The Rugby Thread

[Dinowolf]

Sean O'Brien has been cleared and is available for selection.

 

[Dinowolf]

Gatland has named an unchanged 23 for the Lions in the third Test against NZ.

 

[jd1981]

New Zealand look on fire this morning.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Giving them the chance too. The whole game been played in out half due to poor play. Missing touch with penalties, dropping uncontested balls etc.

 

[Nando]

This is tense.

 

[Tredman]

Massive anticlimax there.

Well, well done by the Lions. Fantastic tour.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

What a game. So intense.

 

[PuntsWolf]

Some 50/50 calls went the Lions ways over the duration of the series. But well played. Shame on that last break couldn't keep possession to force a win

 

[Donegal Wolf]

Tired just watching that

 

[Paddingtonwolf]

Just now there is a slight hollow feeling on a drawn series, but even that is like hen's teeth in New Zealand. In time this will go down in rugby lore as a pretty legendary series.

 

[Paul]

 

[Dinowolf]

Great picture

 

[Dinowolf]

Manu Tuilagi has been named among a 37-man England squad for a three-day training camp that starts this weekend.

http://www.skysports.com/rugby-unio...i-named-in-eddie-jones-england-training-squad

His fitness will be assessed by the England staff.

Billy Vunipola is also included.

 

[Dinowolf]

Manu Tuilagi and Denny Solomona have been sent home from England's training camp over "team culture issues".

http://www.skysports.com/rugby-unio...and-send-manu-tuilagi-and-denny-solomona-home

 

[Paul]

Some BBC chap on twitter saying its alcohol related ? Went on Friday, sent home Monday, not bad going

 

[Dinowolf]

Went drinking until 4:30 am apparently.

 

[jd1981]

Australia 6-40 New Zealand at half time, Aussies are as poor as you can imagine.

 

[Dinowolf]

Finished 34-54

The Aussies easily won the 2nd half

 

[jd1981]

Reality is New Zealand were probably in 2nd gear most the 2nd half.
Australia are a million miles away from there level and are good distance behind England and Ireland at this time.

 

[Doctor Doog]

Wallabies doing much better this week, winning 29-28 with 3 minutes left. Cracking game. All Blacks score as I type.