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Potentially another lock to break through this year as Alex Craig at Gloucester made his European (and I think club) debut. He got motm. He’s 22, 6ft6 and 17.5 stones and a former Scotland u20. Born in Scotland and as far as I can tell not England qualified. For Super6 i’m torn. My family are all b...

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Potentially another lock to break through this year as Alex Craig at Gloucester made his European (and I think club) debut. He got motm. He’s 22, 6ft6 and 17.5 stones and a former Scotland u20. Born in Scotland and as far as I can tell not England qualified. For Super6 i’m torn. My family are all b...

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OptimisticJock wrote:HKCJ - Heriots.... Reason: Was Grandfathers and Dads club

OJ - County.... Reason: Only Caley side, will shamelessly jump ship if Dundee square away a future bid

Ditto OJ.

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Hang on a minute. I have been told many times that Salmond is a closet homosexual. Is this him overcompensating? I thought it was Nippy that was supposed to be the one in the closet. This. Never heard anything on Salmond being that way inclined It was Salmond when he was leader, then it was Sturgeo...

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Obviously we don't know context. But at what point does attempted seduction become an intention to rape? As soon as they say no. I understand the concept of consent, but cheers. I mean how would she know that he intends to rape her? Would he have to actually say that he's going to rape her? Alleged...

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Know a few folk of the female persuasion who were Scottish Government staffers and none of them are in the least surprised by this. At the same time they mostly think it's overblown to call his actions sexual assault but that might be coloured by their desire for independence - the psychology of th...

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message #2527204 wrote:Obviously we don't know context. But at what point does attempted seduction become an intention to rape?

As soon as they say no.

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As I said on the Scottish thread.

Awful news. Great player and lovely man the time I met him.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/50395820

Awful news. Great player and lovely fella the time I met him..

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:lol: I love Scotland fans, relentless optimism! I think we will have a better 6N, with 3 wins in total against Italy and France for sure, and a win against either of Wales or Ireland due to their coach losses. Ireland up first should be seen as a real opportunity to catch them cold, because I don'...

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Who do we fancy for forwards coach then? Cockerill. Would love to see that, but as others have noted when it's been suggested before, hard to imagine him wanting to play second fiddle. Seems like there's a real dearth of home-grown forwards/defence coaching candidates. There are, but we have both E...

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Who do we fancy for forwards coach then? Cockerill. Would love to see that, but as others have noted when it's been suggested before, hard to imagine him wanting to play second fiddle. Seems like there's a real dearth of home-grown forwards/defence coaching candidates. There are, but we have both E...

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I don't see any "digs" in what Jones is saying. He's only saying what most of us have been saying and considering how much of a snidey goblin he usually is it's actually fairly boring. Some of the panty wetting on social media is embarrassing. Calling us a small team is not getting a dig in? A side...

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Rennie to Australia confirmed. BBC saying Danny Wilson will be Glasgow HC. Oh dear. We should if at all possible get the new forwards coach in now. Doesn't say if Wilson is leaving the SRU set up now. Seems like musical chairs on the Titanic when we start shifting unperforming coaches so we don't n...

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Away from all that pish. I've just read an interview with Hodge, I had kind of forgotten he was attack coach. Now they're far from the finished article but are starting to put together something decent in attack. Should we be reassessing our opinion of him as a coach? Not yet. Of course Edinburgh w...

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I like haggis wrote:Rennie to Australia confirmed.

BBC saying Danny Wilson will be Glasgow HC. Oh dear.

We should if at all possible get the new forwards coach in now.

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I don't see any "digs" in what Jones is saying. He's only saying what most of us have been saying and considering how much of a snidey goblin he usually is it's actually fairly boring. Some of the panty wetting on social media is embarrassing. Calling us a small team is not getting a dig in? A side...

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dargotronV.1 wrote: What will be of interest is how GT responds to the RWC performance.

His job may depend on it.

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Eddie gets his wee dig in. Some home truths in there though - we did look particularly unfit especially v Ireland where it all started to unravel. Also - "The best 'small' team in the world", gives me shivers at the memory of Jack McConnell's "Best small country in the world" comment from back when...

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He can GTF though. You don’t see Toony being invited to pontificate on the BBC site about England’s shortcomings in the RWC final, so why the hell is Jones getting asked to run his mouth about us? It’s none of his damn business. I know that any mention of Indy results in pearl-clutching from all an...

