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Is it correct that Josh Adams is now historically the Lions top try scorer? Yes. Was Tony O'Reilly with 6. No. Tony O'Rielly had 6 test tries, he had another 31 non-test tries. Haha so Adams as a wee bit to go yet! Lions tours had 25-35 games in those days so I suspect a record that will never be b...

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Slovenia now using the Euro of course. If the plan is to go for EU membership and Independence, they should put a road map out on how it actually will look. People then know, i vote Indy, i will be using the euro and we will be part of the EU with all its benefits (and weaknesses, like fisheries ba...

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tc27 wrote:Clearly announcing a lockdown before furlough and other assistance from the treasury would be difficult but I have no doubt the SG would have gone public with a demand for this had it judged it necessary.

Exactly.

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The scandal is not that the Nike conference went ahead - it was a small meeting and at the time there would have been countless other meetings of that size that never made Dispatches because no-one got infected. The fact that the SG knew of the outbreak but sat on it could well be a scandal, althou...

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An interesting piece on the UK media's coverage of Sturgeon. It explains many English commentator's mis-steps when it comes to Sturgeon's handling of the Virus.

https://reaction.life/london-media-is-l ... -failings/

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One thing that has struck me is that pro-independence folk consider the 2014 campaign a joyous, vibrant time, whereas almost all the unionists I know found it a painful, divisive, dark experience. I wonder do pro-indy folk ever consider why? There were numerous reports of graffiti, threats even viol...

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Dare I say it but Jimmy Crankie has been far more impressive and statesman like than Boris through this whole crisis. Inverleith Park for a run today. Group of twats playing pétanque and a fair few groups congregating doing fk all. I’d really like to see some hefty fines doled out. https://m.youtub...

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Sad to see Dougie Morgan died today. Found this footage of his first cap, v Wales. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z57-3ScILo4 This clip has everything - Edwards and Bennett, Renwick and McGeechan, about a million knock-ons, wingers throwing in, scrums formed in 2 seconds, jumpers for goalposts etc...

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This is under consideration I think:

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/new-bri ... -proposed/

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Steamin Beamin wrote:The Thistle Pod guys are reporting that Harris is starting in Rome and Jones drops out completely. Hutch stays on the bench.

un. be. leiveable.

I mean it worked so well in Japan, of course he'd revert to that. Utter joke if that ends up being true.

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With Darcy Graham out of the "opening rounds" of the 6N I can't recall feeling more pessimistic about a 6N, and having followed Scottish Rugby over these last two dismal decades that is saying something. What are the chances of Hogg lasting both the opening rounds? I would say 20-30%, no more than t...

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Good posts. The only areas of real international standard depth appear to be at centre, flanker and lock Good potential or developing depth at hooker, SH, FB and 8. Props, wing and 10 look thin as fudge. Worrying. On the Wing situation (and other back positions, doesn't really help front row wise) ...

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It struck me watching it that Japan had overlaps time and again and did very little to earn them. I must be a masochist but I watched the highlights and check out this shot: https://youtu.be/eZA0AnSdbBI?t=332 5.32 on the highlights. Just before half time, Japan's missed a penalty and we've restarted...

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The snippet in here about World Rugby's Alan Gilpin confirms my suspicions: https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/rugby/scotlands-sense-of-injustice-surely-has-merit-956933.html World Rugby can swivel. I quite like an SRU that stands up for itself rather than meekly accepts being mistreat...

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Seeing how far Japan have come in that time is pretty relevant atm. What percentage of the Japanese team was foreign born then compared to now? They invested in talent the same way you can do with the events in the Olympics that involve horses. Well against Scotland I think it was 7 of the starting...

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We all know that our pack is soft, we have know that for years and so do all our opponents. Ritchie, Bradbury and the hookers give us some hope that that might change but second row and prop are real problems. Moving the post-mortem on though, one topic that was much-discussed was the risks of the 4...

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Scotland voted to remain part of the UK but a lot of that was because they thought their place in the EU was safe. Brexit changed the dynamic again and a big IF....if NI get the best of both worlds, it will piss off the Scots and may end up in another IndyCar referendum I have quite a Yes/independe...

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Agree slick, I did think we'd lose but to see such a passive team was really disheartening. I was going to mention Jonny Gray, I'd still play him because I think he's maybe better than Gilchrist and Toolis isn't made for the world of international rugby. But he's just not very good is he? It's hard...

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If reports are right I am speechless. Horne & Harris over Hutchison & Jones, I am lost for words. No Bradbury OR Fagerson? Are we just skipping the whole #8 thing?

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Aaaand my excitement is waning again. Indeed. If he leaves out both Jones and Hutchinson and takes both Horne and Harris, he has flat-out lost his fūcking mind. Not picking Jones when he is off form is maybe understandable, but to leave behind two potential game-breakers in favour of solid, reliabl...

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If Russell is cotton wooled I wonder who the second option at 10 is - either Laidlaw or Hutchinson? You presume they'll both play there a bit in the warm ups to be ready should Russell or Hastings go down in the world cup. I hope it's not too experimental, players won't be able to show what they're...

