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Gutted for Darcy, just a better player all around than Hansen. I also think Jordan would've been an excellent utility player and White was unlucky due to playing in France. Ritchie hard done by too.

I am disappointed with 8 players. Most squads beforehand I saw had 10 or more Scots in them, but I ...

Freddie Steward is a good player. We don't like him because of how over the top the hype around him was for England, but if Brown is as good as Steward he'll be Edinburgh's starter for a decade at 15.

Not if Patterson stays, he is light years ahead of Brown with only a few more ...

We, Edinburgh, are okay with Douglas, McConnell, Currie coming in but Scotland need Ritchie playing top flight rugby. In the backs it was great to see my favourite Harry Paterson playing - long may he stay fit. Jack Brown looks the business too.

He looked great under the high ball, but ...

I know the result but I'm just catching up with the game. 23 minutes in.

Jamie Ritchie is a fucking warrior, it's a real shame we are losing him to potentially a ProD2 side

He is really coming back into form.
I hope he has some escape clause, because we cannot afford to have him not ...

Is this not the same as the Zach Mercer situation? As far as I am aware, Caqusau was not born in Scotland and he has no familial link to Scotland so despite him having grown up here since an early age he loses his qualification when he moves to England...?

Someone on the weedgie board ...

They had done well to get themselves in a good position with 20 mins to go. I thought Thompson was playing the conditions well, and the only issue was the lineout being a shitshow.

That Tuipolotu red card was an absolute killer though.

I thought they played well until being on Benneton's ...

You know that might be a game that haunts some of our players. In just a few months Farrell will be putting his squad together and he’ll look at a lot of our guys and say, when the chips are down, I don’t think I can count on him. And to be honest, he’s probably right.

Nah. We don’t have any ...

What a depressing day. But in retrospect was it going to be any different with that front 5? To my mind you can carry one or two journeymen in your front 5, but both locks? Has anyone got any stats for their carrying meters? We really need 3 or 4 of the lock prospects to come good as these two ...

What a depressing day. But in retrospect was it going to be any different with that front 5? To my mind you can carry one or two journeymen in your front 5, but both locks? Has anyone got any stats for their carrying meters? We really need 3 or 4 of the lock prospects to come good as these two teddy ...

So they way I read it ,Both Flynn and Swinney are now looking to the May 2026 Scottish parliament election. I suspect that the SNP will go pretty hard at the Labour vote, it was the soft SNP vote that moved back to Labour that hit the SNP so hard. There is little traction in going after the ...

12 is now quite the conundrum. I can't recall a time when we had 3 options that I find myself flitting about on. Form wise, Hutchison is the one, seems to be playing as well as he ever has. My concern though is that it leaves our backline somewhat unbalanced. One of the centres needs to truck it up ...

So farewell to Ritchie , we often bandy around with the term Legend - but in Scotstoun that’s exactly what Ritchie was, he will be sorely missed, but every Glasgow Fan wishes him the best on what should be a lucrative end to his career. I’m sure we will see him back at Glasgow in the stands at ...

I mean she had no right to pick the olives right, that’s just provocation.

Anyone trying to paint the Israelis as somehow morally superior has their head stuck right up their arse

I’ve not really read this thread so forgive the intrusion, but the fact the commander was suspended and the IDF ...

Wee Dougie’s expenses being investigated

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckvvzv4pvj1o

I don't get it. Wouldn't the SFA or whatever pay his travel expenses for matches?

Probably, but they never miss an opportunity for a bit of double dipping.

Annnnnndd he’s been cleared. Won’t get ...

Edinburgh Rugby team to face Zebre Parma at Hive Stadium in the BKT United Rugby Championship
Friday 10 May (kick-off 7.35pm) – live on Premier Sports

15. Wes Goosen (29)
14. Matt Currie (36)
13. Mark Bennett (105)
12. James Lang (54)
11. Duhan van der Merwe (89)
10. Ben Healy (20)
9. Ali Price ...

My sentiment exactly. My granddaughter is 3 and a half and it is an absolutely sensational age. My daughter and SiL have already had a 'Minimoon' and will shortly be going away for a full Honeymoon without her. It means that we are getting the pleasure of taking her away ourselves but I ...

So Hastings back to Glasgow confirmed. I think that’s a good signing but I do fear what it means for Thompson and Richie Simpson.

I think for Thompson it probably means a move to Edinburgh. Simpson will be in the same situation as before - needs to work his way past a veteran in his position ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcQL-8TKrYk

An interesting but painful watch on Scotland's failings vs Ireland. I'd interested to hear folks' thoughts.

It does echo thoughts I have had with Scotland but not quite been able to put my finger on. On occasion Schoeman, Z Fagerson, Dempsey and in other ...

Delighted Jake Henry is making his Edinburgh debut. Was great in the super6 before the awful injuries.

Excellent news !!

I was sure I'd seen him play for Edinburgh before. Certainly seen him on the RWC sevens circuit a few years back where he was unremarkable. He would've been young, I'm ...

Squad update 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Ahead of the Ireland match, Glen Young, Hamish Watson and Jamie Bhatti are out of the squad.
Ally Miller has been called up with Alex Samuel and Max Williamson training with the squad.

