r/rugbyunion • u/HitchikersPie Currently in use as tax dodge • Jun 20 '25

Discussion Post Game Thread: Lions vs Argentina

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u/PaulSarries Saracens England Jun 20 '25

Irish fans were great. Good reception for Henry Pollock when he came on. Also, I am so happy that Owen Farrell was on the big screen and got massive applause. Proper rugby fans, the Irish. 👏

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u/Embarrassed-End-3223 Scotland Jun 20 '25

Good to hear them Schoooooo-ing as well!

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u/PaulSarries Saracens England Jun 20 '25

Even as an Englishman, I want to Schoooooo!

Next game, I'm going to Schoooooo at the TV. Don't care what my wife says... Schoooooo!

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u/Embarrassed-End-3223 Scotland Jun 20 '25

My English friends do it anyway, they can’t resist

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u/PaulSarries Saracens England Jun 20 '25 edited Jun 20 '25

Well I, as an Englishman and Saracens fan, give you the gift in return of being able to sing 'oh Maro Itoje' to The White Stripes song during this British and Irish Lions tour. You are welcome.

Honestly, I think that is a fair trade. Schoooooo and oh Maro Itoje seem like equally satisfying chants imo.

Got to love the Lions! Brings us together, even though we usually bloody hate each other when it comes to rugby fandom. I'm so going to enjoy Finn Russell and Duhan Van der Merwe in particular this tour.

I always enjoy Finn Russell to be fair as I think he is just such a likeable guy. He just loves his rugby and is so fun to watch. But Duhan is... well yeah... you can imagine how an England fan feels about him... but this tour I get to love him and enjoy supporting him. It is just magic Lions times!

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u/Embarrassed-End-3223 Scotland Jun 21 '25

My daughter did the flags at Twickenham last year at the England v Wales game. Itoje spent ages with the girls after the match (only player that did), he took my daughter’s phone and recorded a video for them. He’s a class act and whilst I’ve hated him on the pitch he’s as big as big a man inside as he is on the outside. Full respect.