British and Irish Lions Tour 2009 Pt.1

[MrEdoD23]

England had hardly none except for a few fat props! LOL

[MCR9Slipknot]

It's not Thomas O'Leary, it's Tomás! Sake!

[laineylovejoe]

what way does he say kearney?? haha

[Raichu234]

SA Rugby = bunch of cheats. Play fair and don't gouge people's eyes out and don't wear arm bands saying justice when the right punishments was given you stupid faggots! You know burger should've got a red card, if I ever see that ref he is for a beating

[diriven]

@Josh7711Dub To clarify and because there were updates in the squad because of injury. There are some on my list that were not announced. Mine was the official roster up to date going into the first tour game.

[MrArmaghsFinest]

song name?

[diriven]

@MrArmaghsFinest Which one? All the songs are listed in the video description.

[goonerfromjhb]

Boys...you could have had us if you played to your strengths, technically the Lions were better than our Boks, I cant believe you thought you were coming here to beat or even match our physicality...that's where you came un done!! DONT EVER THINK YOU CAN COME TO SA and BULLY US AROUND, its simply not gonna happen, look forward to seeing you next time, hopefully with a better game plan...GOD SAVE UR DREAM

[RandyNumNutz]

irish  14

welsh 13

english 8

scottish 2

[mickoo71]

im irish lad,and support the lions dont matter what country their from,no 1 is bigger than the jersey..except o driscoll,haha

[rwc20071]

Tommy bowe what a legend!

[ceflora]

lljhennel don't forget that they lost to Leicester, France, the Saracens, and the only undefeated major International Tier 1 side Ireland. The Boks are only the IRB team of the year because the decision was made before their deplorable Autumn Tour.

[svh5za]

Correct, keep in mind that not even a 3rd string side lost to the clubs...

Also that overseas based start who played a huge part in the lions/tri nation etc was not considered(Frans Steyn, Jdv)

And if M Steyn kicked his goals, They prob would have beaten Ireland

[diriven]

And keep in mind the simple fact that he didn't. That's Rugby, sometimes you get the bounces and other times you don't. Just like I could say, Ireland would have beaten Australia if Ronan O'Gara hadn't thrown a poor pass in the first few minutes. But he did, so they drew.

[svh5za]

I'm not trying to make excuses for a SA side that played pathetic, Ireland delivered and they won.

I'm trying to give you context on SA rugby, who focus more on politics's than anything else.

[diriven]

Yeah I'll agree with that.

[reyjay07]

@diriven they beat them on sat :) 15 -6

[diriven]

@reyjay07 Sure did bud, I was at the game. Also watched them beat Russia yesterday.

[reyjay07]

@diriven were ya? cool man yeah id say it was great craic

[Althalus212]

@svh5za

Dude, JDV played...

[Brademan120]

ceflora we lost because we tried out a team that was totally unexperienced. So what your saying is that Leicester would be able to win The Lions, NZ, Aus, etc?

[ceflora]

The point is that regardless of who was tried out, the team's record is far from undefeated. You can rationalize about who was played all day long, but a loss is a loss. Ireland went on tour to play the USA and Canada with teams similar to those that the Boks trotted out against Leicester and the Saracens. Ultimately the tour was 1-4. Those 4 loses reflect upon the team as a whole. Could a full strength boks team be #1 again, maybe, but the team is their record, not simply the players.

[lljhennell]

Glenmead you jealous reject, South Africa not only won the lions tour, Tri nations, world cup but every majour trophy available to them, thats why thy were names IRBs team of the year, go hide in a corner and sulk you jealous idiot.

[90TT12]

I can't believe they weren't going to start murray, so they play him in some dirty tracker game and he gets injured, vickery was never that good, whereas murray is hte best tighthead in the world at the minutel.

[FenderBenderGuitar]

lions scored more points :L

[PiWizard1]

They spelt Monye's name wrong. It's Ugo Monye not Ugo Moyne

[mkwapower]

The Boks had not played together since November last year going into the Lions Series, plus they lacked match fitness as their season was over. They were only fit by the time Trinations came round. The Boks deserved the wins as in the se3cond test the Lions conceded 3 trys while only scoring one. That shows bok class!

[brocklesnar69]

who won the tour?

[mkwapower]

the Boks 2-1..

[1gnatius3000]

2-1 OWNED

[Glenmead]

dirty bok twat-bunch of fucking gouging cheats.

[romikop]

oh i love it. you dumbs cunts are going to be crying about this for the next four years. LOL!!!!!!

[seamas1978]

Unluckiest lions in history!

[18JamieLewis]

the irish and welsh lions! :)

[dan32113]

youre a disgrace, not one of those players in the Lions would say that , it is the British & Irish Lions, the head coach is Scottish for christ sake! we don"t need you supporting the Lions, its 4 countries coming together as brothers! dickhead. the best player in 2nd test was Simon Shaw what part of Ireland or Wales is he from! jog on...

[18JamieLewis]

you can be as bitter as you like, but the base of the lions squad were the welsh and irish

[dan32113]

how can i be bitter, considering England"s world cup record, they"ve been in last 2 Finals (3 in total) how many have Ireland,Wales, Scotland been in, oh yeah none! I support all the players, i love the Lions. Don"t forget the test they won Simon Shaw was man of the match. You sound bitter not me boyo!

[diriven]

It doesn't matter. With the Lions, we're all on the same team boys. Remember that. Its those southerners we're after.

[Testostrone250]

@dan32113 no fucker in wales says boyo you fucking mellon

[Kierkegaard1836]

@18JamieLewis

exactly!!!

[lauren311295]

@18JamieLewis

[liampw20]

@18JamieLewis that'll explain why they were shit on that tour

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[ckeltuboff]

@liampw20 That'll explain why Ireland and Wales have both dominated England over the last 7 years. Thanks mate.

