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ref keeps Ulster in the game ignoring at least two neck rolls with kickable pens

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Edinburgh01 wrote:, many players try by Shiel to show why Edinburgh supporters are mystified by his lack of game time.

Great passing off the ground from Shiel

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thoughts - Glasgow let Matt Smith go (Im huge fan of) and now play Fagerson at open side? H. Jones at fullback? Wtf. And P.Horne/Grigg in centers. It's a dead end for Jones to play there - Hogg and Kinghorn ahead of him so very little chance to advance. Would that be better to shovel Horne at 15 and...

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bit of amazed with Matt Smith was let go at Glasgow. With Fusaro over hill and bit lightweight and Gibbings out of contract at the end of the season the decision looks bit of strange

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Geez, Hastings off - he doesnt bother to even pretend tackling

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Wendigo7 wrote:I think Ritchie brings an edge Scotland need, it's great to see.

yes he does.... on other hand fail to see what Cummings and Gilchrist bring...

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Varsity Way wrote:French 11 had to get a YC for dumping Ritchie after the punch?

that would be a very fair outcome

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BlackMac wrote:Defence has tightened up but just zero confidence in their attack.

thats because Hastings too indecisive and slow taking decision. Should GT try Hutchinson there?

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zt1903 wrote:This has been pretty pish (Watson and Ritchie's efforts aside) don’t know how much more of this I can take.

Russell needs to throw away the gameplan for the second half, oh wait ....

Sutherland was great today as well.

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Congrats Sco. Defence was outstanding. Sutherlend was awesome - won 3 pens in scrum, Ritchie and Watson very good, as well Fagerson till he lost some concentration in the scrum, Toolis steadied lineout as well as WP. Fagerson Jr. not cutting @8 at int level and Bradbury made few mistakes, so bring N...

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Our Gav has his say Senior player groups 😂😂 Normally consists of the most unskillful, high body fat percentage, double standards type of guys but boy they can talk a good game! Feel your pain Finn. https://twitter.com/gavinhenson82/status/1226598079681482752?s=19 So Zebo and now Henson, those basti...

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for some reason the part of FR missing next day practice is down played... just mere sentence...

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shaggy wrote:Ref played well despite the conditions. He had a good game and was very clear and fair to both teams.

he was shit...

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Dominant scrum, poor line out. Hastings okay, but terrible amount of turnovers given away in attacking positions. Better defence as well, but Ireland the wiser team. Hastings was ... Hastings. Given plenty time he was passing well and good, under pressure hesitant as usual. Two high tackles as well...

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Dominant scrum, poor line out. Hastings okay, but terrible amount of turnovers given away in attacking positions. Better defence as well, but Ireland the wiser team. Hastings was ... Hastings. Given plenty time he was passing well and good, under pressure hesitant as usual. Two high tackles as well...

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Positives for Scotts: Sutherland and Haining, some very stiff defence and that's pretty much it. Horne jr like rabbit in spotlights.

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Ire murdered Scotts in rucks, partially due to ref no penalising tackler for not rolling away. Another reason scotts forgot to smash the rucks

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Sco needs to hit the rucks. What, 4 pens on their own possession? Cummings for all his mobility is lightweight as well as Watson.

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Pity the SRU have already plumped for Danny Wilson now that Scott Robertson is potentially available. It would have been a tough negotiation to get him to Glasgow, but they managed with Dave Rennie. I don't know if he has expressed a desire to leave NZ, but you have to think a stint abroad might be...

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We all had the same debate pre WC. Horne ended up going ahead of Hutchinson (some say that was likely Taylor ahead of Hutch) due to his inflexibility and inability to play 10. As it is we sorely missed Hutch, and the two that went were meh. Horne is barely a first choice centre nowadays let alone a...

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That should be the end of Pete Horne @10 surely? He's had more comebacks than Sinatra, I doubt it I know that but struggling to see a point of playing him there... tbf half of the Glasgow team looks lethargic tonite... Indeed, but the only other 10 is Brandon Thompson, who's played rank rotten this...

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dargotronV.1 wrote:
unionfan wrote:That should be the end of Pete Horne @10 surely?
He's had more comebacks than Sinatra, I doubt it

I know that but struggling to see a point of playing him there... tbf half of the Glasgow team looks lethargic tonite...

