Rugby

[J-C]

Lions tactics, forward x 4 with zero gain, then punt, SA tactics ball in hand pass it out wide and gain 30 yards, Gatland is ****ing hopeless, didn't work last week and not doing so again this week.

[J-C]

Russell comes on and suddenly the Lions burst into life and start passing the ball around.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Superb, got to make it count when you kick to the corner instead of kicking for the posts.

10-3 The Lions

[heretoday]

Lions excellent so far. Knocking SA off their stride.

[cabbageandribs1875]

a top side but just how many totally needless penalties do south africa give away, same last week



lol that boy taking the quick tap nearly blew it for them

[Just_Jimmy]

they're absolutely horrible. they might be world champs but it's dog **** anti rugby.

the standard of refereeing in these three tests has been grim.

ref today made it all about him. **** for both sides. horrible to watch.

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[HUTCHYHIBBY]

That's a bit hard to take.

[Just_Jimmy]

That's a bit hard to take.it is indeed

series ruined by 3 things

1. abysmal refereeing
2 lions tactics
3 south Africa's nonsense with the refs

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[Hibs Class]

Lots of things that could have been done differently, but one of this year’s form players was Hamish Watson and he had minimal test time, who knows if he would have made the difference if given a chance.

[Lancs Harp]

Not exactly flowing rugby, as you would probably expect a Lions Boks series plays out as a total physical war. A few lads spilt some claret today. Maybe not a great spectacle for rugby purists but tough tough matches.

[Golden Bear]

That particular "style" of rugby union does absolutely nothing for me at all. All 3 tests have been much the same , forward dominated, a lack of continuity of play and over fussy officials. It all adds up to sheer boredom.

[heretoday]

The ref was the star. That's not good.
How did rugby come to this? Lengthy examination of every important event in the match. Is it that vital?

[Just_Jimmy]

The ref was the star. That's not good.
How did rugby come to this? Lengthy examination of every important event in the match. Is it that vital?football is going the same way. you're 100% correct though.

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[J-C]

3 tests, 3 poor refs, boring rugby in general, Gatland's tactics ruined the Lions chances and his reliance on picking his favourite players instead of in form players like Russell who changed the game when he came on today, ruined it for me.

[JimBHibees]

Russell comes on and suddenly the Lions burst into life and start passing the ball around.

Thought Finn was brilliant and totally changed the flow of the game. Butchered a couple of try's in the first half. Second half was pretty grim to be fair.

[heretoday]

football is going the same way. you're 100% correct though.

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You can sort of understand it in football with the big bucks that are at stake. But rugby?

[Danderhall Hibs]

3 tests, 3 poor refs, boring rugby in general, Gatland's tactics ruined the Lions chances and his reliance on picking his favourite players instead of in form players like Russell who changed the game when he came on today, ruined it for me.

:agree: although according to the guardian article this morning it’s his job in 2025 if he wants it.

[Fritz]

:agree: although according to the guardian article this morning it’s his job in 2025 if he wants it.

Yes saw that too. Please no! Mind-numbingly dull rugby. Can’t argue with his record as Wales coach but for someone who’s been lauded as the best Lions coach ever he’s only actually won one series out of 3, and that was against a not exactly vintage Aussie team. Very fortunate to draw the series in NZ and blew it against SA this time.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

All Blacks 50 Aussies 22 with 10 mins to go, great entertainment.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

57-22 ft

[wookie70]

Off to photograph Southern Knights v Ayrshire Bulls this afternoon. First Super6 game I have done and looking forward to some good rugby and some nice pics.

[cabbageandribs1875]

my £10 on Australia +21 points looked quite promising at HT

[cabbageandribs1875]

Australia record a 2nd successive win against South Africa in the Rugby championship, the South Africans have lost their top spot in the world rankings after the all-blacks beat Argentina 36-13 in Brisbane

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Australia record a 2nd successive win against South Africa in the Rugby championship, the South Africans have lost their top spot in the world rankings after the all-blacks beat Argentina 36-13 in Brisbane

Great entertainment as ever.

[Dalianwanda]

Delighted to see Musselburgh top of the Premiership :greengrin

Does anyone actually care about the Super 6 games? With the revised team names and such few teams I cant see the appeal (I know why it was created but cant see how it could excite a normal punter)..

[DaveF]

NRL coming to a conclusion.

South's v Manly on Friday, followed by Melbourne v Penrith on Saturday.

Love the Aussie RL

[Danderhall Hibs]

Delighted to see Musselburgh top of the Premiership :greengrin


And in the centenary season. 👏

[DaveF]

Penrith beat Melbourne 10-6 in a brilliant, high intensity game.

Meet South's in the grand final.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

19-17 for NZ v South Africa in the 100th test between the teams.

[cabbageandribs1875]

19-17 for NZ v South Africa in the 100th test between the teams.


clean forgot this was on this morning :( winning penalty with only two minutes remaining as well


Australia beat Argentina 27-8

[cabbageandribs1875]

NRL coming to a conclusion.

South's v Manly on Friday, followed by Melbourne v Penrith on Saturday.

Love the Aussie RL


i know it's probably childish but i always have a wee giggle whenever i see that name 'Manly Sea Eagles'

[DaveF]

i know it's probably childish but i always have a wee giggle whenever i see that name 'Manly Sea Eagles'

Manly Warringah to give them their full name but they play in maroon so laugh away 😃

[weecounty hibby]

What a great game of rugby at Edinburgh. Fast attacking rugby. Great to watch and a good result for Edinburgh

[cabbageandribs1875]

Manly Warringah to give them their full name but they play in maroon so laugh away ��


hence i always flick channels :)





anyways, congrats Scottish rugby women booking their spot in the final Qualification tournament for the rugby WC in New Zealand, i think i heard them say v Samoa, great try to even it 18-18 with one minute remaining with the lassie having the sense to still take it nearer the posts for the conversion

FT Ireland 18 Scotland 20


it is indeed Samoa along with the winner of Kenya v Columbia, the winners will grab the final 12th spot in the WC

[CropleyWasGod]

i know it's probably childish but i always have a wee giggle whenever i see that name 'Manly Sea Eagles'

Manly. The home of the budgie smuggler.

Stroo 😆

[Torto7]

What a great game of rugby at Edinburgh. Fast attacking rugby. Great to watch and a good result for Edinburgh

Yes very enjoyable. Mike Blair will be good for attacking rugby and I love the Vellecott Kinghorn pairing. Early days but good signs.

[cabbageandribs1875]

great win for SA v New Zealand 31-29, new zealand looked to have stole it with a penalty 90 seconds remaining to make it 29-28 only for a mistake and then offside to give SA a penalty in front of the sticks on 82 mins, a very deserved win, New Zealand were more or less camped in their own half for most of the 2nd half, all-blacks maybe shouldn't have been bumping their gums during the week about SA slowing things down as only one side were trying to slow it down there, i think that's six out of the last seven games between these sides have ended up just 2 points or less in it.


Argentina 17 Australia 32 in the earlier game

[cabbageandribs1875]

FT's

Benneton 28 Edinburgh 27
Glasgow 35 Sharks 24

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

great win for SA v New Zealand 31-29, new zealand looked to have stole it with a penalty 90 seconds remaining to make it 29-28 only for a mistake and then offside to give SA a penalty in front of the sticks on 82 mins, a very deserved win, New Zealand were more or less camped in their own half for most of the 2nd half, all-blacks maybe shouldn't have been bumping their gums during the week about SA slowing things down as only one side were trying to slow it down there, i think that's six out of the last seven games between these sides have ended up just 2 points or less in it.


Argentina 17 Australia 32 in the earlier game

Just finished watching these games, the SA game was tremendous viewing.