[UlsterRugby10]

watch my lions vid guys :D

[paddyrathmines]

i am irish, and proud to be so, but i have to say after watching 3rd test mr shaw you rock!!!!!! how can u not get full place in england squad. they bhoys showed the boks how to play the game in last test, and the boks didnt like it

[ggabs1988]

erm dude... lions played the best team they could for the final test... the boks played a minogue team... coz the series had already been on. done and dusted

[demosid123]

the lions were missing o driscoll, probably their best player, and jamie roberts. an awsome centre pair which they did without.

they were also missing adam jones, who had been very good. both teams were not at their first choice teams.

[diriven]

Both teams didn't have their full sides. The Boks didn't by any means put less emphasis on the last test, they also fielded their best team possible with injury and suspension. The whole series was even. The Lions even ended up leading in points, although the boks took the series. 2-1 in games isn't a fair reflection, but someone has to win. Boks v Lions, it was an even match. I'm a bit dissapointed though about some of the Bok's lack of composure. Some dirty playing.

[paddyrathmines]

ok, i put my hands up to that, it was a mickey mouse game as far as the mix of things went. but you got to agree some of the tactics used by the boks were intended to intimidate the lions players. skulke berger was a player i liked till i saw what he did. i've played the game for36 yrs now and that was one of the most blatantly underhand old school tricks i've seen

[18JamieLewis]

to be fair, im welsh and i acknowledge that the bokks played a mostly unknown team in the 3rd test, and we were clinical in dismissing them

[Sidmouth1]

you spelt Centre wrong ;)

[diriven]

Ha, right I did. Well I spelled it wrong for Rugby anyways.

[Sidmouth1]

what? you spelt it wrong :)

[diriven]

Yeah, in Rugby terms. The position in Rugby is Centre, but when talking about a place you spell it Center. Ex: "The Local Science Center"

[Sidmouth1]

nope because that is just american not the way you properly spell it :)

[diriven]

Haha yeah fine I'll agree with you...American's spelling things their own different way, ha.

[oli4441]

he reads out the whole squad as id theyve just all died..'creepy!!

[AlbinoW08]

Byrne,Bowe,O'Driscoll,Roberts,­Monye/Fitzgerald,Jones/O'Gara(­could go either way),Phillips,Heaslip,Williams­,Croft/Wallace,O'Connell,Wyn Jones,Vickery,Mears,Jenkins. (15-1)

[diriven]

Yeah Jones and O'Gara could go either way. And I think Monye has a chance too. I think Wallace's experience should get him the spot but you never know, the coaches are looking for the "in form". But I think Wyn Jones would be better as an impact sub. Front row sounds good to me too. Vickery and Jenkins for sure.

[kingfrenzy]

that is one tight team

[AlbinoW08]

Ah now...Byrne is a class above Kearney-Kearney has stopped attacking,all he does is hoist a huge Garryowen into the air~Byrne is a much better attacker,his 2 tries on tour are a testament to that

[diriven]

Kearney is returning to his old attacking form. I agree that Byrne is an amazing player, but Kearney's ability under the high ball is a huge asset. Also he's played much less than Byrne. Less play = less opportunity for those trys

[AlbinoW08]

I know he's a good player,same way i know Byrne will start the 1st Test....oooh ;)

[AlbinoW08]

As well im curious to see what you're team for the 1st Test is..

[diriven]

Ha, just wait until Kearney has a huge game in the final game before the tests.

I wish Ferris hadn't been injured. Im not convinced on front row yet, but I think Poc and Doc in the 2nd row, because of their ecperience together. Wallace, Williams, and Heaslip in the back row. Phillips to Jones, Roberts and O'Driscoll. Fitzgerald, Bowe and Kearney (Possibly Byrne) in the back three

[tiekumark]

yeah i would defo agree that byrne is thetop full back. kearney is solid but lak imagination in attack.

although im upset they didnt take armatige as he has been consistently brillat for clu and contry at centre and fullback. mobility in the back row will be important on hard ground so its a shame ferris s gonna but with wallis and croft i thnk we are in good hands. and odriscoll and roberts are my vote for midfield.

wing for me would be bowe and monye

[tappytoto]

Lee Byrne Wud Av A Better Chance On The Ladies Team...

Cum On The Kearney..

E Truley Shows The Dundlk Lovin:L;)

[Ronan290186]

From what i saw in the six nations i would start lee bryne ahead of rob kearney, and this from an irish man and a leinster supporter.

However i think rob kearney may be a bit more consistent with his performances so rob is still in with a shout if he gets a chance to play in the next game.

[GongWe]

lee byrne is good but kearney is much better

[bananafruity104]

i agree cmon kearney!!

[dsm577]

Lee Byrne is world class.you just cant argue against it.

[BoxingRugbyFan]

yer he is

[tappytoto]

Rob Kearney is better

[diriven]

They are both incredible players, and both have their strengths. Either way, having both you can't go wrong. Huge impact sub off the bench.

[BoxingRugbyFan]

You would say that your Irish ;)

[DesertEagle404]

You would say that you're Welsh

Nah they're both good, Kearney hasn't got as much time to prove himself yet but he's a class player, so is Byrne, but he could have lost the game with that one knock on against the Cheetahs, these little mistakes can make such a big difference, we could have been talking about how he lost the game right now instead of how good he is, shit changes so fast and fans change opinion very easy.

The fact is they are both good and will likely play in the tests

[BoxingRugbyFan]

Fair comment ;)

I think they are both fantastic but i think Byrne better! more consistant

How you keep up with the rugby in Norway mate? Rugby big over there?