The Official Scottish Rugby Thread

[robmatic]

WTF was that decision?

[Jock42]

I don't believe this shit

[KingBlairhorn]

I don’t think they can give this, but it’s probably a try

[Jock42]

I fucking love this TMO

[Slick]

Fucking Premier Sports. I can watch the game on my phone but when I try to stream it to the TV it goes to an NHL match!

[KingBlairhorn]

Haha, well referee decisions really do balance out. I would never have given that, not in a month of Sundays

[robmatic]

What a game.

[KingBlairhorn]

Fucking Premier Sports. I can watch the game on my phone but when I try to stream it to the TV it goes to an NHL match!

I used to have that issue years ago. See if you can press the stream button THEN choose your match. That worked for me back in the day.

[KingBlairhorn]

Who made the decision to go for the corner. Dull dull dull.

[KingBlairhorn]

That is another very shit penalty call

[KingBlairhorn]

Edinburgh gave away a point there. That might prove to be very thick.

[Tichtheid]

Who made the decision to go for the corner. Dull dull dull.

Nah, they had to go for the win.

We didn't get the rub of the decisions and that decided the result.

[Jock42]

I'm in 2 minds. The 2 points probably seals the season but they had momentum, lineout had been good.

[KingBlairhorn]

Who made the decision to go for the corner. Dull dull dull.

Nah, they had to go for the win.

We didn't get the rub of the decisions and that decided the result.

That extra point would have put them 6 ahead of both Lions and Benetton. It could have meant going into the final game week mathematically assured of the playoffs. It was stupid.

[Uncle fester]

What a game.

Why is the game chat in here and not the URC thread?

[KingBlairhorn]

What a game.

Why is the game chat in here and not the URC thread?

We often have a chat in our own thread. I find game threads difficult to follow; team threads are easier because we are all outraged by the same things

[topofthemoon]

2 points would have removed Ospreys from the equation from Edinburgh's perspective. Would've left Connacht and Lions still within range but probably needing 2 wins to get past Edinburgh.

4 points would have removed Ospreys from the equation. Would've left Connacht and Lions still within range but definitely needing 2 wins to get past Edinburgh.

1 point still leaves Ospreys in the picture. Leaves Connacht and Lions the possibility of getting past Edinburgh with just 1 win plus BPs.

I think tying the game up was the percentage play.

[charltom]

What a game.

Why is the game chat in here and not the URC thread?

No SA team involved.

[OomStruisbaai]

What a game.

Why is the game chat in here and not the URC thread?

No SA team involved.

A lot of SA players involved. Suffer in silence.

[Uncle fester]

What a game.

Why is the game chat in here and not the URC thread?

We often have a chat in our own thread. I find game threads difficult to follow; team threads are easier because we are all outraged by the same things

The swarm are over there. No need to hide from them here.

[Tichtheid]

Who made the decision to go for the corner. Dull dull dull.

Nah, they had to go for the win.

We didn't get the rub of the decisions and that decided the result.

That extra point would have put them 6 ahead of both Lions and Benetton. It could have meant going into the final game week mathematically assured of the playoffs. It was stupid.

That assumes it would have stayed at the same score if Healy had converted the penalty. I back the team to go for the win.

[dpedin]

Nah, they had to go for the win.

We didn't get the rub of the decisions and that decided the result.

That extra point would have put them 6 ahead of both Lions and Benetton. It could have meant going into the final game week mathematically assured of the playoffs. It was stupid.

That assumes it would have stayed at the same score if Healy had converted the penalty. I back the team to go for the win.

Embra failed to get their back 3 into the game at all apart from kick returns. Munster were very good at slowing ball down and then pushing us back inside where they defended well. Im not sure if it was slow ball from rucks, slow ball from 9 and 10 or just we were just at a loss in how to attack out wide against Munster? Bennet tried hard to look for breaks but by the time he got the ball it came with a couple of defenders and little room to exploit. We ended up, successfully, playing a very limited game based around pack and good box kicking but on its own it was never really going to win the game for us. I suspect we will do the same again against Beneton and probably suffer the same type of result? We really need to develop our attacking options, even when we had free hits in their 22 with pen advantage we had no ideas at all whereas Munster executed a couple of excellent well rehearsed moves to score tries.

[topofthemoon]

Nah, they had to go for the win.

We didn't get the rub of the decisions and that decided the result.

That extra point would have put them 6 ahead of both Lions and Benetton. It could have meant going into the final game week mathematically assured of the playoffs. It was stupid.

That assumes it would have stayed at the same score if Healy had converted the penalty. I back the team to go for the win.

You could say the same about the score if Edinburgh get the try given it's still a one score game either way. The extra point from a draw was the big jump. An extra 2 points for a win compared to a draw was less of a jump.

Edinburgh need to finish ahead of 3 of the playoff contenders to make the post season. Based on current fixtures I think Ospreys are actually the biggest threat to overtake Edinburgh’s current points tally - home to Dragons and away to Cardiff gives them a seriously decent chance of 10 points and finishing on 50.

