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It was a gradual process after years and years of thuggery, arrogance and hypocrisy.????
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
Well, they had a standup fight like men, instead of a flying headbutt on a prone, trapped player like ‘our Kevvy.’
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
It was both. Not even Ali can bring the boot down in exactly the same place 5 consecutive times.
The ‘sook’ Lewsey was moving his head around trying to stop himself being blinded instead of taking it like a man.
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
How am I deflecting by referring to the Scots and Irish ‘plastics?’
Three Kiwis, two Aussies and ONE bolter named in Lions squad as coach snubs son for Wallabies tour
No, it’s not my ‘implied definition.’ The ‘plastics’ I’m talking about are the ones who move entirely for rugby opportunities – as established rugby players, and have no family connection to the country whose national anthem they find themselves struggling to sing.
Itoje plainly and obviously is English. Pierre Schoeman is not a Scot
Three Kiwis, two Aussies and ONE bolter named in Lions squad as coach snubs son for Wallabies tour
I think you need a little more context than that – particularly regarding the England and Ireland games.
My reading, for what it’s worth, is that many Aussie fans are over-estimating where the WBs are.
Analysis: Lions' pressure point that gives Wallabies hope as Farrell goes all in on breakdown dominance
But he’s one of the best lineout forwards in the world – size or no size. So good that England were prepared to go into a RWC SF against the ABs in 2019 with only 2 jumpers – Itoje and Lawes.
They cleaned up at the lineout.
Analysis: Lions' pressure point that gives Wallabies hope as Farrell goes all in on breakdown dominance
Valentino is not a ‘one of a kind player.’
He’s a good international backrower of which there are many around the world.
Aussies hugely overrate their backrow.
Analysis: Lions' pressure point that gives Wallabies hope as Farrell goes all in on breakdown dominance
At this stage, with all fit, he doesn’t make the first choice 23.
Analysis: Lions' pressure point that gives Wallabies hope as Farrell goes all in on breakdown dominance
Why would it wind me up? I spend my life pointing out the plastics to Scots and Irish fans. 😂
Three Kiwis, two Aussies and ONE bolter named in Lions squad as coach snubs son for Wallabies tour
I suppose the feeling is mutual…
Analysis: Lions' pressure point that gives Wallabies hope as Farrell goes all in on breakdown dominance
Yes.
Three Kiwis, two Aussies and ONE bolter named in Lions squad as coach snubs son for Wallabies tour
McCarthy is the 4th pure lock. He’s selected 7 players who mostly or exclusively play lock.
That tells you he intends to play either Beirne or Chessum at ‘6’.
Analysis: Lions' pressure point that gives Wallabies hope as Farrell goes all in on breakdown dominance
I was thinking rather more of the islanders and Kiwis the Wallabies have hoovered up in industrial quantities for years.
Nevertheless, there are too many plastic Scots and Irish in the squad for my liking.
Then again, I’d rather all the English players were in Argentina than packing down with Scot’s, Irish and the odd Welshman – plastic or real.
Three Kiwis, two Aussies and ONE bolter named in Lions squad as coach snubs son for Wallabies tour
Wow, you’re easily amused. Do I get called a comedy genius for talking about the Australian, English, Kiwi, Tongan, Fijian, Samoan Wallabies? 😊
Three Kiwis, two Aussies and ONE bolter named in Lions squad as coach snubs son for Wallabies tour
White doesn’t seem to be have been much of a ‘clear winner’ over the many times he’s faced Itoje in the past.
If you think Maro Itoje is going to ‘lose his head’ because Nic White is doing a bit of chirping, I might have to respectfully disagree.
Four Aussies face nervous wait ahead of Lions announcement, as English star firms for captaincy
You don’t think the Lions have depth? OK, here’s a challenge. After Farrell names his 40 or so squad today, I’ll pick a 23 from those who didn’t make it that, on paper, I think would have a very good chance of beating the Wallabies any time, anywhere.
Four Aussies face nervous wait ahead of Lions announcement, as English star firms for captaincy
I think what’s interesting, Patrick, is that any other rugby country’s fans would be reluctant to remind everyone of how two of their prominent internationals tried to cause serious injury to the opposing captain.
Yet it is always Kiwis who first bring it up and seem to relish the memory.
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
I suppose Sir Clive had got a bit weary by then.
Perhaps, it was Ali Williams bringing his foot down 5 consecutive times onto the face of Josh Lewsey caught at the bottom of a ruck, with the ball about 2 metres away, missing his eyes by millimetres, and ripping his face open that required 30 stitches, during the England tour in 2003.
After the customary response of ‘totally accidental’ and, obviously, no punishment whatsoever for the player, Woodward vowed never to tour NZ again without a lawyer in tow.
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
BOD became worse and worse as a player the more the world failed to buy the ‘normal clear out nothing to see here’ nonsense from NZ.
Strange, that.
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
You don’t need ‘mana’ when everyone in NZ just fawns over you for trying to put an opponent in a wheelchair.
As for St Kevvy, it wasn’t long before he comes to prominence again with a flying headbutt into a ruck on a prone Lewis Moody.
Apparently, that was just a gentle ‘clear out’ again by a man who should stand for pope.
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
You normally speak sense Piru.
You either didn’t see the definitive angle that emerged some days later from fan footage or you’ve ’forgotten.’
For many people (including me) the incident itself and the reaction to it from within NZ finished off any respect we had for the ABs.
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
The Clark incident was bad, which was why he was banned for 32 weeks. Biting? Really? Neither the Clark incident nor the Grewcock one had the potential to put the victim in a wheelchair for the rest of his life or even kill him.
It’s only O’Driscoll managing to twist himself at the last millisecond so that his shoulder rather than neck took the impact that saved him.
Not sure how two players lifting a player, turning him vertically and then driving him downwards head first at speed into the turf isn’t ’deliberate.’
The other stomach-churning elements were that neither received ANY punishment; the AB management, fanboy media and supporters coordinated a campaign against the victim for being a ‘sook’ and the world had to put up with syrup about what superior human beings our ‘Kevvy’ and ‘Tana’ were.
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming
No. Ireland got out of the pool in 2019
Lions captaincy favourite needs shoulder surgery, Wallabies tour in major doubt - 'My gut feel was it doesn't look good'
The Lions got pummelled because they were a dysfunctional team and the ABs had a very good side.
Woodward and O’Driscoll started mouthing off AFTER the coordinated campaign to get the thugs off Scot-free, not before.
'Glad I'm retired': O'Driscoll lavishes praise on Suaalii, issues Wallabies warning ahead of Lions squad naming