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John Eales (66)
a favourite interview
Lions Tour 2025
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The Ghost of Raelene
Rod McCall (65)
Even better take on it.
rugbyAU
Chilla Wilson (44)
Anyone else feel that RA has completely dropped the ball on this ANZAC fixture and it's been a real let down
Only 5 weeks left and we have zero players announced, no jersey and coaches only recently announced
There will be no Wallabies playing and the All blacks and the Maori All Blacks will be unavailable, the Brumbies game is also only 3 days before, will those players be available?
Even if they can get Frizzell, Stevenson or Richie what other Kiwis would they get?
It would make sense to do an Aus A fixture if none of the top NZ or Aus players are available and if RA isn't interested in marketing it properly
Only 5 weeks left and we have zero players announced, no jersey and coaches only recently announced
There will be no Wallabies playing and the All blacks and the Maori All Blacks will be unavailable, the Brumbies game is also only 3 days before, will those players be available?
Even if they can get Frizzell, Stevenson or Richie what other Kiwis would they get?
It would make sense to do an Aus A fixture if none of the top NZ or Aus players are available and if RA isn't interested in marketing it properly
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Slim 293
George Smith (75)
Yeah, so what?
upthereds#!
Peter Johnson (47)
They won't be bringing in euro based players for it fairly certain - some may double up between ausnz and PI/IN and probably be some NZ, Japan based, but will give it a go with those in Australia only. (Though I hope this is not the case and we can get some more!) If nothing else, this pack and bench is big and will leave a mark.
1. Kailea 2. Asiata 3. Fotuaika
4. Swain 5. Amatosero
6. Leota 8. Ekuasi 7. Samu
9. Fines 10. Pasitoa 11. Muirhead 12. Feliuali 13. Foketi 14. Reilly 15. Beale
16. Vailanu 17. Moli 18. Tauakipulu 19. Kalapu 20. Tualima 21. Talataina 22. Thomas 23. Ripley
PhilClinton
Paul McLean (56)
For everyone complaining about the ANZAC game, chill your grills. Did people really expect a team to run out full of current All Blacks and Wallabies?
It’s a tour match FFS, it’s a pretty new concept as well. The Lions are here to play the Wallabies. That is all sorted.
It’s a tour match FFS, it’s a pretty new concept as well. The Lions are here to play the Wallabies. That is all sorted.
Brumby Runner
Jason Little (69)
There may be changes if some of those find their way into the Wallaby squad, the one change to that team I'd make would be Mac Grealy in for Beale. Both played fullback for the Force this year and Grealy's form was far superior.
rugbyAU
Chilla Wilson (44)
And Peitsch if not in Wallabies
Spamnoodle
Darby Loudon (17)
And I'll add, it's a bloody awesome concept. Why would they announce a team 5 week's out? The same reasoning doesn't apply anywhere else in the game.
JRugby2
Trevor Allan (34)
Yes it's been a huge fail from whoever is in charge of this one.
We should have been hyping this game up massively and treating it like a true exhibition game. Hopefully with Super nearly done we'll get some imminent announcements re jersey, players etc etc but nothing other than coaches so far is so annoyingly typical of RA.
JRugby2
Trevor Allan (34)
No and I agree people angry about this are angry at the wrong thing, but we have a well of talent available from Japan and Europe that we could be using to promote the fixture. TBH the fact there aren't going to be current players in the teams isn't even a problem - it should be the high profile exiles filling this team mostly, with a smattering of locals.
Qwertyrick
Peter Burge (5)
He should be know where near that side either, bog average year
Slim 293
George Smith (75)
Really attached to that one, eh?