[cabbageandribs1875]

fans of League code can watch the RL final on just now

Catalans v St Helens, fancy St Helens but would like to see Catalans win it



great day for sport

Scotland winning
RL final on at the moment
Boxing to follow

[cabbageandribs1875]

Just finished watching these games, the SA game was tremendous viewing.


i love watching the Rugby championship games

[DaveF]

St Helens win 12-10. Shame for Catalans but 3 in a row for Saints.

[cabbageandribs1875]

12 uncapped players included in the 42-man squad for the autumn nations series, i notice De Clerk will be out for the South Africans



Forwards: Ewan Ashman (Sale Sharks), Josh Bayliss (Bath), Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors), Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh), Rory Darge (Glasgow Warriors), Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Nick Haining (Edinburgh), Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors), Jamie Hodgson (Edinburgh), Oli Kebble (Glasgow Warriors), Murray McCallum (Glasgow Warriors), Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Dylan Richardson (Cell C Sharks), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh), Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs), Pierre Schoeman (Edinburgh), Rory Sutherland (Worcester Warriors), Marshall Sykes (Edinburgh), George Turner (Glasgow Warriors), Hamish Watson (Edinburgh)

Backs: Mark Bennett (Edinburgh), Darcy Graham (Edinburgh), Jamie Dobie (Glasgow Warriors), Chris Harris (Gloucester), Adam Hastings (Gloucester), Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs), George Horne (Glasgow Warriors), Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh), Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors), Huw Jones (Harlequins), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh), Duhan van de Merwe (Worcester Warriors), Rufus McLean (Glasgow Warriors), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors), Finn Russell (Racing 92), Matt Scott (Leicester Tigers), Kyle Steyn (Glasgow Warriors), Ross Thompson (Glasgow Warriors), Sione Tuipulotu (Glasgow Warriors)

[CropleyWasGod]

Sandy Carmichael 😣

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theoffsideline.com/scottish-rugby-loses-an-all-time-great-with-death-of-sandy-carmichael/amp/

[cabbageandribs1875]

Sandy Carmichael 😣

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.theoffsideline.com/scottish-rugby-loses-an-all-time-great-with-death-of-sandy-carmichael/amp/



shame :( i would think a minutes silence at Murrayfield tomorrow v Tonga


Wales v New Zealand @5:15pm

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

7-3 Scotland

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Nice 2nd try for Scotland there.

14-3

[Jones28]

Jesus Graham will feel that tomorrow

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

14-6

[cabbageandribs1875]

HT 36-9

the tongans don't get together much so i was very surprised, and disappointed they took that 3rd penalty from near the half way line instead of doing something different, a little more inventive, they won't learn about other aspects of their play by taking a shot at the posts from that distance, it's not always just about the points

anyway, great debut for Rufus McLean, blair kinghorn having a good game but his last two conversion attempts weren't great

[weecounty hibby]

Feel heart sorry for the Tongans. And the Fijians and Samoans. If only they had the money to pay their players they wouldn't all be playing for NZ, Aus, Eng etc. Great efforpt but sadly rugby has moved in from the amateur days. So many of the islanders now playing for other countries, quite sad to see as an old rugby fan.

[Jones28]

Wales getting a pasting off New Zealand.

[cabbageandribs1875]

the Harlem Globe Trotters of Rugby

[weecounty hibby]

New Zealand play rugby at a different level to any other country on the planet. Unbe****inlievable. Just a treat to watch.!!!!

[The dalmeny]

Feel heart sorry for the Tongans. And the Fijians and Samoans. If only they had the money to pay their players they wouldn't all be playing for NZ, Aus, Eng etc. Great efforpt but sadly rugby has moved in from the amateur days. So many of the islanders now playing for other countries, quite sad to see as an old rugby fan.

Part of the issue is that Islanders who qualify for both end up playing a handful of times for NZ then can't play for for Fiji etc where they could have ended up with 50+ caps

[cabbageandribs1875]

FT Italy 9 New Zealand 47... didn't really enjoy that, wish i had taken Ireland instead for my wee flutter :(

FT Ireland 60 Japan 5...interestingly Japan didn't make one substitution whereas the other sides make 6,7 and even 8, i don't understand that one



England v Tonga 3:15, i'll watch footy instead

5:30 Wales v South Africa, look forward to this one


8pm France v Argentina

[hibsbollah]

I have no interest or love for the game, but I’m going to my first international today. I’ve even watched some explanations on YouTube about rucks and mauls :doh: I can’t help hating this side of town from my many unsuccessful trips to Tynecadtmstle.

[Moulin Yarns]

I have no interest or love for the game, but I’m going to my first international today. I’ve even watched some explanations on YouTube about rucks and mauls :doh: I can’t help hating this side of town from my many unsuccessful trips to Tynecadtmstle.

The game is live on Amazon Prime for anyone interested.

[McD]

I have no interest or love for the game, but I’m going to my first international today. I’ve even watched some explanations on YouTube about rucks and mauls :doh: I can’t help hating this side of town from my many unsuccessful trips to Tynecadtmstle.


childish but I’m loving your spelling of the pbs :greengrin

[Moulin Yarns]

childish but I’m loving your spelling of the pbs :greengrin

I just assumed he was in hospitality 😉

[Moulin Yarns]

Nice try. Goes to TMO but it stands

[DaveF]

The game is so slow with all the TMO guff that's it's barely watchable. Football going the same way with VAR. Rubbish.

[Moulin Yarns]

The game is so slow with all the TMO guff that's it's barely watchable. Football going the same way with VAR. Rubbish.

I agree, I think that they are looking for offences rather than the main thing to check. Yeah, they got the grounding of the ball by Hogg, but it was the third thing they checked.

[Moulin Yarns]

Another TMO

Aussie try.

How many of the Aussie are called Santos. 😉


Disallowed because of a soft wipe out.

I was more thinking about the double movement of the try scorer.

[Moulin Yarns]

Come on Scotland. TMO again, but a clear try

[Moulin Yarns]

Could it be indiscipline costs Scotland again.

Saying that they have a penalty

[Moulin Yarns]

Yes

[hibsbollah]

childish but I’m loving your spelling of the pbs :greengrin

I’ve been drinking.. it will only get worse so I won’t . Love out

[Sylar]

I thought we were superb today. Fewer mistakes at the breakdown, fewer handling errors, and we played some good, expansive rugby.

We were maybe a wee bit lucky Fagerson didn't see a card for his post-clean-out shennanigans, but the ref and TMO were spot on in disallowing the try. In the stadium, I thought the referee gestured for a double-move as soon as the try happened but all of the focus was on the clear-out. I thought he was lucky not to see red at the time, as both feet were off the ground and he launched himself into the pile, making contact with the head area.

Australia are a great side - fast, strong, powerful and we limited them to very little. Watson was outstanding today - as were Gilchrist, Hogg, Ritchie...ach, it would be a long list.

[hibsbollah]

I enjoyed myself yesterday, I wasn’t sure what to expect but the catering the stewarding and speed of getting served was way way better than the Hibs fan experience, although some of that will be the one off nature of the event. It wasn’t all that noisy even after the try, and most of the atmosphere seemed a bit artificially generated, fireworks, pumping music etc. And yes, there were a load more toffs (one boy next to me was singing along to Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond in a way you wouldn’t get at Easter Road, let’s put it like that).

I’m definitely still fitba.

[McD]

I thought we were superb today. Fewer mistakes at the breakdown, fewer handling errors, and we played some good, expansive rugby.

