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dpedin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 1:23 pm Edinburgh name team for warm up match v Connacht.

15. Nathan Sweeney
14. Ross McCann (GB Rugby Sevens)
13. Mark Bennett CAPTAIN
12. Matt Currie
11. Wes Goosen
10. Cammy Scott
9. Charlie Shiel
1. Boan Venter
2. Adam McBurney
3. Angus Williams
4. Glen Young
5. Jamie Hodgson
6 Tom Dodd
7. Connor Boyle
8. Cameron Neild

Replacements

Robin Hislop, Mikey Jones, Patrick Harrison, Bobby Bratton (Watsonians), Craig Miller (Ayrshire Bulls), Euan McVie, Alfie Scopes (Watsonians), Liam McConnell, Freddie Douglas, Tom Currie, Scott Steele, Charlie Savala, Jordan Edmunds (GB Rugby Sevens), Chris Dean, Matt Davidson (Heriot’s Rugby), Finn Douglas, Liam Richman (Heriot’s Rugby)

They also have injuries

Luan de Bruin (back), Dave Cherry (concussion), Mitch Eadie (calf), Jake Henry (knee), James Lang (calf), Ben Muncaster (knee), Harry Paterson (ankle), Marshall Sykes (hand), Tim Swiel (ankle), Ben Vellacott.

Plus those away at RWC

Ewan Ashman, Javan Sebastian, Pierre Schoeman, WP Nel, Sam Skinner, Grant Gilchrist, Luke Crosbie, Jamie Ritchie, Hamish Watson, Viliame Mata, Ben Healy, Blair Kinghorn, Darcy Graham, Duhan van der Merwe, Emiliano Boffelli.

In total I make that 15 team, 17 replacements, 10 injured and 15 at RWC, that is 57 players in total. Ok 7 come from clubs or 7s squads but that is some squad size.

Yr Alban wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:23 pm Team for Romania:
15. Smith
14. Graham
13. Harris
12. Redpath
11. Steyn
10. Healy
9. Price
8. Fagerson
7. Watson
6. Crosbie
5.Gilchrist
4. Skinner
3. Sebastian
2. Ashman
1. Bhatti

Reps: Matthews, Sutherland, Nel, Cummings, Darge, Horne, Kinghorn, Jones

So, basically a 2nd XV plus Darcy?

KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 2:42 pm [quote="Yr Alban" post_id=313167 time=<a href="tel:1695910996">1695910996</a> user_id=87]
Team for Romania:
15. Smith
14. Graham
13. Harris
12. Redpath
11. Steyn
10. Healy
9. Price
8. Fagerson
7. Watson
6. Crosbie
5.Gilchrist
4. Skinner
3. Sebastian
2. Ashman
1. Bhatti

Reps: Matthews, Sutherland, Nel, Cummings, Darge, Horne, Kinghorn, Jones

So, basically a 2nd XV plus Darcy?

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:34 pm Yeah, it was a fairly straight forward selection, I think I had Duhan starting but then I wasn't sure if it would be him or Steyn

I'd be surprised if Gilcho doesn't start against Ireland, Kinghorn probably won't get on the park against Romania, I'd be tempted to keep him and Jones for injury emergency only

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 3:34 pm Yeah, it was a fairly straight forward selection, I think I had Duhan starting but then I wasn't sure if it would be him or Steyn

I'd be surprised if Gilcho doesn't start against Ireland, Kinghorn probably won't get on the park against Romania, I'd be tempted to keep him and Jones for injury emergency only

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:18 pm Summer tours 2024

Wales v Australia
England v NZ
France v Argentina
Ireland v South Africa
Scotland v Fiji, Samoa, Tonga
Italy v Canada, USA

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:18 pm Summer tours 2024

Wales v Australia
England v NZ
France v Argentina
Ireland v South Africa
Scotland v Fiji, Samoa, Tonga
Italy v Canada, USA

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:18 pm Summer tours 2024

Wales v Australia
England v NZ
France v Argentina
Ireland v South Africa
Scotland v Fiji, Samoa, Tonga
Italy v Canada, USA

westport wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:15 am

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:18 pm Summer tours 2024

Wales v Australia
England v NZ
France v Argentina
Ireland v South Africa
Scotland v Fiji, Samoa, Tonga
Italy v Canada, USA