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That should be the end of Pete Horne @10 surely?

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Bowens wrote:He’s excellent Ika, always plays like that for them. You follow MMA so I don’t need to tell you about Dagestan but if Russia could ever get rugby to take off there they would be formidable.

He plays for Kuban Krasnodar

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Couldn't force myself to watch the whole game, just picking from time to time - our kicking game was dreadful, but the effort boys put was outstanding. And that blind ref who likes to think he's funny should be kicked in backside for missing a lot from Blossoms, esp for late and high hit on Dorofeev...

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There is still the Professional League with an 8 team Premier division ( 5 teams in the west, 3 in Siberia) but I don't know anything about how well financed it is. There is a new guy in charge of Russian rugby - Artemiev, who's actually is head of Anti-monopoly committee and who already brought go...

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Who are the Russian players to keep an eye on? Do they even have players in top Euro clubs anymore? Rugby seems to have slipped there since they made the 2015 RWC legitimately Morozov is at Sale and Ostrikov at Grenoble. that's it I take it the domestic pro comp is no longer pro? There is still the...

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forgot to mention Golosnitsky - very good prospect, but he seems be paying out his position, usually at center.

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Marshall Banana wrote:Who are the Russian players to keep an eye on?

I'd say Ostroushko and German Davydov and Gadzhiev. Worth mentioning Morozov (plays for Sale Sharks). Pity Gresev is not playing. Both scrum-halves bit of meh.

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Fagerson (the Angry one) - killed his chances to go to Japan with two needless pens he gave away... not sure if logic can be applied here. Centers should look like: Johnson, Jones, Taylor and Hatchinson...

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Horne Sr. should be out of the team, Harris deserves another chance as well as Wilson despite his usual brainfarts (that missile clear out in fiorst half that cost good position), Cummings - too soon, Skinner was good and will be missed at WC. Did Toolis did his shoulder prev game? If so then it's t...

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Big D wrote:Gilchrist is probably the one with "money in the bank" to forgive a poor pre season game. Strauss , Toolis and Bhatti less so.

Also not convinced Barclay should be guarenteed a place on the plane yet.

Why? What he did in the game? Won one ball in lineout? Toolis tacked everything in sight..

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All three centres were playing well tonight. Put them on the plane. That’s about it. Fagerson winning the nr 8 battle with Strauss. Not sure how you can keep Strauss in camp after this performance. Awful. Strauss is gone, it’s between Fagerson and Bradbury now, with Blade Thomson the outside bet (o...

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Jamie Ritchie the pick of the bunch for Scotland. It's going to be hard to leave him at home. He was.. think Berghan and Bhatti blew their chance as well as Gilco and Strauss. Both wingers as well. Hastins was shit but will be there because he's "only other 10". Townsend reaction to FR being stuffe...

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All three centres were playing well tonight. Put them on the plane. That’s about it. Fagerson winning the nr 8 battle with Strauss. Not sure how you can keep Strauss in camp after this performance. Awful. Strauss is gone, it’s between Fagerson and Bradbury now, with Blade Thomson the outside bet (o...

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Jamie Ritchie the pick of the bunch for Scotland. It's going to be hard to leave him at home. He was.. think Berghan and Bhatti blew their chance as well as Gilco and Strauss. Both wingers as well. Hastins was shit but will be there because he's "only other 10". Townsend reaction to FR being stuffe...

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I wish Russia could get him as national side coach for next World Cup 4-yesr span... Fat chance

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Disappointing but not too many complaints. As I said on the match thread though, the thought of Ireland playing that style (which they will) with Sexton at 10 (which they will) at the WC pleases me a lot. Johnson was a bit average, I hope this isn’t a new thing where we have the best player in the ...

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I like haggis wrote:
unionfan wrote:A.Hastings so effing slow in making decision and way he blew not to pass Sam Johnson just mind blowing... two good kicks in first 20 mins and he went to shite
How gutted were you when he won young player of the year mate?

not gutted at all, was fan of him, good runner, but flakey under pressure

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three reasons Glasgow lost: Hastings, Owens and ... Rennie -> why not start Kebble and sub all backrow(bar Fagerson) sooner??? And Hastings is slow making his mind...
Also was woindering why Glasgow got so passive in their own 22? Blitzin in middle of the field and waiting in 22...

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