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I would start Hastings. He had two patchy games for Glasgow, other than that he was fine. With all the injuries expectation is low and he is a more rounded player at 10 than Horne is. I'd also start JJ at 13. 15 Kinghorn 14 Maitland 13 Johnstone 12 Johnson 11 Graham 10 Hastings 9 Laidlaw 8 Strauss 7...

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What has Churchill got to do with the Boer war? He was in his mid-20s, a wannabee journalist, essentially a nobody. It's a stretch to make him in anyway responsible for British policy at the time. Doesn't excuse JRM's justification of genocide though Ok, so we're not talking about Churchill now. Re...

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What has Churchill got to do with the Boer war? He was in his mid-20s, a wannabee journalist, essentially a nobody. It's a stretch to make him in anyway responsible for British policy at the time.

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Made it to Embra. Really looking forward to the game tomorrow. Apart from the fact that it’ll be my younger son’s first game and only my older son’s second full Test , it’ll be nice to see a game live rather than as a recording! (As per posts passim, I stopped watching live to preserve my own sanit...

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Made it to Embra. Really looking forward to the game tomorrow. Apart from the fact that it’ll be my younger son’s first game and only my older son’s second full Test , it’ll be nice to see a game live rather than as a recording! (As per posts passim, I stopped watching live to preserve my own sanit...

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https://www.rugbypass.com/news/analysis-why-scotlands-defensive-system-made-huw-jones-look-worse-than-he-actually-is Very interesting, maybe I was wrong about Taylor. Thanks for posting that, very interesting. Just shows how little a lot of us armchair experts actually know. Yes, very informative. ...

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Had a very unpleasant and unfortunate situation yesterday, where a very, very green referee had been allocated to our game. Something like her first mens game after 2 women's games. She simply had not been trained to a reasonable standard, either didn't know the laws or was too afraid to blow for a...

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Seems Dunbar does not have the confidence of old...it would be great to see him back to his best form though. I would guess, given Toonie's history, the midfield for the AI's might be Horne at 12 + Grigg / Scott / Jones, if the latter can show some form then I'd be fine with that. Lang clearly in T...

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Honestly, I despair at us (meaning Scots) sometimes, and I don't exclude myself. A page back it's all doom and gloom, Toony came in too soon, doesn't know what he's doing, all the young players are shit blah blah blah. Then we hump (an admittedly poor) Argentina and that chat is largely forgotten. ...

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Some rather stark figures in this poll, 21% of those polled in favour of Irish Unification:

https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/new-p ... sh-border/

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Had to put my 12.5 year old Black lab down today, hit me harder than I thought it would as I was preparing myself for the end for months. It's been said “a dog gives you some of the best times of your life and one of the worst”. Very true. Still, definitely, definitely worth it.

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That squad highlights the dearth of Wing options for Scotland. Out and out Wingers: Lee Jones (29 years old) Byron McGuigan (28 years old) Wing/centre: Chris Harris (27 years old) Duncan Taylor (28 years old) Wing/Fullback: Kinghorn (21 years old) To my mind only Duncan Taylor and Blair Kinghorn are...

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Make it public and expect public scrutiny. How much different is it to calling someone a faggot on the pitch? I agree but isn't it still his right to express his opinion or should he only express opinion on matters he agrees with that tow the party line? I have absolutely no issue with him holding ...

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Rather pleased to see Glasgow do an Italian Job at the weekend. Edinburgh looking good enough to challenge? Maybe. Reckon the top 4 shootout will be Glasgow, Edinburgh, Munster & Leinster. So who knows, an all Scottish final could be on the cards! :D I don't see Cardiff or the Cheetahs making a lat...

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Speaking of Land Rover's... My brother found our Grandfather's Series 1 Station Wagon for sale in St Louis, Missouri late last year. It was sold in the mid 90s for NZ$3,500 and left NZ after another owner purchased down the line. https://i.imgur.com/KJ9jmyq.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Op65UJM.jpg Still...

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I'm a big fan of Kinghorn but see him as purely a 15. I'm wary about the prospect of him starting his first international in Dublin in a position he has rarely, if ever, played. I know there are elements that transfer between fullback and wing but they are not identical positions. I hope he goes we...

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I'm a big fan of Kinghorn but see him as purely a 15. I'm wary about the prospect of him starting his first international in Dublin in a position he has rarely, if ever, played. I know there are elements that transfer between fullback and wing but they are not identical positions. I hope he goes wel...

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I think we need Taylor or Dunbar to come in at 12 for Horne. Aki is such an explosive player and Horne, although willing, will struggle to contain him. Farrell & Joseph are a much less physical combo than Aki & Farrell (the Irish one), I'm not sure we can give so much heft away in the midfield witho...

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I actually thought Russell played reasonably well today with ball in hand. Didn’t make any errors I noticed apart from the missed tackle on Thomas right at the start. His touch kicking was abysmal though Doc Rob, he was terrible. OK, not that bad with ball in hand, but his tactical kicking was woef...

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