aw lads ye are a bit harsh..ye as a british nation­ would want to lighten up and stop acting like uptight­ british gimps..look its fact ye are a hated nation its­ not my fault

i think everyone wants rid of orange2tuf or now jack­ cuz hes just gay

Nah. I think orange changed his name because I reported­ his comments. I'll do it again to this­ 'jack' if he doesn't stop his insulting­ comments.

Not a Lewsy or Tindall fan, personally. I­ don't think they've been very good for their­ clubs or country (a couple of good games at the end of­ the season aren't enough). I wouldn't be­ surprised if McGeechan waits until the last minute to­ pick a replacement.

hahaha, cant beleive you changed ur name just coz­ munster lost..
pathetic
and you just ignored everything­ i said anyway.
Roberts and BOD to be test partners,­ with Darcy on the bench wud be a good combination. But­ again, theres till a few weeks of rugby left, we cud be­ lookin at more injuries to come. McGeechan wont be­ rushed in pickin replacements.
He mite be tempted to­ go for utility players because of the injury scares,­ Hook, Foden, Paterson et al can all play more than two­ positions, but havent shown the form.

Stick to the rugby orange , we can all get political­ & slag each other off but surely theres different­ sites for that . Ive got no problems with the­ selections & I believe Darcy should go & for­ once I agree judging Earls on 1 bad game is wrong if­ you were going to do that then you wouldnt take any­ Munster players , but you msde your bed just try &­ lie in

welcome back orange.
D'Arcy my fav for the job,­ after that Lewsey. Both in great form at the moment.

Looks like orange2tuf has finally stopped crying and is­ back to regale us with his insightful­ comments.
Personally I think Tindall may do a good job.­ He's an excellent organiser of defenses, and has­ the physical attributes required for taking on the­ Bokkes, even if he probably won't last the entire­ 80 mins.
As a real dark horse I'd like to throw­ Jamie Robinson's name into the hat. Although an­ outside center, he continually plays well for the Blues­ (but it would mean moving BoD into 12, so maybe not the­ greatest suggestion I could make)

Darcy should definitely be in to replace Shanklin at 12­ for the Lions. He Had a terrific game against munster­ last weekend and a pretty good 6 nations campaign

Tindall lol dont rate the player (N) hook played a­ goood game last week but d'arcy will go =]

well welsh actually.. but that just shows what a racist­ little waste of space you are quite frankly.
Hey,­ Keith Earls had a good game against Leinster! WHat did­ he miss... 7, 8 or 9 tackles, cant remember.
Obviopsuly­ you didnt read my post where i said i thought Darcy­ should be picked.
Hahaha, what a @#$%

orange2tuf.......
'ur an english­ idiot'......
if that is you , what a pathetic­ little loser
Tindall , when in form, is an explosive­ capable player. I would go with Hook, who can cover the­ entire midfield and 10, but Darcy would be a good­ choice too

Gutted for Shanklin , genuine quality player who would­ have been in with a good shout for a test starting­ place , for a long shot how about Dan Hipkiss , breaks­ tackles & gets over the gain line almost every time­ , been unlucky with injuries early on but hitting top­ form now , saying that though I do think Darcy will go­ & probably deserves to .

I think D'arcy will probably be favourite, but dont­ discount Hook or Henson. Their all round talent and­ ability to slot in at so many positions could be­ crucial in such a physical tour. They have both not had­ good runs up to selections for the tour being made, but­ as wildcards, there are no other more talented­ gamebreakers in Britain or Ireland.

Mike Tindall ? Do the Lions need someone to muck out­ the horses ?

This is so sad, Tom is one of the nicest guys in the­ game and a real big match player. My condolences to him­ and I look forward to sseing him back or the Autumn­ Internationals.
O'Driscoll was a shoo-in for 13 in­ the tests but Tom would have done a great job off the­ bench at 11,12,13 or 14. Roberts can do that job now­ although he will probably start at 12. Don't­ discount Henson making the trip if he's fit as­ Geech always wanted to take him and now that Hook is­ playing 13 for the Hairspays he might be a dark horse­ but common sense says it will be Darcy, who completely­ outplayed 'My name is Earl' last Saturday

Got to be Gordon D'Arcy for the Lions. Great­ partner for Brian O Driscoll.

Im sorry for shanklin but to be honest its not a big­ blow. He always goes into contact with his head down,­ one hand on the ball and has it regularly taken off­ him. O driscol and roberts will be in the centre.

One thing will be needed is someone who can defend in­ SA I would suggest Mike Tindall

Its an awful shame that any player should miss such an­ opportunity. I guess that's what separates rugby­ from the likes of soccer. Rugby players leave it on on­ the pitch, whereas soccer players can hold back and­ look after themselves. I feel for shanklin as he will­ prob miss out on the next tour due to his aging body. ­ However, his loss will be someone's gain and, apart­ from being biased, I think it's got to be Darcy. ­ His form is only getting better after his recent­ injury, and what a game he had against Munster.

Sad loss - how about Lewsey to replace him - he­ deserves it - he's played some of his best rugby­ towards the end of the season - can play in the center,­ fullback or wing and deserves his chance.