Pro D2 : Provence Rugby surclasse Soyaux-Angoulême et file en demie

And don’t forget to add the Boer war (which I paid for a couple of times in games in the Eastern Free State) where the farmers showed the poms up in how to fight until the latter (to my extreme embarrassment as an immigrant from Mud Island) proved their disgraceful nature in the concentration camps and the scorched earth policy.

As you say JOC is a positive sign but Joe is rigid and I think he will continue down the same track.

Apparently Taniela may be on the outer and miss out on the 23.

But I think the coaches may be finding it hard to accept the England model of three natural open-sides starting as it’s alien to them.

I reckon if Wiggy had his way he’d ahve the three of Pollock, Earl and Morgan starting and Conan playing Tom Willis off the bench!

”Yes he makes me nervous, and he makes his team mates nervous, but nothing like he makes the opposition nervous.”

A cracker, great quote.😁

Great position for the Lions to be in to have so many quality players. Probably a question of how they want to play which dictates the selection.

Joe will do what he has done for years - play up the same channel with some frills, only move wide when a def opportunity arises, trick plays in phases 1-3 from set-piece!

They had the opportunity to keep Joe around and Stuart was quite happy to work with him up to and including the 27 RWC…. But now you’re lumbered with Les and that won’t happen!