very surprised if Owens, AWJ and Warburton dont start

 

[munstermuffin]

Incompetent and biased coaching is the only possibility!

Warburton will start first test I'm still convinced of that

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

I really dont understand how Te'o starts has he done anything all game?

Yes.

 

[Leonormous Boozer]

SOB just impregnated every woman in Rotorua.

 

[munstermuffin]

Being fair Teo has had great 2nd half

 

[TommiG88]

Murray, just clear him out.

 

[Pieter Steph du Teague]

Monstrous carry from Hendo

 

[LeinsterMan (NotTigsMan)]

SOB just impregnated every woman in Rotorua.

As long as he doesn't use his hands......

 

[The Jones Boy]

Great result for the Lions
Congratu;ations.

 

[Every Time Ref]

Yeah Teo's been good, part of an excellent midfield defence among other things.

Think Henshaw is a much better player, but Teo has been better on this tour. On a Lions tour you don't have time to play the long game, you've got to go with form in the immediate term, is it's not a 2 playmaker model then Teo should start 12.