Rugby Thread

[Deleted member 1147]

I think we’re over doing how good Scotland were...England were woeful and still only lost by 5 points.
Hogg was at his best and others played well.
But I don’t see Scotland getting that much help from the other top teams (Fra, Ire, Wal), and I don’t see them holding onto that slender a lead against them.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I think we’re over doing how good Scotland were...England were woeful and still only lost by 5 points.
Hogg was at his best and others played well.
But I don’t see Scotland getting that much help from the other top teams (Fra, Ire, Wal), and I don’t see them holding onto that slender a lead against them.

Agree that England were poor but with their strength in depth they are still a decent side.
Townsend in his pre match interview said England could put out a dozen back rows of that standard and about 5 front fives.
Scotland should have had more points but it was a tight game and chances were few.
France look good with a young side, should be a good tournament this year.

 

[azazel]

I think we’re over doing how good Scotland were...England were woeful and still only lost by 5 points.
Hogg was at his best and others played well.
But I don’t see Scotland getting that much help from the other top teams (Fra, Ire, Wal), and I don’t see them holding onto that slender a lead against them.

Every beaten team thinks they lost because they were bad, whereas the winners think they won because they were great. Scotland didn’t give England a second’s peace right from the kick off and didn’t allow England to play.

 

[fundy]

Every beaten team thinks they lost because they were bad, whereas the winners think they won because they were great. Scotland didn’t give England a second’s peace right from the kick off and didn’t allow England to play.

hardly explains Englands horrendous game plan, awful kicking game or complete lack of discipline throughout the game. If you think that was all Scotlands doing then youre going to get a shock in some other games

 

[azazel]

hardly explains Englands horrendous game plan, awful kicking game or complete lack of discipline throughout the game. If you think that was all Scotlands doing then youre going to get a shock in some other games

The only “shock” I’ll get from the other games is if we don’t have at least one bad one ourselves and give more weight to that as a reason for losing than giving credit to the winners as it’s generally what sports teams and fans do.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

hardly explains Englands horrendous game plan, awful kicking game or complete lack of discipline throughout the game. If you think that was all Scotlands doing then youre going to get a shock in some other games

England gave away somewhere in the region of 10 penalties in the first 20 mins. Ref was quite kind to them as well and should have sin binned at least a couple of players for persistent fouling.
Was that Scottish pressure, England being tardy or as I think a mixture of both.

 

[Deleted member 1147]

England gave away somewhere in the region of 10 penalties in the first 20 mins. Ref was quite kind to them as well and should have sin binned at least a couple of players for persistent fouling.
Was that Scottish pressure, England being tardy or as I think a mixture of both.

Included in the first 7 or 8 penalties were: Curry went in at the side at a ruck when we were putting a kick receiver under pressure, and also changed his bind in a maul right under the refs nose, Itoje jumped through a ruck when Scotland were in their own 22, and Hill went over the top and sealed off when Itoje had won the ball after his charge down, on the Scotland line.
So it wasn’t all Scotland putting England under pressure, and wasn’t all in the England half.

 

[Captainron]

This Wales v Ireland game should hopefully be a good one.

Back lines of both teams like to run strong and they have some skills to back it up.

I do wish that Ireland had developed a new flyhalf that could take Sextons spot and build to the future.

 

[Val]

Well, I've sobered up at last.

Yesterday was the most complete performance I've seen from Scotland and we thoroughly deserved the win. England's game plan was obvious from the team selection, bish bash bosh and kick and it failed because Scotland didn't let them get any time qith the ball.

That win will mean nothing if we don't win our home games, Wales at Murrayfield next.............time to dream of our first 6 Nations championship?

 

[Captainron]

That red card is not what this game needed

 

[USER1999]

No. It's going to be as boring as yesterday's games now.

 

[CliveW]

But I don’t see Scotland getting that much help from the other top teams (Fra, Ire, Wal), and I don’t see them holding onto that slender a lead against them.

I don't care about the Six Nations as long as they are enjoyable. It's the Calcutta Cup that really matters to me.

 

[Imurg]

Ireland are bossing this.
Half decent game

 

[USER1999]

Wales will win this, but to be down at this stage is embarrassing.

 

[IanM]

Credit to the men in green... 2nd half will be interesting. Welsh neighbour didn't give me any stick yesterday, bet he's waiting to see what happens today

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I'm not sure Martin Johnson's response to the red card was quite on message. A sadly old school view.

 

[MegaSteve]

Well played Scotland, deserved victory against a truly awful England

Surely this has to be the end of the road for Eddie Jones now. Surely.....

Hopefully...

 

[IanM]

I'm not sure Martin Johnson's response to the red card was quite on message. A sadly old school view.

Honest you mean?

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Honest you mean?

I thought he suggested it was nothing, that's how it came across. Okay in his day, what's the fuss.

A cheap head shot, we are supposed to be moving on from that aren't we?

Maybe I read him wrong but is how it came across to me.

 

[AmandaJR]

To our Scottish friends Finn Russell...a liability or must pick??