Lions tour of New Zealand 2017

[BoyBrumby]

Don't get me wrong, I'd have Kruis and Itoje like a shot (actually I'd have Launchbury and Itoje, but that ship has sailed), I'm double guessing Gatters and assuming AWJ as a given.

 

[ripper868]

 

[Burgey]

This series will be a great watch.

 

[Francis]

In all sincerity (and I mean this), BoyBrumby's knowledge of rugby is truly astonishing! Easily the most knowledgeable poster here in terms of rugby!

 

[Howe_zat]

Anybody want to play a Lions tour sweepstake? You get your own player and then hope he scores points / makes metres / tackles / doesn't get carded over the whole tour.

 

[BoyBrumby]

Yeah, I'd be game.

 

[vogue]

I'm in. Got the app for the tour on my phone . Need to have some distraction right now.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

why not, sweepstakes are zero effort

 

[Furball]

In as long as I get Hogg.

 

[Howe_zat]

will do the draw in the morning.

gonna give everybody 1 back and 1 forward to keep it fair.

 

[StephenZA]

I'm in.

 

[Jarquis]

Please

 

[Howe_zat]

Brumby's team:

Tadhg Furlong, Talupe Faletau, Dan Biggar, Elliot Daly

Vogue's team:

Mako Vunipola, Sean O'Brien, Ben Te'o, Liam Williams

Vimes' team

Jack McGrath, Justin Tipuric, Conor Murray, George North

Furball's team

Dan Cole, Maro Itoje, Jonathan Davies, Jack Nowell

Stephen's team

Kyle Sinckler, Peter O'Mahony, Owen Farrell, Jared Payne

Marcuss' team

Rory Best, CJ Stander, Rhys Webb, Tommy Seymour

My team

Jamie George, Sam Warburton, Robbie Henshaw, Anthony Watson

 

[Magrat Garlick]

also can someone edit the fixture list into post 1?

Saturday 3 June: vs Provincial Barbarians @ Okara Park, Whangarei, Northland
Wednesday 7 June: vs Blues @ Eden Park, Auckland
Saturday 10 June: vs Crusaders @ Rugby League Park, Christchurch, Canterbury
Tuesday 13 June: vs Highlanders @ Dunedin, Otago
Saturday 17 June: vs Māori All Blacks @ Rotorua, Bay of Plenty
Tuesday 20 June: vs Chiefs @ Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Saturday 24 June: 1st Test, NZ vs Lions @ Eden Park
Tuesday 27 June: vs Hurricanes @ the Cake Tin, Wellington
Saturday 1 July: 2nd Test, NZ vs Lions @ the Cake Tin
Saturday 8 July: 3rd Test, NZ vs Lions @ Eden Park

all matches kick off at 19.35 upside down time

 

[ripper868]

Keen if I still can be - just saw your message now Howe. no probs if too late.

 

[Howe_zat]

Ripper's team:

George Kruis, Ross Moriarty, Jonny ***ton, Leigh Halfpenny

 

[Spark]

I stopped really following Rugby about a year ago, but sure I'll give it a go

 

[Howe_zat]

Spark's team

Ken Owens, Courtney Lawes, Grieg Laidlaw, Stuart Hogg

and we're done

 

[Howe_zat]

We actually have one more slightly unbalanced team (Marler, AWJ, SOB and JJ) if anyone wants it.

 

[ripper868]

Give it to Burgey if no-one else takes it - he's slightly unbalanced about rugby so it suits him.