IMO Any team doing NZ or Aus should do a PI team

Slick wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:20 am

westport wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:15 am

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 7:18 pm Summer tours 2024

Wales v Australia
England v NZ
France v Argentina
Ireland v South Africa
Scotland v Fiji, Samoa, Tonga
Italy v Canada, USA

IMO Any team doing NZ or Aus should do a PI team

Yes, will be interesting to see if France play Uruguay/Chile/Brazil - particularly if they are going as WC winners. Also Italy and Ireland could have an interesting stop somewhere

I like neeps wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:56 am

Slick wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:20 am

westport wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 9:15 am

IMO Any team doing NZ or Aus should do a PI team

Yes, will be interesting to see if France play Uruguay/Chile/Brazil - particularly if they are going as WC winners. Also Italy and Ireland could have an interesting stop somewhere

They won't.

Scotland and Italy play tier2s on a summer tour because the tier1s don't see either as a commercially viable 3 match series. And the other tier1s don't play the tier2s on a stop for that reason.

It's a shame really as I'm sure the players would love a week in Fiji coming home from NZ but you need to sort the global calendar for that. They don't love another match after a long season.

Dogbert wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:21 pm Team out for the big game on Saturday

Considering the injury list ( god knows what they have been doing in pre season training)

Great to see RT10 starting -hope he can stay injury free this season

Interesting to see how the young lock pairing of Samuel & Ferrie go-looks like Williamson must be injured.

Time for some of the youngsters to put up their hands here

Surprise , Surprise - looks like light rain on Saturday night , hey-ho - start as you mean to go on

1 Nathan McBeth
2 Angus Fraser
3 Lucio Sordoni
4 Alex Samuel
5 Euan Ferrie
6 Gregor Brown
7 Ally Miller
8 Henco Venter
9 Jamie Dobie (C)
10 Ross Thompson
11 Kyle Rowe
12 Tom Jordan
13 Duncan Munn
14 Sebastian Cancelliere
15 Facundo Cordero

16 Corey Tait
17 Tom Banatvala
18 Callum Norrie
19 Ruaraidh Hart
20 Jonny Morris
21 Ben Afshar
22 Duncan Weir
23 Ben Salmon
24 Kerr Johnston
25 Luca Bardelli
26 Ollie Horne

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:44 pm

Dogbert wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:21 pm Team out for the big game on Saturday

Considering the injury list ( god knows what they have been doing in pre season training)

Great to see RT10 starting -hope he can stay injury free this season

Interesting to see how the young lock pairing of Samuel & Ferrie go-looks like Williamson must be injured.

Time for some of the youngsters to put up their hands here

Surprise , Surprise - looks like light rain on Saturday night , hey-ho - start as you mean to go on

1 Nathan McBeth
2 Angus Fraser
3 Lucio Sordoni
4 Alex Samuel
5 Euan Ferrie
6 Gregor Brown
7 Ally Miller
8 Henco Venter
9 Jamie Dobie (C)
10 Ross Thompson
11 Kyle Rowe
12 Tom Jordan
13 Duncan Munn
14 Sebastian Cancelliere
15 Facundo Cordero

16 Corey Tait
17 Tom Banatvala
18 Callum Norrie
19 Ruaraidh Hart
20 Jonny Morris
21 Ben Afshar
22 Duncan Weir
23 Ben Salmon
24 Kerr Johnston
25 Luca Bardelli
26 Ollie Horne

Kyle Rowe could be phenomenal for Glasgow, he will really fit the style.

Ally Miller has been unlucky, he was often Edinburgh's best back row on the park before he moved over. Afshar came onto good form in U20s after a shaky start, very disappointing campaign, though.

edit, I've just noticed Jonny Morris among the subs, he looked like a good prospect

topofthemoon wrote: ↑Thu Sep 28, 2023 12:15 pm Match preview part 1 for Scotland v Romania:

https://www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk/202 ... view-pt-i/

CONNACHT RUGBY MATCHDAY SQUAD VS EDINBURGH RUGBY
Friday 29th September, 19:30 @ Hive Stadium

15. John Porch
14. Shayne Bolton
13. Tom Farrell
12. Cathal Forde
11. Andrew Smith
10. JJ Hanrahan
9. Colm Reilly
1. Denis Buckley
2. Dave Heffernan
3. Jack Aungier
4. Darragh Murray
5. Joe Joyce
6. Shamus Hurley-Langton
7. Conor Oliver (C)
8. Paul Boyle