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OptimisticJock wrote:What does anyone know about Dan Nutton?

According to Google:

Was at Newcastle Uni where he captained their 1sts. Went to Mechiston Castle and was the same U20 training squad in Nov 2014 as Fagerson, Ritchie, Bradbury etc so must be 24ish?. Now in the Heriots S6 side.

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Finn's Racing 92 v CHH's Sarries on Sunday. Will be a tough shift for CHH but good to get a start in the HEC.

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Myles Garrett is done as a player after that. :shock: Jaysus. If you haven't heard, almost final play of the game, Myles Garrett throws Mason Rudolph to the ground after he'd thrown the ball, they wrestle on the ground and when they get up Garrett rips Rudolph's helmet off, gets dragged away by a O...

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Myles Garrett is done as a player after that. :shock: Jaysus. If you haven't heard, almost final play of the game, Myles Garrett throws Mason Rudolph to the ground after he'd thrown the ball, they wrestle on the ground and when they get up Garrett rips Rudolph's helmet off, gets dragged away by a O...

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village wrote:Myles Garrett is done as a player after that.

Certainly done for the season!

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Steamin Beamin wrote:This will hook a few whoppers:

https://www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk/201 ... th-africa/

Already has in the comments

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Hogg has not hit any real top form for the last 12 months. Would be good to see him back to his destructive best but he'll need a good 6 nations to shows he's still the man. Other Scots worth a mention - Russell Watson Possible squad bolters - Ritchie Hutchinson Graham It's gonna be another bleak L...

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I'm concerned by the depth at wing. Graham and Kinghorn looks to be the future but nobody of note really coming through. Next Scottish born and developed cab of the rank is Jack Blain? That's one of the big worries I picked out. That and the lack of a true specialised blindside. I think we will end...

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Decent article about Hutchinson: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/its-back-to-the-future-for-rory-hutchinson-f9px8bwff Stuart Barnes has him as a Lion in a few years, as well as Russell. It is likely we will need to be patient with Hutchinson. Ireland away and England at home is a very tough star...

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So a 2 match tour against the world champs next summer. Derseved winners today.

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I like haggis wrote:https://twitter.com/Scotlandteam/status ... 40256?s=20

Thoughts?

Spot on. It is good for the 6N and the marketing of any game with them.

I hope they do it.

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Haha, that's as convenient a trade for Leonard Williams as he's likely ever going to get. Doesn't even need to move house.

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If Rennie is to be the next Australia coach he really should go now. Long goodbyes are difficult to manage and rarely work out well. Yes, but replacement needs to be in place. Long goodbyes may not work well but interim / caretaker coaches are worse. Sometimes. But in this case there is a very good...

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EverReady wrote:Good man hurricane. 5 years is the magic number. Got a touch of throat cancer this year, which is obviously cooler than bum cancer, and it's been a long one.

Best wishes to you. I hope your results come back clear!

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capt hurricane wrote:Still gutted the AB's lost, but......

5 years ago today I got blood test results that ended up being diagnosed as Stage 3 prostate cancer. Been in remission for nearly 2 years now.

When all is said and done, it's just a game, innit!

Good man, here's to your continued good health!

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If Rennie is to be the next Australia coach he really should go now. Long goodbyes are difficult to manage and rarely work out well.

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Just seen a wee snippet from the BT rugby show, Barclay is answering fan questions from Twitter, and he confirmed he isn't retiring! I can't see him making the 6N squad. Even if he was playing well we need to move on. He will need to prove to Cockers he deserves a game. I am sure he will get some g...

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If O'Halloran takes it do they go after a new backs coach, or does Murray take that role? Could see Blair getting a bigger role Based on his rip roaring success with Scotland? Kenny Murray has been around Glasgow for a while taking up different roles, if he isn't ready to step up.now I'd assume he ...

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If O'Halloran takes it do they go after a new backs coach, or does Murray take that role? Could see Blair getting a bigger role Based on his rip roaring success with Scotland? Kenny Murray has been around Glasgow for a while taking up different roles, if he isn't ready to step up.now I'd assume he ...

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Are the WC squad players expected to be back playing for Edinburgh and Glasgow this weekend, or do they have a bit more time off? Not sure many would need an extended time off. A lot of them are fairly lightly played. Even 1st choice guys like Ritchie and Bradbury have played relatively few (4 or 5...

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