While pundits everywhere express dismay over the absence of creativity and flair borne from too much damned kicking, George Hook, Steve Lewis and Matt McCarthy roll up their shirt sleeves and go the extra Autumn rugby mile in this week’s show.
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They don’t mention the 1996 tour, because that was when the All Blacks smashed them! 👍
42 Go to commentsYou don’t think the Lions have been sensational this tour? That’s not what I’ve been reading.
I thought the same too, this is Australia after all, but they held in their. I think the only difference between the two, besides some obvious depth that may or may not be relevant, is the experienced Lions players don’t switch off as much as Aussies do.
50 Go to commentsWallabies clearly good enough, they’re much much better than what they have been.
50 Go to commentsItoje was the Aussie captain? No RB, just no.
As we know with try reviews, it’s normally the TMO. How theyre were refed on the field is normally fairly irrelevant. Hopefully it wasn’t in this case.
50 Go to commentsYes Tate not stopping the previous try was more of a game changer for me.
You don’t want to critize the fella because he was great on the wing, but holding up tacklers is supposed to be a halfbacks MO.
50 Go to commentsAh, I see you have outlined the criticisms of the officiating without even realising it.
It was good that the ref kept to his decision and didn’t change it as is normally the case when its the TMO’s decision.
No? What where you trying to say? Morgan would have known he was late on the clean but still tried anyway. Sometimes the spirit takes a back seat in clinchers like this.
50 Go to commentsYep good game. What do you mean by hiccups?
50 Go to commentsneutral observer. it was a clear penalty. every day of the week.
7 Go to commentsYou must be one of those cape crusaders then.
42 Go to commentsI'm South African… no denial here.
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