International Rugby

[peter w]

Big mouth.

[UK Redsox]

Great first half of rugby. Jordie Barrett looks one hell of a player.

Maro was superb in the opening 20

Why didn't Reid have to go off for a HIA?

[taylorsworkrate]

Somehow only 12-6 and could have been better if not for the intercept pass. New Zealand dominant and have butchered opportunites.

[tomd2103]

Far too many errors from the Lions and lucky to be only six points behind.  Goal kicking aside,  Farrell having a nightmare.

[paul_e]

ABs have been really poor in the first 10-12 of the 2nd half.

[four fornicholl]

Probably not for the purists, i am no egg chaser, but what a game.

[peter w]

This is getting to be too intense...what a game. C'mon Lions...don't throw this away.

[Axl Rose]

What a game to watch. I'm not even a big rugby fan. Come on the Lions.

[JD]

The Lions got out of jail there at the end.

Great result though.

[Risso]

What a game to watch. I'm not even a big rugby fan. Come on the Lions.

Same here, but what a game.  Going to watch a few Northampton games with my brother in law next season.

[paul_e]

Great defensive performance from the lions to be fair.

[UK Redsox]

The Lions got out of jail there at the end.

Great result though.

Brilliant game

I think that the refs got it wrong to change the Owens pen to a scrum. He went for the ball and then thought 'oh feck, best let it go'

All credit to Sinckler in those last few scrums

[nigel]

The Lions got out of jail there at the end.

Great result though.

Brilliant game

I think that the refs got it wrong to change the Owens pen to a scrum. He went for the ball and then thought 'oh feck, best let it go'

All credit to Sinckler in those last few scrums

Thought they got it right.
Slow motion replay looked as if he held onto the ball, but, he was running back and the ball clung to him. I can see why he initially gave a penalty, but was brave enough to go to TMO.
I thought the ref had a decent game. He got a couple wrong, only my opinion, but they weren't game changing
I think the reffing throughout the series has, overall, been very good.

[nigel]

ABs have been really poor in the first 10-12 of the 2nd half.

I put this down to the pressure the Lions have put them under.

Stuart Barnes was really p*ssing me off. How great the All Blacks are and how lucky the Lions are.

[paul_e]

ABs have been really poor in the first 10-12 of the 2nd half.

I put this down to the pressure the Lions have put them under.

Stuart Barnes was really p*ssing me off. How great the All Blacks are and how lucky the Lions are.

I think it was part that and part frustration that they hadn't pulled away in the first half, looked to me like they were letting that frustration spill over and trying to force things.  The lions were largely what we expected if everything went to plan, dangerous out wide but struggling to get good ball to the wingers to make the most of it, solid up front and in the set pieces and kicked points when they were available.

A drawn series is a good result, that's undeniable but I can't help but think that a coach willing to risk things a little more could've won that.  I thought the ABs were pretty average, they've got 3-4 very good players but, with my England hat on, I wouldn't look at them as being out of our league, they're certainly not some irresistible force as some commentators like to suggest.