We were maybe a wee bit lucky Fagerson didn't see a card for his post-clean-out shennanigans, but the ref and TMO were spot on in disallowing the try. In the stadium, I thought the referee gestured for a double-move as soon as the try happened but all of the focus was on the clear-out. I thought he was lucky not to see red at the time, as both feet were off the ground and he launched himself into the pile, making contact with the head area.

Australia are a great side - fast, strong, powerful and we limited them to very little. Watson was outstanding today - as were Gilchrist, Hogg, Ritchie...ach, it would be a long list.



I agree, we made Australia look quite average tbh, and I didn’t think we played amazingly well, just solid, sensible, team rugby

[cabbageandribs1875]

one ticket left for South Africa game next week =£64 Adult,or £27 quid if U18 :greengrin



Event Information Screen- eTickets (eticketing.co.uk) (https://www.eticketing.co.uk/scottishrugby/EDP/Event/Index/3800)

[JeMeSouviens]

I enjoyed myself yesterday, I wasn’t sure what to expect but the catering the stewarding and speed of getting served was way way better than the Hibs fan experience, although some of that will be the one off nature of the event. It wasn’t all that noisy even after the try, and most of the atmosphere seemed a bit artificially generated, fireworks, pumping music etc. And yes, there were a load more toffs (one boy next to me was singing along to Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond in a way you wouldn’t get at Easter Road, let’s put it like that).

I’m definitely still fitba.

Yeah, we could tell. :greengrin

[JeMeSouviens]

I agree, we made Australia look quite average tbh, and I didn’t think we played amazingly well, just solid, sensible, team rugby

We are world champions (https://www.raeburnshield.com/raeburn-shield) after all, at least for a week. :wink:

[hibsbollah]

Yeah, we could tell. :greengrin

Care to elaborate? :greengrin

[heretoday]

I hope the six nations is still on terrestrial TV. I'd like to see some rugby at least before it goes the way of golf, cricket, football and boxing.

[Jones28]

I hope the six nations is still on terrestrial TV. I'd like to see some rugby at least before it goes the way of golf, cricket, football and boxing.

I don’t think anything has changed. It looks to me like Amazon have kicked the autumn tests on as a money spinner.

[cabbageandribs1875]

can't see us posing too many problems for South Africa


lets see though :) keeping it close will do me


SA already quite confident kicking penalties into touch instead of taking shots at the posts

13 mins played and scotland already given away six penalties, too much physicality in the world champions side


brilliant breakaway by van der merwe, finn russell pops over the penalty :greengrin after 15 mins of sustained pressure


russell kicks a 2nd penalty wide


too many penalties, next one will see someone sin binned

3-3

[Jones28]

Scottish scrum struggling big time.

[cabbageandribs1875]

took their time 1st try 28 mins, of course it came from another Scottish passing error

conversion pulled, 3-8

try hogg, hope they don't look back for a possible forward pass earlier, i think skinner passed forward


given :greengrin

8-8

10-8

i'm taking a screenshot

scottish penalty in added time :) i can't belief Russell freakin missed that, fgs


Amazon Prime haven't got this quite right, you don't have HT analysis with only a present player and ex-player from the away nation



that try came from van der merwe mistake over the other side

that's how to take a conversion finn russell :( 10-15

SA turning the screw now 10-18

[cabbageandribs1875]

10-21


nice to see us going for the line-out instead of taking the points


yas try Hogg 15-21

followed by yet another missed conversion from russell


two dreadful line-outs, make that three goodness sake, so poor

SA capitalise on that one 15-24

15-27


4th poor line out

[Jones28]

So poor at the breakdown. Giving away continuous penalties.

[cabbageandribs1875]

no wonder the coaching staff heads went down there with that knock-on


15-30

ritchie was like a cart-horse there with quick ball from russell

[weecounty hibby]

The knock on wasn't the issue!!

[weecounty hibby]

This is why SA are world champs and have just beaten the Lions. So difficult to play against, huge men, disciplined, work their ***** off, skilful at the breakdown, set pieces so strong, force you into mistakes. Positives to take but we'll beaten in the end

[cabbageandribs1875]

so Japan next week 1pm, we owe them one



three great games to look forward to next week

i'll possibly actually watch an england game

England v South Africa
Wales v Australia
France v New Zealand


back to today, Ireland v New Zealand coming up
England v Australia later

[J-C]

Disappointing 2nd half from Scotland, SA moved up a couple of gears and Scotland struggled, poor scrummaging and far too many silly penalties, need an 80 minute game and not just turn up for the odd 40 mins.

[cabbageandribs1875]

classless from the irish fans during the Haka

hope New Zealand stuff them now :greengrin

[cabbageandribs1875]

ireland have battered New Zealand for 30 mins but it's 5-10


quite astonising this New Zealand have made over 150 tackles against 37 and ireland still behind

HT 5-10

deserved try ireland 10-10 missed conversion


New Zealand will be very glad to finally get some ball in the other half


i've never saw a game where the players are questioning the referee so much, it's creeping in with rugby


another irish try, at least New Zealand will get some ball in the other half from the restart,maybe

17-10

20-10 will the real New Zealand finally step up

[J-C]

This is some game between Ireland and NZ, played at such a great pace.

[heretoday]

Fantastic performance by Ireland. 20-10. NZ a bit shell-shocked and missing B Barrett second half.

[cabbageandribs1875]

20-17

[heretoday]

The last 15 minutes should be epic!

[cabbageandribs1875]

how many times have new zealand got a break and then mucked up


and again, wtf is wrong with them today

and once more with such a stupid kick out to the wing that's easily intercepted

[heretoday]

Who would bet against NZ winning 27-26?

[cabbageandribs1875]

well done ireland easily the far better side

not saw an error-strewn new zealand performance like that for more than a few decades

[heretoday]

Great match in Dublin. Ireland must be favourites for the six nations if they play like that.
NZ under par but they can't win all the time. That would just get boring!

[Pagan Hibernia]

Not a rugby fan generally but was glued to that game in Dublin. Brilliant match

[heretoday]

All Blacks have been away from home for a long time so that could explain their jaded performance yesterday.

Ireland are due to tour NZ in the near future I gather. No doubt retribution will be severely inflicted!

[cabbageandribs1875]

Fiji leading wales 13-7 after 25 mins then a fijian gets a red card for a silly 2nd tackle smashing his arm in to the welsh players head on the ground, he'd already made a great tackle then just crazyness with a needless 2nd hit, they were playing well and now play the remaining 55 mins with just 14

HT 14-13


14 players managing quite well at the moment, inc 10 mins with just 13, 23-14 Fiji

Fiji down to 13 again try wales, kick missed 23-19 fiji

try wales, kick missed 24-23

FT 38-23 Wales, Fiji get the credit imo playing nearly an hour with just 14 and and even down to just 13 twice

[cabbageandribs1875]

women

FT Scotland 36 Japan 12

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Stuart Hogg becomes Scotland's top try scorer, 25th scored today, good Hibby too. 👏

[McD]

Stuart Hogg becomes Scotland's top try scorer, 25th scored today, good Hibby too. 👏


indeed :greengrin

im sure I heard them say that last week he became the most capped full back in rugby

[heretoday]

That Pollard can't kick straight. S Africa could be ahead.

[cabbageandribs1875]

tough on the Australians against Wales, went ahead 28-26 on 78 mins but i just knew they would eventually give away a penalty after the restart FT 29-28 Wales against 14 men for 65 mins(and even 13 as well), i disagree with the Scottish referee in that sending off, wales now beaten Australia 3 times in a row for the first time since 1975, Scotland have beaten the Aussies the last three games as well


still to watch the 2nd half Scotland v Japan, i know the score though :)


France v the all blacks up next at 8pm

Ireland v Argentina tomorrow


pleasing the absolute silence by French fans for the Haka...unlike Ireland last week

New Zealand battered again 40-25 what on earth has happened to them lately, can only put it down to a long season for them i guess, biggest ever win for the French against them

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Some performance from France on Saturday night.

