The "other" round 3 Super Rugby games

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@cheetahsBO Are all those players injured? What happened to Redelinghuys?

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If the Lions coaches name first choice players on the bench instead of the starting line-up, then they've learned nothing from last year. Stupidity or arrogance, one of the two.

[Sapetyvi]

@cheetahsBO Marx and de Klerk were on the bench last weekend too. Isn't Combrinck long term injured?

All in all, it is stupid to go to Argentina with nothing short of the best you have available and expect to win. Of course the Lions can probably afford to lose this one and still go to finals.

[cheetahsBO]

@Sapetyvi Not sure how you don't try win every game especially at the start of the season but I suppose he's also looking at putting pressure on the guys who will replace the current first choice players once they all head to France or Japan.

The Lions fall apart and may well have lost even if they sent all their available players. Rohan Janse van Rensburg is too important a cog for them and they look half the team without him.

So make it a throwaway game and then back yourself to convincingly beat your division rivals Sharks twice and you're still through.

And can't remember about Combrinck but he's a massive loss in terms of personality on the training pitch and on game day apparently. Chatter chatter and has a high tempo. The sort of players you need to play entire games at said tempo.