by A judgment was finally met in the “Mushroom Murder” trial in which Australia was recorded, but the jury is still on the Touring Lions. With the first test next week it would be a perfect time to give a emphatic explanation, and captain Maro Itoje asks his well -stacked team to do exactly that.
In various phases on their travels, there were some highly effective lion combinations in different stages, even as a defeat against Argentina in Dublin, when their form of attack showed an initial promise. What she held back, apart from the constant search of every lion squad for cohesion, was an occasional tendency to play too side instead of walking and blowing the front door from the hinges.
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With most of its probable test XV, which was selected for her last week before the series begins in Brisbane in Brisbane on Saturday, itoje and management now want to correct the highest rugby franchise against Australia. Eight members of Wallaby Squad are missing in the Brumbies, but their head coach Stephen Larkham is planning how the Lions have been best thwarted for several weeks.
They did exactly this 12 years ago, while the Lions scratched home in the additional time in 2001 and, thanks to a late Austin Healey attempt converted by Matt Dawson, fought down from 22 to 10. This time the Lions have strengthened their selection and itoje wants a more direct, targeted approach than last Saturday against the NSW Waratahs.
“This is definitely the ambition,” said Itoje, who triggered this game, but was excellent against the Queensland Reds in Brisbane. “Rugby does not change too much, regardless of whether it is a rugby under 14 or the lions. They have to go forward, they have to earn the right to go far. This is definitely the case for us. We have to make holes and” go forward “. Then space opens wherever that may be.
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“In the last two or three games there were areas that were very good, and areas that were not quite as good as we would have liked it. We don’t want to be a team that constantly checked things and said:” We have to do better. “We want to learn quickly and go forward.”
The wish list will definitely include a faster start, regardless of the forecast cold conditions and a slippery ball as well as greater urgency in key moments. “We want to start big and keep that throughout the game,” said Itoje. “We want our large ball carriers to overcome the payline and aggressively attack holes.
Act Brumbies: Muirhead; O’Donnell, Sapsford, Feliuai, Toole; Meredith, R Lonergan (Capt), Ieli, L Lonergan, Van Nek, Shaw, Tain, Scott, Taii Tualima. Substitute: Bowron, Orr, Fotuaika, L Hooper, Reimer, Goddard, Debreczeni, Creighton.
British and Irish lions: Könighorn; Freeman, ring rose, Aki, Lowe; Russell, Gibson-Park; Genge, Shehan, Furlong, Itoje (Capt), McCarthy, Schach, Curry, Conan. Substitute: Kelleher, Porter, Stuart, van der Flier, Pollock, Mitchell, M Smith, Hansen.
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Referee: P Brousset (France)
“If you do that, the possibilities open. People like Bundee [Aki]Ellis Genge, Jack Conan, Big Joe McCarthy etc. We want these boys to hit the line, we want to be as dominant as possible. We know that the brumble will be hard, but we want to bring our best foot forward and together together. “
Not a large amount of space for misinterpretations there. France’s Pierre Brousset, who creates the close victory of Australia against Fiji on Sunday, will be the man in the middle and Joe Schmidt, the coach of Wallaby, is in the city for the game.
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On the one hand, itoje can feel the Wallaby series that races on him and his team – “it seems to enforce everything” – and the lions know that they cannot afford to be slowly out of the blocks. For people like Ollie Chessum and Tom Curry in particular, the test start places on the visiting pack that increases the volume in Australia reserved capital will rely.
While itojes squad was encouraged to have a little fun between the games-he already says that he is already regretting his decision to join the Tourbures Committee-there was a serious advantage for the eve of assistant Johnny Sexton when a chill wind blew through the exposed field. “You talked about how you saw some tear in our armor and how you will pursue us, so we have to make sure that we show you a few different pictures.
“These games remain in the memories of people, although it is not as important as the test. You have to use the possibility that they have in the jersey. It is about realizing that there will be a greasy ball and that the brumbies will play at a good speed at a good line to make things as hard as possible for us.