[nellio]

England looking good as well. 6 nations should be great next year.

[JoeT]

Hello, does anyone know if the Scotland France 6 nation tickets have already been sold? Brother in law is coming over from Italy that week and is looking to go. Looks like the Welsh just put their 6 nations tickets on sale this week.

[cabbageandribs1875]

good bonus try win for Edinburgh @ Dragons 30-14

Glasgow went down 19-18 @ Benetton

Edinburgh 2nd and Glasgow 7th

[Sylar]

Another good bonus point win for Edinburgh tonight against a stubborn Benneton side (24-10).

A really strong squad at Edinburgh just now, and some of the younger guys tonight were excellent. Nasty looking injury for Mata early in the first half, and Kinghorn KO'd in the second half. Hopefully not too costly a victory in terms of players!

[cabbageandribs1875]

great win for Edinburgh at Saracens in the European Challenge Cup winning 21-18, nearly blew it right at the end by giving away a totally needless penalty by taking too long, Saracens kicked for the lineout and nearly got the winning try but the ball wasn't grounded properly after going to the TMO.

[Jamesie]

great win for Edinburgh at Saracens in the European Challenge Cup winning 21-18, nearly blew it right at the end by giving away a totally needless penalty by taking too long, Saracens kicked for the lineout and nearly got the winning try but the ball wasn't grounded properly after going to the TMO.

Brilliant result for Edinburgh. The boy Baffelli looks like a marquee signing and one that won’t be at the DAM Health stadium for too long - can see him being in France or England next year on that kind of form.

[cabbageandribs1875]

FT Edinburgh 34 Cardiff Rugby 10, really should have been a heavier defeat for cardiff

Glasgow v Ospreys just starting on Premier Sports


decent game FT Glasgow 38 Ospreys 19

[cabbageandribs1875]

what an embarrassing collapse by Glasgow Warriors, leading 17-14 in the 2nd half then....


52 Try
55 Try
60 Try
67 Try
74 Try
77 Try


FT Exeter 52 Glasgow 17....... a Rout

an improvement on the 42-0 Scoreline last time at Exeter



earlier Edinburgh were leading 20-14 @ London Irish, but the exiles,playing with only 14 the last 23 mins, got a try with just 3 mins remaining after Edinburgh caught offside, then converted to win 21-20

[Sylar]

Edinburgh home to CA Brive in the Challenge Cup this evening.

First time back in a stadium since the Autumn Internationals at Murrayfield, and really looking forward to this tonight - even if I am going to be on my tod :greengrin

[Sylar]

We were absolutely devastating tonight against an admittedly poor Brive side.

10 tries, 66 unanswered points, and a record attendance for the new stadium. I'll admit I had a fabulous evening and can't wait for the next home game.

The speed on both Edinburgh flanks with Darcy Graham and Freddie Owsley is terrifying...

[cabbageandribs1875]

Glasgow Warriors tough tie v La Rochelle tonight @8pm on BT Sports 2

they need to win this one i think

[cabbageandribs1875]

not for the first time glasgow make a total erky of it, up at La Rochelle try line and one bad pass has them all scrambling back down at their own 22, price kicks out on the full so it's brought back again then finally a La Rochelle try, very poor decision making HT 9-15



brilliant try within 30 seconds of the restart 16-15


46 mins, missed tackle try 16-22

49 mins penalty 16-25


51 mins, pure comedy errors from Glasgow one end to the other 16-32

58 mins 16-35

75 mins try 23-35

78 mins pen 23-38


80 mins try + con 30-38


Montpellier winning means Glasgow now drop to the challenge cup, they're sadly just not good enough to compete with the big boys yet

[nellio]

Six nations back this weekend.

Apart from Italy all the teams are decent so should be a great tournament. Cant see us retaining the championship though. France look great as do Ireland. Scotland look best they have in while and England are always competitive.

Bring it on! Particularly looking forward to Wales France on a Friday night in Cardiff. Wish I was going!

[weecounty hibby]

Ireland I think to win it. Scotland could be anywhere from champions to second last!! I think Wales will struggle. When I watch the championship games against the Welsh regions they look very poor. Although when they pull on that red jersey they do become a different animal

[OldEast]

France grand slam.

[Jones28]

Love the 6 Nations, favourite sporting event of the year.

[Sylar]

Six nations back this weekend.

Apart from Italy all the teams are decent so should be a great tournament. Cant see us retaining the championship though. France look great as do Ireland. Scotland look best they have in while and England are always competitive.

Bring it on! Particularly looking forward to Wales France on a Friday night in Cardiff. Wish I was going!

I can't wait for it to get going. Home game against England is a tough start, but our record recently against them is good. France and England with less than ideal preparation, but England looked strong during the recent Autumn Tests and will be confident going into this. I'd genuinely struggle to pick who I think will win it this year - we look good, but having to go away to Cardiff and Dublin and win is always a tall ask...

While I don't think Italy are going to be anywhere near competitors for the title, they're building a very good young side that could cause a lot more headaches than they perhaps have in previous years.

[Jamesie]

Good hundred or so Calcutta Cup tickets just went on sale for anyone not going to Hibs v St Mirren…

[mayo hibee]

France deservedly starting as favourites. Playing well and play some of their toughest opponents at home. Scotland have a great fixture list with England and France at home and a trip to Cardiff on a year where Wales look out of sorts - win the first game and the whole tournament opens right up. Ireland are going well but have a poor fixture list, will be up against it to win more than three games. Italy to lose all five as usual.

A big couple of months coming up for Scottish sport - the current Scotland rugby and football teams will probably never have a better chance to win a 6 Nations and qualify for a football world cup than they'll get this year.

[patch1875]

Going to be a good day hopefully a Scotland win, terrible weather and I’m out doing Uber at night so plenty money to be made😃

[Sylar]

Wales looking completely ordinary here.

17-0 Ireland and Wales have scarcely gone into Ireland’s 22…

[Jones28]

Wales getting absolutely pummelled here.

[cabbageandribs1875]

quite astonishing england aren't ahead yet


edit, they are now


only one side in this game

[OldEast]

That try came from another not straight throw to the lineout.

[heretoday]

Exciting match. England are more lightweight and speedy than they used to be.

[Sylar]

Ben O’Keefe has been dreadful today as referee.

England deserve to be ahead but he’s been really poor.

[cabbageandribs1875]

penalty try Scotland and yellow card for the english dude :greengrin


MMmm should we have went for a lineout there instead of taking the three points


20-17





arrrggg hamish watson


penalty reversed, idiot we would have been out of sight i think


just 3 mins remaining, and now scotland give away another penalty ffs


finn russell misses touch


scottish knock-on fgs



they're gonna get a penalty aren't they


yassssssssssss



get a photo of that wee nyaff jones

[bod]

Makes you sick watching the crowd swigging out of beer cans & football fans can’t even drink alcohol in the concourse

[Callyballybe]

Brilliant result! Well done Scotland. 💪

[ronaldo7]

Hoggy will have his head on the end of a pike by the end of the day. He waltzed off with the Calcutta cup to get some photos with the boys, whilst Annie was standing waiting to present it. :greengrin

[weecounty hibby]

Just finished watching it after getting back from Easter Road. Great result and a performance full of heart and effort and no little skill. Thank **** I saw some from one of my teams today.

[Sylar]

Makes you sick watching the crowd swigging out of beer cans & football fans can’t even drink alcohol in the concourse

That was quite unusual actually. Normally they dispense it into a plastic cup when you buy it but there were a few cans in the camera shots yesterday.

