CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I like Zebo, he's a good finisher & big hitter in defence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Please tell me Berrick Barnes still looks like this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 9, 2013 Author Share Posted June 9, 2013 This picture from the 30th May would suggest not Rubbish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villamark Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Zebo, good player, can play full back as well, think it gave him the edge over Wade. Twelvetrees played well for England, think if a centre goes down he could be on the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Boom boom boom let me hear you say zebo !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted June 10, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted June 10, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 10, 2013 Author Share Posted June 10, 2013 Quade Cooper hasn't been selected by Australia, they have instead gone for Kurtley Beale who last I heard was in alcohol rehab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Cooper makes too many errors. It is not because he is a bad player, but because he takes a lot of risks. O'Connor is a safer bet but still a very, very good player. The backs aren't the problem for the Aussies, their back-row is missing some big hitters though and that is where the Lions strength is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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villamark Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 Zebo, good player, can play full back as well, think it gave him the edge over Wade. Twelvetrees played well for England, think if a centre goes down he could be on the plane. Twelvetrees has had the call up!. good player how he is not first choice for England I do not know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CVByrne Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Whole win and performance marred by Roberts injury. I think in future we need to play less of these games. Do warm ups elsewhere not in the country we're touring. Maybe 2 games and the 3 tests in the tour country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Good game, that. Sexton was excellent but Davies & Halfpenny looked a class above every one but Drew Mitchell. What a beard that man has. Roberts would be a blow, but to be honest, I think he makes the game plan a bit predictable and the Aussies are clever enough to stop him. I think they would worry more about a Davies/O'Driscoll partnership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yep, can't disagree with that, Davies had another stormer and I'm happy to be proved very wrong about him . Surely played himself into the test side now. Wade and Barritt on the plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 (edited) Wade and Barritt on the plane.I wouldn't be surprised to see Wade on the bench next weekend. Edited June 15, 2013 by snowychap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Too late to swap Barritt for Eastmond? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Not a fan of Davies at all but he was excellent this morning. Problem is, he does his best work in space created by others, him at 12 and O'Driscoll at 13 may not be the best combination for midfield biffing, but I think we'll prob go with it now. Manu to come around 55 mins and wreak havoc. Warbo was always starting the first test, so it's good he had a decent game today. I'd start next Sat with... 15 - Halfpenny 14 - Zebo 13 - O'Driscoll 12 - Davies 11 - North 10 - Sexton 9 - Phillips 1 - Vunipola 2 - Hibbard 3 - Jones 4 - Gray 5 - AW Jones 6 - Tipuric 7 - Warbo © 8 - Falateu I'd actually start Croft and Tipuric myself, but Warbs will definitely play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted June 16, 2013 Author Share Posted June 16, 2013 Shane Williams has been called up but no Wilkinson or Robshaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CardiffGreens Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 I'm awaiting Jonathan Davies' opinion on whether this is as big a step backwards as the potential Wilko call up was... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomaszk Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Wilkinson would have come out ahead of Barritt and Twelvetrees were he not injured, or rejected another call up. Robshaw isn't needed and is well behind any of the back rowers in terms of performance, where we are exceptionally strong and have no injuries. Williams is a funny one, but he's just in for one midweek game before the tests to protect our big players. After yesterday I'd be tempted to bring out Yarde or Eastmond as a gamble midweek player/test bench if we get any more back injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 It's funny, I half-jokingly said to my mate last week that I could see Shane Williams getting a call! I didn't really expect it to happen, though! Fair play to him. I'm looking forward to seeing him have a run out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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