The draw would have removed that as a risk so I think tying the game up was the percentage play.

[topofthemoon]

Healy made more tackles (14 - out of 19 attempted) than passes (11) against Munster.

[Tichtheid]

That extra point would have put them 6 ahead of both Lions and Benetton. It could have meant going into the final game week mathematically assured of the playoffs. It was stupid.

That assumes it would have stayed at the same score if Healy had converted the penalty. I back the team to go for the win.

You could say the same about the score if Edinburgh get the try given it's still a one score game either way.

A converted try would have taken Edinburgh four points clear, I’d rather be receiving a kickoff from that position than being even stevens with a few minutes to play.

We need results to go our way this week, or at least it would be very helpful. Ospreys will get ten points from their last two games. I think Connacht and Lions are up against it. Today I’ll be hoping the Bulls do us a favour, Leinster picking a second string to play Ulster doesn’t bode well, though it might for Glasgow.

[topofthemoon]

That assumes it would have stayed at the same score if Healy had converted the penalty. I back the team to go for the win.

You could say the same about the score if Edinburgh get the try given it's still a one score game either way.

A converted try would have taken Edinburgh four points clear, I’d rather be receiving a kickoff from that position than being even stevens with a few minutes to play.

We need results to go our way this week, or at least it would be very helpful. Ospreys will get ten points from their last two games. I think Connacht and Lions are up against it. Today I’ll be hoping the Bulls do us a favour, Leinster picking a second string to play Ulster doesn’t bode well, though it might for Glasgow.

Agreed it's a stronger position but it's a far lower percentage chance of the maul going over (compared to original penalty) followed by a lower percentage kick for a conversion if they score out wide. So they've got to make both those to make it a Munster try to change the result. Fail the conversion and Munster still only need a kick to change the result, also just a kick to change the result if Edinburgh tie things up. Fail the maul / attempt at a try and Edinburgh are still behind. The kick is a gimme unless Healy has a total meltdown.

With the importance of that one extra point I think you take the high percentage option.

Of course as a Glasgow fan I know the thought of kicking for the posts wouldn't even enter a single Wariors' player's head in the same circumstances and they would be going straight down the line!

[topofthemoon]

That assumes it would have stayed at the same score if Healy had converted the penalty. I back the team to go for the win.

You could say the same about the score if Edinburgh get the try given it's still a one score game either way.

A converted try would have taken Edinburgh four points clear, I’d rather be receiving a kickoff from that position than being even stevens with a few minutes to play.

We need results to go our way this week, or at least it would be very helpful. Ospreys will get ten points from their last two games. I think Connacht and Lions are up against it. Today I’ll be hoping the Bulls do us a favour, Leinster picking a second string to play Ulster doesn’t bode well, though it might for Glasgow.

I think you will make it but it might well require at least 1 point from Round 18 v Benetton. Given both sides' playoff spots could still be at risk, I think that game is likely to be a hell of a battle!

[SaintK]

As reported by Neil Fissler on Rugby Pass so only a 50/50 chance of being correct at best!!!

Former Scotland captain and Lions star Stuart Hogg has spoken to Newcastle Falcons just a season after sensationally quitting Premiership rivals Exeter Chiefs.
Hogg, 31, who has been blighted by legal and personal problems since walking away from the sport at the end of last season was spotted in the North-East this week where we understand he spoke to the Falcons about a potential deal.

https://www.rugbypass.com/news/stuart- ... ip-club/

[KingBlairhorn]

Glasgow making heavy weather of this. I expect they will win but against 13 or 14 for 20 mins now and you’d never know.

[KingBlairhorn]

WTF Glasgow.

[TheNatalShark]

Awful, playing as though result was forgone, no concentration and game is already lost now

[KingBlairhorn]

Jebus.

[TheNatalShark]

Thrown away a shot at the title through unprofessionalism, incredible

[KingBlairhorn]

Thrown away a shot at the title through unprofessionalism, incredible

Yup, they were gift wrapped a home route to the final and have shat the bed big style

[TheNatalShark]

Thrown away a shot at the title through unprofessionalism, incredible

Yup, they were gift wrapped a home route to the final and have shat the bed big style

Have to say, Weir has been a net negative since coming on. And Horne awful attitude in second with short box kicks against a well set backfield.

[Biffer]

Fuck sake. Cheers from the east coast.

[Tichtheid]

Fuck sake. Cheers from the east coast.

What's the bets Connacht beat Stormers and Ulster beat Leinster?

Every other result has gone away from us

[inactionman]

Down south, Josh Bayliss started at 8 for Bath and had a very tidy game. He got the pundits' man of the match.

Bath romped it in the end so Russell was wrapped in cotton wool just after the hour mark.

[Tichtheid]

Fuckin Leinster, useless pricks

[KingBlairhorn]

Fuck sake. Cheers from the east coast.

What's the bets Connacht beat Stormers and Ulster beat Leinster?

Every other result has gone away from us

Pretty much. Fuck sake.