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Also: isn’t it traditional to be full of misplaced confidence before the 6N begins? Everyone seems to be falling over themselves to predict doom and gloom. I expect us to have a great chance: England and France easier to play at BTM, Wales and Ireland in transition and Italy away is now a should wi...

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Toony's said Taylor wasn't picked due to Saracens playing the Sunday before the 6 Nations starts (and so can't make it to most of the squad sessions). Which is interesting. If he's in good enough form to be considered, why not have him in the extended squad so he can be picked for the remaining mat...

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Calcutta Cup 1990, stood in the south terracing and, being a short @rse, didn't actually see much. Unbelievable atmosphere though.

With Scotland being pretty handy at that time and for the next decade or so, it set me up for unrealistic expectations ever since!

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Toony's said Taylor wasn't picked due to Saracens playing the Sunday before the 6 Nations starts (and so can't make it to most of the squad sessions). Which is interesting. If he's in good enough form to be considered, why not have him in the extended squad so he can be picked for the remaining matc...

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15. Damien Hoyland (69) 14. Darcy Graham (25) 13. James Johnstone (44) 12. George Taylor (13) 11. Jamie Farndale (6) 10. Simon Hickey (26) 9. Nic Groom (5) CAPTAIN 1. Rory Sutherland (78) 2. Michael Willemse (9) 3. WP Nel (134) 4. Sam Thomson (5) 5. Lewis Carmichael (38) 6. Jamie Ritchie (65) 7. Ha...

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What's the feeling back in the Motherland? Is a second Indy ref inevitable? I don't pay as much attention as I should to Scottish politics but I really want to move home within the next couple of years so it's time I started. I can see it happening although believe the SNP would lose again. If it i...

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What's the feeling back in the Motherland? Is a second Indy ref inevitable? I don't pay as much attention as I should to Scottish politics but I really want to move home within the next couple of years so it's time I started. I can see it happening although believe the SNP would lose again. If it i...

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Just wanted to say (and thought it was better to do so in here) that it's good that we - including Edinburgh01, bokjok, lorthern nights, optimistic jock and others - could have a relatively civilised discussion on the Scottish aspects of the election thread without it turning into a slanging match....

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I like haggis wrote:Seymour was a great player for Scotland for a long time. Congratulations Tommy.

Not a bad strike rate, and 4th on the all-time try-scoring list for Scotland. Was there not chat about a bet between him & Hoggy on who would break the record first?

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Seymour retiring, according to BBC

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Lots of elements are named after countries (Francium, Germanium, Polonium etc), but only one country is named after an element - what is it? Co ngo ? Ar gentina ? La Tvia ? Reckon the argies as when it was discovered the Spanish wanted gold and silver Argentina is the correct answer - clearly too e...

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Lots of elements are named after countries (Francium, Germanium, Polonium etc), but only one country is named after an element - what is it?

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Just got tickets to see Creedence Clearwater Revival play in a tiny venue in my small town. One of the bands on my list of "must see before they (or I) die". Very pleasing that my teenage son is desperate to come along too! Creedence Clearwater Revisited . It’s just the drummer and bassist. No John...

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Just got tickets to see Creedence Clearwater Revival play in a tiny venue in my small town. One of the bands on my list of "must see before they (or I) die". Very pleasing that my teenage son is desperate to come along too!

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Well, this WC has certainly been a bit of a rollercoaster already. I was (stupidly) slightly optimistic before the start based on a good-ish showing in the warm ups. Then a crash to earth following the Ireland game. Happier after Samoa. Then the sheer inevitability of Japan's 4th try against Samoa -...

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I expect Ireland to win this at a canter. Sexton will need to stay on the pitch until 4 tries are scored (see the second half against Russia), so the Irish better hope he doesn't get crocked. If they somehow don't get the try bonus and the scores end up close (i.e. they don't significantly improve t...

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Surprised and delighted with the team (assuming the aforementioned extrapolation for the Japan game is correct). I am glad he's playing Taylor (for at least the 1st half) as he did not look fit at all versus Ireland. As I've said before, unfortunatley I think Taylor is beyond repair and being carri...

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But Japan got shafted last RWC playing SA then Scotland 4 days later. How anyone can say RWC are shafting Scotland in RWC2019 is beyond me. Man the f up and play the game. May the best team win. Exciting stuff! Yes, this. Scotland should have out in the group stages last time, all the luck and the ...

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I think Japan will win tbh. 4 day turnaround is going to be a killer for the Scots...some first teamers will have to be involved against Russia. And Japan are a very good team... Will be close but I fancy Japan to get over the line... Japan could well win this, though if they do it won't be because...

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greetings Jocks, question for you - how many of the team likely to start vs Russia will have to do double-duty 4 days later vs Japan? 2 or 3 probably. Seconds should be more than good enough for Russia. Agreed. This was always going to be the way. Today's result doesn't change that, Japan getting t...

