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Farrell starts alongside Finn Rusell
Massive contrast in styles, really looking forward to seeing how they gel.
 
Farrell starts alongside Finn Rusell
Massive contrast in styles, really looking forward to seeing how they gel.
Should be interesting. Lions v Lions too. These warm up games are so important when you have players from different nations playing together. Especially as some of the English players have just arrived. I still think it's too much of a step up for Farrell to go from playing championship rugby to Lions rugby.
 
Tbh Farrell hasn't really shone for me playing for England for some time now.
Gatland has a solid system of possession that Wales stuck to rigidly and how that fits with Russell will be fascinating to see. He often gives away possession but of course is equally capable of games changing genius.
What a day Saturday!
 
Looking forward to tomorrow, I expect there will be plenty of rotation from last week, and it also provides a stress free warm up before the England game.
 
As an aside isnt this officially the first Lions Tour game? Last week was regarded as a warm up.
Yup, last week was kind of weird. To my knowledge the Lions simply don't play in Britain, they are exclusively a touring team. This is the first "tour" match.
 
Yup, last week was kind of weird. To my knowledge the Lions simply don't play in Britain, they are exclusively a touring team. This is the first "tour" match.
They usually play a game on the way to tours. Last week was an official Lion's game with caps.
 
OH I didn't know that. Cheers
Actually it's not quite right. They didn't play any warm up games in the last tour (I thought they played Japan which they did prior to Australia). They also don't always award caps (France in 89), but there was a news clip showing caps awarded last week.
 
Tbh Farrell hasn't really shone for me playing for England for some time now.
Gatland has a solid system of possession that Wales stuck to rigidly and how that fits with Russell will be fascinating to see. He often gives away possession but of course is equally capable of games changing genius.
What a day Saturday!
Finn Russell will come off the bench in the tests. There's no way he's starting in place of Biggar. Gatland knows he can rely on Biggar to execute his game plan.
 
I don't think the Japan game was designated as an official test match.
The Japanese got awarded caps but it looks like the Lions haven't decided yet!

Gatland, the head coach, said that he considered the tour’s curtain-raiser against the 2019 World Cup quarter-finalists to be a Test match, although the Lions will not decide until later this year whether to award full international caps
 
Everyone knows what SA will bring. A full on in your face physicality. Go for brawn over invention?
Thought Farrell did well in defence but does he do enough in attack?
Hamish Watson was immense.
 
South Africa were mightly impressive against Georgia without getting out of second gear. The Lions are really up against it in this series.
 
South Africa were mightly impressive against Georgia without getting out of second gear. The Lions are really up against it in this series.
It will a great contest. England put on 40 points with Georgia last November without reply so SA are at a good level despite lack of international games.
 
The Lions game against the Bulls on Saturday postponed (or possibly alternative opponents) due to covid cases in the Bulls' camp.
 
Also 5 SA players and 6 staff tested positive, 10 of them today. Tests must be a doubt.
 
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