Mick The Munch
Phil Hardcastle (33)
Would love to see Sione and Valetini captain their teams.....2 proud Victorians......2 proud Harlequins
Lions Tour 2025
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Err...Sione is a proud Southern Pirates man. Wish I could claim him as Quins man.
I have no doubt that all efforts will be made to get him down to Frankston and to St Kevins for some promo and training work. Sione very generous with his time with the school.
I have no doubt that all efforts will be made to get him down to Frankston and to St Kevins for some promo and training work. Sione very generous with his time with the school.
Mick The Munch
Phil Hardcastle (33)
OK OK - well, Canham then
footy1>31
Charlie Fox (21)
i sadly think we get pumped but think the aussie zeitgeist will be occupied with rugby for the first time since the Melbourne bledisloe controversy (no nrl and afl to watch on that thursday night) which am super pumped about. the vids of watching the squad announcement with club teammates incredible.
Mick The Munch
Phil Hardcastle (33)
Agreed - A fun thought experiment is who from the Australian Squad would make the Lions squad - McReight, Valetini.......probably Bell
Derpus
Phil Waugh (73)
I think there'd be a fair few in there - Ikitau, Wright, JAS, AAA, Bell, Frost, Wilson, Valetini, McReight would all make a 40 man squad.
I think as usual our peak is good its the depth options where we fall away dramatically.
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LeCheese
John Hipwell (52)
I still think - rightly or wrongly - Tupou makes it too
Derpus
Phil Waugh (73)
100% - I think Tupou in Europe would probably do a Skelton. We clearly have a pretty average/poor professional environment for conditioning these blokes. See also JOCs comments with regard to the Crusaders.
LeCheese
John Hipwell (52)
Tate makes the squad due to the 'x-factor' of his running game imo
Wilson
John Eales (66)
Tate makes just about every team in the world as the bench half off last year's form (which he has built on in super this year). Say what you will about him as a starter, there's no 9 more capable of transforming the game from the bench.
LeCheese
John Hipwell (52)
Mick The Munch
Phil Hardcastle (33)
mmmm Idk - Ikitau over Sione maybe - not Aki, Ringrose, Wright over M Smith, Kinghorn? maybe , JAS - yes, sorry, forgot , AAA - not over Furlong, Bealham o rStuart, yes Bell, Frost - noweher near Itoje, Ryan, Mcarthay or Cummings
Mick The Munch
Phil Hardcastle (33)
He's not above Gibson Park or Mitchell,
parkfootyenthusiast2
Sydney Middleton (9)
Man... I'm definitely very late to the party here, but there's so much to be excited about with this tour. 9 games on home soil over the space of 5 weeks is going to be so fun. I definitely want to hear more about who they're going to roll out for the AUNZ XV, next to no confirmed news on that as of yet - but that game at Adelaide Oval would be an absolute belter to get to as a chance to see some massive names do it at the highest level again at a really cool historic sports ground. Also, keen to see what the jersey looks like for that clash, I wonder if they pay homage to the 1989 team with the design.
The Saturday-Wednesday splits of the Super franchise games is going to make for great TV also, something to look forward to mid-week is unreal from a rugby perspective.
Maybe it's just me but the build-up and excitement is so palpable, I really do hope this is the injection Aus rugby needs.
The Saturday-Wednesday splits of the Super franchise games is going to make for great TV also, something to look forward to mid-week is unreal from a rugby perspective.
Maybe it's just me but the build-up and excitement is so palpable, I really do hope this is the injection Aus rugby needs.
wamberal99
Ron Walden (29)
Australia 3-0. You read it here first.
