Hope AUS win if only to create a stain on the CV of Warren Gatland.
He is setting the team up to play one way, and when AUS negate that way of playing, they have no Plan B. I am happy to support the Lions, but this selection is a travesty of what I understand the Lions to be. It's one thing to support your team through good times and bad, but what Gatland has done to the spirit of the Lions, and their history, is a travesty.
I lost interest in the lions series when they flew shane williams in for 1 game and off he went again. nothing against shane williams you understand. it's just when you see all the behind the scenes stuff from down the years and you hear geech/telfer/howley etc saying 'what an honour it is to wear the jersey', 'the badge gets bigger each time you win', 'this is the pinnacle' etc etc it just seems to me that it all went out the window with that one selection. the more I watch the lions the more it seems to be about branding rather than rugby. the lions have been decidedly average too. karma?
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WG seems to like the powerhousing game, it has worked for Wales, but only in the 6 Nations. .. The problem is that this style of play is of no real threat to Aus, especially as they seem to be getting into their stride.
I also have a problem with saying Wales have been consistently on top. How many Southern Hemisphere countries have they beaten to justify 10 starters? When did they last beat Australia? How many games in a row did they lose including against A poor Ireland team who embarrassed them in the first half? Wales are great when things are going well. They are not so great when asked serious questions. Besides the point though.
Having said that, I have no problem with Roberts coming back in. But I don't see how anyone can suggest Davies has been the better centre on this tour. Especially when you think how well Roberts and O'Driscoll played together in the last tour.
What has Philips done to justify selection?
Agree. Calling up Tom Court from holidays as well. Gutted for O'Driscoll. Didn't deserve this. Having said that, the decision won't cost the Lions the match. The tactics will do that with or without O'Driscoll. Have to say, I would find it hard to get excited about a Lions victory on Saturday and I say that as a two tour vetern and huge fan of the concept.
I think we should all probably stick to the day job and leave rugby coaching to the experts after what was a pretty darn solid performance.
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