The looking forward to the Lions Tour thread

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Peyper is dreadful, he did tell Murray he could kick it dead like that.

[Hippo]

North to blame, criminal handling. Davies and Sexton looking good, Murray too.

[Fan with smartphone]

O'Mahony looked like hurt himself in the lineout too. Hope not, very good Irish performances on this tour and he is doing a good job of staying on top of the ref without crossing the line. Would like to see Henshaw at 12 on this team and Best at 2 to be honest, but the lack of any ambition or enthusiasm/enjoyment in attack by the lions is a bit dispiriting really. That's killing the concept more than selection even.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

North to blame, criminal handling. Davies and Sexton looking good, Murray too.

I agree but reading that has just reminded me that Te'o is playing! Genuinely haven't noticed him once.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

O'Mahony looked like hurt himself in the lineout too. Hope not, very good Irish performances on this tour and he is doing a good job of staying on top of the ref without crossing the line. Would like to see Henshaw at 12 on this team and Best at 2 to be honest, but the lack of any ambition or enthusiasm/enjoyment in attack by the lions is a bit dispiriting really. That's killing the concept more than selection even.

You could see POM running in at HT. He was limping badly but at least he managed that.

[Fan with smartphone]

North to blame, criminal handling. Davies and Sexton looking good, Murray too.

No doubt North made a mistake lads, but it's poor conditions. Halfpenny getting so close means that one mistake beats them both. You want your defence to have trip switches that if they get past one then another obstacle kicks in. Halfpenny is selected as being defensively sound, which he generally is to be fair. But he backs off a metre and there is no try. There's no benefit to being that close to secure possession - North is sliding and they have to let him up anyway.

[Fan with smartphone]

I'm just gonna blames gatland and Wales

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Don't disagree at all that Halfpenney was poor but if you go down on the ball like that you've got to secure it. He was half off the ground and snatched at the ball, exceptionally poor technique.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

That's a red for me. He knew exactly what he was doing, he dipped himself so doesn't matter that Halfpenney did IMO.

[Fan with smartphone]

Watching that in slow mo actually helped him. You see the hit better in real time. Bad, bad tackle.

[fourthirtythree]

Some bosh from Teo.

[Fan with smartphone]

Beautiful scrummaging from Furlong here.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Lowe officially having a mare now.

Maori just haven't turned up really.

[LeRouxIsPHat]

Surely North isn't being saved for next week?

[fourthirtythree]

He's been a notable weakness in an area of weakness for the lions...

Davies has been excellent though. Pack are eating Maoris.

[nelly the elephant]

North to blame, criminal handling. Davies and Sexton looking good, Murray too.

I agree but reading that has just reminded me that Te'o is playing! Genuinely haven't noticed him once.

I have to disagree....he's given them loads to think about. I didnt like him as an original selection to tour but he's really impressed me.

[Oldschoolsocks]

I how in the name of bejaysus has any international team lost to a team with Laidlaw at 9.

He'd be lucky to make J4 at wanderers ffs

[LeRouxIsPHat]

I was purely talking about the first half. Think he's had a good tour and an excellent second half.

[cormac]

Laidlaw is atrocious

[nelly the elephant]

I how in the name of bejaysus has any international team lost to a team with Laidlaw at 9.

He'd be lucky to make J4 at wanderers ffs

That was a horrible yoke of a "pass" just there alright.