Lions team (please feel free to ignore if the Lions don't interest you)

[baldpaul101]

Starting XV vs Japan

15. Liam Williams (Scarlets, Wales) #833
14. Josh Adams (Cardiff Rugby, Wales)
13. Robbie Henshaw (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #824
12. Bundee Aki (Connacht Rugby, Ireland)
11. Duhan van der Merwe (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland)
10. Dan Biggar (Northampton Saints, Wales) #821
9. Conor Murray (Munster Rugby, Ireland) #790
1. Rory Sutherland (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland)
2. Ken Owens (Scarlets, Wales) #829
3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)
4. Iain Henderson (Ulster Rugby, Ireland) #808
5. Alun Wyn Jones – Captain (Ospreys, Wales) #761
6. Tadhg Beirne (Munster Rugby, Ireland)
7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby, Scotland)
8. Jack Conan (Leinster Rugby, Ireland)

Replacements:

Jamie George (Saracens, England) #819
Wyn Jones (Scarlets, Wales)
Tadhg Furlong (Leinster Rugby, Ireland) #818
Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints, England) #826
Taulupe Faletau (Bath Rugby, Wales) #779
Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors, Scotland)
Owen Farrell (Saracens, England) #780
Anthony Watson (Bath Rugby, England) #816

[will311293]

Pretty happy with that starting squad for 1st match. Still not entirely sure how Conan made it but i am sure that the choice will ring true.

[hookender]

Excuse my ignorance, what are the # numbers?

[Neils]

Excuse my ignorance, what are the # numbers?

Lion Number xxx

Previously picked and played - copy of the All Blacks system

[hookender]

Excuse my ignorance, what are the # numbers?

Lion Number xxx

Previously picked and played - copy of the All Blacks system

Cheers

[InBetweenWasp]

A fairly boring Win against Japan yesterday.  Thought Van de Merwe played very well, otherwise not really any real standout performers.

Guess the biggest talking point is Murray the new tour Captain cementing his place in the test XV early on.

Both Price and Davies offer a bit less structure in their play.  I have to say though, Danny Care looking like the pick of the bunch on form and I being a one-eyed fan Robson strikes a good balance of kicking and being able to play what he sees.

Murray just feels a bit too one-dimensional at the moment and spent most of yesterday booting the leather off of the ball.

[Chunky24]

Springboks all isolating

 British and Irish Lions 2021: South Africa squad isolating after three positive coronavirus tests - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/57630316

[hookender]

A fairly boring Win against Japan yesterday.  Thought Van de Merwe played very well, otherwise not really any real standout performers.

Guess the biggest talking point is Murray the new tour Captain cementing his place in the test XV early on.

Both Price and Davies offer a bit less structure in their play.  I have to say though, Danny Care looking like the pick of the bunch on form and I being a one-eyed fan Robson strikes a good balance of kicking and being able to play what he sees.

Murray just feels a bit too one-dimensional at the moment and spent most of yesterday booting the leather off of the ball.

Felt like a barbarian match to me , but at least it gave a run out and a chance to gel , albeit without England.

Still at least it was a chance to get to the pub early before the main event that followed!