| Re: The British & Irish Lions Thread
Lions team to face the Cheetahs on Saturday:
15. Lee Byrne (Ospreys & Wales)
14. Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues & Wales)
13. Keith Earls (Munster & Ireland)
12. Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster & Ireland)
11. Shane Williams (Ospreys & Wales)
10. James Hook (Ospreys & Wales)
09. Harry Ellis (Leicester & England)
1. Andrew Sheridan (Sale & England)
2. Ross Ford (Edinburgh & Scotland)
3. Euan Murray (Northampton & Scotland)
4. Donncha O'Callaghan (Munster & Ireland)
5. Paul O'Connell (Munster & Ireland - capt)
6. Stephen Ferris (Ulster & Ireland)
7. Joe Worsley (Wasps & England)
8. Andy Powell (Cardiff Blues & Wales).
Replacements: Matthew Rees (Scarlets & Wales), Adam Jones (Ospreys & Wales), Simon Shaw (Wasps & England), Nathan Hines (Perpignan & Scotland), Mike Blair (Edinburgh & Scotland), Ronan O'Gara (Munster & Ireland), Gordon D'Arcy (Leinster & Ireland).
Humm... not the strongest of sides, the backs are a lot weaker than last Wednesdays team. The Welsh back three of Byrne, Halfpenny and Williams should be solid, and perform well. Keith Earls needs to put the first game behind him, after an awful début.
I expect the forwards to get a battering. Paul O'Connell needs to show some real leadership this weekend. O'Driscolls' midweek side have raised the bar, and now O'Connell needs to take it up another level again.
Much like the first one, this game will be close. But I have the Lions to win it by 5 points. |