What a win that was. England will (rightly, if I'm honest) complain about the lack of a penalty at that third scrum reset, but their try to take the lead came from a line-out that wasn't straight and one of O'Keefe's errors.

A lot of ill-discipline from Scotland at the breakdown and work to be done before going to Cardiff next weekend, but a great start.

Was thoroughly impressed by Ireland yesterday and I suspect France will blow Italy away pretty easily today too.

[OldEast]

That was quite unusual actually. Normally they dispense it into a plastic cup when you buy it but there were a few cans in the camera shots yesterday.

What a win that was. England will (rightly, if I'm honest) complain about the lack of a penalty at that third scrum reset, but their try to take the lead came from a line-out that wasn't straight and one of O'Keefe's errors.

A lot of ill-discipline from Scotland at the breakdown and work to be done before going to Cardiff next weekend, but a great start.

Was thoroughly impressed by Ireland yesterday and I suspect France will blow Italy away pretty easily today too.

Just watched it again and the Scottish co commentator said the try came from "pin point accuracy at the lineout"
Nonsense as we both know.

[Sylar]

Italy giving a decent account of themselves here in Paris, but struggling to contain the French as we approach half time.

They're improving year on year with some of the new, young talent coming through their domestic teams and it's showing here.

18-10 France HT.

[The dalmeny]

Makes you sick watching the crowd swigging out of beer cans & football fans can’t even drink alcohol in the concourse

Quite a lot of the time they were opening the cans but we got a round closed which was handy.

Realistically in football I'd have a worry a full can would get lobbed into the away support, as with many things it's the behaviour of a few

[Sergio sledge]

Just watched it again and the Scottish co commentator said the try came from "pin point accuracy at the lineout"
Nonsense as we both know.

It's a massive bug bear of mine that line outs and scrum feeds are meant to be straight down the middle but referees and linesmen, who are always standing in line with both the throw in and scrum feed, hardly ever punish a squint feed or throw. Add to this that a large amount of line outs and every single scrum feed is squint and it just makes a mockery of having "contested" line outs and scrums.

[OldEast]

It's a massive bug bear of mine that line outs and scrum feeds are meant to be straight down the middle but referees and linesmen, who are always standing in line with both the throw in and scrum feed, hardly ever punish a squint feed or throw. Add to this that a large amount of line outs and every single scrum feed is squint and it just makes a mockery of having "contested" line outs and scrums.

As long as the ball is fed to one of the scrum half's front row it's not going to be punished. It's treated as an advantage to the team who were awarded the scrum. Get what you say about "contested" though.

[Green Badger]

It's a massive bug bear of mine that line outs and scrum feeds are meant to be straight down the middle but referees and linesmen, who are always standing in line with both the throw in and scrum feed, hardly ever punish a squint feed or throw. Add to this that a large amount of line outs and every single scrum feed is squint and it just makes a mockery of having "contested" line outs and scrums.

The put in to the scrum hasn't been policed for years, however they are still meant to throw in straight to the lineout. However, there were at least a couple on Saturday that were nowhere near straight, even called out by the commentators.

[Sergio sledge]

As long as the ball is fed to one of the scrum half's front row it's not going to be punished. It's treated as an advantage to the team who were awarded the scrum. Get what you say about "contested" though.

Yeah I know that, it just really annoys me. Scrums are a mess to be honest and I think that part of this is that the teams know they don't have to hook, so can just concentrate on pushing knowing the scrum half is just going to throw the ball into their side of the scrum.

Mind you, the size and strength of the players has probably got too much for scrums to be at all successful nowadays.

[hibsbollah]

Rugby is not my favorurite sport, and I’m not all that knowledgeable about it. I do like watching the 6 nations.

For some reason, I got into watching the highlights of 2019s 38-38 draw with England on you tube earlier. What an incredible spectacle, just an impossible unscriptable game. I was wondering how many Scotland rugby fans on here actually watched the whole 80 mins? If you’re anything like me against a big rival and you’re getting humped 31-0 you turn off the tv and go and make the tea :faf: I didn’t watch it that year, I was aware there’d been an exciting finish but hadn’t realized it was quite like that. Amazing.

[Frazerbob]

Rugby is not my favorurite sport, and I’m not all that knowledgeable about it. I do like watching the 6 nations.

For some reason, I got into watching the highlights of 2019s 38-38 draw with England on you tube earlier. What an incredible spectacle, just an impossible unscriptable game. I was wondering how many Scotland rugby fans on here actually watched the whole 80 mins? If you’re anything like me against a big rival and you’re getting humped 31-0 you turn off the tv and go and make the tea :faf: I didn’t watch it that year, I was aware there’d been an exciting finish but hadn’t realized it was quite like that. Amazing.

I was at the game. Believe me, if it wasn’t for the fact I was with my young step son, I’d have been back in the pub at half time.

[hibsbollah]

I was at the game. Believe me, if it wasn’t for the fact I was with my young step son, I’d have been back in the pub at half time.

I'm fairly sure most of the TV viewers claiming to have seen most of that comeback are total liars:greengrin

[Sylar]

Rugby is not my favorurite sport, and I’m not all that knowledgeable about it. I do like watching the 6 nations.

For some reason, I got into watching the highlights of 2019s 38-38 draw with England on you tube earlier. What an incredible spectacle, just an impossible unscriptable game. I was wondering how many Scotland rugby fans on here actually watched the whole 80 mins? If you’re anything like me against a big rival and you’re getting humped 31-0 you turn off the tv and go and make the tea :faf: I didn’t watch it that year, I was aware there’d been an exciting finish but hadn’t realized it was quite like that. Amazing.

Alcohol helped! I'd probably have turned off had we not scored the try right before half time. As a Scotland fan in both football and rugby, I've learned to cling to every crumb :greengrin

[OldEast]

Rugby is not my favorurite sport, and I’m not all that knowledgeable about it. I do like watching the 6 nations.

For some reason, I got into watching the highlights of 2019s 38-38 draw with England on you tube earlier. What an incredible spectacle, just an impossible unscriptable game. I was wondering how many Scotland rugby fans on here actually watched the whole 80 mins? If you’re anything like me against a big rival and you’re getting humped 31-0 you turn off the tv and go and make the tea :faf: I didn’t watch it that year, I was aware there’d been an exciting finish but hadn’t realized it was quite like that. Amazing.

That's exactly what I did 😃

[OldEast]

You know what really annoys me about rugby? The overtime at the end. It just seems so unfair that in a close match the team who are trailing can have unlimited time to maybe win the game just by keeping the ball in play. The clock stops during downtime so it's not as if the full 80 minutes haven't been played, or as near as. Does anyone know the thinking behind this rule and do any other sports have anything like it?

[Danderhall Hibs]

You know what really annoys me about rugby? The overtime at the end. It just seems so unfair that in a close match the team who are trailing can have unlimited time to maybe win the game just by keeping the ball in play. The clock stops during downtime so it's not as if the full 80 minutes haven't been played, or as near as. Does anyone know the thinking behind this rule and do any other sports have anything like it?

The rule is the ball has to be “dead” - although the 80mins are counted correctly play can’t be stopped while the balls in play.

The advantage rule is the biggest annoyance for me - play goes on forever and then gets drawn back for the kick at goal. The complete opposite of football where it’s over too quickly.

[OldEast]

The rule is the ball has to be “dead” - although the 80mins are counted correctly play can’t be stopped while the balls in play.

The advantage rule is the biggest annoyance for me - play goes on forever and then gets drawn back for the kick at goal. The complete opposite of football where it’s over too quickly.

