I will no doubt have a bash once I have had a chance to watch the second and third tests again (pub viewing not the best conditions for analysis although the craic is better) but for now this article by Nathan Hines on the Scotsman site sums up nicely what it meant to all the [...]

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No sign of big Nathan sadly, but with Shaw’s phenomenal performance last week it is understandable. Less understandable is bringing Worsley in at 6. Both Flutey and Bowe have looked fairly sharp this tour so it will be interesting to see if they can even approach the heights of Roberts/O’Driscoll’s pairing. I hope Ross Ford [...]

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…for not spouting any of my rubbish lately, I was down in London with Al checking out the Boss at Hyde Park – awesome show. However we did find time to take in the second Lions test in a pub in Putney, an area riddled with South Africans it seems. Good times were had by [...]

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SCOT MAKES THE BENCH SHOCKER
Well done to Ross Ford who probably showed enough in his game on Tuesday to sneak on to the bench. Monye ruthlessly punished for missing his chances on Saturday. It’s all on the line now. Apart from Ellis, it’s a pretty strong bench too. Sorry to see Hook miss out as [...]

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Scottish Lion big Nathan is once again in the headlines for a dangerous tackle. Can’t have been that bad as I didn’t even notice it but according to the BBC breaking news he will serve a one week ban, taking him out of the second Test vs South Africa. Doubtful he would have been selected [...]

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Seemingly Victor Matfield and the Springboks were only worried about one man in the pack – and he’s gone home.
Euan Murray would have fixed Lions scrum, says Victor Matfield
Thanks to Mark for pointing out the article, may his ankles never have invisible fractures.

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What with Donnacha and Nathan both starting here. Could be a fun game, but it’s still pretty obviously the dirt-trackers. Hopefully Hooky and Blair get another run from the bench…
British & Irish Lions versus Emerging Springboks on Tuesday 22nd June
15. Keith Earls (Munster/Ireland)
14. Shane Williams (Ospreys/Wales)
13. Riki Flutey (London Wasps/England)
12. Gordon D’Arcy [...]

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Some good games at the weekend there including a solid result for Andy Robinson’s A Team which saw the Scots win their first piece of silverware in years. Rumours of Ruaridh Jackson’s kicking game going AWOL were put to rest with his kicking from tee easing the Scots into a solid lead before some sloppy [...]

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In honour of what we hope will be a great test match today, some Lions ‘did you know’ facts in relation to the first Test side announced today, courtesy of the Lions press department…
David Wallace is all set to follow in the footsteps of his elder brother Paul by playing against the Springboks for [...]

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Yesterday saw the announcement of a Lions test 22 shorn of any Scottish representation. For some Scottish fans that may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back – no Scots equals no support was one post I saw out there in the wonderful world of the blogoshpere. Some argued over on the 606 boards [...]

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