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    British & Irish Lions Squad Announcement

    April 30, 2013

    The British & Irish Lions touring party will be named tonight [AEST]. Qantas Wallabies coach Robbie Deans will be available to the news media to give his reaction to the touring squad tomorrow at 10am at Allianz Stadium.

    What: British & Irish Lions team announcement press opportunity/Qantas Wallabies reaction
    When: Tomorrow (Wednesday May 1) 10am
    Who: Qantas Wallabies coach Robbie Deans
    Where: Waratahs theatrette, IBM Centre, Waratahs Rugby HQ, Allianz Stadium, Driver Ave, Moore Park. Media should meet at the Allianz Stadium Venue Services Office

    Media should note that the British & Irish Lions touring party will be named at 8pm tonight live on Fox Sports News, channel 513.

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    And why would it not be held at the Waratahs Rugby HQ? They will still make up most of the squad, even their bench and EPS guys will get a gig... its pitiful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The InnFORCEr View Post
    The British & Irish Lions touring party will be named tonight [AEST]
    Did you read the article

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    Quote Originally Posted by DinkyDi View Post
    And why would it not be held at the Waratahs Rugby HQ? They will still make up most of the squad, even their bench and EPS guys will get a gig... its pitiful.
    Quote Originally Posted by jargan83 View Post
    Did you read the article
    Yeah, They'll be full of 'Tahs too!

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    Australian Rugby would be a in a far better place if they could force the other nations to select a few Waratahs

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    Okay - I did mean to refer to the Australian team when Deans announces the Qantas Wallabies reaction. However if there was a way I am sure a few Tahs would slip into the Lions selection somehow.

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    Just got an email from ARU - more Lions tickets on sale from 10am AEST tomorrow

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    To add some spice to the show, I hope Wilkinson & O'Driscoll are coming.

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    Looking forward to the tour. Seems an age since I went to the game at the WACA in 2001. Refresher on tour results attached.
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    I can't wait to see the squad announcement it will have a heavy welsh flavour and rightly so they were immense in the 6 nations

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    Quote Originally Posted by WFDS View Post
    To add some spice to the show, I hope Wilkinson & O'Driscoll are coming.
    Word is O'Driscoll should be in, but Wilko won't be due to his club commitments with Toulon. European final is due the same day as the Lions play the Ba Ba's in Hong Kong. Apparently Gatland doesn't want any one travelling who can't be there from the get go, i.e. - 2 weeks of camp before they leave.

    Fair call I guess. Shame really, looks like they will pick Sexton & Farrell. Heaped in irony as Wilkinson & Farrell palyed against each other on Sunday. Wilkinson schooled the young fella.

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    Quote Originally Posted by WFDS View Post
    European final is due the same day as the Lions play the Ba Ba's in Hong Kong.
    It's actually the French final - the European final is 2 weeks beforehand...

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    Quote Originally Posted by WFDS View Post
    Word is O'Driscoll should be in, but Wilko won't be due to his club commitments with Toulon. European final is due the same day as the Lions play the Ba Ba's in Hong Kong. Apparently Gatland doesn't want any one travelling who can't be there from the get go, i.e. - 2 weeks of camp before they leave.

    Fair call I guess. Shame really, looks like they will pick Sexton & Farrell. Heaped in irony as Wilkinson & Farrell palyed against each other on Sunday. Wilkinson schooled the young fella.
    Yeah he was sharp against Saracens. I think even that he has commitments for the warm up game, Gatland should still take him. He's a points machine and exactly what a team needs to close out a tight game, his drop goals are lethal. I can't imagine him starting, but he can still do a job for the Lions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zed View Post
    Yeah he was sharp against Saracens. I think even that he has commitments for the warm up game, Gatland should still take him. He's a points machine and exactly what a team needs to close out a tight game, his drop goals are lethal. I can't imagine him starting, but he can still do a job for the Lions.
    Spot on Zed.

    He's caused Australia a lot of pain over they years. But I'd still love to see hime here. Even Gits' was gushing over him in an interview yesterday.

    You can't buy class & experience & he has bucket loads more than the 10's who will probably get picked.

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    He could teach some of our boys the art of tackling - he's hard as.

    ---------- Post added at 17:58 ---------- Previous post was at 17:53 ----------

    An hour to go before we find out who will be in the Lions squad and former Australia international Michael Lynagh discusses Jonny Wilkinson in his column for The Times. "I think he won't be going but does he merit a place? yes he does.

    "On the evidence of the past two Heineken Cup games he is still one of the best fly halves around - even more so when a team play to a style that suits him or is based around him."

    Live announcement shortly on http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/22348836

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