Feel sorry for Watson. Seems to have absolutely dropped out of the reckoning which I ...

ASMO wrote: Thu Feb 22, 2024 4:00 pm Daly though DALY!!! FFS he must have compromising pictures of Boredthick

As a Scottish fan I just don't get that. To my eye Louis Lynagh would be a better option on the wing and you discarded him. England has a solid half dozen options who I would put above Daly as a winger.

Has taken me a couple days to settle down from that one.

I've got to hand it to rugby, and being Scottish. Those two things combined keep finding new, fresh and innovative ways to crush my soul.

On reflection, the excruciatingly dull kick tennis, I reckon I kind of get it. I'm not so sure that ...

I can't believe I am typing this but Alec Salmond makes some pretty good points in this interview with Andrew Marr:

https://x.com/LBCNews/status/1752587191572729950?s=20

So no White indeed. I'm still not convinced Price warrants the start, but don't think I have it in me to complain given White not hit prior levels.

Would have loved Horne to start

I'd start Horne too but likewise can't argue White should be above Price. Crosbie over Watson is a big call ...

Worst problem was losing our own line out.

Cherry should start against Ireland as we will have the same paucity of ball, so we need to hold on to it. The fact someone is brilliant in the loose is fucking pointless when we don’t have any ball - and the guy who’s meant to be brilliant in the loose ...

First XV but Cummings and Healy for Gray and Russell.

I think Healy has to start this one. He needs some miles on the clock as he is now the #2, plus we need to keep Finn safe at all costs. Would also be sensible to keep Gray out of the team.

Yes and yes

i'm a bit wary of starting ...

Biffer wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 9:10 pm
Tichtheid wrote: Tue Aug 08, 2023 8:11 pm Scotland's men's team have just won gold at the youth Commonwealth Games 7s

Ya Bass
Also Ya Bass.

Lifts the gloom from our youth teams a bit

Managed to find the video - certainly looks like an away trip that needs to be added to the bucket list!

The squads have increased from 31 to 33 players this year, so that allows for six props and an extra back

Ah, didn't realise that. I'd be surprised if he used that extra place for a specialist fullback though. I suppose it depends on whether Kinghorn travels as a flyhalf/fullback or a ...

Interesting interview with Hogg about his retirement:

The impression I got was they ran a lot of good moves. It their handling was shite.

The stadium was very flat, the only bit that got everyone up was the seagull. Otherwise there was a constant murmur of chit chat. It must be hard to get yourself fired up for a meaningless game where there is an ...

I rent a ton of cars annually on work trips. Earlier this year I was in Melbourne and thought I'd give an ev a go since I was mostly local.... bad mistake. I was surprised at how the range was used up and my hotel had no charging points. I used the recommended apps and spent 3 hours looking for a ...

I have a feeling these warm up games are going to go very badly.

For some reason I thought the Georgia game was first and so thought a midfield of Healy/McDowall and Harris would just about be ok. Stodgy, defensive reminiscent of Scotland midfields in the late noughties, but when I realised it ...

I'd almost be tempted to give Finn just one game this series, first or last and let Healy and Hastings do most of the work - I think Hastings is injured but presumably they must think he will be ready for some of these games.

BK and Smith can alternate games.

Edit: As I said before, I have ...

The article, published in a respected historical journal, is clear and fair on the point. You're grasping now to try and hold on to a grievance that appears strangely precious to you. I'll let you have the last word.

Some Scottish nationalists are trying to present themselves and Scotland ...

I did read it. Have you read the minutes of the war cabinet meetings? Because I have.

Yes, but your description of "Churchill sending tanks" is really stretching it - as the article clearly demonstrates. The author of the piece I linked to, Gordon Barclay, got such a pile on by cybernats ...

The Churchill Project trying to rehabilitate Churchill's image? Well I never.

At the time, troop arrivals were reported in the local papers, there's photographic evidence of tanks stationed in gallowgate market, there was a machine gun nest at city chambers and the obseerver reported that ...

Hey, I'm Scottish, I'd rather be the fuck out of the union. Churchill sent tanks into Glasgow after WWI , so don't expect me to lionise that arsehole any time soon.

Hmmm

https://winstonchurchill.hillsdale.edu/glasgow-tanks-george-square/

The Churchill Project trying to rehabilitate ...

You're aware there are many republics in the commonwealth, right?

I am. Best off without them. Churchill was willing to sacrifice Australia for Burma and India. Didn't even want to release our own troops to meet the Japanese. Let alone send any troops of his own. That kind of treatment ...

I've just had a look back and every so often this guy turns up with accusations of "Trumpism" aimed at anyone in favour of Scots being in charge of their own future.

I'll remember to not engage in future.

I've referenced Trump in a single post coming up on 3 years ago(maybe look in the mirror ...

There’s another of the thoughtless go-to internet jibes, “Trumpian” it’s just so lazy and unoriginal

Mone has so little political clout that she had direct access to senior UK government ministers and through them to contracts worth up to two hundred million pounds of public funds.

No one here ...

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