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       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: July 29, 2021, 12:40 pm
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       Team for 2nd Test
       Subs
       English     6                   3
       Irish          4                   1
       Scots       3                   2
       Welsh      2                   2
       Warren certainly likes his English Men this Tour
       #Post#: 6290--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Duncang
       Date: July 29, 2021, 2:29 pm
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       Would have expected him to favour the Welsh boys but fair
       dinkum.
       #Post#: 6294--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: August 1, 2021, 2:59 pm
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       Far too many Penalties given away and too much Ball kicked away.
       Well beaten and unless we improve by next week it will
       happen again.   There was no lack of effort but no penetration
       with our Backs.
       Jamie George needs to be on the Bench for the last game and both
       Wingers need replacing.  I don't think that wholesale changes
       need to be made.
       It was a poor 1st half all round but at ieast the Lions won that
       half  9 - 6.   We then wanted a repeat of last week's second
       half.  The Lions  decided to kick the ball away too much and
       give away stupid penalties.   The Africans main weapon was to
       kick the ball high and chase after it.  Instead of keeping the
       ball in hand the Lions did the same but weren't has good at it.
       The longer the half went on, the Africans got stronger and the
       Lions got more desperate.  The Africans converted try in the
       61st minute and 3 successful penalty kicks in the last 10
       minutes just rubbed Salt in already open wounds.    The Africans
       won the half  21 - 0.
       A Big bonus would be if Faf De Klerks injurie keeps him out of
       next weeks game.
       All is not lost, but the Lions need to keep the ball in hand
       more and run it, breakdown, run it.  If you run at the Africans
       they will give penalties away, it's in their nature.
       I know a lots been said about Rassie Erasmus ( SA  Director of
       Rugby ) acting as a Water Boy last week.  He's under
       investigation by World Rugby as no member of a teams coaching
       our management team can enter the field of play other than at
       Half-Time and Full-Time.
       But he was at it again yesterday, wearing a Water Boy's top he
       ran onto the field at every stoppage of play, talking to the
       players.  Sometimes he DIDN'T have any water with him. It looked
       obvious that he was Coaching.   Has he's under investigation
       from last week,  what was going through his mind this time.
       He's been condemned by several of the Worlds Unions so why not
       by the SA  Union.
       It will be interesting to see what he does next Saturday.
       #Post#: 6295--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Rucko
       Date: August 1, 2021, 3:42 pm
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       Despite the tension and niggle within the game it was certainly
       a very poor advert for the game of rugby. Far too many stoppages
       and both teams intent on the kicking game, which unfortunately
       The Lions came out second best. I’m sure it won’t happen but I
       would love to see Marcus Smith running the show from fly half.
       He shows a great ability to play an exciting running brand of
       rugby. The Lions appeared to play the same game plan as South
       Africa and came out second best by a country mile.
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       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: August 2, 2021, 4:06 pm
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       Erasmus is to face a Misconduct Hearing over his criticism of
       the Match Officials in the First Test.  GOOD.
       I wonder if he'll be a Water Boy / Coach on Saturday.
       #Post#: 6298--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: August 3, 2021, 3:56 pm
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       3rd Test
       Subs
       English       3               5
       Welsh         6               1
       Irish            4               1
       Scottish     2               1
       Well this is a big turnround in selection.    Are the English
       being blamed for the 2nd Test loss.   Or are our 5 subs being
       held back to come on later in the game to provide the Impetus to
       Win the game.    WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT,  AND WATCH,  TO SEE.
       I'll  go  for  a  Lions  Win.
       #Post#: 6299--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: August 4, 2021, 5:17 am
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       I said above it would be a bonus if Faf De Klerks injury kept
       him out of the game,  IT HAS.
       South Africa have brought Morne Steyn into their squad,  he can
       convert Penalty goals from outside the stadium.
       #Post#: 6300--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Keppeltitan
       Date: August 4, 2021, 8:16 am
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       What does Sam Skinner have to do to get in the starting line up
       I can't believe how Gatland and England boss Jones have both
       been reluctant to use the best no 8 in British  rugby.
       #Post#: 6301--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Winger14
       Date: August 4, 2021, 12:49 pm
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       Sam Skinner is a very good  Second Row / NO 8,  but why he
       wasn't selected is just a matter of choice by the Lions
       Management/ Coaches.
       Jones will Never select Skinner, probably because he's Scottish,
       he has 10 Caps.  He did play for England in the 2015  U20 World
       Cup, Then decided on Scotland as his International future.
       Did you mean Sam SKINNER,  or Sam SIMMONDS
       #Post#: 6302--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Season  2020 -- 2021  plus   B + I  Lions
   DIR By: Keppeltitan
       Date: August 4, 2021, 1:01 pm
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       Sorry Roger I meant Sam Simmonds .
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