FabSwingers.com forum: Lions tour rumours

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Warburton as captain

Jamie Roberts in

No Jonathan Joseph

No Launchbury

Despite finishing 5th there'll be over 10 Welsh players in the squad. Typical Gatland, expect more Warren ball

I've just lost a significant amount of interest in this tour

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Jonathan Joseph isn't a surprise. He was shocking in 3 games of six nations, dropped in one game and okay, hat trick against Scotland. But Not enough consistency.

Launchbury can feel hard done by as he showed class consistently.

Dylan Hartley, not a fan. I prefer Jamie George.

Roberts...hmmm questionable but it's what Gatland likes unfortunately.

I'm a Wales fan.

By *abioMan
over a year ago

Newcastle and Gateshead

"Jonathan Joseph isn't a surprise. He was shocking in 3 games of six nations, dropped in one game and okay, hat trick against Scotland. But Not enough consistency.

Launchbury can feel hard done by as he showed class consistently.

Dylan Hartley, not a fan. I prefer Jamie George.

Roberts...hmmm questionable but it's what Gatland likes unfortunately.

I'm a Wales fan."

i'll bump up the rugby thread in a minute... but i'll answer these

not really blessed for great centres but joesph doesn't defend well enough for me... besides it shouldn't be joesph for roberts anyway since roberts is a 12 and joesph is a 13....

if your 12's are going to be farrell (who can also cover 10) henshaw and roberts i have live with that... but it makes 13 interesting because you have gary ringrose, possibly elliot daly, and george north could cover there as well as wing

dylan hartley.... i am not taking him either! I would take rory best, ken owens and jamie george....

launchbury is the one if left out i would consider unlucky... but we have a shed load of 2nd rowers and 2nd rowers who can cover back row...

I would take AWJ, Maro Itoje (who can cover 2nd row) and Johnny Gray, then it comes down to 2 of launchbury, george kruis, courtney laws, donnacha ryan and ian henderson...

the most mobile 2 if he is going to play that game would be laws and henderson....

i am a huge fan on henderson...