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[McD]

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JPR Williams has passed away. A real rugby icon from my childhood.

A man about whom the word ‘Legend’ is wholly appropriately

[JimBHibees]

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JPR Williams has passed away. A real rugby icon from my childhood.

Fantastic player and magnificent sideburns. Pretty sure he was a doctor. RIP

[nellio]

An incredible player in his day. One of the very very best.

Yes was definitely a Dr too. Used to get told about how good he was when I was a kid.

[McD]

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Fantastic player and magnificent sideburns. Pretty sure he was a doctor. RIP

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An incredible player in his day. One of the very very best.

Yes was definitely a Dr too. Used to get told about how good he was when I was a kid.

An orthopaedic surgeon. Also continued to play rugby for his local club for a long time after retiring

[He's here!]

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An orthopaedic surgeon. Also continued to play rugby for his local club for a long time after retiring

He also won the British Junior Tennis Championships and could have turned pro but his dad was an amateur sports aficionado and told him being a professional sportsman wasn't a proper job.

[McD]

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He also won the British Junior Tennis Championships and could have turned pro but his dad was an amateur sports aficionado and told him being a professional sportsman wasn't a proper job.

Yep, a very talented man

[HH81]

RL fan here. Watched last 5 mins of Exeter v Glasgow on ITV other day.

Big call made at the end of the game? I'm not sure about scrums but for me the player made an error and Glasgow scored. Feels like video ref and the actual ref was desperate to check absolutely everything to find an issue to disallow the try.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Grant Gilchrist suspended for the Six Nations opener in Wales for picking up two yellow cards in the one game for Edinburgh, missed the last two games in last seasons Six nations also due to suspension.

[JimBHibees]

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Grant Gilchrist suspended for the Six Nations opener in Wales for picking up two yellow cards in the one game for Edinburgh, missed the last two games in last seasons Six nations also due to suspension.

Seems odd he should miss an international game for two yellows in domestic game appreciate would be different if straight red for violent conduct

[weecounty hibby]

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Seems odd he should miss an international game for two yellows in domestic game appreciate would be different if straight red for violent conduct

In rugby it is just banned from playing. Regardless if the competition. I remember when a sending off meant that you weren't even allowed to train or enter your clubhouse. I m that old!!

[Mcbizz1998]

Anyone off to Cardiff this weekend? We are off on Friday morning, flying to London and then train to Cardiff.

Quietly very confident about the result - Scotland superior all over the park, all about forgetting the history of Cardiff and turning up on the day.

[weecounty hibby]

We leave Alloa Town Hall at 7am on Thursday. 40 of us from Alloa Rugby Club on a cultural exchange!! Heading to Swansea as usual.

[Mcbizz1998]

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We leave Alloa Town Hall at 7am on Thursday. 40 of us from Alloa Rugby Club on a cultural exchange!! Heading to Swansea as usual.

Haha! That sounds like some trip! Enjoy mate!

[Golden Bear]

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We leave Alloa Town Hall at 7am on Thursday. 40 of us from Alloa Rugby Club on a cultural exchange!! Heading to Swansea as usual.

And here's me thinking that the great Welsh weekend invasions (both ways) were fast becoming a thing of the past

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[weecounty hibby]

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Haha! That sounds like some trip! Enjoy mate!

Yip, off to Italy with my wife in a few weeks too. Completely different trips!!!!

[weecounty hibby]

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And here's me thinking that the great Welsh weekend invasions (both ways) were fast becoming a thing of the past

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Nah, obviously not so much as it was. No crowds of 100,000+ anymore but there will still be 10 to 15,000 down in Wales and they will bring up the same or more to Murrayfield

[Jones28]

Really looking forward to the tournament starting. I love this time of year. 6 nations, days getting longer, spring bulbs and gardens coming back to life.

Wales should be beatable.

We’ve been watching Full Contact on Netflix, first episode is Scotland and the Finn Russell show.

[Mcbizz1998]

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Really looking forward to the tournament starting. I love this time of year. 6 nations, days getting longer, spring bulbs and gardens coming back to life.

Wales should be beatable.

We’ve been watching Full Contact on Netflix, first episode is Scotland and the Finn Russell show.

