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Greencor says...
I know Danny Stephens wrote the article even before finish reading it. What a joke as a reporter the man is. What nonsence is it to count the points of all three tests together and then proclaim to win the series. Count all the points of all B&I Lions tests together from the first ever test, then the Springboks won the series. What nonsence. How many Tri Nations series, could we have won in the past?
Shaw was very professional and friendly with Fourie DuP.
Danny my boy, The Lions lost the series...again.. accept it and go on....
Posted 19:30 06th July 2009
leebok says...
I am very dissapointed that the Boks have not received the credit they deserve. We have just beated the Lions who have at least 40 intl players to choose from out of a population of 75 million. We beat the Lions fair and square, even with some dubious decisions. The 3rd test was a lucky win for the Lion and let me explain why. If it wasnt for the very lucky interception by Monye, who did nothing else all day, the Boks would have scored that try, and we would have finished the stronger team, and for Simon Shaw's cynical foul play of deliberately knee'ing Du Preez in the back and his off side off the ball block on Juan Smith which allowed Heaslip to slip the pass to Williams for a try would have changed the score dramatically. So I dont want to hear the Lions crying foul play or the boks are too rough. I accept the score and move on, I just wish the Lions would do the same. Bring on the tri-nations so we can play southern hemisphere rugby and get rid of the northeren hemisphere ref who are whistle happy.
Posted 11:02 06th July 2009
Mauster says...
THis is a typical Brit looser article that never acknowledges the truth - defeat!
Posted 09:28 05th July 2009
EitanGreen says...
What is the meaning of "winning in every significant statistic" mean ???
The Lions lost the series !! straight and clear !!
They could have maybe won it and played very well indeed but they lost !
Winning on aggregate means nothing in Rubgy and in other sports, did anyone count how many points Orlando scored against the Lakers in the NBA series they lost ?? or how many points and aces Andy Murray scored against Roddik in the semi-final he lost ?? moreover in most sports the 3'rd game in the best of three series wouldn't have even been played !
So they played well, scored more tries, there was some controversy with Burger, but at the end of the day S.A. won fair and square and the Lions lost, why are you trying so hard to ignore this fact ?? who will remember in the years to come how brave and special the Lions were ? the only thing remembered is the final outcome, in all sports...
The Lions have 7 out of their last 8 games and all 3 last series... this is what is written in the history books.
Grow up and accept defeat !
Eitan (S.A. supporter in Israel).
Posted 21:01 04th July 2009