Comments on: Lions team to face the Blues

By: Jeremy Denton

Jeremy Denton — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 11:53:32 +0000

Rhys? I think that maybe a pseudonym. That’s you Warren ain’t It???

By: rhys

rhys — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 11:48:03 +0000

Biggar is going to be the best player on the pitch!!
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By: rhys

rhys — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 11:47:45 +0000

Biggar is going to be the best player on the pitch!!

By: rhys

rhys — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 11:46:58 +0000

Biggar is going to be the best player on the pitch

By: Dazza (Dazzle)

Dazza (Dazzle) — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 15:55:41 +0000

I expect to see both Daly and Nowell playing more off Webb than Biggar. Webb is more likely to make a break or create something than Biggar. And Halfpenny isn’t exactly the most exciting full back in the attacking sense.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:56:12 +0000

I think that Gatland has a good idea of his team for Saturday but wants to try out a few more combinations before his final decision.

By: Pablito

Pablito — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 11:50:05 +0000

There’s some decent players in that Blues team!

Wonder what spread you can get on how many times Biggar kicks the ball when in the oppo half?

Luckily both Nowell and Daly are good at looking for work.

Pack looks good for the Lions. Haskell will have to pick up his game from the last couple of ones for wasps, especially against the likes of A Ioane

By: Dazza (Dazzle)

Dazza (Dazzle) — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 09:10:49 +0000

I pity any back line which has to start a game with Biggar at fly half. Daly and Nowell will have to work doubly hard to do anything which gives them a chance of a test start.

I think the back line for Crusaders game will be Murray, Farrell, North, T’eo, JD, Watson and Hogg with Webb, Sexton and Williams on the bench.

By: Hutch

Hutch — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 07:28:45 +0000

Here is the Blues team:

1 Ofa Tu’ungafasi, 2 James Parsons (c), 3 Charlie Faumuina, 4 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti, 5 Scott Scrafton, 6 Akira Ioane, 7 Blake Gibson, 8 Steven Luatua; 9 Augustine Pulu, 10 Stephen Perofeta, 11 Rieko Ioane, 12 Sonny Bill Williams/TJ Faiane, 13 George Moala, 14 Matt Duffie, 15 Michael Collins.

Replacements: 16 Hame Faiva, 17 Alex Hodgman, 18 Sione Mafileo, 19 Patrick Tuipulotu, 20 Kara Pryor, 21 Sam Nock, 22 Ihaia West, 23 TJ Faiane/Melani Nanai.

Looks like SBW is being given every chance. This is pretty much full strength, apart from Perofeta at 10 – Piers Francis is with England now, and Ihaia West has been struggling with injury.

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:54:25 +0000

I’d imagine he is being saved for the Crusaders game on Saturday. It’ll be the most difficult of the warm ups and therefore an early indication of his ideas for the test team

By: Bill Burgess

Bill Burgess — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:43:42 +0000

Is Farell injured?

By: Jeremy Denton

Jeremy Denton — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 06:37:33 +0000

Still can’t believe Dan Biggar is on the tour. No creativity in backs, just going to be an arm wrestle.