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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

Posted By: Steve@Mose
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:44

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/cly8dwxz5xgo" rel="nofollow - Wales flankers Mann and Macleod return against Japan

Japan: Takuro Matsunaga; Kippei Ishida, Dylan Riley, Shogo Nakano, Malo Tuitama; Seungsin Lee, Shinobu Fujiwara; Yota Kamimori, Mamoru Harada, Shuhei Takeuchi, Epineri Uluiviti, Warner Deans, Michael Leitch (capt), Jack Cornelsen, Amato Fakatava.

Replacements: Hayate Era, Sena Kimura, Keijiro Tamefusa, Waisake Raratubua, Ben Gunter, Shuntaro Kitamura, Ichigo Nakakusu, Halatoa Vailea.

Wales: Blair Murray; Tom Rogers, Johnny Williams, Ben Thomas, Josh Adams; Sam Costelow, Kieran Hardy; Nicky Smith, Dewi Lake (capt), Keiron Assiratti, Ben Carter, Teddy Williams, Alex Mann, Josh Macleod, Taulupe Faletau.

Replacements: Liam Belcher, Gareth Thomas, Archie Griffin, James Ratti, Aaron Wainwright, Tommy Reffell, Rhodri Williams, Joe Roberts.

Posted By: Steve@Mose
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2025 at 09:47

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c75r419yyzgo" rel="nofollow - Ireland debuts for O'Brien and Murray in Georgia

Ireland: J O'Brien; T'OBrien; J Osborne, S McCloskey; J Stockdale; S Prendergast, C Casey (capt); J Boyle, G McCarthy, T Clarkson; C Izuchukwu, D Murray; R Baird, N Timoney, G Coombes.

Replacements: T Stewart, M Milne, J Aungier, T Ahern, C Prendergast, B Murphy, J Crowley, C Nash.

Posted By: Steve@Mose
Date Posted: 03 Jul 2025 at 10:38

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c24vzy2qm77o" rel="nofollow - McDowall to lead Scotland against Maori All Blacks

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Scotland XV: Smith, Paterson, Hutchinson, McDowall (c), Reed, Hastings, Horne; McBeth, Harrison, Richardson, Sykes, Henderson, Bayliss, Onyeama-Christie, Muncaster.

Replacements: Turner, Hepburn, Hurd, Williamson, Brown, Masibaka, Burke, Dobie.

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