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My own short take on it, sorry if I repeat what has been side before... Going 4-0 down in the first session was the worst start possible from which we recovered not too badly...I thought we had a fair chance before the singles and was disappointed that Mc Ilroy and Rose did not get anything in the s...

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At just 24 I wouldn't write Weir off as an option yet. But at the same time I probably wouldn't consider him as an option until he regularly performs for Edinburgh. Not convinced Horne is a long term option at 10 but his last two performances after a poor cameo v Italy mean he deserves consideratio...

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Team v Ireland 15 Hogg 14 Seymour 13 Taylor 12 Dunbar 11 Visser 10 Weir (hmmm) 9 Laidlaw 8 Wilson 7 Hardie 6 Barclay 5 Swinson 4 Gray snr 3 Nel 2 Ford 1 Dickinson 16 McInally 17 Sutherland 18 Low 19 Harley 20 Strauss 21 Pyrgos 22 Horne 23 Lamont Good to see Henry and Harley on the bench. Toolis per...

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Brown had an assist, 5 linebreaks, 7 go forward, 2 tackles, 6 kicks caught and 1 lost possession. Hogg had a try, an assist, 5 go forward, 2 tackles, 1 goal kick, 1 catch. No linebreaks. Looks like they need to give more points for a try than some bollocksy line breaks. Hey ho, i doubt there are ma...

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Brown had an assist, 5 linebreaks, 7 go forward, 2 tackles, 6 kicks caught and 1 lost possession. Hogg had a try, an assist, 5 go forward, 2 tackles, 1 goal kick, 1 catch. No linebreaks. Looks like they need to give more points for a try than some bollocksy line breaks. Hey ho, i doubt there are ma...

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Match preview for the under 20s: https://topofthemoongw.wordpress.com/2016/03/11/match-preview-scotland-u20-v-france-u20/ A strong side out but a win against France will still be tough.[/quote Any TV coverage from the SRU? presumably a live stream or something SRU youtube channel I think France 4.....

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He needs someone pushing him day in day out. He had it at Glasgow. Sale and Castres it's been too easy for him. It was noticeable that he improved the longer the RWC went on and he had his brother, teammates, coaches etc. motivating him. I'm expecting the same this Six Nations - he'll contribute mo...

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I haven't rewatched it yet but I'm sure that Hogg shouted "Finn" when Finn got the intercept. Perhaps he didn't hear him but I know some guys who play pro rugby who have phenomenal spatial awareness, including knowing where other players are without seeming to look. The way I see it, Hogg was fine,...

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The knock down yellow was also wrong, it was borderline, he almost managed to knock the ball sideways. It should have been warning and penalty. Definitely what Nige would have done.... I reckon this is also part of the pb...before the QF this was on paper the most foregone conclusion...so they gave...

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Marlboro wrote:We survived our biggest test this year. We will be much better next week.

Hard luck Scotland, good show on the day.

Well played OZ, I think however the pool of death is catching up with you...your biggest test is the next one

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:lol: :lol: :lol: Some mutant starts greeting that on the scottish rugby thread people are posting about scottish rugby in a more general sense as opposed to 1 match. The thread then derails into a debate about toff schools in Embra. Hawd that Jax Anyway, decent weegie side. Pity it's not televised...

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Guys, I know this is the Scottish Rugby thread but all we are focusing on is the Gray/Ford trial and Glasgow 's B side...the thread is borderline depressing... we are in the RWC quarter final with one of the most exciting back lines in yonks...last time we met OZ in RWC we got slightly shafted midw...

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Guys, I know this is the Scottish Rugby thread but all we are focusing on is the Gray/Ford trial and Glasgow 's B side...the thread is borderline depressing... we are in the RWC quarter final with one of the most exciting back lines in yonks...last time we met OZ in RWC we got slightly shafted midw...

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My humble take on this... SA vs Wales, SA's A team did not have a proper test yet, just as well as losing to Japan and being in a pool of death would have had them out, their record up to the RWC is not good. With Wales we are in "Rocky Balboa" land each game. I will only go for SA marginally as the...

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Guys, I know this is the Scottish Rugby thread but all we are focusing on is the Gray/Ford trial and Glasgow 's B side...the thread is borderline depressing... we are in the RWC quarter final with one of the most exciting back lines in yonks...last time we met OZ in RWC we got slightly shafted midwa...

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The citing report is interesting, Peyper is still happy that it was a non incident and didn't deserve punishing but that can't be taken into account whereas World Rugby were urging for it to be dealt with. Must say the whole thing made me read it...seriously 16 pages...only thing missing is Grandma...

