No Tigers In Captivity
What do you get when you cross a Lion with a Tiger? A liger … bred for its skills in magic. Geoff Parling is Napoleon, Tom Youngs is Kip. Aviva Premiership champions Leicester Tigers were equalled only...
View ArticleThe Curious Incident of Stuarty Hogg and the Long Shadow
Australia’s hard ground seemed ideal for Hogg’s running style. Instead we watched him launch garryowens when playing out of position in a scratch backline The natural prism to view any Lions’ selection...
View ArticleErrors And Omissions Dwelt On
“And that’s my gameplan, gentlemen.” Hmmm. Neither coach covered himself in glory at the weekend. While Ben Mowen’s shutdown of Mike Phillips was a highly successful tactic, that has to be balanced...
View ArticleAttempted Burglary Thwarted
Leigh Halfpenny had a very, very long kick at the end of the game to snatch the match for the Lions. If he’d managed to get it, the Lions would have got away with robbery. The Lions had a last minute...
View ArticleRuck Marks
About four or five months ago, The Mole became interested in finding a way to analyse and attribute value to the work done by each player at ruck and breakdown. Lies, Damn Lies, And Enormous Yawns The...
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