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greetings Jocks, question for you - how many of the team likely to start vs Russia will have to do double-duty 4 days later vs Japan? 2 or 3 probably. Seconds should be more than good enough for Russia. Agreed. This was always going to be the way. Today's result doesn't change that, Japan getting t...

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Scotland to win, but not by enough, so Japan through in second place.

No complaints, the first performance against Ireland killed our chances. But Lam's decision to go for a scrum did us no favours (not that we're due any).

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For the umpteenth time, Scotland do not have to get a bonus point win. If they deny Japan BPs and we all know that's not going to happen. So yes, bonus points DO matter So that's a yes to more bluster and no to just admitting you got it wrong? The wrong thing is to assume Scotland are going to win ...

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So Scotland have to get a BP win and deny Japan a 4 try BP or a losing BP? No. Scotland need to win 4-0 or 5-1. Scotland need to win 5-0 No they don't. Presuming Scotland bonus Russia a win against Japan sees them finish on 14. Japan are on 14. Head to head would see Scotland through. Assuming Scot...

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Genuine question, can anyone reason me Horne's inclusion (ex of being a captain's pick)? Experience. There are some magic numbers floating about that the coaches assign great value to - Eddie Jones has spoken openly about it. See the 1014 vid I posted a link to yesterday. RWC-winning squads have up...

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Rumours are true. Hutchinson must be wondering what else he had to do.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/49563533

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Will the Women and U20 games be shown live on the Internet somewhere tonight? I feel I need an appetiser for tomorrow’s main course. BBC2 Wales showing the U20's so will probably be shown live on the BBC webpage (if you don't have satellite TV). Not sure about the women. Any thoughts on what we're ...

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Will the Women and U20 games be shown live on the Internet somewhere tonight? I feel I need an appetiser for tomorrow’s main course. BBC2 Wales showing the U20's so will probably be shown live on the BBC webpage (if you don't have satellite TV). Not sure about the women. Any thoughts on what we're ...

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Meanwhile the situation around the Scotland captain John Barclay is not good at all - seems unable to shake off a concussion so I don't expect him to be involved in the AIs at all. I'd missed that - doesn't sound good at all. 3 weeks since a knock on the head, no improvement so far and only 3 weeks...

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Hoggy back this weekend?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41656077

Good news, hopefully will get enough game time to be sharp for the AIs.

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Rented a car in Spain in April through Holidayautos (I think), the car was actually supplied by Thrifty. Didn’t take out any excess cover, either through Thrifty or third party cover because I am cheap, so inevitably some careless bugger dinged it with their door in a car park (we assume). I hadn’t...

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Like Catcher in the Rye, I just could not identify with the main protagonist who came across as a total oxygen thief. And the quality of the writing was nothing special (unlike, for example, Great Expectations or Midnight's Children which I found boring as f*ck, but ...

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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Like Catcher in the Rye, I just could not identify with the main protagonist who came across as a total oxygen thief. And the quality of the writing was nothing special (unlike, for example, Great Expectations or Midnight's Children which I found boring as f*ck, but I...

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Rented a car in Spain in April through Holidayautos (I think), the car was actually supplied by Thrifty. Didn’t take out any excess cover, either through Thrifty or third party cover because I am cheap, so inevitably some careless bugger dinged it with their door in a car park (we assume). I hadn’t...

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Rented a car in Spain in April through Holidayautos (I think), the car was actually supplied by Thrifty. Didn’t take out any excess cover, either through Thrifty or third party cover because I am cheap, so inevitably some careless bugger dinged it with their door in a car park (we assume). I hadn’t ...

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from 1991 - I doubt we will ever get as close again: http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02012/gavin-hastings_2012066c.jpg and like jolindien & clydecloggie - I'm still raging at Joubert Possibly the only good thing to come out of the joubert thing was that I forgot about the Hastings one. ...

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Well, that wasn't exactly what I was hoping to wake up to on Saturday morning (and the other thing I was hoping to wake up to didn't happen either). I haven't watched the game, so hard to comment but sounds like a combination of bad day at the office, at the end of a long season, with key players mi...

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Match preview for the game against Fiji with some interesting head to heads: http://wp.me/p68WtH-6u6 Bench could really make the difference for Scotland. Useful, thanks. I have to admit I'm not very close to Fiji rugby, so not really sure what to expect tomorrow. A win, obviously, would be very wel...

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I'm away round the North Coast 500 in a camper van during the 2nd and 3rd tests and I cant see me making any effort to see the games or even check the score unfortunately. Nice! I'm going to try and fit in the NC500 over the summer. Bought a 14 year-old MGTF as a weekend toy, so I'm hoping for some...

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So pretty much confirmed there'll be zero Scottish representation for the first Lions test. Not really a surprise given who is actually there - it would be pretty hard to argue a case for Laidlaw over Murray or Webb, and Seymour doesn't seem to have been able to perform as well as he can (I may be ...

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