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The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Lions HALF CENTURY in Perth

The Good, The Bad & The Rugby

Folding Pocket

Sports News, Sports, Rugby, News

4.52.5K Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

The British & Irish Lions strike hot on Australian soil with a sizzling 7-54 victory against Western Force in Perth. Join Graham Simmons and former Lion Hamish Watson on The Quick Tap as they dissect the good, the bad & the rugby. "Simmo" and “Mish rip into the action, reacting to the Lions blitz defence, restarts, the power of Pollock and the flair of Fin Russell. With Tomos Williams sustaining a hamstring injury, will Farrell be calling up another 9? Don't miss this analysis of the tour's second match and what it means for the path to the Wallabies series. "Simmo" worked for 25 years as Sky Sports' rugby union reporter, and went on 5 Lions Tours. He also spent a decade broadcasting on their golf coverage from Ryder Cups and US Opens to USPGAs. The Quick Tap is sponsored by Continental Tyres #Rugby #Podcast 🛞 00:00 - Strap in with Continental Tyres ⚡️ 01:09 - An Electric Start For The Lions 📋 05:05 - Work Ons: Restarts, Discipline, Territory 🔮 09:21 - A Sign Of Things To Come? 😤 10:46 - FEAR The Bench 🧑‍⚖️ 12:05 - Ben O'Keeffe’s Referee Game 🚑 14:42 - Dial 999: Tomos Williams Injured? 🔟 16:24 - Fin Russell FLAIR 📦 18:42 - The Total Package, Delivered By DHL ⚖️ 25:51 - How Does Farrell Weight Up This Win? 🧪28:04 - Picking The Perfect Combo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

The Lions are up and running in Perth. A 7.54 win, eight tries, 76 minute shutout as well,

0:07.4

which is much more like it. Welcome to the quick tap on the good, bad and the rugby.

0:11.3

With me, Graham Simmons, and back by popular demand down there, the holiday maker in Devon.

0:16.5

Mr. Hamish Watson, the 2021 line. Mish, good to see you again. I still haven't got the postcard,

0:23.7

but it finally stopped pissing down down there. The sun's events are come through this afternoon,

0:28.6

so we're positive. It was raining all morning, but we've got a barbecue schedule for later.

0:33.9

Good stuff. Look forward to that. As ever, we're also in the company, of course, of Continental Tires, the official tire partner of England rugby, whether on the rugby field or on the road. You can trust Continental Tires for exceptional safety, performance and grip. And if you're joining us on YouTube, again, as ever, do hit the like button, share your thoughts or comments. Thank you to those of you who did that last Thursday and on the notification bell as well for the good, the bad and the rugby channel.

1:00.0

Plenty to talk about from all of that, Mish. You've got 25 minutes to fill. I'm off to walk the dog.

1:06.3

Away you go. What did you think? What was your headline from the game?

1:10.3

Very different to what I was

1:11.8

thinking, as I imagine, a lot of people at the end of the first half, Vanderfley had to do a try-saving

1:18.2

tackle to keep it. That was two tries clear. That was quite a pivotal moment, I think, as well.

1:23.6

Had the forces scored there, it might have been a bit different. I think like we said, a couple of days ago when we were recording, I think it's always hard for these club teams.

1:31.9

They come out far and I thought the force were actually really good when they came out.

1:35.6

They dominated territory, possession, lines struggled with their ill discipline and their penalty count.

1:42.0

But like we said, when you've got another eight class players to bring on, you know,

1:46.8

international players, you know, some of the best players in Britain coming on off the bench as

1:52.0

well, I think you're always going to get the lines pulling the way towards the end.

1:55.4

I think that's what you saw.

1:56.5

I thought we were a lot more, the lines were a lot more clinical as well than the Argentina

2:02.5

game when they were making breaks you know

2:04.5

the offloads were going to hand lots of

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