Yes I know the ball has to be dead, that's my point really. It could take another 20 minutes as happened in Wales v France where France got the winning try. Can't be right surely?

Agree about advantage. You just know it's going to be brought back. Football should just scrap the advantage rule as each ref had a different interpretation and always too short.

[Sergio sledge]

Yes I know the ball has to be dead, that's my point really. It could take another 20 minutes as happened in Wales v France where France got the winning try. Can't be right surely?

Agree about advantage. You just know it's going to be brought back. Football should just scrap the advantage rule as each ref had a different interpretation and always too short.

I quite like the fact that you get a final play when the clock goes red. It adds a bit of excitement for the fans and allows everyone on the pitch to know where they stand and what they need to do. losing team, if they have the ball know that they need to keep it alive at all costs and the winning team know they need to avoid giving a penalty away and try to win the ball back to put it out.

The reality is that what happened in the France Wales game a few years ago was a farce but hardly ever happens. Most games end within the first few seconds of the clock going red and probably 99% end within the first 2mins of the clock going red.

The advantage rule in rugby is good, however I agree that it sometimes lasts too long. I think that there should be some proper guidance for it, i.e. a maximum amount of time it can last, or a maximum amount of metres gained it can last. There was a situation in the game on Saturday where England had the advantage near the half way line and the referee allowed them to advance the ball into the 22, at which point the lost it (knock on or something like that) and he then called it back for the original offence, that's too much for me. Once a team has got more than 10m-15m further forward than where the offence was committed then surely the advantage should be over.

[Sergio sledge]

Rugby is not my favorurite sport, and I’m not all that knowledgeable about it. I do like watching the 6 nations.

For some reason, I got into watching the highlights of 2019s 38-38 draw with England on you tube earlier. What an incredible spectacle, just an impossible unscriptable game. I was wondering how many Scotland rugby fans on here actually watched the whole 80 mins? If you’re anything like me against a big rival and you’re getting humped 31-0 you turn off the tv and go and make the tea :faf: I didn’t watch it that year, I was aware there’d been an exciting finish but hadn’t realized it was quite like that. Amazing.

I was watching it with my wife and kids and was all set to turn it off when Scotland were 31-0 down, but they made me keep it on as, according to the optimism of youth, there was still time for a comeback. Then Scotland scored before half time and they all got excited so we kept it on. Then the madness of the second half unfolded and I genuinely couldn't believe what was happening.

[The dalmeny]

The reality is that what happened in the France Wales game a few years ago was a farce but hardly ever happens. Most games end within the first few seconds of the clock going red and probably 99% end within the first 2mins of the clock going red.



I raise you France Scotland last year

[McD]

I quite like the fact that you get a final play when the clock goes red. It adds a bit of excitement for the fans and allows everyone on the pitch to know where they stand and what they need to do. losing team, if they have the ball know that they need to keep it alive at all costs and the winning team know they need to avoid giving a penalty away and try to win the ball back to put it out.

The reality is that what happened in the France Wales game a few years ago was a farce but hardly ever happens. Most games end within the first few seconds of the clock going red and probably 99% end within the first 2mins of the clock going red.

The advantage rule in rugby is good, however I agree that it sometimes lasts too long. I think that there should be some proper guidance for it, i.e. a maximum amount of time it can last, or a maximum amount of metres gained it can last. There was a situation in the game on Saturday where England had the advantage near the half way line and the referee allowed them to advance the ball into the 22, at which point the lost it (knock on or something like that) and he then called it back for the original offence, that's too much for me. Once a team has got more than 10m-15m further forward than where the offence was committed then surely the advantage should be over.


I agree

When it’s for a knock on, the advantage is pretty clear, if the non-offending team kick for field position or break the gain line it’s usually advantage over. But for penalty infringements, play can sometimes go on for several minutes before refs pull it back, which to me is unfair.

As you’ve suggested, a certain distance gained, or perhaps a set number of phases (say 6), if the non-offending team haven’t been able to make any headway then pull it back, otherwise advantage should be over.

[DaveF]

I'm in a minority but league is back tonight with Sanits v Catalans.

NRL starts next month (though there is Maori v Indeginous game on Saturday morning UK time)

[Sylar]

I find myself really nervous about tomorrow's match already.

It would be pure Scotland to beat England last weekend to go to an injury ravaged Welsh side (who were awful last week) and lose...but this is the strongest Scotland team I can recall in a long time - even the strength on the bench is incredible!

First things first though - a testing international-impacted trip for Edinburgh to Leinster (not a happy hunting ground) tonight...can't see us taking anything from it but some fringe players getting a chance may feel they have a point to prove.

[The dalmeny]

I find myself really nervous about tomorrow's match already.

It would be pure Scotland to beat England last weekend to go to an injury ravaged Welsh side (who were awful last week) and lose...but this is the strongest Scotland team I can recall in a long time - even the strength on the bench is incredible!

First things first though - a testing international-impacted trip for Edinburgh to Leinster (not a happy hunting ground) tonight...can't see us taking anything from it but some fringe players getting a chance may feel they have a point to prove.

Agreed, the potential for disaster is enormous (I was at that game)

As far as Edinburgh's concerned we'll always Brendan's not to be repeated penalty

[Just_Jimmy]

I find myself really nervous about tomorrow's match already.

It would be pure Scotland to beat England last weekend to go to an injury ravaged Welsh side (who were awful last week) and lose...but this is the strongest Scotland team I can recall in a long time - even the strength on the bench is incredible!

First things first though - a testing international-impacted trip for Edinburgh to Leinster (not a happy hunting ground) tonight...can't see us taking anything from it but some fringe players getting a chance may feel they have a point to prove.I'm buzzing for the game. I was at Murrayfield last weekend and defensively we were outstanding and took our moments. Hopefully we can go and win in Wales for the first time since 2002. If we do... what a tone setter.

Then if we do... what if? Thats why I love sport.

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[hibsbollah]

Johnathan Davies seems to be wearing some sort of carpet.

[cabbageandribs1875]

just soooooo Scotland

[Aldo]

just soooooo Scotland

Woeful start.


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[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Started well, then lost the plot.

[Aldo]

Started well, then lost the plot.

That’s better. Super finish from Darcy


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[cabbageandribs1875]

Woeful start.


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:greengrin

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

That’s better. Super finish from Darcy


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Indeed 🖒

[Aldo]

This could be a yellow??




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[hibsbollah]

Nippy referee. Likes his endless advantage. peep peep constantly.

[cabbageandribs1875]

now hopefully not give away a penalty from the restart

[cabbageandribs1875]

shockerooni another penalty advantage

[hibsbollah]

shockerooni another penalty advantage

Cant stand it.

[Aldo]

shockerooni another penalty advantage

Note he spoke with Hogg about this yet less pens than Wales!


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[cabbageandribs1875]

most used words by the commentator today


penalty advantage wales

kick hits the post and Scotland players race out at snails pace


russell yellow card and that'll be that after 67 mins

[Just_Jimmy]

How Scotland is that... utterly pish

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[Just_Jimmy]

The referee has been woeful

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[HUTCHYHIBBY]

How Scotland is that... utterly pish

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It's unbelievable. 😣

[Aldo]

So easy to get up for the game against England but FFS we’ve made Wales look good today.

Russell just why!


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[hibsbollah]

I wonder how many minutes of this game have been played during a Wales penalty advantage when everyone in the stadium knows its getting called back.

[Just_Jimmy]

I wonder how many minutes of this game have been played during a Wales penalty advantage when everyone in the stadium knows its getting called back.Its such a crap rule. How can you play 30 yards and 3 phases and then pull it back. It's nonsense.

