Calcutta Cup match thread

Where goats go to escape
Waudbee
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England look incredibly blunt and predictable in attack. Not feeling it for them in the second half. Scotland should take this one.
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Tattie wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:44 pm
Blackmac wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:30 pm Christ, how did a 10-7 lead happen
It didn’t - it’s 10-6
Even more baffling.
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Tattie wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:44 pm
Blackmac wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:30 pm Christ, how did a 10-7 lead happen
It didn’t - it’s 10-6
Even more baffling.
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Blackmac wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:48 pm Youngs with 10 seconds to use the ball


I'd enjoy watching an oxbow lake form in real time than watching Ben Youngs.
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Waudbee wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:49 pm England look incredibly blunt and predictable in attack. Not feeling it for them in the second half. Scotland should take this one.
Feels that way.

But England will have ticked all the stat boxes to make Eddie's pointless analytics look good, so England win even though they scored fewer points.
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Crash669 wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:51 pm
Waudbee wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:49 pm England look incredibly blunt and predictable in attack. Not feeling it for them in the second half. Scotland should take this one.
Feels that way.

But England will have ticked all the stat boxes to make Eddie's pointless analytics look good, so England win even though they scored fewer points.
SCW lions 2005?
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Owens commentary is the same as his refereeing, when it comes to England he wants to play his own game.
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Blackmac wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:48 pm Youngs with 10 seconds to use the ball
You must have had it on fast forward.
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England are a fucking mile offside.
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shaggy wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:55 pm Owens commentary is the same as his refereeing, when it comes to England he wants to play his own game.
I would so much rather hear him commentate on the game rather than the occasional interpretation of the law.
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Clueless stuff by Scotland at the maul.
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:56 pm England are a fucking mile offside.
No, they're just where Eddie told them the rucks would be. Not their fault the Scots didn't get the memo.
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Tattie
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Throw was miles squint.
Big D
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Here lads just throw the ball somewhere near your jumper and it'll be grand.

It was a fucking mile squint.
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Finally went off the cuff.
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 3:41 pm As much as it pains me, I can’t see anything other than an ugly ground out uninspiring English win.

Wanders off singing Flower of Scotland in hope.
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Bollox. Feels like England getting on top now.
Left hand down a bit
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I don't mind refs referring to the letter of the law, so long as they consistently do it.
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Well, there we go.
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Youngs completely fucks it at the maul breakdown.
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Just glacial
Blackmac
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Backrow needing shook up anyway. Watson especially
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ScarfaceClaw wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 5:56 pm England are a fucking mile offside.
Every time. Ref not even looking, but stands facing the Scotland line when England have possession.
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I will never understand why players with leg injuries are allowed to move under their own steam. Pick him up, or at least support him, ffs.
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sefton wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:05 pmJust glacial
Glaciers these days shift much faster than anything Youngs does.
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Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:08 pm I will never understand why players with leg injuries are allowed to move under their own steam. Pick him up, or at least support him, ffs.
Players are stubborn.
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O'Keefe decided on the winner
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I like neeps wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:11 pm O'Keefe decided on the winner
We don't deserve anything at the moment. Appalling effort so far
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Just checking the bounce-ometre. Smiths hair still doing it. Omens good.

Edit. Wtf is Jones doing!
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I like neeps wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:11 pm O'Keefe decided on the winner
:lol:

He just ignored a blatant knock-on by the Saffa poach.
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I like neeps wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:11 pm O'Keefe decided on the winner
Our discipline is pathetic regardless of what the ref is doing.
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I like neeps wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:11 pm O'Keefe decided on the winner
There have been a lot of decisions that I thought showed a lack of empathy.
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Thank god we kept Blessed Ben on. :clap:
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Lucky we have a new reconvert to 10 and a flat track bully to help turn the tide.
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Crash669 wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:13 pm
I like neeps wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 6:11 pm O'Keefe decided on the winner
There have been a lot of decisions that I thought showed a lack of empathy.
Yeah, he doesn't have a lot of feel for the game, but we are our own worst enemies
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Luke Cowan Dickie going for an Oscar here. Good luck mate
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This isn't beach volleyball
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Cowan-Dickie can act all he wants, won't hide his cheating.
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PT every day of the week.
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In real time all I saw was an English hand putting the ball in touch.
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