Wednesday, 5 July 2017

Breakout/DOA/My Hero/Times Like These: All Blacks starting lineup against the British & Irish Lions (+ Austrian GP circuit guide & 2017 Confederations Cup final review)

And the All Blacks have revealed their starting lineup against the British & Irish Lions for the 3rd & deciding test at Eden Park in Auckland so here is the team naming (Although the AB's are without second five-eighth Sonny Bill Williams due to a 4 week ban but the 3rd & deciding test will be captain Kieran Read's 100th game for the All Blacks & only 6 All Blacks before Kieran Read have reached 100 test caps such as Richie McCaw (148), Mils Muliaina (100), Keven Mealamu (132), Tony Woodcock (118), Dan Carter (112) & of course, Ma'a Nonu (103):

FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Joe Moody (Canterbury/Crusaders)
2 (Hooker): Codie Taylor (Canterbury/Crusaders)
3 (Tight head prop): Owen Franks (Canterbury/Crusaders)

SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Brodie Retallick (Hawke's Bay/Chiefs)
5 (Lock): Sam Whitelock (Canterbury/Crusaders)

BACK ROW
6 (Blindside Flanker): Jerome Kaino (Auckland/Blues)
7 (Openside Flanker): Sam Cane (Bay Of Plenty/Chiefs)
8 (Number 8): Kieran Read (Captain, Canterbury/Crusaders)

HALVES
9 (Half-back): Aaron Smith (Manawatu/Highlanders)
10 (First five eighth): Beauden Barrett (Taranaki/Hurricanes)

MIDFIELD
12 (Second five eighth): Ngani Laumape (Manawatu/Hurricanes)
13 (Centre): Anton Lienert-Brown (Waikato/Chiefs)

OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left Wing): Julian Savea (Wellington/Hurricanes)
14 (Right Wing): Israel Dagg (Hawke's Bay/Crusaders)
& 15 (Fullback): Jordie Barrett (Taranaki/Hurricanes)

And in the reserves are:

16. Nathan Harris
17. Wyatt Crockett
18. Charlie Faumuina
19. Scott Barrett
20. Ardie Savea
21. TJ Perenara
22. Aaron Cruden (Who had again won his place ahead of Lima Sopoaga)
& 23. Malakai Fekitoa (Who had been called up to the squad in place of the suspended SBW).

And the British & Irish Lions have named their team to take on the All Blacks meaning that the whole 23 has been unchanged in order to make history this Saturday (1971 was the only time that the Lions have won a test series in New Zealand) with that strongest lineup possible:

FRONT ROW
1 (Loose head prop): Mako Vunipola (England/Saracens)
2 (Hooker): Jamie George (England/Saracens)
3 (Tight head prop): Tadhg Furlong (Ireland/Leinster)

SECOND ROW
4 (Lock): Alun Wyn Jones (Wales/Ospreys)
5 (Lock): Maro Itoje (England/Saracens)

BACK ROW
6 (Blinside Flanker): Sam Warburton (Captain, Wales/Cardiff Blues)
7 (Openside Flanker): Sean O'Brien (Ireland/Leinster)
8 (Number 8): Taulupe Faletau (Wales/Bath (England)

HALVES
9 (Half-back/Scrum-half): Conor Murray (Ireland/Munster)
10 (First five eighth/Fly-half): Jonathan Sexton (Ireland/Leinster)

MIDFIELD
12 (Second five eighth/Inside Centre): Owen Farrell (England/Saracens)
13 (Centre/Outside Centre): Jonathan Davies (Wales/Scarlets)

OUTSIDE BACKS
11 (Left Wing): Elliot Daly (England/Wasps)
14 (Right Wing): Anthony Watson (England/Bath)
& 15 (Fullback): Liam Williams (Wales/Scarlets)

And in the reserves are:

16. Ken Owens
17. Jack McGrath
18. Kyle Sinckler
19. Courtney Lawes
20. CJ Stander
21. Rhys Webb
22. Ben Te'o
& 23. Jack Nowell.

And here is the circuit guide of the Red Bull Ring which will host round 9 of the 2017 FIA Formula 1 World Championship:

''Built for the 1970 Austrian Grand Prix. The challenge & majesty enhanced by the surroundings in Styria. Staged 18 Grands Prix but considered out of step with commercial requirements in 1987. Known as A1-Ring & reduced in length for 1997-2003. Renamed Red Bull Ring for 2014.''

And the world champions Germany has beaten the Copa America champions Chile 1 - 0 in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup final held in Saint Petersburg in Russia (Well, it's only a year until the FIFA World Cup next year which is going to be held in Mother Russia with the Russians qualified automatically as hosts) with a Lars Stindl goal during the 1st half (And the Germans joined both Brazil & France as world champions who had gone on to win the Confederations Cup).

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