Western Force v Lions, Saturday, 28 June @ Optus Stadium 8pm AEST

[Heavyd]

Force will go with them for the first 40 then forward bench depth will see plenty of late Lions points. I hope the Force play their expansive wide game and run it from everywhere. Finn Russell is very similar to Damien Mackenzie, when they are on they are almost untouchable. But put under some pressure, they are capable of having a shocker. Think D Mac against the Waratahs. If that pressure can be applied, anything can happen!

 

[Jimmy_Crouch]

BIL scrum will destroy us unfortunately.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Hoskins is a huge get in that regard but once the bench guys get on it could get ugly.

 

[RebelYell]

71-20.

 

[liquor box]

Force will go with them for the first 40 then forward bench depth will see plenty of late Lions points. I hope the Force play their expansive wide game and run it from everywhere. Finn Russell is very similar to Damien Mackenzie, when they are on they are almost untouchable. But put under some pressure, they are capable of having a shocker. Think D Mac against the Waratahs. If that pressure can be applied, anything can happen!

I think this will be the case with most super rugby teams.

It should be considered a minor win if you are ahead at half time and even more so if you are still within 7 at the 60 minute mark but competing with a test team is probably a bit too much.

Lions to win 39-17

 

[Wilson]

Dolly a late withdrawal, Horton onto the bench

 

[Shiggins]

Score should be 60-12 sort of thing. If the force compete it's a massive effort. This lions team tonight is elite and lots of this team will start against the wallabies

 

[cyclopath]

Only about 3 forward passes ignored so far...

 

[drewprint]

Clear penalty to the Force about 6 phases earlier there for Lions not releasing. Dickless OKeefe says nah that’s fine.

 

[Derpus]

Poor read from Stewart I reckon.

 

[Tomikin]

Let's go Force

 

[Derpus]

Pietsch looking excellent already.

 

[The Ghost of Raelene]

Pietsch makes up for being caught out on the kick by taking the restart.

 

[Wilson]

Pietsch is out to play, needs a few more of his teammates switched on alongside him.

 

[Shiggins]

White. How good. Donaldson had his head taken off not sure what the refs looking at haha

 

[Wilson]

Is Beirne afraid of playing the Wallabies? He's asking to be dropped from the squad with his ruck work this first 10 minutes

 

[Alex Sharpe]

3 points would have been nice…

 

[Tomikin]

3 points would have been nice…

Teams hardly take them when playing in super, why do you think they'd do it in a friendly.. no chance

 

[Shiggins]

Blew some opportunities there. I thought the ball was ripped after he called tackle

 

[Alex Sharpe]

Teams hardly take them when playing in super, why do you think they'd do it in a friendly.. no chance

Maybe to increase their chance of accumulating more points than the opposition?