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Topic: Summer Tours 2025

Posted By: Steve@Mose
Subject: Summer Tours 2025
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2025 at 14:06

A repository for discussions about the other rugby taking place.

First up:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cg4rkzl2r6wo" rel="nofollow - Wales head to Japan seeking an end to painful run

Will the Welsh regain some honour and pride against the Brave Blossoms?

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Posted By: Raider999
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:09

Wales will be the strongest of the 4 home nations on their summer tours as they only have 2 Lions

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Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 25 Jun 2025 at 17:14

Raider999 wrote:

Wales will be the strongest of the 4 home nations on their summer tours as they only have 2 Lions

👏

That is one way of looking at it..

Posted By: Raider999
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:38

Paul10 wrote:

Raider999 wrote:

Wales will be the strongest of the 4 home nations on their summer tours as they only have 2 Lions

👏

That is one way of looking at it..

By strongest, I meant nearest to full strength

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Posted By: islander
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2025 at 11:56

Realise the world rankings are skewed by the absence of 35+ Lions, but nevertheless interesting (IMHO) to look at world rankings ahead of summer tours...

Argentina (world ranked 5) & USA (15) v England (6)

Japan (13) v Wales (12)

Fiji (9) & Samoa (14) v Scotland (7)

Georgia (11) and Portugal (18) v Ireland (3)

Posted By: Steve@Mose
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2025 at 13:18

Raider999 wrote:

Paul10 wrote:

Raider999 wrote:

Wales will be the strongest of the 4 home nations on their summer tours as they only have 2 Lions

👏

That is one way of looking at it..

By strongest, I meant nearest to full strength

According to the article Wales have five in line to make their international debuts, but eleven unavailable/rested/not selected.

Cardiff captain Liam Belcher, Dragons prop Chris Coleman, Ospreys trio Garyn Phillips, Keelan Giles and Reuben Morgan-Williams and Scarlets back Macs Page are the fresh faces in Japan.

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Some notable absentees are Dafydd Jenkins, Adam Beard, Will Rowlands, Henry Thomas, Ellis Mee, Gareth Anscombe, Max Llewellyn, Nick Tompkins, James Botham, Evan Lloyd and Morgan Morse, who are missing due to a combination of injuries, being rested and non-selection.

Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 26 Jun 2025 at 14:02

And that list doesn't include North, T Francis, Moriarty etc who have said "No thanks" to further involvement.

I'm hopeful but not confident things will get better.

Posted By: Raider999
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2025 at 12:46

Paul10 wrote:

And that list doesn't include North, T Francis, Moriarty etc who have said "No thanks" to further involvement.

I'm hopeful but not confident things will get better.

To be fair, they cannot get any worse

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Posted By: Paul10
Date Posted: 27 Jun 2025 at 13:21

Raider999 wrote:

Paul10 wrote:

And that list doesn't include North, T Francis, Moriarty etc who have said "No thanks" to further involvement.

I'm hopeful but not confident things will get better.

To be fair, they cannot get any worse

I wish