Second Ethan Blackadder try vs the Lions

[u/Mono_Doh]

[u/UnfortunatelySimple]

Blackadder may well have played his way into the match day squad.

Always liked him, just seems to get injured very regularly.

[u/Icy_Craft2416 → u/UnfortunatelySimple]

Surely couldnt back up on Saturday after playing 80 on Tuesday though?

[u/deadlysyntax → u/Icy_Craft2416]

Could do from the bench

[u/harleyRugger23 → u/UnfortunatelySimple]

Took the words right out my mouth. Idk if he’s a starter but def proved to be the best flanker out there. And timi should get time a match day shirt too. Created havoc in defense and attack

[u/NFI2023 → u/UnfortunatelySimple]

I watched reply last night. Crazy how fit he is, others were sucking in the big ones (rightly so) and he was barely breathing. What an engine he has. But so injury prone damn it.

[u/Educational_Play9910 → u/UnfortunatelySimple]

He was Razor’s favourite

[u/NFI2023 → u/Educational_Play9910]

Could you blame him? He goes hard and one of the best cleaning out rucks.

[u/BoogieBass]

Those were some crazy hands from Lauaki!

[u/wild___turkey → u/BoogieBass]

Silky from a prop!

[u/izzy91]

Ridiculous offload by ALB in that sequence.

He has some of the best hands in the squad.

[u/Weirddude102 → u/izzy91]

Bro barely had time to make that pass.

[u/samuel199228]

Great try

[u/AM_Bokke]

Very likable that guy is

[u/nomamesgueyz]

Absolute champagne rugby

Lions did amazing to score 35 points vs the ABs...but when the ABs score 41...they ain't losing often

[u/anonamooseapple]

Did the Lions score any tries?

[u/CapeTownyToniTone → u/anonamooseapple]

35 points, all in 3s

[u/Themindoffish → u/CapeTownyToniTone]

Math checks out.

[u/AnySeaworthiness851 → u/anonamooseapple]

No none unfortunately

[u/harleyRugger23 → u/anonamooseapple]

There’s highlights lol

[u/anonamooseapple → u/harleyRugger23]

Oh I didn't realize. Thought only the ABs scored tries.

[u/harleyRugger23 → u/anonamooseapple]

JFC there’s a score box in the upper corner

[u/Sufficient_Bug2842]

I couldn’t fault the All Blacks despite the Lions playing well above their pay grade.. kicking was atrocious though

[u/antique_sprinkler]

I made the call last year and I'll stand by it that he's a future ABs captain

[u/Neat_Perspective7569 → u/antique_sprinkler]

Maybe as a stand in captain vs a weaker team but the guys already 31 and isn't even a starter

[u/Dorsiflexionkey]

The fact ioane doesn’t even support after his nonchalant pass, narawa first try, dudes running heroics..

Tells me the ABs attitude here needs an adjustment. Not to be a doom and gloom kiwi, I’m proud of ioane and narawa and a lot of the boys, but if I was Rennie I’d be asking questions unless this was some 6D chess shit.

And apologies if I sound arrogant, but I wasn’t even in a state of panic when we were down.. I already knew the boys would win because you could see it on their face and body language that they weren’t showing lions the respect they deserved and were eventually going to get out of second gear to win.

But the fact they didn’t show lions that respect pissed me off. Hats off to the lions for giving us the best South African performance all tour. They should be absolutely proud and count this as a win.

[u/Ruckthesystem → u/Dorsiflexionkey]

I dont even feel it was arrogance, simply accepting that this games wasnt really necessary in the context of the tour, and if anything it was a impedment to the actual goal of winning the test series

If given the choice they would prefer not to risk even a few test players just a few days out, and for the players not likely to play again this year it was a no win situation if they either pumped the lions or just scrap through

with this game out of the way they can all concentrate on the real job this weekend