[Match Thread] GB Lions v Tonga XIII - Hamilton - 26 Oct 2019

[Burns]

Thread for match discussion.

A crowd of around 10,000 expected.

Will we see the 'Tier 1' Tonga?

pls just be a good game thx

 

[yakstorm]

Photos and Social Stories from the ground look ok considering still a long time from kick off.

Hopefully like WIN Stadium last night it looks good on TV.

Strange to see the on-field branding is the Oceania Cup

 

[Burns]

...
Why does it say Oceanic Cup?

 

[Burns]

 

[Springs09]

Hopefully even after the clusterf**k of scheduling and admin problems we might still see a good game. If it wasn’t for the onfield product this sport would have been dead a long time ago.

 

[adamkungl]

Hopefully even after the clusterf**k of scheduling and admin problems we might still see a good game. If it wasn’t for the onfield product this sport would have been dead a long time ago.

Same story every year haha
The sport keeps going in spite of itself

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Tonga: Konrad Hurrell to start at centre, Kotoni Staggs OUT. Tesi Niu to start at halfback, Ata Hingano OUT.

 

[Clarkent]

Tonga: Konrad Hurrell to start at centre, Kotoni Staggs OUT. Tesi Niu to start at halfback, Ata Hingano OUT.

Konrad Hurrell shouldn't be in the Tongan team at all... GB are gonna target him... But in saying that I'm picking Tonga the win this game

 

[Burns]

Coverage started on Fox - crowd looks very very average

 

[Clarkent]

Coverage started on Fox - crowd looks very very average

All blacks are playing at the same time I'm not surprised at all

 

[roughyedspud]

The coverage has just started on the BBC....I just can't get fired up for it

 

[roughyedspud]

And by showing the England v Tonga semi final highlights like they are doing now....is telling me why the f**k aren't we doing this as England!!!

 

[Burns]

And by showing the England v Tonga semi final highlights lime they are doing now....is telling me why the f**k aren't we doing this as England!!!

Whats the coverage like?

 

[Clarkent]

Hingano is out

 

[Burns]

Crowd looks well under 10,000...

 

[Clarkent]

I change my mind GB should win this then

 

[kiwileaguefan]

Ouch on sky t.v. they just showed a ariel view of the stadium and it's less then half full easily with 15 mins to go

 

[Springs09]

Same story every year haha
The sport keeps going in spite of itself

This is the most worried I’ve been though. Usually it’s incompetence that trips us up but I don’t think I’ve seen the sport try to deliberately limit its own success like they’ve done with this international calendar.

 

[roughyedspud]

Whats the coverage like?

Mark Chapman presenting in Manchester with Jonathon Davies,Robbie Paul & Denis Betts...and Dave woods & Brian noble in Hamilton..

Typical stuff really......but if they say "it's 12 years since..blah,blah,blah" I'm gonna punch the TV..


And mark Chapman just called GB f**king England...fml

 

[Burns]

Ouch on sky t.v. they just showed a ariel view of the stadium and it's less then half full easily with 15 mins to go

Has there been anything in NZ about this match/tour etc? Or is just blanket Union World Cup?