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The vids I've watched doing the Lions match 1 squads seem pretty set starting backline of Dickson-Park, Russel Tuipulotu/Aki Jones/Henshaw VdM Kinghorn/Keenan Lowe/Kinghorn Zander is the only one starting in the Pack. Any way weeks to go and only Andy Farrell is picking the team. It'll be really in...

Haha, sorry everyone, I couldn't resist.

Biffer wrote: ↑Tue Apr 01, 2025 7:47 am
KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Tue Apr 01, 2025 7:39 am Bloody hell, Finn Russell has signed for Edinburgh next season. Didn't see that coming.
Nearly

Bloody hell, Finn Russell has signed for Edinburgh next season. Didn't see that coming.

Some of the warriors passing in that game was simply joyous. I had to check that I hadn’t accidentally hit a setting to make the app play at 1.5 speed at one stage. Some of the passing and interplay was more like something in a movie or highlights reel than real time. Playing the Lions ,whose away ...

Some of the warriors passing in that game was simply joyous.

Good to see Glasgow put up a big lead here as I have a sneaky feeling the second half might see the one-way traffic reverse.

Tim Visser in court on a domestic abuse charge. Ex-Scotland rugby star in court accused of domestic abuse https://www.thetimes.com/article/b41eeee9-e028-4ec3-94ab-ca43d0e7ebb0?shareToken=c8edbe823764876893dc270f0e787838 It's well known he's a wrong 'un (an arrogant twat, essentially), but I'm still...

Wikipedia thinks this is correct. Residency is 60 months immediately leading up to when you play, or 10 years of continuous residence, which doesn’t have to be immediately prior. I suppose this is to avoid a player accidentally becoming ineligible for a country they legitimately grew up in. https:/...

Is this lad a prospect? Northampton Saints have signed English-qualified Scotland U20 winger Amena Caqusau from Glasgow Warriors ahead of next season. I can't say I know much about him, but he seems to have been rated by the SRU and Glasgow. All the best to him. Is this not the same as the Zach Mer...

Does Edinburgh have a full time throwing coach? I would be unsurprised if they don't. Does Scotland for that matter? It's been a systemic problem in Scottish rugby for 20+ years now. Genuinely, who is the last hooker we had you could rely on to make his throws? Gordon Bulloch? Ross Ford was a third...

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 line and g...

I don't know why I'm disappointed, it happens so fucking often. Indeed. This was a winnable match and Edinburgh were in a position to build a lead Benetton would have found it hard to overcome. But they shat the bed, couldn’t score, and were (entirely predictably) punished for it. Bottled it .... a...

Surprise surprise, Mauvaka banned for 6 games (reduced to 3) for his headbutt. Great help to Scotland that.

Agree on the age profile. I think my surprise was mostly due to Mann moving on too - Venter and Mann are the two hard carriers at the moment in the Glasgow non-starting backrow (i.e. behind Dempsey). Yeah losing both is tough. Perfect storm with Venter with probably looking to sign off his career m...

I'm a bit surprised to see Venter is leaving Glasgow at the end of the season. It might be 2+2 = 5, but what odds on Reuban Logan turning up over the summer? Potentially. Lots of young SQ back rows kicking about and doubt the SRU/Glasgow would match the salary of Brive given Venter is 33 very soon....

I'm a bit surprised to see Venter is leaving Glasgow at the end of the season. It might be 2+2 = 5, but what odds on Reuban Logan turning up over the summer?

I’d have Sione, Cummings and Dempsey in my 15 which puts the likes of Jordan, Gilcho and Fagerson/Darge/Christie on the bench. I think that potentially helps alot with the last 15-20 minutes. Unfortunately I’m not sure how feasible it is to ever have that 23 available. Also we have no front row dept...

Congrats France, best team in the tournament by some distance.

Big D wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:51 pm My 6N hot take is that Darge isn't as good as we think he is and not shown enough at international level yet to be captain.

My hot take is Gilcho was actually pretty good today.

Some bullshit calls have made this a 20 point game but ultimately France the better side. Scotland easily outplayed in the forwards, not strong enough in the bench.

Game over.

Slick wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:25 pm 2 absolutely shite calls in a row and there we go

Remember though, refereeing never has an impact on the match result. Or something.

When is dragged into touch ever given as a penalty?

Big D wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 9:09 pm Brown making a mockery of the decision to play Gray ahead of him in the championship.

I’d put him down as third best lock at Glasgow

Big D wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 8:50 pm How many phases of playback he go back?

There were two rucks after the tackle on Kinghorn.

Like 1?

WTF, surely that had to be reviewed? It must have been super clear to just overturn without review?

That was powderpuff from France

Great line.

How was that not a knock on?

How come when the French commit a penalty offence the ref will coach them to stop but when we do it it’s an immediate penalty?

Really excellent and unexpected performance. Freddy Douglas might be playing for the full squad next year if he continues like that. I hope they’ve learnt today that they can mix it with the best sides.

I've said this a few times and been poo-pooed but I think this this morning from Tom English probably encapsulates my feelings on Scotland. I think we are a good side, but I also think at best in both the Toonie and Cotter eras that we have been the 3rd best side in the 6N and maybe 5th or 6th best ...

Not convinced, but yeah, better than it has been in the past for sure. Point I'm making is that this 'huge drop off' narrative isn't really correct. There's a drop off, sure. But it's not that wailing disaster it's sometimes made out to be. The drop off is from world class 10 to very questionable i...

The drop off from our 1s to 2s is so depressingly massive. Tighthead and hooker are the big problems in the forwards. We have Venter qualifying in the summer as others have said plus we have 4 or 5 locks better than Gray. Gilcho is a limited but decent player, he’s not done at this level just yet. ...

The drop off from our 1s to 2s is so depressingly massive. Tighthead and hooker are the big problems in the forwards. We have Venter qualifying in the summer as others have said plus we have 4 or 5 locks better than Gray. Gilcho is a limited but decent player, he’s not done at this level just yet. ...

The drop off from our 1s to 2s is so depressingly massive. Tighthead and hooker are the big problems in the forwards. We have Venter qualifying in the summer as others have said plus we have 4 or 5 locks better than Gray. Gilcho is a limited but decent player, he’s not done at this level just yet. ...

Ref being an arrogant shit there in refusing to look at the hurdle in the tackle. Just as well the TMO came in to make the decision which was as clear as bloody day.

S/Lt_Phillips wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 5:41 pm
Blackmac wrote: ↑Sat Mar 08, 2025 5:33 pm Odd to be disappointed by a 20 point half time lead but somehow I am.
Looked like this last year, and we all know what happened

A nice early try to settle the nerves please.

Made hard work of that, but that should be enough now.

Douglas is a cut above.

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