B&I Lions 2017

[Disgusted of TW]

Given the inevitable injuries, anyone care to guess who will get broken and sent home? My predictions so far are Halfpenny (head wrong side in the tackle, as always) and Warburton (aggravation of the knee injury). Warburton to be replaced by Haskell or Robshaw, not sure about Halfpenny. OK, the mists are closing in again - cross my palm with silver or get out of my tent.

[Bovidae]

@Disgusted-of-TW Sexton, of course.

[Derm McCrum]

The likely squad to be announced today:

B3s: Hogg, Halfpenny, North, Nowell, Watson, Williams, Earls
Mids: Daly, Henshaw, Teo, Davies, Roberts
Flys: Sexton, Farrell, Biggar
SH: Murray, Youngs, Webb
Props: Marler, Vunipola, McGrath, Furlong, Sinckler, Cole
Hooks: Best, Owens, George
2nd Rows: Itoje, Kruis, Lawes, Wyn Jones, Ryan, Henderson
Flanks: O’Brien, O’Mahony, Stander, Warburton (capt) , Tipuric
8 Men: Vunipola, Faletau

Crew of 40. Earls to make it once again - kudos if he goes.

All Welsh back 3 option

English, Welsh and Irish combos available on the 9/10/12/13 axis

Full Irish and Full English front row options

Full English locks and a Welshman for the test side, Henderson and Ryan for midweek

Full Welsh back row option and potentially full Irish back row option for a midweek game.

28 British and 12 Irish Lions. Seems like a good mix.

Roll on the series.

[Frye]

@Pot-Hale said in B&I Lions 2017:

Crew of 40. Earls to make it once again - kudos if he goes..

What an indictment if he gets selected. Really ruins the enjoyment of winning.

[Derm McCrum]

@Frye said in B&I Lions 2017:

@Pot-Hale said in B&I Lions 2017:

Crew of 40. Earls to make it once again - kudos if he goes..

What an indictment if he gets selected. Really ruins the enjoyment of winning.

Err.... que?

[MN5]

@Pot-Hale said in B&I Lions 2017:

The likely squad to be announced today:

B3s: Hogg, Halfpenny, North, Nowell, Watson, Williams, Earls
Mids: Daly, Henshaw, Teo, Davies, Roberts
Flys: Sexton, Farrell, Biggar
SH: Murray, Youngs, Webb
Props: Marler, Vunipola, McGrath, Furlong, Sinckler, Cole
Hooks: Best, Owens, George
2nd Rows: Itoje, Kruis, Lawes, Wyn Jones, Ryan, Henderson
Flanks: O’Brien, O’Mahony, Stander, Warburton (capt) , Tipuric
8 Men: Vunipola, Faletau

Crew of 40. Earls to make it once again - kudos if he goes.

All Welsh back 3 option

English, Welsh and Irish combos available on the 9/10/12/13 axis

Full Irish and Full English front row options

Full English locks and a Welshman for the test side, Henderson and Ryan for midweek

Full Welsh back row option and potentially full Irish back row option for a midweek game.

28 British and 12 Irish Lions. Seems like a good mix.

Roll on the series.

One Scot? Seriously?

[taniwharugby]

@MN5 Should there be none?

[antipodean]

@Pot-Hale said in B&I Lions 2017:

@Frye said in B&I Lions 2017:

@Pot-Hale said in B&I Lions 2017:

Crew of 40. Earls to make it once again - kudos if he goes..

What an indictment if he gets selected. Really ruins the enjoyment of winning.

Err.... que?

Here are some highlights of his defence:

https://i.imgur.com/edL4E8o.gifv

https://i.imgur.com/zcfTM7D.gifv

Previous Lions work:

He's a donkey. That he's been capped is baffling.

[MN5]

@taniwharugby said in B&I Lions 2017:

@MN5 Should there be none?

That's very good from you

But they actually won three games this 6N. They're still partying in the streets of ( insert Scottish town name here )

[Margin_Walker]

Earls did come off as a massive prick in the business with Fraser Brown last year, even with the mitigation of the Foley situation. Would be a surprise to see him tour on form alone though, but we'll see.

[SimonAdd_2]

Earls is crap. Shouldn't be near the squad. I'd have any of the Scottish wingers above him.

[MN5]

@SimonAdd_2 said in B&I Lions 2017:

Earls is crap. Shouldn't be near the squad. I'd have any of the Scottish wingers above him.

Sean Lamont is probably due a swansong. He'll be thrilled to hear this.

[Tregaskis]

@KiwiMurph Loving how they show fans sitting on the grass. I'm sure they will be doing the same in 2017 for a night game IN THE MIDDLE OF JUNE.

[Crucial]

@SimonAdd_2 said in B&I Lions 2017:

Earls is crap. Shouldn't be near the squad. I'd have any of the Scottish wingers above him.

If Earls can supply more viewing highlights like that awesome fend off by Hosea Gear then he should be a locked in pick.
That was awesome.

[Derm McCrum]

@Crucial said in B&I Lions 2017:

@SimonAdd_2 said in B&I Lions 2017:

Earls is crap. Shouldn't be near the squad. I'd have any of the Scottish wingers above him.

If Earls can supply more viewing highlights like that awesome fend off by Hosea Gear then he should be a locked in pick.
That was awesome.

I suspect the NZ player would be carded for that today.

[Crucial]

@Pot-Hale said in B&I Lions 2017:

@Crucial said in B&I Lions 2017:

@SimonAdd_2 said in B&I Lions 2017:

Earls is crap. Shouldn't be near the squad. I'd have any of the Scottish wingers above him.

If Earls can supply more viewing highlights like that awesome fend off by Hosea Gear then he should be a locked in pick.
That was awesome.

I suspect the NZ player would be carded for that today.

Only if it was done in Ireland and the big screen showed it endlessly.

Fends are an awesome part of the game

[MiketheSnow]

Warburton named as Lions Captain

20 mins to go for the rest

[Crucial]

@MiketheSnow said in B&I Lions 2017:

Warburton named as Lions Captain

20 mins to go for the rest

I thought it was all released yesterday? More leaks (or is that leeks?) from the Lions camp than the Whitehouse it seems.

Very surprised Gatland hasn't named more than one captain. He is basically nailing the 7 jersey in place.

[Bovidae]

Do the players know before the squad is officially announced? I read in an article that said there is no prior warning of good news or bad news.

[Crucial]

Warburton joins Martin Johnson as the only successive Lions captains.

That's pretty cool for him