by Mark Butler | Jul 10, 2017 | International Rugby, Lions 2017, Uncategorized
I needed to mull on that a while, the third test and the series as a whole. Looking back, it was a phenomenal achievement to have drawn it. Effectively, it took a sending off in the second test and a bad call at the end of the third for the Lions to even scrape a...
by Mark Butler | Jun 30, 2017 | Lions 2017, Uncategorized
This tour is quickly spiralling into a mess. If a win doesn’t come on Saturday, the All Blacks will likely sweep the series and in failing to dispatch three of the five Super Rugby teams, the tour will go down as a massive failure. It was always going to be difficult...
by Mark Butler | Jun 20, 2017 | International Rugby, Lions 2017, Uncategorized
Six games in and the Lions have 4 wins. Not a bad rate of return considering the fixture list, but ultimately, the success or failure of this tour will be decided by what happens in the test matches. What is encouraging is the dominance the Lions teams have shown...
by Mark Butler | Apr 28, 2017 | Lions 2017
Sexton AND Farrell People say there’s no substitute for speed, but intelligence is the trait I value most. I’ve always liked having a ball player at inside centre. It’s an extra pair of eyes, another decision maker, a second quarterback if you like. It allows a...
by Mark Butler | Apr 19, 2017 | Lions 2017
I was like a kid on Christmas morning at around lunchtime today. Finally, we have our 2017 British & Irish Lions. As expected Sam Warburton captains the squad and becomes only the second person to have had the privilege of captaining two tours. Martin Johnson was...
by Mark Butler | Apr 14, 2017 | International Rugby, Lions 2017
Em….. very very good. End of Article? Not quite. In the aftermath of the 2015 Rugby World Cup the All Blacks saw Dan Carter, Conrad Smith and Ma’a Nonu head overseas for lucrative contracts. After 148 caps, Richie McCaw decided to hang up his boots and not long...
