Lions 2025
Lions tours are a huge revenue generator for the home nations!!assfly wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 7:20 am Given the fiasco with the Commonwealth Games, I'm surprised they're going ahead with it. Can Australia afford this?
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To be fair it will take some effort to come even close to that tour. It's the worst rugby I've ever seen in my life, by both teams mind. Horrible off-field crap as well: covid, no crowds, coaches having a go at refs..Mahoney wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:39 am If the rugby is as dull as last time it might be the end for me. If I want to be bored senseless and lose I can watch England.
This will be much better, although I do fear the Wallabies are going to get the backsides handed to them in a very one-sided affair.
Yeah, there will be no Rassie for this tour. Hopefully they'll have given Eddie the boot by that time as well.LoveOfTheGame wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:22 amTo be fair it will take some effort to come even close to that tour. It's the worst rugby I've ever seen in my life, by both teams mind. Horrible off-field crap as well: covid, no crowds, coaches having a go at refs..Mahoney wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:39 am If the rugby is as dull as last time it might be the end for me. If I want to be bored senseless and lose I can watch England.
This will be much better, although I do fear the Wallabies are going to get the backsides handed to them in a very one-sided affair.
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
Make ROG Aussie coach, that’ll spice things up.Biffer wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:36 amYeah, there will be no Rassie for this tour. Hopefully they'll have given Eddie the boot by that time as well.LoveOfTheGame wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:22 amTo be fair it will take some effort to come even close to that tour. It's the worst rugby I've ever seen in my life, by both teams mind. Horrible off-field crap as well: covid, no crowds, coaches having a go at refs..Mahoney wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:39 am If the rugby is as dull as last time it might be the end for me. If I want to be bored senseless and lose I can watch England.
This will be much better, although I do fear the Wallabies are going to get the backsides handed to them in a very one-sided affair.
ROG would be a great Lions coach.
He's proven that he's decent at the whole coaching thing.
And there'd be no accusations of showing national favouritism as he'd not pick most of the Irish team in order just to spite Leinster supporters. Sure you'd get the likes of JOD and Rory Scannell getting test caps, but it would be worth it.
He's proven that he's decent at the whole coaching thing.
And there'd be no accusations of showing national favouritism as he'd not pick most of the Irish team in order just to spite Leinster supporters. Sure you'd get the likes of JOD and Rory Scannell getting test caps, but it would be worth it.
Ian Madigan for Ireland.
.....and they were bloody lucky to get the 0Jim Lahey wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 8:09 am My least favourite Lions tour.
2001 was great tbf, but that was because Aus were in good shape.
This will be a comfortable 3-0. Ffs they even have to bring in some Kiwis for one of the tour games
Farrell's a shoo in as coach with his son as captainBrazil wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 10:41 am Farrell is widely tipped to be the coach, which makes sense. ROG wouldn't get the time off from the Top 14, which will still be running into the Lions schedule.
It's going to be the equivalent of a presidents / farmers-we-pulled-off-the-veldt-to-injure-you / dirty-bastards-from-the-NPC XV etc isn't it?Sinkers wrote: Wed Jul 19, 2023 1:50 pm I guess this is a very obvious question, but the combined Au/NZ side is because Aus just don’t have enough bodies of the required quality to put out competitive Supe sides, test side and something like an ‘A’’ or president’s 15 or similar?
And are there two g’s in Bugger Off?
