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Wales great Alun Wyn Jones will be confirmed as captain of the British and Irish Lions when head coach Warren Gatland names his 36-man squad on Thursday for the tour of South Africa.
Jones, 35, has been the favourite for the role since leading Wales to the Six Nations title in March.
He will be going on his fourth Lions tour, after being a key part of the series in 2009, 2013 and 2017.
The Lions squad is confirmed at 12:30 BST on Thursday.
"Lions FAIL to sell fly-on-the-wall documentary rights for South Africa tour as Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and Netflix all turn down chance for a repeat of 1997 epic Living With Lions"
Most schools can't form a rugby team these days as children don't wish to play it.
Attendances at the professional level are pitiful. You see bigger crowds at the darts.
Local club teams are also folding due to a lack of children wishing to play.
It is dying. A few million people tuning in once a year to watch it on the telly isn't enough.
Don't agree. Club rugby (here) is very healthy and kids -not being able to take it at school-flock to learn the game and its traditions,like applauding the opposition off the pitch,addressing the referee with respect,something football lacks.
Although not immune from head working,cheating by feigning injury at football is now sickening and shames very well paid footballers.
8 Irish & Scots, 10 Welsh, 11 other... Wales would have had 11 if North was fit
Forwards: Tadhg Beirne (Ire), Jack Conan (Ire), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Eng), Tom Curry (Eng), Zander Fagerson (Sco), Taulupe Faletau (Wal), Tadhg Furlong (Ire), Jamie George (Eng), Iain Henderson (Ire), Jonny Hill (Eng), Maro Itoje (Eng), Wyn Jones (Wal), Courtney Lawes (Eng), Ken Owens (Wal), Andrew Porter (Ire), Sam Simmonds (Eng), Rory Sutherland (Sco), Justin Tipuric (Wal), Mako Vunipola (Eng), Hamish Watson (Sco).
Backs: Josh Adams (Wal), Bundee Aki (Ire), Dan Biggar (Wal), Elliot Daly (Eng), Gareth Davies (Wal), Owen Farrell (Eng), Chris Harris (Sco), Robbie Henshaw (Ire), Stuart Hogg (Sco), Conor Murray (Ire), Ali Price (Sco), Lewis Rees-Zammit (Wal), Finn Russell (Sco), Duhan van der Merwe (Sco), Anthony Watson (Eng), Liam Williams (Wal).
Only Welsh surprise omission for me is Jonathan Davies
English Press mentioning Billy Vunipola, Johnny Sexton, Jonny May, Henry Slade, Kyle Sinckler, Sam Underhill and Josh Navidi
8 Irish & Scots, 10 Welsh, 11 other... Wales would have had 11 if North was fit
Forwards: Tadhg Beirne (Ire), Jack Conan (Ire), Luke Cowan-Dickie (Eng), Tom Curry (Eng), Zander Fagerson (Sco), Taulupe Faletau (Wal), Tadhg Furlong (Ire), Jamie George (Eng), Iain Henderson (Ire), Jonny Hill (Eng), Maro Itoje (Eng), Wyn Jones (Wal), Courtney Lawes (Eng), Ken Owens (Wal), Andrew Porter (Ire), Sam Simmonds (Eng), Rory Sutherland (Sco), Justin Tipuric (Wal), Mako Vunipola (Eng), Hamish Watson (Sco).
Backs: Josh Adams (Wal), Bundee Aki (Ire), Dan Biggar (Wal), Elliot Daly (Eng), Gareth Davies (Wal), Owen Farrell (Eng), Chris Harris (Sco), Robbie Henshaw (Ire), Stuart Hogg (Sco), Conor Murray (Ire), Ali Price (Sco), Lewis Rees-Zammit (Wal), Finn Russell (Sco), Duhan van der Merwe (Sco), Anthony Watson (Eng), Liam Williams (Wal).
Only Welsh surprise omission for me is Jonathan Davies
English Press mentioning Billy Vunipola, Johnny Sexton, Jonny May, Henry Slade, Kyle Sinckler, Sam Underhill and Josh Navidi
There is only one DYSS
Not sure that is the strongest quad or most versatile.Duhan will be marked very tightly
Most schools can't form a rugby team these days as children don't wish to play it.
Attendances at the professional level are pitiful. You see bigger crowds at the darts.
Local club teams are also folding due to a lack of children wishing to play.
It is dying. A few million people tuning in once a year to watch it on the telly isn't enough.
That’s rubbish!! My son’s U12’s had 22 turn up for training this evening. All loving it and can’t wait to get playing matches again. We’ve turned 4 lads away in the last month cos our age group is full.
Clubs down our way have decent kids sections, but lots of village clubs who used to turn out 2 or 3 teams now only turn out the 1. There’s a drop off around 15 or 16 years of age.
Rugby like football is a good game and it gets kids and adults out from in front of the TV, encourages fitness and promotes social interactions and forges friendships.
