British Lions v Argentina

[Jet]

@game_film said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@Jet Here it is: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/28/lions-geography-six-rugby-union-new-zealand-game-time-finn-russell-alan-dell

You are indeed correct.
The relentless march of time eh.

[pakman]

@MiketheSnow said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Squidge sighted in the crowd

With his mum.

[pakman]

@Mattasaurus said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Thought Smith had butchered that.. but well worked try and a couple of soft tackles

Me two forward passes in build up.

[pakman]

@wozer said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Pretty embarrassing as a ref when your 2 meters away looking straight at the ball and you miss that🤦‍♂️

Doleman did that last week when Reds shelled it as they went over. That time the TMO didn’t realise Doleman had cataracts, so failed to check.

[Jet]

@pakman said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@wozer said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Pretty embarrassing as a ref when your 2 meters away looking straight at the ball and you miss that🤦‍♂️

Doleman did that last week when Reds shelled it as they went over. That time the TMO didn’t realise Doleman had cataracts, so failed to check.

In super rugby, foul play responsibility has been completely abdicated to the bunker too.

A default yellow and passing of buck to the TMO.

[pakman]

@Jet said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@pakman said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

@wozer said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Pretty embarrassing as a ref when your 2 meters away looking straight at the ball and you miss that🤦‍♂️

Doleman did that last week when Reds shelled it as they went over. That time the TMO didn’t realise Doleman had cataracts, so failed to check.

In super rugby, foul play responsibility has been completely abdicated to the bunker too.

A default yellow and passing of buck to the TMO.

It sucks.

[KiwiMurph]

That was a really fun watch.

Excellent ball movement.

The fact it was played in daylight in nice temperatures is not a coincidence.

By Doleman standards he was pretty good - only he would miss that knock on though haha.

[ARHS]

I thought James Doleman was below his best. Seemed to miss a bit and always had an advantage back for Lions when they infringed.
Are Fin Smith, Mitchell and Marcus Smith the front liners in backline?
Thought VDM and Freeman were always a threat. LCD was good in forwards.
But best thing in match was the flair in the Argentinian backs in my view.

[Bovidae]

It was funny seeing wonderboy Pollock miss a crucial tackle and then spill the ball at the end.

[MN5]

@SammyC said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

Awesome

So many w@nkers in this lions team and coaching staff

I hope the aussies smash them

Explain further.

Surely there's no one at Clive Woodward level or the guy who accused Umaga and Mealamu of attempted murder ?

[NTA]

Team with limited time together versus team with experience together. The result isn't a shock.

I doubt whether the Lions will play like that down here. It'll be forward -oriented phase play ala Ireland & England

[NTA]

I have enjoyed the teenager commentary on there tho. Nice to get some new blood in

[brodean]

@ARHS said in 2025 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia:

I thought James Doleman was below his best. Seemed to miss a bit and always had an advantage back for Lions when they infringed.

He tried to hand the game to the Lion's but failed.

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[sparky]

Truly appalling missed tackle by Henry Pollock at 3:25. Terrible technique meant the "wonder boy" was left sitting on his arse by a lighter player.

[Grooter]

Hopefully in a few years Los Pumas assistant coach Kendrick Lynn can return home 🙂

[antipodean]

That last Pumas try was a cracker! Young Pollock won't want to see that on review come Monday. Terrible miss by a loose forward.

[antipodean]

@NTA said in British Lions v Argentina:

Team with limited time together versus team with experience together. The result isn't a shock.

I doubt whether the Lions will play like that down here. It'll be forward -oriented phase play ala Ireland & England

I think they should. Both wingers looked good and young Marcus Smith has a good passing game. IMO he needs to be at five-eight as his defence makes Shaun Stevenson look like prime JC.

[Bones]

@antipodean said in British Lions v Argentina:

@NTA said in British Lions v Argentina:

Team with limited time together versus team with experience together. The result isn't a shock.

I doubt whether the Lions will play like that down here. It'll be forward -oriented phase play ala Ireland & England

I think they should. Both wingers looked good and young Marcus Smith has a good passing game. IMO he needs to be at five-eight as his defence makes Shaun Stevenson look like prime JC.

They've got some very dangerous wings still to play too.

[Dodge]

Not entirely sure why the Lions tried to play BaaBaaBaz ball, some crazy offloading, some poor decisions all over the field.

Feel for Marcus Smith, that’s him out of the test 23 IMO. Will be interesting to see how Pollock copes with being the reason they lost.

Centre combo was a waste of space.

Not sure what to make of that from a style point of view, doesn’t fill me with confidence