[quote=“myboyblue, post: 789742, member: 180”]Kielys is #allin for the British Loins 
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please do no not besmirch the great name of the New York FootBalling Giant by ataching the #allin mantra coined by them for this waste of time.
Adidas bought the #allin brand quite some time ago my friend and it is now part of the Loins baggage.
A fascinating interview with Manic Street Preachers lead vocalist and rugby football fanatic James Dean Bradfield below as he talks British Loins. The Welsh music legends have scheduled an Australian tour around the Loins’ tour, so eager were they to be part of this special occasion for rugby and for British sport. Let’s hope none of the team disappear on the pitch like Richey Edwards.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013/jun/20/british-irish-lions-manic-street-preachers
I’m sure the boys will be blasting this one out - so approriate for this tour.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG3fou1E6os
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Why didn’t ye take it?
Because they wanted 100/1 for him-keep up.
Sam Warburton sounds like quite a crap captain really. Effectively saying he defers to the real leaders in the group i.e. O’Connell, O’Driscoll, Wyn-Jones. For some reason Gatland loves him but I just can’t see it.
I hear the goys are seething over this. 
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“This is the biggest game since the World Cup,” the 27-year-old New South Wales Waratah said. “We’ve felt the build-up and there’s more excitement for this series than there was for that World Cup.”
"The rugby public is excited because they know it’s such a small window in time that the Loins come. Every publican in the street is stoked!
"Loins tours are one of the best things you guys do. It’s massive for us because there’s only something like 160 guys who have worn the Wallaby jersey against them. That’s pretty special.
"Every member of this squad would look back on becoming a part of that group very fondly.
“You can see the prestige the Loins have among their own players … you only have to hear the passion that guys like Brian O’Driscoll have when they talk about it. And it means a hell of a lot to us too.”
Australia have turned to Wallaby greats such as Nick Farr-Jones and Joe Roff for advice on what to expect from the British Loins during the looming Test series.
Twelve years have passed since the elite of British rugby last visited Australia, but the impact of the 29-13 drubbing in the opening Test is still being felt as plans are drawn up to repel the early onslaught envisaged when the series opens in Brisbane on Saturday.
Mindful that the Loins will be battle-hardened by six provincial matches while Australia have not played together since November, coach Robbie Deans has asked veterans from 1989 and 2001 to brief his players.
“Bringing the former Wallabies in has been something the management have done,” Barnes said. "The Loins are lucky because they have guys like Brian O’Driscoll and Paul O’Connell who have been on tours before.
"Their experience, plus guys like Tom Croft and Jamie Roberts who played so well in South Africa four years ago, will be important.
"Speaking to a number of the guys who played against the Loins in 2001, they were shocked at the intensity of that first Test and how well drilled the Loins were.
"From the 1989 series we had Tim Gavin and Farr-Jones, who has been speaking to the guys about different things.
"Then from 2001 we had David Giffin and Roff, who was one of the most influential blokes from that series.
“You draw on what they have to say, but it’s up to us to write our own history.”
While facing the Loins will be a source of pride, he retains a sense of perspective on the game. “The Loins haven’t won a Test series since 1997, but it’s time for us to win a series too,” he adds.
"They’ll be feeling that, but it’s a double edged sword that can add extra pressure or motivate them.
"After the first game we’ll have a better idea of where we stand - we’ll either be pumping tyres or stabbing knives. That’s what it will be like for both camps!
“There’s a lot riding on it but we’re not trying to cure cancer, it’s a game of footy that will be great to be involved in.”
How utterly sad and downright pathetic of Sidney to edit that post to that extent.
How utterly consistent is more appropriate.
You robbed that off Kevin Bridges.
Australia 21- 16 Lions is my prediction.
ROG’s take on the whole thing
http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/ronan-ogara-weakened-lions-must-find-impact-off-bench-234767.html
Yeah the Aussies will walk this
British Lions Brisbane Memories - Something to whet the appetite for the morning…
I expect us to keep our great record in Brisbane tomorrow.
Prediction:
Australia 20 (Tries: Ioane, Beale; Conversions: O’Connor (2), Penalties: O’Connor (2))
British Isles 27: (Tries: Croft, Heaslip, O’Driscoll; Conversions: Halfpenny (3); Penalties: Halfpenny (2))
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A pity Her Majesty can’t be in Brisbane but I have no doubt her reaction at about 12:45pm today will be similat to her reaction at Royal Ascot on Thursday. Delightful scenes.