Australia vs Lions 3rd Test: Match Thread

[nathan]

First topic message reminder :

Thought i'd create this thread as there wasn't one already.

My prediction: One of two things will happen, Australia will hammer us or we'll win on penalties.

[LeinsterFan4life]

French refs love the sounds of their whistle!

[Golden]

Great scrum!!

[Ozzy3213]

Corbisiero has Alexander in his pocket at the scrum.  The Aussie knows his only chance is to try to win the hit and is going early every time and then trying to bind on the arm. 

Jones and Corbs just work as a pair due to their particular styles and strengths.

[wales606]

So glad Corbs is fit this week!

[nobbled]

Corbs making a difference in the scrum

It's an immense front row effort! All three are having a blinder.

[nathan]

lions win the penalty at the scrum, oz standing up. 1/2p to kick for the posts.

he gets it.

16 - 3 to the lions.

[Hood83]

Wahaay!!!! The Oz scrum isn't as bad as people make out...but when they're forced to scrum straight and can't use gamesmanship - they're not that good either.

[mckay1402]

Hands up if you still think gatland was wrong

[GLove39]

Lions strolling to the title at the moment.

[kiakahaaotearoa]

That's silly from Australia. If your scrum is struggling, you clear the ball out as soon as possible. They choose to go off the back and the extra seconds allow the Lions to drive through. Great work from the Lions and idiotic from Australia. If you've been penalised in all your scrums, get it out of there!

[nathan]

Lions lose the kick off. Oz on the attack

[nathan]

turnover by the lions, bowe kicks on. Oz clear there lines.

Lineout to the lions, will be interesting to see how it goes.

[kiakahaaotearoa]

JD penalised. BOD would've scored from there.  

[nathan]

oz turn the ball over, with a player laying on the wrong side.

Pen to oz, they kick for touch.

[nobbled]

Hibbard is outstanding. I'd have started Youngs. I'd have been wrong.

[nathan]

lions hold the maul up, scrum to the lions

[nathan]

Hibbard is outstanding. I'd have started Youngs. I'd have been wrong.

really? whats he been outstanding in?

[wales606]

Good defence

Loving the North v Falou mini battles

[mckay1402]

North is just a monster

[ospreysboyo]

Scrum, loose, tackling, rucking.

[nathan]

bad kick by phillips hands the ball back

[Ozzy3213]

Terrible box kick from Phillips there.  More height less distance man!!!

[nobbled]

Hibbard is outstanding. I'd have started Youngs. I'd have been wrong.

really? whats he been outstanding in?

Just the scrum, breakdown and defence...

[nathan]

Beale slices the clearance kick, lionout to the lions on the oz 22.

[jammoboss]

For all of you that said. I wont be watching this match because of selection, your missing in my opinion the best game so far and with 60 minutes to go. I think the liobs selection had justification and I was right

[mckay1402]

What a kick. Superb from jd2

[nathan]

we're getting to the rucks alot faster than normal.

JD clears with a beaut of a kick!

OZ take it quick

agh, cant keep up lol

[nathan]

bowe knocks on

[flyhalffactory]

Outstanding left peg by Foxy

[Sgt_Pooly]

Phillips box kicks are so bad

[nathan]

For all of you that said. I wont be watching this match because of selection, your missing in my opinion the best game so far  and with 60 minutes to go. I think the liobs selection had justification and I was right

Not saying your wrong, but we're not even 25 minutes in. Our main weapon has been our scrum and everyone was calling corbs to start

[Ozzy3213]

Corbs is ruining Alexander!!!!!

[nathan]

YELLOW for Alexander for another scrum pen. Corbs having a blinder

[valtrepkos]

Corbs has made a huge difference against Alexander

[nobbled]

Yellow card - was going to happen sooner or later.

[nathan]

19 - 3 to the lions.

[kiakahaaotearoa]

If Halfpenny kicks this over they should knock on the restart to get a scrum. This is getting embarrassing with a man off.

[wales606]

More scrums please

[GLove39]

Game over for Australia.

[wales606]

How about we take the restart thhis time

[alfie]

Absolutely destroying the Australian scrum ! Does Corbisiero make this much difference ?

Fourteen man Wallabies facing a nervous few minutes...

[nathan]

Game over for Australia.

not a chance!!

It won't take much for Oz to be straight back in this.

[Sgt_Pooly]

I thought that scrum call was a little harsh tbh.

We have such dominance we're going to get everything though, pure carnage.

[nathan]

I thought that scrum call was a little harsh tbh.

We have such dominance we're going to get everything though, pure carnage.

How much are we going to hear from the Aussies after this.

[nathan]

Falou has gone, Mogg on for his debut.

[nathan]

Scrum to the lions on oz 22

[Ozzy3213]

Absolutely destroying the Australian scrum !  Does Corbisiero make this much difference ?

Fourteen man Wallabies facing a nervous few minutes...

Scrum is an 8 man effort, but the strengths that Jones and Corbs have as scrummagers work well together.  Also if you watch Lydiate and SOB are staying bound and giving us extra grunt on he shove.

[nathan]

oz player comes in straight from the side to kcik it out of the ruck... nothing

[nathan]

Phillips getting caught. He's been playing well so far doing the basics well. last couple of phases he's made a couple of errors though

[nathan]

Lions very static at the minute

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