6 Nations

[Deleted member 15344]

Great vision, knew exactly where Visser was. Come on Scotland

Great bit of skill.

 

[nailed it]

I must be seeing things.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

This is great work from Scotland - looking like they are going to get the win their play has deserved and giving England the championship :whoo:

 

[GB72]

Quite fancy them to beat Ireland next week on current form. Now just the grand slam to secure😁

 

[upsidedown]

Well played Scotland , great team performance

 

[nailed it]

Great victory for the Scots.
We don't get much to shout about but that was well deserved.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Hoggy ...Hoggy ....Hoggy........

 

[GB72]

As Brian Moore said, no element of luck there, Scotland outplayed France and deserved that win. Been developing nicely and hopefully they can push on from here with a win over Ireland next week

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Scotland have some great potential and aren't far from competing with the top sides globally. Great win today but they need to kick on and add a degree of consistency

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Scotland have some great potential and aren't far from competing with the top sides globally. Great win today but they need to kick on and add a degree of consistency

Hello - Hello! - two in a row - two in a row!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Hello - Hello! - two in a row - two in a row!

What chance of the hat-trick next week?

 

[Val]

Hungover today as expected. Great day yesterday and perhaps a belief starting to appear on the team that we can contend with the others. A victory may be a step to far next week but running Ireland close would certainly do wonders for confidence. Scottish rugby is in decent shape currently and I can see it only improving.

Have to add, Duncan Taylor really has emerged as a quality centre, there is no surprise he is amongst the starting 15 at Sarries every week

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Hungover today as expected. Great day yesterday and perhaps a belief starting to appear on the team that we can contend with the others. A victory may be a step to far next week but running Ireland close would certainly do wonders for confidence. Scottish rugby is in decent shape currently and I can see it only improving.

Have to add, Duncan Taylor really has emerged as a quality centre, there is no surprise he is amongst the starting 15 at Sarries every week

...and we appear to have quality cover and replacements all over the field - even in the backs - what with losing Finn Russell at the start - he being our play maker - Matt Scott injured, and we can afford to not select Duncan Weir for the match day squad.

 

[Val]

...and we appear to have quality cover and replacements all over the field - even in the backs - what with losing Finn Russell at the start - he being our play maker - Matt Scott injured, and we can afford to not select Duncan Weir for the match day squad.

Never mind Weir not being selected, the surprise was not selecting Mark Bennett for the 23, he's not long back from injury and has still to find form but as you say we have some quality cover around the backs. It's not so good at 15 or on the wings but its ample.

Not many teams have the luxury of having a quality centre who can step in at 10 quite easily, we have that with Peter Horne who has really stepped up in the last 12 months after his kicking howler against Italy which effectively cost us that match. He put that behind him and was immense in Glasgow's title run in last year and his followed it up with some outstanding performances again this year.

Delighted to see Hogg with a few quality performance, it bodes well for Glasgow's end of season run in.

 

[Foxholer]

Scotland have some great potential and aren't far from competing with the top sides globally. Great win today but they need to kick on and add a degree of consistency

If 'globally' means northern hemisphere, then perhaps you may be right. But I've seen nothing in this year's tournament that shows any improvement - except by Scotland but that was, sadly, from an 'absolutely dire' level - by any of the 6! All too rigid and single-dimensional. England's panicky mini-collapse at the end against Wales simply wouldn't have happened with the 3 big-gun Southern Hemisphere teams!

 

[GB72]

Never mind Weir not being selected, the surprise was not selecting Mark Bennett for the 23, he's not long back from injury and has still to find form but as you say we have some quality cover around the backs. It's not so good at 15 or on the wings but its ample.

Not many teams have the luxury of having a quality centre who can step in at 10 quite easily, we have that with Peter Horne who has really stepped up in the last 12 months after his kicking howler against Italy which effectively cost us that match. He put that behind him and was immense in Glasgow's title run in last year and his followed it up with some outstanding performances again this year.

Delighted to see Hogg with a few quality performance, it bodes well for Glasgow's end of season run in.

Hopefully we will have that soon when Slade is back to fitness. He plays 10 and 12 very well. Hogg is just immense at the moment

 

[Val]

Hopefully we will have that soon when Slade is back to fitness. He plays 10 and 12 very well. Hogg is just immense at the moment

Long may it continue and hopefully he see's his future in Scotland but I fancy big bucks will get thrown at him from somewhere and Glasgow will lose him.

If the Lions squad was announced tomorrow I fancy he would probably be the starting full back ahead of Brown

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Long may it continue and hopefully he see's his future in Scotland but I fancy big bucks will get thrown at him from somewhere and Glasgow will lose him.

If the Lions squad was announced tomorrow I fancy he would probably be the starting full back ahead of Brown

Could be a very strong Lions team but unless things change Hogg seems a shoe in

 

[Deleted member 1418]

If the Lions squad was announced tomorrow I fancy he would probably be the starting full back ahead of Brown

Even as a proud Englishman and Quins fan I agree - think Hogg offers more than Brown in broken play. If Halfpenny is fit then I think both him and Hogg would probably get the nod for FB on a Lions tour, particularly if Gatland is the coach again (which is more or less a given I would think).

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If 'globally' means northern hemisphere, then perhaps you may be right. But I've seen nothing in this year's tournament that shows any improvement - except by Scotland but that was, sadly, from an 'absolutely dire' level - by any of the 6! All too rigid and single-dimensional. England's panicky mini-collapse at the end against Wales simply wouldn't have happened with the 3 big-gun Southern Hemisphere teams!

Totally agree and all the six nation sides are a long way short of the big three in the southern hemisphere and I'd suggest that the Argentinian Pumas would beat most of the home sides on current six nations form