British and Irish Lions Tour 2013

[Syferus]

Ref will decide this

He's trying his best to anyways. The Aussies should give him an honorary yellow jersey.

[rodney trotter]

Some let off..

[galwayman]

The better team lost.If they had a reliable kicker they would have won no question

[bennydorano]

Plenty of luck, but plenty of silly mistakes & a Ref who gave them f**k all, room for improvement and with Roberts, Bowe & Kearney to come in they will come on for it.

[brokencrossbar1]

The better team lost.If they had a reliable kicker they would have won no question

You see this type of thing I don't understand.  Is a reliable kicker not a key part of being the 'better team'?  If you don't have a reliable kicker and the other team does than that is a major key advantage team wise that one team has over the other.  One team took their chances and the other team didn't because the respective place kickers were miles apart.  Thus the team with the less reliable place kicker lost and not the better team.

[Syferus]

The Lions were being robbed by a terrible ref. On the balance they were the better team from play, no matter where Beale's last kick went. The Aussies bossed the end-game because Gatland replaced his entire front row.

[galwayman]

Not sure how you reckon the referee favoured either side.I thought he was quite good overall.

[Syferus]

Not sure how you reckon the referee favoured either side.I thought he was quite good overall.

He wanted to ref it like they were playing rugby league, not allowing any meaningful contest at the ruck.

Any whiff of an Aussie penalty and he blew right away while he seemed reluctant to ever blow it up for the Lions. The passage that lead to the Fallau's first try was a scoreable Lions penalty that the referee ended the second the ball bobbled away from them. I can't see how anyone thinks that lad was having a good game.

[Donnellys Hollow]

They never adapted to how he was reffing the breakdown. Very strange interpretation and very little tolerance of any sort of a contest.

The hooker was very good and should not have been replaced. Changes ahead of the second test should be in the back row and at nine. Tipuric, O'Brien and Youngs to come in. The Welsh back three are excellent and they will probably be the winning of this series for the Lions.

[bennydorano]

Phillips will be very lucky if he starts next weekend, quiet 2nd halfs for both N11's today, North is just awesome.

[screenexile]

Plenty of luck, but plenty of silly mistakes & a Ref who gave them f**k all, room for improvement and with Roberts, Bowe & Kearney to come in they will come on for it.

Kearney won't be playing ahead of Halfpenny barring injury.

Was screaming at the ref through the TV and thought he was brutal giving marginal decisions to the Aussies. They were off their feet all over the shop, even for Genias try there was an Aussie lying on top if BOD.

Anyway but for injuries and a kicker it was the Aussiea game but the Lions got out if jail bigtime.

Anyway its all about the W and they got it. North is class, thought Sexton was excellent and the forwards got through a mountain of work. Tipuric or O'Brien could come in for Croft next week, possibly Faletau for Heaslip as well.

PS. Phillips was given a lesson today he was ket!

[Syferus]

Thought Heaslip was the best back rower on display, certainly don't see him being dropped.

[bennydorano]

10mins into the 2nd i was thinking Sexton & Heaslip were both playing rubbish but they were excellent from then on.

[INDIANA]

Plenty of luck, but plenty of silly mistakes & a Ref who gave them f**k all, room for improvement and with Roberts, Bowe & Kearney to come in they will come on for it.

Kearney won't be playing ahead of Halfpenny barring injury.

Was screaming at the ref through the TV and thought he was brutal giving marginal decisions to the Aussies. They were off their feet all over the shop, even for Genias try there was an Aussie lying on top if BOD.

Anyway but for injuries and a kicker it was the Aussiea game but the Lions got out if jail bigtime.

Anyway its all about the W and they got it. North is class, thought Sexton was excellent and the forwards got through a mountain of work. Tipuric or O'Brien could come in for Croft next week, possibly Faletau for Heaslip as well.

PS. Phillips was given a lesson today he was ket!

That was one of Heaslip's best games in a long time. Not a chance he'll be dropped.

There will be no changes from that team bar injury unless Roberts makes a miraculous recovery.

Bowe will come in for Maitland. Matt Stevens may have a chance for a bench propping spot.

[gawa316]

Anywhere to watch highlights on the game?