Scotland vs Wallabies
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2024 11:13 am
Clash of the weekend.
Will the Scots please post here.
Dont be shy.
Will the Scots please post here.
Dont be shy.
Scotland by 7Slick wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2024 12:21 pm Think this is the real test of where we are heading into the 6N.
I think we need to win, and win well, or the Autumn will be a bit meh. As said above, thought this one would be a canter a few weeks ago but loving the resurgent Wallabies. We need to win these games.
Would be great, but not possible based on Oz vs England
So has everyone else, I love the way Scotland play and would love to see them win but I think Australia look like theryre clicking for the first time in years…
I hope and think it'll be a cracker. Scotland struggle most when teams blast them off the breakdown. That's not Australia so I think we should be capable of beating them. Will be tight but entertaining I reckon.epwc wrote: Thu Nov 21, 2024 8:31 pmSo has everyone else, I love the way Scotland play and would love to see them win but I think Australia look like theryre clicking for the first time in years…
Hope it’s a good game either way
The Melbourne junior will become the 18th Wallabies debutant this year and will link with last weekend’s hat-trick scorer Tom Wright, and right winger Andrew Kellaway in the back three, for the side’s third Test of their Grand Slam Spring Tour.
He’s one of six changes to the starting XV with captain Harry Wilson returning to the number eight jersey, while Carlo Tizzano will start at openside flanker in his first Northern Hemisphere Test, with Rob Valetini moving back to blindside flanker.
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii returns at outside centre in Edinburgh, with Len Ikitau shifting in one backline position to the number 12 jersey, in place of the suspended Samu Kerevi.
After missing last week, Jake Gordon has been recalled at scrumhalf to partner Noah Lolesio who starts at flyhalf for the fifth consecutive Test, and ninth overall so far this season.
The final change to the starting side sees Jeremy Williams back in the run on second row where he will partner with Will Skelton. Angus Bell, Matt Faessler and Allan Alaalatoa will form the starting front row.
Melbourne’s Isaac Kailea has been named as the substitute loosehead prop, in what will be his first appearance on the Tour, with Brandon Paenga-Amosa and Zane Nonggorr the replacement hooker and tighthead prop respectively.
Lukhan Salakaia-Loto will again bring experience as the lock cover, while Langi Gleeson is the substitute back rower, returning to Murrayfield having made his Test debut at the venue back in 2022.
The energetic Tate McDermott and Ben Donaldson have again been selected as the replacement halves with Max Jorgensen completing the matchday 23.
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said: “The week has been complicated, with the freezing conditions ruling out training fields but the group have adapted well to the situation.”
“The core of the Scotland team has been together for a number of years. They’re cohesive and combative and we will need to be at our best on Sunday.”
The saddest part of the team is the Aussie captain.Slick wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:58 pm Our team pretty much as expected. Pleased to see Bayliss get in the 23 after his performance last week - good performances should get rewarded
I know, I felt much the same when Gary Teichmann captained your lot, very sad.OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:51 pmThe saddest part of the team is the Aussie captain.Slick wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:58 pm Our team pretty much as expected. Pleased to see Bayliss get in the 23 after his performance last week - good performances should get rewarded
I backed Skinstadt.Slick wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 5:27 pmI know, I felt much the same when Gary Teichmann captained your lot, very sad.OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:51 pmThe saddest part of the team is the Aussie captain.Slick wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:58 pm Our team pretty much as expected. Pleased to see Bayliss get in the 23 after his performance last week - good performances should get rewarded
Yeah it's like their record points scorer not being South AfricanSlick wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 5:27 pmI know, I felt much the same when Gary Teichmann captained your lot, very sad.OomStruisbaai wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 4:51 pmThe saddest part of the team is the Aussie captain.Slick wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:58 pm Our team pretty much as expected. Pleased to see Bayliss get in the 23 after his performance last week - good performances should get rewarded
You're both wrong.
My mum was born in Australia when it was a dominion within the British empire. Doesn’t mean she wasn’t born in Australia._Os_ wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:08 pmYou're both wrong.
Percy was born in Walvis Bay, which was established by the Dutch East India company around the same time they took control of the Cape. It was part of the Cape Colony under Dutch rule and then British rule, and then became part of South Africa when the Union was formed. It was never part of South West Africa/Namibia. It was always a South African exclave. When SA used a FPTP constituency system it even had a seat in the SA parliament. When Namibia got independence from SA, Walvis remained part of SA, it was only a few years into independence it was incorporated into Namibia, people there could choose South African or Namibian citizenship (unlike the rest of current day Namibia) nearly all chose South African.
Teich's ethnicity is Natal German. They settled the area around Durban and the Natal Midlands about 170 years ago, before Germany existed and before Zim existed. The British wanted people from the British Isles, but SA had already acquired a reputation as being a tough place and no one wanted to go. They ended up with Lutheran peasants from the Kingdom of Hanover. There was a Natal German dialect which isn't used anymore, but some parts of Durban and the Natal Midlands retain an obvious German connection even if everyone speaks English now. The original Zim settlers were people from a Natal farming background who had no land so moved north, they maintained connections with Natal. Teich went to one of the traditional Natal full boarding schools and then did national service for SA, his family have been running businesses and farming in the Durban area for generations. Saying Teich was born in Zim so isn't South African, is a bit like saying someone called Paddy Murphy McGuinness has nothing to do with Ireland.
