Rugby Thread

[upsidedown]

Fabulous performance, the rugby we've been threatening for so long
Praying for a dry day in Dublin

 

[Hobbit]

I’ve not seen Scotland put together a match like that for a long, long time. Tremendous performance!

 

[anotherdouble]

I’ve not seen Scotland put together a match like that for a long, long time. Tremendous performance!

It was a pleasure to watch

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Will be interesting to see that Scotland will be wanting England to win

 

[anotherdouble]

Am afraid to say England are not playing with the same intensity that Scotland did this afternoon and that pains me to say

 

[upsidedown]

Will be interesting to see that Scotland will be wanting England to win

Come on Italy

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Come on Italy

I did mean next week didn’t make it clear


Think this will be the end of Borthwick

 

[upsidedown]

Yeah I know but it was an Open goal

 

[anotherdouble]

Say no more

 

[GreiginFife]

I did mean next week didn’t make it clear


Think this will be the end of Borthwick

Good idea, get rid and get new manager bounce next week…

 

[Piece]

 

[AmandaJR]

The contrast between the two games was huge. Like we were playing in slow motion. Disappointing and hard to understand. I can only assume players are under pressure, lacking in confidence and maybe unsure about tactics. We'll be thrashed next week and then it will all be over at last!

 

[Arthur Wedge]

The contrast between the two games was huge. Like we were playing in slow motion. Disappointing and hard to understand. I can only assume players are under pressure, lacking in confidence and maybe unsure about tactics. We'll be thrashed next week and then it will all be over at last!

It’s the way Borthwick wants his teams to play

England have a lot of talented players but produce turgid defensive rugby

 

[AmandaJR]

It’s the way Borthwick wants his teams to play

England have a lot of talented players but produce turgid defensive rugby

In which case he needs to go. Sounds like Southgate, but worse.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Let's not ignore Italy and how well they played, how they have improved. Even when losing this season, they've given a proper display. Can only be good for Italy and good for the tournament.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

In which case he needs to go. Sounds like Southgate, but worse.

The run masked deficiencies imo

Some scrappy wins in the run raised expectations

But Italy fully deserved the win

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Let's not ignore Italy and how well they played, how they have improved. Even when losing this season, they've given a proper display. Can only be good for Italy and good for the tournament.

And to think it wasn’t long ago the talk was about them being replaced

 

[AmandaJR]

Let's not ignore Italy and how well they played, how they have improved. Even when losing this season, they've given a proper display. Can only be good for Italy and good for the tournament.

Oh 100%. They have learnt how to take those moments of great rugby, those moments of almost winning a game and turned them into something way more solid and repeatable.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Let's not ignore Italy and how well they played, how they have improved. Even when losing this season, they've given a proper display. Can only be good for Italy and good for the tournament.

They played well against Scotland, certainly a team to watch.
Well played Wales, at last playing decent rugby, but not winning.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

My son in law is Italian, he’s giving it large, big time

I’ll let him have his moment

Seriously though, Italy have shown steady improvement over the past few years, and they are only going to get better,