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The breakdown in general is a f@cking joke these days. It's an accident waiting to happen. The amount of neckrolls that happen and go unpunished is frightening. Something needs to change. Not to mention pepper not issuing a yellow with 18 penalties...that did not help the situation either but that ...

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Is someone somewhere actually afraid of us?

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Just a couple of things to possibly consider regarding the citings and subsequent bans handed out to Gray and Ford. Firstly, how must Samoa and Japan feel? If the reasoning behind this is seen as correct then both deserved a red card. Samoa should have been playing against thirteen for the remainde...

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Just a couple of things to possibly consider regarding the citings and subsequent bans handed out to Gray and Ford. Firstly, how must Samoa and Japan feel? If the reasoning behind this is seen as correct then both deserved a red card. Samoa should have been playing against thirteen for the remainde...

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zt1903 wrote:A rare smile from BVC, I wonder what Phil just said to him!

"Smile, Hitchcock is filming"

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Can we agree we won't play as badly vs Oz? Surely we can't. WTF was the complete lack of ability at the kick-off. And try line defence. So much of that is due to coaching and such basic things were done so badly perhaps provides some hope. Thought Russell had a howler too, which I hope reflects his...

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Wales blew that....should still make the semi before being blown apart by the All Blacks. Wales will be mince meat for the Boks. I think you may want to reverse that delusional slant of yours...you lost to Argentina...then Japan...you won against Scotland B...and suddenly King of the World...you ha...

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Wales blew that....should still make the semi before being blown apart by the All Blacks. Wales will be mince meat for the Boks. I think you may want to reverse that delusional slant of yours...you lost to Argentina...then Japan...you won against Scotland B...and suddenly King of the World...you ha...

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I wish we could stop having a game plan that seems to take the opposition at their own strength...

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What is the record for number of penalties without a yellow card?

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There you go...Cowan ready for Samoa as Vernon was ready for SA so he is in....

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Some thoughts on the game which I have now rewatched. Firstly, South Africa played their game the way we should have expected them to play it with real physicality and ferocity. They clearly wanted it. However, in the first half we were completely dumb. Sure we tried to front up to them and largely...

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Well perhaps it was never the intention to play Russell in the first place...or this was the Japan side...before the start the Samoa game was always the important one...all that players will have had a shot at playing and VC will have a maximum of info to pick the best side for the remainder of the ...

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Starting XV: Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Richie Vernon (Glasgow Warriors), Matt Scott (Edinburgh), Tim Visser (Harlequins), Duncan Weir (Glasgow Warriors), Greig Laidlaw, captain (Gloucester), Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Will...

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If I was going to wrap anyone in cotton wool it would be the props. But it has to be the strongest team. We've got a real chance of topping the group. Yep. If we go all in and lose narrowly then we have the silver lining that the draw may be kinder that way. However, more importantly, we are on the...

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As it stands, looking like we have a more than decent A team and a decent B team, we never had a B team before....and thinking long term...I am happy not to try and top group B and potentially avoiding NZ in the semi...I am happy to take a depleted Wales, an on and off England or an Australia that w...

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Lorthern Nights wrote:
zt1903 wrote:
Edinburgh01 wrote:
For a man of his experience he still often goes into contact too high. If he'd gone lower against USA he'd have scored twice.
An endemic problem in the modern game
Spot on weegie, this is my biggest gripe

Bring back Telfer's fishing nets...

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Jensrsa wrote:MOTM?

Ford or Gray 80 minutes on the pitch hats off...

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jax7 wrote:
JAT wrote:Just...

Let's hope no combination of 5 points for one and 2 for the other will qualify Oz and Wales...

In the last match

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JAT wrote:Just...

Let's hope no combination of 5 points for one and 2 for the other will qualify Oz and Wales...

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Happy to let them have 2 points if we can have 5...

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Scotland winning group A due to cheeky Saffers who after beating England in the quarters are dumped out by Argentina in the semi, and therefore a first final for the Argies...with tickets for the final being sold at less than face value for the first time ever...

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If we do make the quarters who do we want? My vote would be the crims, think we are not as psychologically scared by them as the others... Funny that second spot in our group makes you avoid NZ with perceived opponents of relatively same strength in the quarter...but agree better path would be Oz i...

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So Richie's turn to warm the bench for 80. Feel sorry for Hogg that he never got the chance to get splinters on his arse for 80mins :uhoh: If he doesnt get on will this be the first tour we have had zero representation on the field? To be honest, the last series where Ross Ford came on during the l...

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