as a munsterman even d o'callaghan was if-y for me­ but i agree with bigrich this time, the guy is just so­ bloomin annoying to play against,but he HAS to watch­ his fouling temperment or it could cost games.

Against Wales he was on the wrong side of the­ ball so­ much then when he swapped shirts at the end he­ got a­ green one.

Great comment, had me chuckling away.

yo orange u muppet, either he's the best ball­ carrier in the world or now one of the best, make your­ mind up!!!

Yes I've seen him play and he's an­ excellent player, quick, strong with good hands.­ I'd agree with you he's one of the best but you­ didn't say that did you!!

why do folk keep on talking about how big and physical­ sa are and not matching up to them .....nearly all the­ lions players have played the boks before for there­ respective countries and i dont think any off them will­ stand down from the challenge...these tours are why­ they became rubgy players. the selectors have done a­ good job and picked 99% of the squad on current form­ (something that woodward didnt do in 2005) so i cant­ see why the lions cant do well down there.

salamander urrr just go lick habana's @#$% or­ something cuz i dont know one person that has thought­ any of your comments were decent

Over the last 24 hours I have been called a plank, a­ fool, a muppet and an armchair watcher and I thought­ this was a debating side not a debasing site ! Clearly­ no-one has picked up the fact that I enjoy winding­ people up by making contoversial comments. So, lets see­ if there are any other names you juveniles can think­ of. Here goes !
Vickery and Shaw are on the trip­ because they play for Wasps. Not idea why Moyne is­ there. Ellis and Earl are there because Peel and­ Henson are not fit and John Hayes and Marcus Horan­ would not make a Lions trip if they picked 50 players­ and 12 props. Over to you Orange

Nice to see a balanced view from across the Irish Sea.­ Ireland deserve their 14 because they won the Grand­ Slam and Munster are the form team in Europe (although­ Cardiff Blues have a good arguement on that) But, I­ think Callaghan is in on merit and mainly because he is­ a first class nuisance. He aggravates everyone he plays­ against. Against Wales he was on the wrong side of the­ ball so much then when he swapped shirts at the end he­ got a green one. Just what you need against Bakkies,­ get in his face get him carded. Flannery's from the­ same mould. To beat the Boks you've got to beat­ them up. Their front row is suspect so­ Jenkins/Flannery/Murray need to do a job.

As a Munsterman, it may be a bit sound a bit­ blasphemous, but I feel that O'Callaghan is only on­ the tour because he partners O'Connell with Munster­ and Ireland. His temprement is hugely suspect and­ he's not the most intelligent footballer in the­ world. A capable work horse for Munster and Ireland but­ a Lion????? It shows how badly off we are for class­ second row forwards. Two out halfs is a gamble but I­ can see why they went that way. O'Gara won't­ last the tour as his channel will be targeted by the­ Wednesday SA teams.

As a Munsterman, it may be a bit sound a bit­ blasphemous, but I feel that O'Callaghan is only on­ the tour because he partners O'Connell with Munster­ and Ireland. His temprement is hugely suspect and­ he's not the most intelligent footballer in the­ world. A capable work horse for Munster and Ireland but­ a Lion????? It shows how badly off we are for class­ second row forwards. Two out halfs is a gamble but I­ can see why they went that way. O'Gara won't­ last the tour as his channel will be targeted by the­ Wednesday SA teams.

COLIN A, reputation has gotten Shane Williams into the­ squad, but u go onto talk about Patterson, surely his­ form doesnt merit selection and he would similarly­ taken based on his reputation

Rory best should have been on this squad, if he were­ scottish welsh or english he would have been playing­ for his counry over the six nations, he is the victim­ of circumstances. but leaving out ross ford, i dont­ know about that. Not showing the form from the autumn­ but jesus he enormous

Chris Cussiter, albeit absent from starting line-ups­ for Scotland is still the best scrum half in UK and­ should be rightly peeved not to be on tour.Perhaps the­ new Scotland coach will see the light before next­ season, even if Geech and co cant see it!

Sadly, it seems that players with a reputation rather­ than recent potential that have been picked in some­ postions. Shane Williams hasnt done enough in recent­ months to oust the threat posed by even one of the­ Evans brothers.Paterson should be there even as an­ impact player, even if its just to be on the pitch for­ penalty opertunities in a tight game as Steven Jones­ doesnt have the strike rate!And no experienced, yet­ fairly young Lion backrow..Simon Taylor!The Welsh­ coaching element on the Lions team set up has certainly­ managed to get their influence in!

alexhart1984 Lets hope their experience can cope with­ the speed, physicality, fitness of the Bok's on­ hard ground at altitude. The Bok's will be out to­ hurt people, The Lions will be shipping players to S.A­ after the first couple of warm up games.
P.S Please­ can I have one sheet of paper my crayons to big to­ write on a stamp.

Also Ugo Monye could be a real surprise, big, strong,­ athletic and lots of pace. He could get in ahead of­ Williams if he plays well in the opening games

Agree with Munsterlfc, seen Earls play for Irelands­ youth teams a couple of times and he was promising­ then, it has come as no shock to me that he is starting­ to be recognised,

Don't really understand the­ front row, Vickery is experienced but has shown no­ spectacular form to merit inclusion. Also I'm sure­ Sheridan was picked because of his size and strength in­ an attempt to intimidate the tough boks front row, but­ didn't he get knocked out a couple of weeks ago. I­ think Horam may have been a better choice, more mobile­ and had a really god 6 nations, but I suppose you cant­ have the whole Irish team.

For those of you who aren't familiar with Keith­ Earls due to his lack of International Caps , take it­ from a devout rugby fan , he will be up there­ contending for player of the tour! The last time our­ little nation was excited about a new young centre he­ went by the name of O' Driscoll.........watch this­ space!!!

might as well have took wilkinson as there's not a­ decent kicker in the squad and mac calls himself a­ scotsman patterson still the best out there and­ stringer should have been picked as well

MARTINE go to you tube and look up 'o'leary­ baby' and tell me o'leary is lightweight...­ that's a typical example of his physicality. Enjoy!

Good squad but horan,hayes and stringer shud definitly­ be dare and patterson.