Clubs down our way have decent kids sections, but lots of village clubs who used to turn out 2 or 3 teams now only turn out the 1. There’s a drop off around 15 or 16 years of age.
Rugby like football is a good game and it gets kids and adults out from in front of the TV, encourages fitness and promotes social interactions and forges friendships.
but that's the trend for most team sports . Swansea senior league has been in decline for far too long , the Swans promotion didn't help and the league hasn't recovered . This is a generation which really needs organised sport , of any kind , with obesity rates soaring and the lack of decent facilities especially in the poorer areas of the City we've a ticking time bomb if its not addressed as soon as .
"In a free society, the State is the servant of the people—not the master."
"Lions FAIL to sell fly-on-the-wall documentary rights for South Africa tour as Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and Netflix all turn down chance for a repeat of 1997 epic Living With Lions"
rugby and football is very strong at junior sections but they seem to be over exposed and by the time they get to the senior age, they stop playing.
As has been said, many rugby clubs used to have 2 or 3 teams, they now struggle for 1, likewise football, look what happened to the once prosperous Swansea Sunday league, it used to have 7 or 8 divisions, shrunk down to one and now gone completely.
rugby and football is very strong at junior sections but they seem to be over exposed and by the time they get to the senior age, they stop playing.
As has been said, many rugby clubs used to have 2 or 3 teams, they now struggle for 1, likewise football, look what happened to the once prosperous Swansea Sunday league, it used to have 7 or 8 divisions, shrunk down to one and now gone completely.
Its society in general, lots of people have become couch potatoes lockdown hasn't helped of course, but lots of kids/young adults spend far to much time playing on Playstations Xboxes etc.
Josh Adams (Wales) Bundee Aki (Ireland) Dan Biggar (Wales) Elliot Daly (England) Gareth Davies (Wales) Owen Farrell (England) Chris Harris (Scotland) Robbie Henshaw (Ireland) Stuart Hogg (Scotland) Conor Murray (Ireland) Ali Price (Scotland) Louis Rees-Zammit (Wales) Finn Russell (Scotland) Duhan van der Merwe (Scotland) Anthony Watson (England) Liam Williams (Wales) Forwards:
Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) Jack Conan (Ireland) Luke Cowan-Dickie (England) Tom Curry (England) Zander Fagerson (Scotland) Taulupe Faletau (Wales) Tadhg Furlong (Ireland) Jamie George (England) Iain Henderson (Ireland) Jonny Hill (England) Maro Itoje (England) Alun Wyn Jones (Wales) — captain Wyn Jones (Wales) Courtney Lawes (England) Ken Owens (Wales) Andrew Porter (Ireland) Sam Simmonds (England) Rory Sutherland (Scotland) Justin Tipuric (Wales) Mako Vunipola (England) Hamish Watson (Scotland)
A great believer in taking anything you like to wherever you want to.
Its society in general, lots of people have become couch potatoes lockdown hasn't helped of course, but lots of kids/young adults spend far to much time playing on Playstations Xboxes etc.
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Steve, as my daughter says, "why do grown ups run around thinking they are professionals, it's quite embarrassing" That's the modern world with so many other things to do.
Lord_Jack increasingly detached from the riches of kicking a ball
Steve, as my daughter says, "why do grown ups run around thinking they are professionals, it's quite embarrassing" That's the modern world with so many other things to do.
I've built a Koi pond, cost me a fortune and caused me no end of stress, it hasn't stopped there though, as the fish are stressing me out now, there's no end to it, keeps me from sitting on my fat arse every night after work though.
Still haven't got another Dobe, Mrs works 3 days, I'm fulltime, just not fair to have one right now, been over 5yrs since Maxy passed, I will have another though at some point, although I'm thinking more of a Rottie or a Rottie/Dobe cross.
I've built a Koi pond, cost me a fortune and caused me no end of stress, it hasn't stopped there though, as the fish are stressing me out now, there's no end to it, keeps me from sitting on my fat arse every night after work though.
Still haven't got another Dobe, Mrs works 3 days, I'm fulltime, just not fair to have one right now, been over 5yrs since Maxy passed, I will have another though at some point, although I'm thinking more of a Rottie or a Rottie/Dobe cross.
5 years, seems like a few weeks ago, Shows how quickly time passes. You need a canine friend Steve.
Lord_Jack increasingly detached from the riches of kicking a ball
"Lions FAIL to sell fly-on-the-wall documentary rights for South Africa tour as Sky Sports, BT Sport, Amazon and Netflix all turn down chance for a repeat of 1997 epic Living With Lions"
Congratulations to my mucker Wyn Jones on being selected. Well deserved. He is also a Swans fan
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Swansea Indepenent Poster Of The Year 2021. Dr P / Mart66 / Roathie / Parlay / E20/ Duffle was 2nd, but he is deluded and thinks in his little twisted brain that he won. Poor sod. We let him win this year, as he has cried for a whole year. His 14 usernames, bless his cotton socks.
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I will have another though at some point, although I'm thinking more of a Rottie or a Rottie/Dobe cross. 
