Who do u reckon should be first choice XV for Lions Tests?
I'm goin for,...
15.Foden
14.Bowe
13.O'Driscoll
12.Roberts
11.North
10.Sexton
9.Philips
1.Healy
2.Best
3.A Jones
4.Gray
5.O'Connell
6.O'Brien
7.Warburton
8.Heaslip
Subs: Rees, Jenkins, Lawes, Ferris, Youngs, Kearney, Halfpenny.
The fewer Irish players on it the better for me. If some of the Irish players suddenlly turn it on next year, then I would think there would need to be serious questions asked about their commitment to the green jersey.
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In fairness it would be odd seein as 2009 was last yr we really turned it on,
wat starting XV would u choose?
Zebo...
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Mafi & Warwick have to be in the starting XV anyway
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It's harder to pick 15 clangers from the current 4 international sides than you'd think!
I am the million man.
If it was picked today with Gatland coach......
15 Halfpenny
14 Ashton
13 Tuilagi
12 Roberts
11 North
10 Flood
9 Phillips
8 Faletau
7 Warburton
6 O'Brien
5 O'Connell
4 Gray
3 Jones
2 Best
1 Healy
Flood is muck,.. Sexton, O'Gara and priestland would all be in front of him for me
I'd wager Geth Jenkins would pip the DJ
I am the million man.
15. Kearney
14. North
13. Davies
12. Roberts
11. Halfpenny
10. Sexton
9. Murray
8. Heaslip
7. Warburton
6. O'Brien
5. O'Connell
4. Gray
3. Jones
2. Best
1. Jenkins
16. Ross 17. Rees 18. Healy 19. Wyn-Jones 20. Ferris 21. Phillips 22. Priestland 23. Evans
The quicker we can involve the French and Italians in this mess, the better....
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
Surely Gatland will go with Priestland at 10?
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
Every plan I have is the best plan in the room. Everybody get quiet and listen to it, and everybody will win
he'll have to pick halfpenny then regardless of his form. (probably make the team anyway)
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Possibly. i doubt anyone wants a Lions series to be hanging on Sexton or Flood kicking either.
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
Every plan I have is the best plan in the room. Everybody get quiet and listen to it, and everybody will win
entirely possible the lions wont have a 85% kicker at 10. Halfpenny will have to start by the looks of it.
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Something like the below is whats likely
15. Halfpenny
14. North
13. Tuilagi
12. Roberts
11. Ashton
10. Flood
9. Phillips
8. Faleteau
7. Warburton
6. Croft
5. Lawes
4. Gray
3. Adam Jones
2. Best
1. Jenkins
A comfortable 3-0 series win for Australia.
What I'd pick:
15. Foden
14. Bowe
13. BOD
12. Roberts
11. Zebo
10. ROG
9. Phillips
8. SOB
7. Warburton
6. Ferris
5. POC
4. Gray
3. A.Jones
2. Best
1. Healy
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Don't know how you can pick a team with over a year to go!
However going on things today and looking towards 2013 I reckon David Denton and Ben Morgan will be strong candidates for the number 8 jersey. If Tom Croft goes on the tour I will laugh my ass off! He is muck!
I've seen better centres in a box of Black Magic
B Foden (Northampton Saints); C Ashton (Northampton Saints), B Barritt (Saracens), O Farrell (Saracens), D Strettle (Saracens); C Hodgson (Saracens), B Youngs (Leicester Tigers); A Corbisiero (London Irish), D Hartley (Northampton Saints), D Cole (Leicester Tigers), M Botha (Saracens), T Palmer (Stade Francais), T Croft (Leicester Tigers), C Robshaw (Harlequins, capt), P Dowson (Northampton Saints)
and lets have done with it
If the lessons of history teach us anything it is that nobody learns the lessons that history teaches us.
Maybe barring injury these positions are nailed down already 3. Adam Jones 5. Paul O Connell 6. Stephen Ferris 7. Sam Warburton 9. Mike Phillips11. George North 12.Jamie Robertsthese seem to be close battles1.Cian Healy or Gethin Jenkins8. Heaslip or Denton or Faletau10. Sexton or Farrell of Priestland13. Bod or Davies or Tuilagi14. Bowe or Ashton 15. Kearney or FodenBoth 2 and 4 are wide open.....At this stage of the Irish.... i can see Healy POC SOB Heaslip Fez Sexton Bod Kearney Bowe and Earls going......
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Any one of Kearney, Halfpenny, Foden or young Hogg could make a very good Lions Test full-back. Not to mention the possibility of someone else making a breakthrough between now and then (I'm thinking of Felix and Mike Brown at 'Quins, but the men above are way more likely). Alongside the likes of Medard and Masi (and Poitrenaud!), there's a serious glut of top-class full-backs in the NH these days.
Assuming Gatland's Welsh team will more or less be picked en masse possible young (ish) bolters include - Hogg, Denton, O'Mahoney, Jones, Zebo, Barritt, Farrell & Morgan.
European Cup rugby meant something to McGeechan bit I doubt it will mean anything to the Welsh manager.
For the over the hill and the past-it, nothing is impossible.
I think Lydiate wont be too far away from the 6 jersey.
I've seen better centres in a box of Black Magic
Who is on the plane from Ireland?
Ferris POC Healy Kearney Bowe Sexton
ON the runway?
SOB Heaslip Best Earls
Bolting from check in?
D Ryan Murray
Waving them off?
DOC Darcy Trimble Kidney Reddan
"Lads, your not to miss practice unless your parents died or you died" Frank Leahy
Amazing how opinion change so much! As they will do for the next year prior to the trip. Above is what I'd go for now. One bolter in from Holland!!
From the Irish I'd go as follows..........
Nailed on: Sexton, Best, POC, Ferris
Almost certs: Kearney, Bowe, BOD, Healy, O'Brien
Has a good chance: Earls, Murray, Heaslip
Could surprise a few people: Fitzgerald, Donn Ryan, Strauss, POM
No chance: Trimble, Darcy, ROG, Reddan, Ross, DOC, Wallace
I think D. Ryan has a great chance to make the Lions team. Sexton is in with a shout too I reckon. I wouldnt dismiss ROG just yet.
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Agree DRyan has a great chance of going as second row/back row cover. Although Tom Croft might be ahead of him as he's played second row but coaches might see hm purely as a 6.
I must say ROG has absolutely zero chance of going in my opinion. They'll bring 2 OH's and one 10/12 I'd guess. That'll be Sexton, Priestland and Farrell. Can't see anything different. If they want an older head as a third OH he'll have Wilkinson ahead of him (if fit)
Sunday Telegraph is reporting that the Lions have offered Gatland the job and are talking to him about getting time off from WRU.
It is almost certain that Gatland will appoint his Wales defence coach Shaun Edwards and England’s forwards coach Graham Rowntree as part of his Lions coaching team, the paper says.
For the over the hill and the past-it, nothing is impossible.
Strong chance POC will be the only Irish starting forward with that coaching team.
D Ryan wont make the test 22 in my view with POC, Gray and Charteris. I'd have him ahead of Charteris every day of the week but Gatland wont.
POM could be a bolter for the bench at 7 if they go that way. If Warburton is fit he'll start.
After our 6 nations they'll go with Wales and England like they always do with Stephen Jones in the Times picking the team for them.
Joke not to have even one irishman involved
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