YES THEY SUCK EACH OTHERS IN THE SCRUM

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Lots of Irish and Welsh. Few English. Two Scots.

Nowt like abit of racial controversy on sky sports news. Take your foot out of your mouth Mr Dick Best

what with the 2 scottish pro teams getting just over 2,000 through the gates it's not the best of times for scottish union


what did he say? no doubt it will be brushed under the carpet and wont be 'picked up' by the mail, express, telegraph etc.

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Sky Sports News presenter Millie Clode later apologised: "[Best made remarks that he thought were off-camera. We would like to apologise for any offence this may have caused."

ahh ok, well that's alright then

dick by name....

NEW NAME FOR UNION

DICKHEADS

i think one of the [iscots[/i is australian anyway

just to confirm

Nathan Hines (born 29 November 1976 in Wagga Wagga, NSW)

Ah, Welsh then.

32 going on 33 - good to see youth being given a chance.

He is a fairly abrasive character, they have chosen a big pack - trying to replicate what happened in 1997 but without the benefit of the ex league boys that went - expect some biff.

shhhh

that only happens in league you know!

Just Thinking About It Now What A Team We Have/Potentially Have, At Least On Paper...

British Lions Team:

FB: Lee Byrne (Wales/Ospreys)
W: Tommy Bowe (Ireland/Ospreys)
OC: Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland/Leinster)
IC: Jamie Roberts (Wales/Cardiff)
W: Shane Williams (Wales/Ospreys)
FH: Ronan O'Gara (Ireland/Munster)
SH: Mike Phillips (Wales/Ospreys)
N8: Jamie Heaslip (Ireland/Leinster)
OF: Martyn Williams (Wales/Cardiff)
BF: David Wallace (Ireland/Munster)
SR: Paul O'Connell (Ireland/Munster)
SR: Alun-Wyn Jones (Wales/Ospreys)
LP: Gethin Jenkins (Wales/Cardiff)
HK: Jerry Flannery (Ireland/Munster)
TP: Euan Murray (Scotland/Northampton)

they gone with 'beasts' but SA will have enough to match that with some serious pace. that's where the lions will falter.

where is the england players

Shut up.

australia the RU super power

HTF does Simon Shaw get in a Lions touring party? Hugely overrated, massive discipline issues that the Boks will work on both with the referees in the media before games and in provoking him out on the field.

Says a lot for the quality of the game in the northern hemisphere. I've a lot of time for Geech, but I can see this tour ending in a real disaster results wise.

the bookies agree, SA available at 1.40

Who do you reckon will replace Tomas O'Leary?, I'd go with Mike Blair personally...

I disagree i believe the Lions will have a successful tour and i can even see a British Lions whitewash on the cards...

I don't know which cards you're looking at, but I suggest you change them.

The Lions have picked a one-dimensional squad to play 10 man rugby. That simply won't be good enough - watch some the of Tri Nations or Super 14 games, the speed and handling skills of the Boks will kill you if you keep hoofing ball down their throat.

I think you might be right with the second bit.

Scotland have officially withdrawn from the running to co-host the 2015 Rugby World Cup after failing to reach an agreement with the four home unions.
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