Agree Wales are beatable. Usually I try to convince myself of Scotland wins - 'if we can keep it close into the last 20 mins', 'if our scrum can hold up ok', 'if Finn turns up on the day'. Not this time, we are simply a more settled and better team than them, as last years result showed. That doesn't mean we win but the only reason I see us losing is if we basically bottle it. Having been at Twickenham last year, and seeing the other hoodoo's that have been broken away from home in recent times - I think we need to trust the players to deliver a result. Can't wait to get down there on Friday morning, this week has dragged belong belief!

[Sylar]

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Agree Wales are beatable. Usually I try to convince myself of Scotland wins - 'if we can keep it close into the last 20 mins', 'if our scrum can hold up ok', 'if Finn turns up on the day'. Not this time, we are simply a more settled and better team than them, as last years result showed. That doesn't mean we win but the only reason I see us losing is if we basically bottle it. Having been at Twickenham last year, and seeing the other hoodoo's that have been broken away from home in recent times - I think we need to trust the players to deliver a result. Can't wait to get down there on Friday morning, this week has dragged belong belief!

Agree with all of this - but that road through Dublin to potentially win it removes any hope I have. We're capable of beating Wales away, England and France at home, Italy away...I just don't see how we deal with Ireland in their own back yard. OK, they're a changed side vs last year with some players retiring (most notably Sexton) but they're such a formidable opponent, I just can't see it...especially after the humbling we got in the World Cup!

Looking forward to this opening weekend though - heading to the Fox and Faun in the West End for Saturday's games!

[Mcbizz1998]

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Agree with all of this - but that road through Dublin to potentially win it removes any hope I have. We're capable of beating Wales away, England and France at home, Italy away...I just don't see how we deal with Ireland in their own back yard. OK, they're a changed side vs last year with some players retiring (most notably Sexton) but they're such a formidable opponent, I just can't see it...especially after the humbling we got in the World Cup!

Looking forward to this opening weekend though - heading to the Fox and Faun in the West End for Saturday's games!

I agree on Ireland but they have to go to France on Friday night, so a loss to them in Dublin might not be fatal for Scotland. Anyway, probably getting ahead of ourselves here, it’s Scotland after all!😂 Let’s see what the weekend brings but I’m travelling in expectation as opposed to my usual hope/blind optimism.

Enjoy the games mate, hopefully we can get ahead of ourselves again on Saturday night 👍

[Sylar]

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I agree on Ireland but they have to go to France on Friday night, so a loss to them in Dublin might not be fatal for Scotland. Anyway, probably getting ahead of ourselves here, it’s Scotland after all!😂 Let’s see what the weekend brings but I’m travelling in expectation as opposed to my usual hope/blind optimism.

Enjoy the games mate, hopefully we can get ahead of ourselves again on Saturday night 👍

I am hoping France hand them a heavy defeat (as if that scenario does play out, points will be a deciding factor), but you're right, knowing Scotland it could just as easily be over by 7pm on Saturday night . Like you though, I'm optimistic we can go to Cardiff this weekend and win. I almost ended up getting tickets and heading down but decided against it at the last minute - it's one away trip I'm keen to make with Scotland, as I'd love to hear the atmosphere of the Principality one day - the Welsh are probably the least obnoxious of the other Six Nations' fans.

Enjoy the trip! Hope you're partying well into Saturday night.

[cabbageandribs1875]

22 years(11 attempts) since Scotland last won in Cardiff



get it sorted Foley

[HibbyAndy]

I'm not a massive Rugby fan but i do enjoy Rugby when it's the 6 nations , Scotland are favourites to win in Wales tomorrow ! WOW !! i thought Wales were one of the best teams in the world

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

France getting ripped a new one here so far, 3-15.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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France getting ripped a new one here so far, 3-15.

France down to 14 players.

[Just Alf]

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France down to 14 players.

Ooft... uphill struggle for them now

[Jones28]

Second yellow for France, can’t remember seeing that before but it’s not good!

Getting pumped as well.

[Jones28]

Brilliant from France.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Try in injury time brings it back to 10-17.

[Jim44]

France were incredibly slow getting into the game but, even down to 14, I think they’re in a position to give Ireland a game in the second half. I think Ireland will hold on to win but they could have been out of sight, given their possession and dominance in the first half. Great game for the neutral.