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Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:42 pm**

Slick wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:39 pm
Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:32 pm
Slick wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:19 pm Strong scrummaging by the boys
Big Ollie B-L is our great hope for the future. He's still only 18.
Is he the 3? They both look good

Yup, the tighthead - 6ft 4 and 21 stones of him

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:43 pm**

Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:39 pm
KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:37 pm
Tichtheid wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:32 pm

Big Ollie B-L is our great hope for the future. He's still only 18.
He’s looking comfortable at this level. He was due to play last year but was removed from the squad at the last minute as World Rugby felt it was a player safety issue for him to play. Presumably for opposition loosies.

He was only 17 then and didnae have a note frae his ma.

The rules are you can't play this level at 17, apparently

To be fair to his ma, he looks like the ‘jock’ from a 1990s teen high school drama. Played by a guy in his mid 30s.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:44 pm**

KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:34 pm
Synthetic

Cheers

Eyetie 5 has great balance over the ball

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:45 pm**

Scotland 5 couldn’t have been more legal braking through the middle of the maul there. No idea what the ref thought she saw.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 7:48 pm**

Here's 7 points, aye nae bother pal, thank me later

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:03 pm**

I’ve seen considerably worse halves from our 20s. Italy have been decent at this level for a while and we competed pretty well with them.

Their 5 is a beast and they look to have a few decent strike runners in their backs.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:27 pm**

‘How Scotland went from 6 Nations contenders to worried about Italy.’

I really f***ing hate Tom English…

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:31 pm**

Strange substitutions. The problems are throwing in the lineout and shite defending in the backs, not 9 or the flanks.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:36 pm**

Italy well on top now.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:11 pm**

Very Scottish to find a dominant scrum in an era when the scrum has been so borked by law tweaks It gives minimal advantage and what you really need is a secure lineout and to win the breakdown battle...

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:22 pm**

Plenty of good stuff but not enough punch in the backs either in defence or attack. Was downhill after the mass subs - Cowan was the only one who kicked to any effect and once he was off it was just headless.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:23 pm**

Yr Alban wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:27 pm ‘How Scotland went from 6 Nations contenders to worried about Italy.’

I really f***ing hate Tom English…

He loves nothing more than talking up Scotland to believe that we can win before immediately writing a column about how much of a let down we are unable to cope with the belief. Boring.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:12 pm**

I assume the Scottish u20 players are actual real Jocks?

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 10:58 pm**

Had a thought just now: despite all of the smack talked about our selection policy, tomorrow 12 of our starting 15 will be Scots born and bred. Fewer imports than Ireland.

Bench has a few imports, but out of 8, 3 are born and bred, plus Kyle Rowe, who moved to Scotland aged 8.

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:00 pm**

I like neeps wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:23 pm
Yr Alban wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:27 pm ‘How Scotland went from 6 Nations contenders to worried about Italy.’

I really f***ing hate Tom English…
He loves nothing more than talking up Scotland to believe that we can win before immediately writing a column about how much of a let down we are unable to cope with the belief. Boring.

This is why I am sick of him. He does it every year. He talks us up for a while, but absolutely adores putting the boot in when things go wrong. Why the BBC thinks it’s a good idea to have an Irishman as their chief Scottish rugby guy is beyond me. I guess maybe it’s a positive that he is putting the boot in prior to the game (in case he can’t after?)

Posted: **Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:03 pm**

Yr Alban wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 11:00 pm
I like neeps wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 9:23 pm
Yr Alban wrote: ↑Fri Jan 31, 2025 8:27 pm ‘How Scotland went from 6 Nations contenders to worried about Italy.’

I really f***ing hate Tom English…
He loves nothing more than talking up Scotland to believe that we can win before immediately writing a column about how much of a let down we are unable to cope with the belief. Boring.
This is why I am sick of him. He does it every year. He talks us up for a while, but absolutely adores putting the boot in when things go wrong. Why the BBC thinks it’s a good idea to have an Irishman as their chief Scottish rugby guy is beyond me. I guess maybe it’s a positive that he is putting the boot in prior to the game (in case he can’t after?)

True. On the other hand, his books are excellent.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:06 pm**

Sat in the Cardiff Blues coaching box at the Arms park about to watch Scotland on my phone and RGC on the pitch !

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:20 pm**

We seem to think our forwards can bash through them. Confident.

Edit: we can.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:22 pm**

Can Andrew Cotter fuck off.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:24 pm**

Nice to see our forwards running some nice hard lines off short flat passes

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:24 pm**

Good start for Cherry!

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:29 pm**

Italy remind me of c. 2017 Scotland. Great broken field running and some excellent players but powderpuff in defence and a weak set piece.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:32 pm**

3 Darge turnovers already

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:35 pm**

Two awful blind passes behind the back to the oppo from Finn already...

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:36 pm**

charltom wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:35 pm Two awful blind passes behind the back to the oppo from Finn already...

Yeah, but one will land and that’s all that will be remembered.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:38 pm**

charltom wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:35 pm Two awful blind passes behind the back to the oppo from Finn already...

Was just about to say that. Not really necessary! (Although we'd be cheering if they stuck.)

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:40 pm**

KingBlairhorn wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:29 pm Italy remind me of c. 2017 Scotland. Great broken field running and some excellent players but powderpuff in defence and a weak set piece.

It's a reversal of the old Italy with the great pack and mediocre backs.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:41 pm**

Finn gets away with that 99 times out of 100

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:47 pm**

Finn being a bit Finn today

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:47 pm**

Scored the try but I fucking hate when the ref says use it at a maul and they don’t use it. 99% of the time it’s so thick.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:50 pm**

Dave Cherry MotM for me so far...

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:56 pm**

That scrum was townsend thinking too much. Push it one side and have Russell and Duhan break that way only for Fagerson to break the other. Has to run around the scrum so you lose the benefit of surprise..

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:57 pm**

charltom wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:50 pm Dave Cherry MotM for me so far...

Agreed, but poor form for a hooker to offload with that much skill and flair.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 3:01 pm**

I like neeps wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:56 pm That scrum was townsend thinking too much. Push it one side and have Russell and Duhan break that way only for Fagerson to break the other. Has to run around the scrum so you lose the benefit of surprise..

Yep. It was a total clown show. Your biggest weapon lined up immediately behind the scrum with a sea of options either side and you don't use him. The relief of the Italians was palpable

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 3:04 pm**

Punter15 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:57 pm
charltom wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:50 pm Dave Cherry MotM for me so far...
Agreed, but poor form for a hooker to offload with that much skill and flair.

Classic bit of commentary picking up on the surprise on Whites face before we’d seen the replay

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 3:06 pm**

Punter15 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:57 pm
charltom wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:50 pm Dave Cherry MotM for me so far...
Agreed, but poor form for a hooker to offload with that much skill and flair.

He's done so much that is good. Duhan and Rory too.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 3:07 pm**

charltom wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 3:06 pm
Punter15 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:57 pm
charltom wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:50 pm Dave Cherry MotM for me so far...
Agreed, but poor form for a hooker to offload with that much skill and flair.
He's done so much that is good. Duhan and Rory too.

Ritchie also being his annoying best without any spectacular

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 3:12 pm**

charltom wrote: ↑Sat Feb 01, 2025 2:50 pm Dave Cherry MotM for me so far...

On the first half, darge for me.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 3:18 pm**

That's about the 4th absolutely loose pass from White that has caused problems.

Posted: **Sat Feb 01, 2025 3:20 pm**

What the absolute fuck

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