Browsing: british and irish lions
Amongst all the angst and hysteria of yellow jerseys being called yellow and not gold. And the dramas of the toxic environment comments. And the thousands of comments, articles and forum threads devoted to Quade Cooper being or not being selected for the Wallabies squad. It seems to me that one small fact seems to have been neglected.
Remember that David Campese pass in 1989 for the Wallabies against the B& Lions?
James Joyce once said that a man’s errors are his portals of discovery. That’s what the Wallabies are finding lately…
It’s undeniable, 2009 was the year of the Saffas; Super 14, Tri-Nations and the Lions. What’s also undeniable was the…
This is what the Welsh think – a poll from the South Wales Echo: Do you think Wales can defeat the Wallabies on…
It’s Bledisloe Week, so it’s only natural that our next great Wallaby try to be analysed is in one of…
If there was one positive we Wallaby supporters can take from the weekend’s loss, it was the performance of our…
British & Irish Lions 28 South Africa 9 Justice 4 all was done in last night’s Springbok v British and…
Out with the old and in with the new. Or is that the other way around? The Springboks and the…
Dear Bakkies, I’m an Irish rugby player recently involved in a nasty incident that took place in an international test…
What a shame that British & Irish Lions tours have been condensed and watered down to just a rump of what they should be. It used to be a four test full blown tour encompassing all the decent provincial sides and some lesser mid week opposition, with all home international players allowed to participate.
This provided the touring side with an opportunity to build up some test combinations and importantly, give the rabid Yarpie fans a decent rugby spectacle all around the Republic. Times have changed in the professional era, for the worse in this case. Here we are with a week of the tour to go and what have we seen to date? Apart from the excitement of the test last weekend and maybe a couple of other decent games, the fans have had bugger all to cheer about.
Q. Mate, what have the British and Irish Lions been doing in South Africa lately? A. Ummm, playing five games…