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WATCH: What Goes On Tour with the British & Irish Lions Visit to Whangarei Boys High School
By Sam Smith
And we're off! The 2017 British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand is officially underway, with the team traveling to the town of Whangarei in Northland for their first game against the NZ Provincial Barbarians.
British & Irish Lions players James Haskell, Sean O'Brien, and Jack Nowell were welcomed by Whangarei Boys High School ahead of their game against the Provincial Barbarians at Okara Park. Jamie Wall and I were there to greet the players, then to our shock we found unattended bags in the open boot of a sponsored Land Rover. There's also a bleak prediction for the NZ Barbarians from the captain of the Boys' 1st 15.
Take a look at all that and more here right away.
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The New Zealand performance in the return fixture in 2016 was filthy. A lot of Irish supporters were pretty shocked by it, viewed it as de facto cheating just to avoid another defeat.
Also shocked by the abuse to Ireland, captain, vice-captain and spectators after the full time whistle in Paris defeat, last match.
Sledging is sledging, but that happens during the game and targetting spectators should be completely out of bounds.
The Irish public used to enjoy these matches, even in defeat. Now they are necessary but unpleasant, because NZ apparently cannot accept or respect successful challengers.
Go to commentsThanks for the analysis Nick, thought provoking as usual. Couple of queries though, in the pic where you've circled Williams bind , I'm pretty sure it shows Stuart's knee on the ground, surely that's a NZ penalty? Also having had the chance to watch it again the All Black scrum seeems to improve after halftime, but before either England or the All Blacks replace their props. Not sure if that was the result of Tuipolutu coming on or some halftime tips. Either way this is only Williams second international season, so he'll be better for the experience.
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