Highlanders v B&I Lions
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Farrell's penalty miss was key.
It was more than just a penalty miss.
Stop reminding me.
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@Salacious-Crumb Fuck that is a cruel video.
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@SimonAdd_2 said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
If you look at what the Lions did to the Crusaders, you'd have to think a team like Saracens would have a good chance of pulling off the same thing.
I don't think you can compare the quality of the Lions team from Saturday to Saracens.
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@Frye In the quality of individual players no, but in terms of style of play they're very similar. More than any other team, even Wales, Saracens seem to be the template for what Gatland is trying to do: suffocating rush defence, decent scrum, very good lineout, lots of up-and-unders particularly from the 9, control territory rather than possession and force the opposition into mistakes.
And what Sarries give up in star power they would probably make up for in familiarity. They'd probably be more clinical finishing their chances than the Lions, and certainly have a lower error count.
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@Salacious-Crumb said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
Farrell's penalty miss was key.
It was more than just a penalty miss.
Stop reminding me.
Poor bastard
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@booboo said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
@Bovidae said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
I thought the pass to him looked forward anyway.
"Looked"?
OK, was.
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Starting to get the look of a traditional tour , dirt trackers through the week , shadow test side on the weekend ,
Maori game will tell us more ,
One thing is for sure , the Lions will be battle hardened , chance that could be an advantage come the first test
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@Nepia
Drop goals have been going out of fashion in NH.
2 in 2017 in 15 matches
1 in 2016
Not like back in the day in the 80s when Rob Andrew got 9, as did Lescaboura, and Chalmers got 8 for Scotland and Jonathan Davies (no relation) got 8 for Wales.Nor when each of these got 5 in a season: Dominguez (2000) Jenkins (2001) Wilkinson (2003).
As Dylan sang "The times they are a-changin'"
(even if the wider perception of NH rugby might not be!)Still a good option against a resolute defence but a last resort, not an upfront tactic (unless you are De Beer v Eng in RWC '99 QF)
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@kiwiinmelb Yep, aside from the general competiveness throughout the whole of the games, the close end-games so far may well be far better tactical/mental preparation than runaway victories against Aussie lightweight teams in 2013 or anything the coaches say at training or in the shed.
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A few Qs from the match
What has happened to Dan Biggar's macarena?
Has Sam Warburton done enough?
Did Jared Payne really grow up playing rugby in NZ?
Will Jackson Hemopo wear black one day?
How good was Luke Whitelock? Like the air we breathe he was everywhere...
Who kicked the ball more in open play?
How dominant was the Lions scrum? (he he)
Did Iain Henderson actually play? And what about Jack Nowell?
Is Marty Banks still heading to Treviso?
Malakai Fekitoa is a bit wooden on attack, isn't he?
Why does CJ Stander always avoid contact?
Did this game have more than a passing resemblance to Super Rugby?
Should all news stadiums be covered? Or do we like rain & mud sometimes?
It was good to see off-side does actually exist, huh?
Who's looking forward to the Maori game?
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Awesome game
How good was Luke Whitelock, Jamie Joseph and Tony Brown have transformed his game since he moved down south.
Sam Warburton ..... 5 tackles and 4 runs was it? compare that with Whitelocks 18 tackles and 10 runs.... hardly the workrate of an international 7.
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@taniwharugby The way the Clan played, this doesn't seem so silly now.
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@Billy-Tell said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
A few Qs from the match
Did Jared Payne really grow up playing rugby in NZ?
He was great playing for Northland, then playing for Chiefs under Foster then Blues under Lam beat all the flair out of him
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@Billy-Tell said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
Who kicked the ball more in open play?
HIG: 30 BIL: 25
http://www.espn.co.uk/rugby/matchstats?gameId=290597&league=268565@Billy-Tell said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
Did Iain Henderson actually play? And what about Jack Nowell?
Henderson might be pre-occupied with seating-plans and gift-lists
Lions' Henderson faces mad dash home for wedding
Iain Henderson's six weeks in New Zealand with the British & Irish Lions must surely top the list of unorthodox stag dos.
Maybe Nowell is not jet-lagged, but still hung-over?
Cheers
Megweya
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@Nepia said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
@SammyC While I kind of get your point, it seems weird to compare a 7 to an 8.
@Nepia I really only used the Whitelock comparison because they showed his and Warbutons stats as part of the post match interviews. Couldn't be bothered looking up others.
Doesn't matter who you compare him to, I don't think Warbuton had a great game and his stats back that up (in my opinion)
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@Stockcar86 said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
@Billy-Tell said in Highlanders v B&I Lions:
A few Qs from the match
Did Jared Payne really grow up playing rugby in NZ?
He was great playing for Northland, then playing for Chiefs under Foster then Blues under Lam beat all the flair out of him
think he played for the Chiefs prior to coming to Northland, then went to saders first, then to the Blues.
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