Replacements from: Dylan Tierney-Martin, Jordan Duggan, Dominic Robertson-McCoy, Oisín Dowling, Niall Murray, Michael McDonald, David Hawkshaw, Sean O'Brien, Byron Ralston, Liam McNamara.

topofthemoon wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 2:44 pm

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:44 pm

Dogbert wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 12:21 pm Team out for the big game on Saturday

Considering the injury list ( god knows what they have been doing in pre season training)

Great to see RT10 starting -hope he can stay injury free this season

Interesting to see how the young lock pairing of Samuel & Ferrie go-looks like Williamson must be injured.

Time for some of the youngsters to put up their hands here

Surprise , Surprise - looks like light rain on Saturday night , hey-ho - start as you mean to go on

1 Nathan McBeth
2 Angus Fraser
3 Lucio Sordoni
4 Alex Samuel
5 Euan Ferrie
6 Gregor Brown
7 Ally Miller
8 Henco Venter
9 Jamie Dobie (C)
10 Ross Thompson
11 Kyle Rowe
12 Tom Jordan
13 Duncan Munn
14 Sebastian Cancelliere
15 Facundo Cordero

16 Corey Tait
17 Tom Banatvala
18 Callum Norrie
19 Ruaraidh Hart
20 Jonny Morris
21 Ben Afshar
22 Duncan Weir
23 Ben Salmon
24 Kerr Johnston
25 Luca Bardelli
26 Ollie Horne

Kyle Rowe could be phenomenal for Glasgow, he will really fit the style.

Ally Miller has been unlucky, he was often Edinburgh's best back row on the park before he moved over. Afshar came onto good form in U20s after a shaky start, very disappointing campaign, though.

edit, I've just noticed Jonny Morris among the subs, he looked like a good prospect

He's animal magic apparently...

weegie01 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:22 am I really wonnder what was learned from that game. Scott in the first half looked better than Savala at 10 in the second, but the second half backs were hamstrung by what was going on in front of them. A few players only played 20mins as they were playing Super 6 over the weekend.

My former prop son was surprised and impressed by the way the young props held up given that he watches them in Super 6 and was not very confident.

Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:48 pm

weegie01 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:22 am I really wonnder what was learned from that game. Scott in the first half looked better than Savala at 10 in the second, but the second half backs were hamstrung by what was going on in front of them. A few players only played 20mins as they were playing Super 6 over the weekend.

My former prop son was surprised and impressed by the way the young props held up given that he watches them in Super 6 and was not very confident.

I thought that in the first half, the defensive structure and organisation was really good, apart from the brain fart for their trt off a scruffy line out. Second half a very different story.

Biffer wrote: ↑Fri Sep 29, 2023 8:55 pm Well that was a game of two halves.

On the bright side I got a ticket for Pulp in Princes St Gardens on Hogmanay today.

Simian wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:15 pm

Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:48 pm

weegie01 wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 11:22 am I really wonnder what was learned from that game. Scott in the first half looked better than Savala at 10 in the second, but the second half backs were hamstrung by what was going on in front of them. A few players only played 20mins as they were playing Super 6 over the weekend.

My former prop son was surprised and impressed by the way the young props held up given that he watches them in Super 6 and was not very confident.

I thought that in the first half, the defensive structure and organisation was really good, apart from the brain fart for their trt off a scruffy line out. Second half a very different story.

what happened?

Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:33 pm

Simian wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:15 pm

Biffer wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 12:48 pm

I thought that in the first half, the defensive structure and organisation was really good, apart from the brain fart for their trt off a scruffy line out. Second half a very different story.

what happened?

Changed the entire side. Academy players, guys from the Super 6.

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 1:10 pm Anyone know if Boff is injured?

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:39 pm What are the good pubs to watch a game in Edinburgh these days?

Yr Alban wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 6:03 pm

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Sat Sep 30, 2023 2:39 pm What are the good pubs to watch a game in Edinburgh these days?

Been a while since I’ve done it! Was considering the Pear Tree this evening but their main screen is outside, and I don’t think it’s the weather for it. Meeting my son at Bar 50, but might move to Three Sisters, Cold Town House, The Tron or anywhere in the vicinity!