Lions Tour 2021

[mugball]

Not long now until the first test. Will Conor Murray start? Wouldn't be the first time Gatland has dropped a big Irish name!

[NotThatBeasty]

Doubt Murray will start. His best days are long behind him at this stage

[mugball]

Doubt Murray will start. His best days are long behind him at this stage

I suspect so too. But wouldn't put it past Gatland to have been thinking along those lines from the start. I'm clearly wearing my green tinted glasses here!

[AverageJoe]

I'd say Murray will start. He's seems the safest if least exciting option. Gatland loves his "big game players".

[mugball]

Irish Times reporting match squad has been leaked and this is what they think is probable team:

Lions (possible team): Stuart Hogg; Anthony Watson, Elliot Daly, Robbie Henshaw, Duhan van der Merwe; Dan Biggar, Ali Price; Wyn Jones, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Tadhg Furlong; Alun Wyn Jones (Capt), Maro Itoje; Courtney Lawes, Tom Curry, Jack Conan.

Replacements: Ken Owens, Rory Sutherland, Kyle Sinckler, Tadhg Beirne, Hamish Watson, Iain Henderson, Conor Murray, Owen Farrell.

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/ ... -1.4626109

[mugball]

Test team confirmed: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rugby/ ... -1.4626534

[8760976543]

Jesus the Lions are playing muck at the minute

[Guburnor]

Jesus the Lions are playing muck at the minute

Good to know somebody else here is following it!

[8760976543]

Not much else on to watch. Resting up after receiving my second tracking chip/alien DNA injection today..

[Guburnor]

Missed chance huge. Going into half time on back of a score would make things look very different.

[8760976543]

Need some half time talk here

[8760976543]

Nice one

[Guburnor]

Suddenly a lot more happening in this half.

[8760976543]

Riding their luck a bit though

[schmittel]

Need some half time talk here

Must have been some talk!

[8760976543]

Must have been some talk!

I read them the riot act..

[Del.Monte]

Was it as bad as the Newstalk commentary made it sound? Lucky Wayne Barnes wasn't reffing or it would still be going on.

[GubuOriginal]

Anyone have a stream for later

[8760976543]

Awful try to give away

[schmittel]

Momentum properly shifted, even before that try.

[8760976543]

Not a fan of this ref

[Berties_Horse]

Lions left that one behind them. Daft decision by respective captains, turning down three very makeable penalties. Williams should have nailed Kolbe, incredibly soft try. And that man Steyn, the bogeyman from 2009 proving the difference once again. It was there on a platter for the Lions, four years to stew over it.