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[DaveF]

As much as I try to watch these games, it just seems be a platform for a referee to blether his way through 80mins. Might be a good idea to mute them. Back to the fitba.

[Just_Jimmy]

That's bollocks. Pointless if you're playing a ref too.

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[Ryan91]

How is it Russell gets binned but the Welsh boy gets nothing for the High Tackle? Joke of a performance by this referee, if I were Townsend I would be calling him out for that

[Danderhall Hibs]

How is it Russell gets binned but the Welsh boy gets nothing for the High Tackle? Joke of a performance by this referee, if I were Townsend I would be calling him out for that

Wales appear to be treated a bit like Rangers and Celtic - get loads of decisions their way. Think it was 3 red / yellow cards at good times last season then again today.

[Danderhall Hibs]

Its such a crap rule. How can you play 30 yards and 3 phases and then pull it back. It's nonsense.

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The advantage rule is a nonsense- the complete opposite of football where it’s also nonsense.

[Just_Jimmy]

The advantage rule is a nonsense- the complete opposite of football where it’s also nonsense.Agreed. 100%

I thought we were poor today, especially in the second half but the referee performance was woeful. I'm getting sick fed up of leaving the rugby discussing piss poor refereeing and **** rule changes.

They need to get back to playing the game and get away from micro managing every single phase of play. Don't even get me started on half the times TMO gets involved.



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[Danderhall Hibs]

Agreed. 100%

I thought we were poor today, especially in the second half but the referee performance was woeful. I'm getting sick fed up of leaving the rugby discussing piss poor refereeing and **** rule changes.

They need to get back to playing the game and get away from micro managing every single phase of play. Don't even get me started on half the times TMO gets involved.



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TMO sneakily got the ref to sin bin Russell - “just go back to the penalty” and the refs thinking “I said scrum so let me see it on the telly”

[cabbageandribs1875]

missed the first 7 mins of France v Ireland, France 10 Ireland 0, now France 10 Ireland 7 after 8 mins

[hibsbollah]

:sauzee:

[Mantis Toboggan]

How is it Russell gets binned but the Welsh boy gets nothing for the High Tackle? Joke of a performance by this referee, if I were Townsend I would be calling him out for that

The referee was atrocious. Compare to the ref in the France Ireland game - sensible decisions and not all about him. We seem to always get shafted against Wales. Not to mention probably the worst refereeing decision of all time against Australia in the WC.

[Jones28]

Really think we were done by the ref yesterday. That yellow for FR was such a ***** decision. Advantage should last 2 phases and penalty advantage should only be applied within 5 meters of the line imo.

[mayo hibee]

When was the last time Scotland lost a 6 Nations game that it wasn't somehow the referee's fault in the eyes of Scotland supporters? It just feels like an easy excuse to fall back on when the team underperforms, as they did yesterday.

The kind of decisions being picked up on are tight calls that get let go constantly both ways in games, because if everything was called there would be next to no actual rugby played.

Scotland lost yesterday purely because they underperformed against a team they were stronger than on paper and really should have been beating. As a neutral viewer the refereeing was largely irrelevant to the outcome of the game.

[weecounty hibby]

Dont think the ref had a good game yesterday but the Russell yellow was the right decision. Our big players didn't step up unfortunately and that's why we lost. Russell, Hogg, Watson, Van der Merwe all were poor. Darcy Graham had a good game. First time I've not been down since 1998 and we just **** the bed down there for some reason, even when we should be beating them.

[Glory Lurker]

Forza Italia!

[cabbageandribs1875]

a fair assessment :agree: Six Nations 2022: Wales v Scotland - why Townsend's men lost in Cardiff - BBC Sport (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/60367487)


It wasn't so much that Scotland lost, it was the way they lost. They played no rugby. The negativity in their play was arresting. They seemed to want to kick and defend their way to victory, they seemed so satisfied about the strength of their much-lauded defence that they didn't think they had to do a whole lot in attack to get the job done, that Wales would implode in the latter stages as England did last weekend.


we were dreadful in the 2nd 40 :agree: much like the u20's the previous night, Scotland played very well but just couldn't get those extra points before HT, 2nd half...crap, did a couple of subs really make all that difference in which way the game was flowing, can we seriously not change things ourselves to make a difference, two days running we threw all the good early work away

[JeMeSouviens]

a fair assessment :agree: Six Nations 2022: Wales v Scotland - why Townsend's men lost in Cardiff - BBC Sport (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/60367487)


It wasn't so much that Scotland lost, it was the way they lost. They played no rugby. The negativity in their play was arresting. They seemed to want to kick and defend their way to victory, they seemed so satisfied about the strength of their much-lauded defence that they didn't think they had to do a whole lot in attack to get the job done, that Wales would implode in the latter stages as England did last weekend.


we were dreadful in the 2nd 40 :agree: much like the u20's the previous night, Scotland played very well but just couldn't get those extra points before HT, 2nd half...crap, did a couple of subs really make all that difference in which way the game was flowing, can we seriously not change things ourselves to make a difference, two days running we threw all the good early work away

:agree:

Russell had one of his sloppier games as well: the straight out restart, missing touch with a pen, getting charged down and topping it off with an interception attempt near his own line he was never going to make.

[Mcbizz1998]

Watson our tomorrow as well now (Covid). Hell of an injury list now, Scotland seem to be like Hibs - no luck!


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[OldEast]

Backed France for the grand slam. Not often I want Scotland beat but today the head wins over the heart.

[J-C]

4 shockingly bad tackles leading up to that try, keep playing like that and we'll get humped.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Looks like a proper thumping on its way here.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

That's better.

[Chorley Hibee]

How on earth have Scotland managed to mess that up.

Literally queuing up to score a try.

[cabbageandribs1875]

WTF Hogg jesus wept

[J-C]

More poor tackling for their try, shoulder but no arms, never stop anyone doing that.

[cabbageandribs1875]

lovely conversion

[CropleyWasGod]

I love seeing France playing like this.

[Chorley Hibee]

How Scotland managed to mess up that walk-in try was amateur stuff.

Scotland should have went in ahead, but the lack of ability in tackling, and executing the basics, has come back to haunt them again.

Every year it's the exact same.

[cabbageandribs1875]

if their were still sports bloopers programmes on TV a clip of that Hogg **** up would be played quite often



kinda hoping the investors in the six nations don't get their way and admit South Africa at the expense of the Italians in a couple of years

[McD]

Referee has given France a lot of leeway for me, debatable yellow card from the clash with The French fullback jumping into the Scottish player’s head

hea also allowed France to hold their man in the air at lineouts, causing the Scottish forwards to concede a penalty when seeking to engage the maul. He finally warned them about doing it, then minutes later gave a penalty against Scotland for their man being engaged in the air after being held up by their pack


refs been poor for me

[cabbageandribs1875]

amateur hour french try

game over 42 minutes played

[Chorley Hibee]

Piss poor again Scotland.

[McD]

Scotland shooting themselves in the foot here, ref making it easy for France, several instances of their players impeding scotlands scrum half, nothing said (including the buildup to their try at the start of the second half)

[J-C]

Scotland showing today they are still miles away from the top teams, almost amateurish, silly penalties and shocking tackling.

[weecounty hibby]

Some of the things we do are excellent but we then go and make silly, basic errors that amateur teams would be embarrassed by. Hoggs drop just before half time changed the game. We could have gone in at the half 5 points up but ended going in nine points down. Huge change. So so frustrating. Russell had another crap day as well. He needs to get the basics right before he tries the fancy stuff

[cabbageandribs1875]

only 18 mins played Ireland 7 Italy 3, eejit Italian Hooker commits dangerous high tackle and Italy now play over an hour with just 14, now two defenders short due to some rule that they needed to bring a forward on

20' 14-3
29' try, easy conversion missed 19-3
37' try, conversion missed again 24-3
40' pen italy 24-6

[davy67 +]

Italy are regressing , they're pretty woeful

[He's here!]

