British & Irish Lions 2025

[johnnytapia]

Rolf Harris, Dame Edna, Tim Cahill, Kylie, Ricky Ponting, Angus Young; your boys took a hell of a beating!

Tim Cahill - every fucking season. Kryptonite.

 

[Semper aggressus]

Brilliant game, that’s what a Lions Test should be like.

Great win, and deserved too the way we came back. I was actually impressed with Australia and wouldn’t have begrudged them the victory until the soft play acting to try and win a penalty. We don’t want that sort of shit in rugby.

 

[.db.]

Very unrugby like the way he went went down

Very Aussie-like though… as mainly a RL fan when it comes to rugby, I have multiple examples of their antics like that in Great Britain v Kangaroos games.

 

[jimharri]

Tim Cahill - every fucking season. Kryptonite.

And that bloody annoying boxing the corner flag celebration. Wanker.

 

[bluemanchester]

Very unrugby like the way he went went down

Think he will get a little bit of sledging for that dive backwards. Oh well, what goes around comes around. Australia Fair, only when their winning;-)
Well done Lions.

 

[Vienna_70]

Tim Cahill - every fucking season. Kryptonite.

Denis Lillee and Jeff Thompson.

 

[jimharri]

Lions never won a test in Melbourne, it seems. Looking likely to continue.

Some right fucking eejits on here.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Bet Ricky Ponting’s getting some stick in the commentary box at Old Trafford.

 

[crooky]

Denis Lillee and Jeff Thompson.

Harold and Lou from Neighbours

 

[blue whippet]

Great last 20+ mins by the lions, fantastic end to the game. Enjoyed that - the second half anyway.

 

[blue whippet]

Some right fucking eejits on here.

In fairness to yourself at half time I was sat here at half time saying the same - and swearing about it.

 

[jimharri]

I'm guessing there'll be some sore heads when they're boarding the plane to Sydney tomorrow morning.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Some right fucking eejits on here.

You obviously forgot the mantra! We fight to the end! Easily done as you get a little older. ;-) ;-)

 

[jimharri]

Bet Ricky Ponting’s getting some stick in the commentary box at Old Trafford.

Always enjoyable, sticking it to the Aussies. Unfortunately, I think they'll get revenge in the winter in the Ashes.

 

[jimharri]

There seemed to be a hell of a lot of Lions fans out there, even allowing for the expats. That's an expensive trip, particularly if they're taking in all three tests. Don't be complaining about going to Spurs or Arsenal ever again!


;-)

 

[Protein Junkie]

Deserved victory in the end.
The Convicts were never going to keep that intensity in the second half.
Lions looked like scoring every time they reached the 22m only for a couple uncharacteristic errors. Left 14 points out there imho.
Many players enhancing their reputations.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

Always said that rugby, whether in its 15-man or 13-man form, comes a looong way behind football and cricket in my interests. But anything that involves the Aussies suffering in sports — I'm for it!

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Always enjoyable, sticking it to the Aussies. Unfortunately, I think they'll get revenge in the winter in the Ashes.

They don’t exist. I’ll be asleep for all of them.

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

It so happens that I was out in New Zealand during the last Lions tour there (it was a coincidence). Was struck by the huge interest and generally benevolent attitude that the presence of the Lions generated. It was on in every bar or pub I went into. In fact, it was on in every restaurant. You had no choice but to watch it (which I did, happily).
I suppose that the Rugby Championship can feel a bit cramped at times, despite the huge geographical distances. The British and Irish Lions are generally a breath of fresh air for southern hemisphere rugby, whatever the result.

 

[jimharri]

Nice to see Will Greenwood shoehorning the Aguero moment in there!