I P Knightley Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 4 hours ago, Tazio said: Not good enough for fly half, punted to centre, proceed to be probably the worst starting centre in the tournament. Yet this unnamed person will be on the plane to SA. Jim Renwick is still a better centre than Farrell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CF11JamTart Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 55 minutes ago, I P Knightley said: Jim Renwick is still a better centre than Farrell. Nice one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willie wallace Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I was listening to Peter Wright and Colin Gregor this afternoon and both of them reckon Stuart Hogg is the only certainty to be in the Lion's squad. So many players of similar ability that a coach tends to go with the guys that he has worked with and is familiar with. Will be a tough call and hope some others make it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprinbox98 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Does anyone know when the 2022 fixtures are likely to be announced? it’s normally the week after the end of the current seasons campaign...but as with everything else, this isn’t normal times. Wondering if anyone might have some inside information to help for a trip to rome next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Finn Russell has been handed a 3 game ban on the back of his red card. Seems harsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PortyJambo Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, Seymour M Hersh said: Finn Russell has been handed a 3 game ban on the back of his red card. Seems harsh. I assume that means he'll miss the Heineken Cup quarter-final for Racing against Edinburgh this weekend then? Not that it will significantly affect Racing, who even without him will have way too much for Edinburgh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo92 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 9 hours ago, sprinbox98 said: Does anyone know when the 2022 fixtures are likely to be announced? it’s normally the week after the end of the current seasons campaign...but as with everything else, this isn’t normal times. Wondering if anyone might have some inside information to help for a trip to rome next year! They started doing them for a few years in advance I.e 2020, 2021 at same time. I think thing will hold of another month or two to see how covid vaccine roll out plays out before locking in dates tbh, hopefully wrong as it would be nice to start planning something that's not a trip to the supermarket! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 hamish watson votged player of the tournament https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/56616605 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Coaches announced for the Lions tour. Gregor Townsend is attack coach. Steve Tandy and Robin McBryde from Scotland also involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Coaches announced for the Lions tour. Gregor Townsend is attack coach. Steve Tandy and Robin McBryde from Scotland also involved. Not sure we want to be giving too many secrets away. Of course other nations study what we do so doesn't really matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milky_26 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 21 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Coaches announced for the Lions tour. Gregor Townsend is attack coach. Steve Tandy and Robin McBryde from Scotland also involved. hopefully that means more scots end up in the squad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 31 minutes ago, milky_26 said: hopefully that means more scots end up in the squad You would think so. Last time there were no Scots on the selection panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peakybunnet Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Think now Gregor Townsend has been chosen as attacking coach by Gatland there is a better chance of Finn Russell and a couple of other Scottish players joining Stuart Hogg in the squad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, Peakybunnet said: Think now Gregor Townsend has been chosen as attacking coach by Gatland there is a better chance of Finn Russell and a couple of other Scottish players joining Stuart Hogg in the squad. Think there will be quite a few, there should be. Hogg defo. Russell, Watson defo, Ritchie, J. Gray, Sutherland defo. VDM defo. Z. Fagersson, Sam Johnson and Sean Maitland with an outside chance imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peakybunnet Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Would love to see that. Got my doubts if Gray will make it but we will see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 5 hours ago, Mikey1874 said: Coaches announced for the Lions tour. Gregor Townsend is attack coach. Steve Tandy and Robin McBryde from Scotland also involved. That'll be the Scottish quota for the tour, then Asking Townshend to guide the attack is an eyebrow-raiser. He and Gatland come at the game with such different philosophies I can only imagine that other coaches (such as Farrell) turned Gatland down and he couldn't go much lower profile. It could be quite fiery, especially if Gregor is going to have much say in the selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 4 hours ago, Cruyff said: Think there will be quite a few, there should be. Hogg defo. *Russell, Watson defo, Ritchie, J. Gray, Sutherland defo. VDM defo. Z. Fagersson, Sam Johnson and Sean Maitland with an outside chance imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 36 minutes ago, ri Alban said: I ashamed to say that (a) it took me a little while to get it and (b ) I actually got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 15 minutes ago, I P Knightley said: I ashamed to say that (a) it took me a little while to get it and (b ) I actually got it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 55 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Will you be putting a Tenor on the Lions to win the tour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Just now, Cruyff said: Will you be putting a Tenor on the Lions to win the tour. An English tenor. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 3 minutes ago, Barack said: Looks like Gatland is going to prove me wrong, going by his latest comments. Lions v Japan at Murrayfield. Do you think they'll let spectators in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 minute ago, Barack said: Yeah. Similar amount to that allowed at Hampden I'd think. I'd love to go to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazio Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, ri Alban said: Lions v Japan at Murrayfield. Do you think they'll let spectators in? I’m not sure Japan will want to travel half the way round the world for it. Dependant on COVID status in the UK by then of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 38 minutes ago, ri Alban said: I'd love to go to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Sausage Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 Not much hair in the coaching team. Dazzle the Saffers. As said above, with Tandy in it should help Hamish Watson and potentially Sutherland get in. Toonie will likely help with Russell and VDM joining Hogg on tour. 5 is the number I’d expect we will take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted April 13, 2021 Share Posted April 13, 2021 2 hours ago, Mikey1874 said: 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 On 13/04/2021 at 20:06, Captain Sausage said: Not much hair in the coaching team. Dazzle the Saffers. As said above, with Tandy in it should help Hamish Watson and potentially Sutherland get in. Toonie will likely help with Russell and VDM joining Hogg on tour. 5 is the number I’d expect we will take. Harris too with Tandy on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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