Italy are regressing , they're pretty woeful

Don't see the point of them being in the tournament. As you say they seem to be going backwards. 35 straight defeats.

[Stonewall]

Don't see the point of them being in the tournament. As you say they seem to be going backwards. 35 straight defeats.

Most enjoyable away trip.

[OldEast]

Don't see the point of them being in the tournament. As you say they seem to be going backwards. 35 straight defeats.

They've beaten Scotland 7 times

[Danderhall Hibs]

They've beaten Scotland 7 times

But not for 7 years.

[OldEast]

But not for 7 years.

So they're going through a lean spell. Does that mean they shouldn't be in the tournament as an earlier poster suggested?

[Danderhall Hibs]

So they're going through a lean spell. Does that mean they shouldn't be in the tournament as an earlier poster suggested?

No - and in fact their under 20s and club sides are improving. It is a bit of a training run for the other 5 teams at the moment though.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Sat 12th March

Italy v Scotland :worried:


don't do it Scotland, just don't

[cabbageandribs1875]

dang, missed the Edinburgh V Connacht game tonight :(

56-8

:shocked:

[weecounty hibby]

dang, missed the Edinburgh V Connacht game tonight :(

56-8

:shocked:
Edinburgh were brilliant. Playing the kind of rugby you love to see. Fast, attacking, flowing rugby. Great stuff. Connaught were a bit **** though

[cabbageandribs1875]

Edinburgh were brilliant. Playing the kind of rugby you love to see. Fast, attacking, flowing rugby. Great stuff. Connaught were a bit **** though


my memory is seriously like a sieve, did Edinburgh just win in Connacht only a few weeks back :hmmm: i honestly can't remember if it was them, or London irish or Glasgow :rolleyes:

[Sylar]

dang, missed the Edinburgh V Connacht game tonight :(

56-8

:shocked:

Didn't see this happening after 20 minutes. Players were slow and lacked any creativity and the atmosphere in the stadium was pretty flat. Then we suddenly sprung to life and never looked back!

Connacht were indeed pretty poor, but we kept up a great pace. Another enjoyable evening at the DAM :greengrin

[Sylar]

my memory is seriously like a sieve, did Edinburgh just win in Connacht only a few weeks back :hmmm: i honestly can't remember if it was them, or London irish or Glasgow :rolleyes:

Glasgow beat them 20-42 in Connacht at the end of January?

[cabbageandribs1875]

Glasgow beat them 20-42 in Connacht at the end of January?


seeing that scoreline i knew it was something a lot closer so i just looked at their results and it turns out it was none of the ones i've mentioned, it was indeed.......










28-29 v Leicester Tigers on sat 15th Jan....my memory sucks



just noticed the game is on premier sports again @ 4am :rolleyes: Scarlets v Glasgow tomorrow 5:15pm

[Jones28]

Don't see the point of them being in the tournament. As you say they seem to be going backwards. 35 straight defeats.

Rather have them in as an improving national team than South Africa who would destroy everyone and the games are generally awful to watch.

[OldEast]

Was there talk about Georgia coming in at some time?

[McD]

Was there talk about Georgia coming in at some time?


think there was, possibly a few others in the discussion, but there was a statement made by the organising body last weekend (I think), saying that there’s no discussion and no chance of the teams or structure changing anytime soon

[Danderhall Hibs]

Was there talk about Georgia coming in at some time?

It was Georgia a year or 2 ago but now others have crept ahead of them in that “level 2” tournament - Spain I think and another I can’t remember just now.

[DaveF]

NRL back on Thursday at 9am. Defending champs Penrith host Manly.

[Mcbizz1998]

Edinburgh were brilliant. Playing the kind of rugby you love to see. Fast, attacking, flowing rugby. Great stuff. Connaught were a bit **** though

Agreed. I was at the game and at Brive a few weeks ago - seen 18 Edinburgh tries in 2 games.

Hope Blair can keep developing as a coach. Could be an option once Townsend inevitably leaves.


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[cabbageandribs1875]

huge game tonight Wales v France

the wales U20's lost to France last night 15-47


i see Georgia have Qualified for the WC next year after Russia were booted out and guaranteed one of the European qualification places

[heretoday]

Both commentators obviously supporting Wales. Bring back Bill McLaren!!

[weecounty hibby]

What a try. Thus France team are special

[heretoday]

Wales are in for a gubbing. France are a joy to watch. So quick. Must be about the world's best right now.

[Jones28]

Very surprised at the number of empty seats in Cardiff.

Should say, good game, Wales putting up a fight here but similar to the game a couple of weeks ago the second half will be huge.

[weecounty hibby]

Very surprised at the number of empty seats in Cardiff.

Should say, good game, Wales putting up a fight here but similar to the game a couple of weeks ago the second half will be huge.
100 quid a ticket, Friday night. Add overnight accommodation if you don't live in Cardiff plus food and drink it's a 250 pound night out. Rugby needs to take a look at pricing for the 6 nations. Scotland is the same. Can't remember exact prices but I'm sure the adult tickets this year were from cheapest 76 to 116 per ticket. Autumn internationals are a far far better option for attending matches just due to oricing

[Sylar]

Very surprised at the number of empty seats in Cardiff.

Should say, good game, Wales putting up a fight here but similar to the game a couple of weeks ago the second half will be huge.

The price of the tickets for it were ridiculous, apparently.

I'm enjoying the Friday night under the lights game a lot more than the Sunday afternoon affairs. Seems much livelier and much more atmospheric.

Been a tense affair - Wales still in it without being spectacular - what they do best, really. France look like they have gears to go up but they need to stop the stupid mistakes.

[Jones28]

100 quid a ticket, Friday night. Add overnight accommodation if you don't live in Cardiff plus food and drink it's a 250 pound night out. Rugby needs to take a look at pricing for the 6 nations. Scotland is the same. Can't remember exact prices but I'm sure the adult tickets this year were from cheapest 76 to 116 per ticket. Autumn internationals are a far far better option for attending matches just due to oricing

Jesus Christ I though we were hard done by at £86 a skull a couple of weeks ago.

Rugby needs to have a ****ing good look at itself, hopefully these empty seats give the Welsh something to think about.

The more stadiums sell out though, the more this will carry on.

[Jones28]

The price of the tickets for it were ridiculous, apparently.

I'm enjoying the Friday night under the lights game a lot more than the Sunday afternoon affairs. Seems much livelier and much more atmospheric.

Been a tense affair - Wales still in it without being spectacular - what they do best, really. France look like they have gears to go up but they need to stop the stupid mistakes.

Agree entirely, much rather have a game on a Friday night than a dreary Sunday afternoon, inevitability against Italy.

Been a good game yes, good to see what Wales are doing differently to what we did, namely not continual silly errors.

[cabbageandribs1875]

kicking games are boring :( come on where's that french flair

[cabbageandribs1875]

ridiculous the length of time for that advantage


that french kicker has had his boots on the wrong feet all game

[cabbageandribs1875]

Scotland very keen to help Italy out with the schoolboy errors

3-0 4 mins played, i do hope finn russels kicking improves after that very poor kick over the opposite side of the pitch just basically handing the opposition the ball, Rank

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

Very passive start to this game from Scotland so far.

[cabbageandribs1875]

didn't see that one coming, great try Scotland :greengrin russell misses convertion


finn russell pass intercepted puts a lot of pressure on Scotland


then a Scottish interception lets Scotland in for a try

3-12

25 mins italians miss a penalty