So your mum was a convict?Biffer wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:57 pmMy mum was born in Australia when it was a dominion within the British empire. Doesn’t mean she wasn’t born in Australia._Os_ wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:08 pmYou're both wrong.Biffer wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:29 pm
Yeah it's like their record points scorer not being South African
Percy was born in Walvis Bay, which was established by the Dutch East India company around the same time they took control of the Cape. It was part of the Cape Colony under Dutch rule and then British rule, and then became part of South Africa when the Union was formed. It was never part of South West Africa/Namibia. It was always a South African exclave. When SA used a FPTP constituency system it even had a seat in the SA parliament. When Namibia got independence from SA, Walvis remained part of SA, it was only a few years into independence it was incorporated into Namibia, people there could choose South African or Namibian citizenship (unlike the rest of current day Namibia) nearly all chose South African.
Teich's ethnicity is Natal German. They settled the area around Durban and the Natal Midlands about 170 years ago, before Germany existed and before Zim existed. The British wanted people from the British Isles, but SA had already acquired a reputation as being a tough place and no one wanted to go. They ended up with Lutheran peasants from the Kingdom of Hanover. There was a Natal German dialect which isn't used anymore, but some parts of Durban and the Natal Midlands retain an obvious German connection even if everyone speaks English now. The original Zim settlers were people from a Natal farming background who had no land so moved north, they maintained connections with Natal. Teich went to one of the traditional Natal full boarding schools and then did national service for SA, his family have been running businesses and farming in the Durban area for generations. Saying Teich was born in Zim so isn't South African, is a bit like saying someone called Paddy Murphy McGuinness has nothing to do with Ireland.
Australia was not a literal part of the UK in every way possible even having seats in Westminster elections. Citizens of dominions weren't even entitled to a full British citizenship unless they met ancestor conditions, they were a Citizen of the United Kingdom and Colonies (CUKC), which was a lesser citizenship status. To reiterate, Walvis had always been part of the Cape Colony and then SA. Namibia became independent from SA in 1990, Walvis was incorporated into Namibia in 1994 (without a referendum in Walvis). This has critical importance for someone born in Walvis before 1994 regarding their citizenship and rights.Biffer wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:57 pmMy mum was born in Australia when it was a dominion within the British empire. Doesn’t mean she wasn’t born in Australia._Os_ wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:08 pmYou're both wrong.Biffer wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:29 pm
Yeah it's like their record points scorer not being South African
Percy was born in Walvis Bay, which was established by the Dutch East India company around the same time they took control of the Cape. It was part of the Cape Colony under Dutch rule and then British rule, and then became part of South Africa when the Union was formed. It was never part of South West Africa/Namibia. It was always a South African exclave. When SA used a FPTP constituency system it even had a seat in the SA parliament. When Namibia got independence from SA, Walvis remained part of SA, it was only a few years into independence it was incorporated into Namibia, people there could choose South African or Namibian citizenship (unlike the rest of current day Namibia) nearly all chose South African.
Teich's ethnicity is Natal German. They settled the area around Durban and the Natal Midlands about 170 years ago, before Germany existed and before Zim existed. The British wanted people from the British Isles, but SA had already acquired a reputation as being a tough place and no one wanted to go. They ended up with Lutheran peasants from the Kingdom of Hanover. There was a Natal German dialect which isn't used anymore, but some parts of Durban and the Natal Midlands retain an obvious German connection even if everyone speaks English now. The original Zim settlers were people from a Natal farming background who had no land so moved north, they maintained connections with Natal. Teich went to one of the traditional Natal full boarding schools and then did national service for SA, his family have been running businesses and farming in the Durban area for generations. Saying Teich was born in Zim so isn't South African, is a bit like saying someone called Paddy Murphy McGuinness has nothing to do with Ireland.
Fucking hell_Os_ wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:08 pmYou're both wrong.
Percy was born in Walvis Bay, which was established by the Dutch East India company around the same time they took control of the Cape. It was part of the Cape Colony under Dutch rule and then British rule, and then became part of South Africa when the Union was formed. It was never part of South West Africa/Namibia. It was always a South African exclave. When SA used a FPTP constituency system it even had a seat in the SA parliament. When Namibia got independence from SA, Walvis remained part of SA, it was only a few years into independence it was incorporated into Namibia, people there could choose South African or Namibian citizenship (unlike the rest of current day Namibia) nearly all chose South African.
Teich's ethnicity is Natal German. They settled the area around Durban and the Natal Midlands about 170 years ago, before Germany existed and before Zim existed. The British wanted people from the British Isles, but SA had already acquired a reputation as being a tough place and no one wanted to go. They ended up with Lutheran peasants from the Kingdom of Hanover. There was a Natal German dialect which isn't used anymore, but some parts of Durban and the Natal Midlands retain an obvious German connection even if everyone speaks English now. The original Zim settlers were people from a Natal farming background who had no land so moved north, they maintained connections with Natal. Teich went to one of the traditional Natal full boarding schools and then did national service for SA, his family have been running businesses and farming in the Durban area for generations. Saying Teich was born in Zim so isn't South African, is a bit like saying someone called Paddy Murphy McGuinness has nothing to do with Ireland.
