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Re: Who’s your pick for Lions 2021

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Think they've got that wrong straight away with the back 3! Williams will be FB,Watson on one wing and Rees Zammitt or the big SA guy as a surprise on the other.
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Re: Who’s your pick for Lions 2021

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Imagine if Duhan plays versus his brother Akker! That’s got to be a first surely?
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JP14 wrote: Sat May 15, 2021 11:34 am Imagine if Duhan plays versus his brother Akker! That’s got to be a first surely?
& a big statement about what is wrong with international rugby, the rugby mercenaries should never of been selected for the Lions.
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Re: Who’s your pick for Lions 2021

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To be honest in terms of his selection, I was more concerned by D. van der Merwe's defence rather than him being a South African.
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Re: Who’s your pick for Lions 2021

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Wayne Richardson Fan Club wrote: Sat May 15, 2021 1:29 pm
JP14 wrote: Sat May 15, 2021 11:34 am Imagine if Duhan plays versus his brother Akker! That’s got to be a first surely?
& a big statement about what is wrong with international rugby, the rugby mercenaries should never of been selected for the Lions.
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Imagine it in football. No one would be able to compete with England, Spain and Germany.
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Will Greenwood selects his lions XV:

https://punditarena.com/rugby/eoin-hart ... -lions-xv/
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Re: Who’s your pick for Lions 2021

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Always good for a laugh is Will!
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Assuming everybody is on form .... the 2021 Lions Squad seems a little weaker than previous ones. E.g. how many of the 2021 squad or Will Greenwoods 15 (!!!) would be 1st or 2nd in their position worldwide ?
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I would suggest Furlong, Itoje probably ... Curry, Hogg, Watson maybe ?

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Re: Who’s your pick for Lions 2021

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We did an unpicked 23 on this thread which was better
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Re: Who’s your pick for Lions 2021

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SimonP in Surrey wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 1:49 pm I would suggest Furlong, Itoje probably ... Curry, Hogg, Watson maybe ?

WDYT ??
I’d say Furlong, Itoje, Faletau, Curry, Tipuric, Henshaw.
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SimonP in Surrey wrote: Tue May 18, 2021 1:41 pm Assuming everybody is on form .... the 2021 Lions Squad seems a little weaker than previous ones. E.g. how many of the 2021 squad or Will Greenwoods 15 (!!!) would be 1st or 2nd in their position worldwide ?
I like Will, but he must be having a joke with his selection
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Crowd of 16,500 expected be in attendance for Lions Vs Japan......

https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/rugby-unio ... ml?newsnow
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If authorised would be the largest attendance of spectators at a rugby union fixture in the UK since March 2020. Great news.
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JP14 wrote: Thu May 20, 2021 9:52 am If authorised would be the largest attendance of spectators at a sporting fixture in the UK since March 2020. Great news.
Apart from the FA Cup Final.
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