I know, right?Slick wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:12 pmFucking hell_Os_ wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:08 pmYou're both wrong.Biffer wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:29 pm
Yeah it's like their record points scorer not being South African
Percy was born in Walvis Bay, which was established by the Dutch East India company around the same time they took control of the Cape. It was part of the Cape Colony under Dutch rule and then British rule, and then became part of South Africa when the Union was formed. It was never part of South West Africa/Namibia. It was always a South African exclave. When SA used a FPTP constituency system it even had a seat in the SA parliament. When Namibia got independence from SA, Walvis remained part of SA, it was only a few years into independence it was incorporated into Namibia, people there could choose South African or Namibian citizenship (unlike the rest of current day Namibia) nearly all chose South African.
Teich's ethnicity is Natal German. They settled the area around Durban and the Natal Midlands about 170 years ago, before Germany existed and before Zim existed. The British wanted people from the British Isles, but SA had already acquired a reputation as being a tough place and no one wanted to go. They ended up with Lutheran peasants from the Kingdom of Hanover. There was a Natal German dialect which isn't used anymore, but some parts of Durban and the Natal Midlands retain an obvious German connection even if everyone speaks English now. The original Zim settlers were people from a Natal farming background who had no land so moved north, they maintained connections with Natal. Teich went to one of the traditional Natal full boarding schools and then did national service for SA, his family have been running businesses and farming in the Durban area for generations. Saying Teich was born in Zim so isn't South African, is a bit like saying someone called Paddy Murphy McGuinness has nothing to do with Ireland.![]()
Percy was born in SA when Walvis was part of SA. Walvis had a different sovereignty status to the rest of what is now Namibia. Namibia didn't even exist when Percy was born, South West Africa did which Walvis wasn't part of because it was fully part of SA. This isn't difficult.Biffer wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:03 pm This is more desperate defense than we try to provide for our ancestral players. You really are desperate to justify it aren't you? Twisting around with the old 'ah, but, borders and empires and colonies'.
Percy was born in Namibia.
Oh, and everyone born in NI is entitled to Irish citizenship now. So that's just another, desperate, poorly informed and wrong stretch of evidence to try to say it's different for you guys.
All just straight facts.Slick wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:12 pmFucking hell_Os_ wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 3:08 pmYou're both wrong.Biffer wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:29 pm
Yeah it's like their record points scorer not being South African
Percy was born in Walvis Bay, which was established by the Dutch East India company around the same time they took control of the Cape. It was part of the Cape Colony under Dutch rule and then British rule, and then became part of South Africa when the Union was formed. It was never part of South West Africa/Namibia. It was always a South African exclave. When SA used a FPTP constituency system it even had a seat in the SA parliament. When Namibia got independence from SA, Walvis remained part of SA, it was only a few years into independence it was incorporated into Namibia, people there could choose South African or Namibian citizenship (unlike the rest of current day Namibia) nearly all chose South African.
Teich's ethnicity is Natal German. They settled the area around Durban and the Natal Midlands about 170 years ago, before Germany existed and before Zim existed. The British wanted people from the British Isles, but SA had already acquired a reputation as being a tough place and no one wanted to go. They ended up with Lutheran peasants from the Kingdom of Hanover. There was a Natal German dialect which isn't used anymore, but some parts of Durban and the Natal Midlands retain an obvious German connection even if everyone speaks English now. The original Zim settlers were people from a Natal farming background who had no land so moved north, they maintained connections with Natal. Teich went to one of the traditional Natal full boarding schools and then did national service for SA, his family have been running businesses and farming in the Durban area for generations. Saying Teich was born in Zim so isn't South African, is a bit like saying someone called Paddy Murphy McGuinness has nothing to do with Ireland.![]()
"Scotland" is more Scotland than "Ireland" is Ireland these days, and since the paragons of World Rugby, New Zealand, are a baw hair away from capping an actual fucking Dutchman on residency - boo fucking hoo.Calculon wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2024 2:40 am Even if they are more "Scotland", than Scotland, I hope the wallabies get thumped
Interesting - I had interpreted that as him saying Aus were playing in the Scottish style more than Scotland!clydecloggie wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2024 9:15 am"Scotland" is more Scotland than "Ireland" is Ireland these days, and since the paragons of World Rugby, New Zealand, are a baw hair away from capping an actual fucking Dutchman on residency - boo fucking hoo.Calculon wrote: Sun Nov 24, 2024 2:40 am Even if they are more "Scotland", than Scotland, I hope the wallabies get thumped
The weather is beautiful. Scotland by 10.Deepsouth wrote: Sat Nov 23, 2024 11:07 pm Think Scotland may be a bridge to far right now. Especially if it's frigid as forecast.
Scotland by 10......