who do you reckons going to win the 6 nations? IMO france are going to win it but imagine theyll be pish value for money at the bookies
also how do people think scotland will do? before answering that you might be interested to know that rumour has it chris paterson isnt starting on sunday, on the bench which indicates tactical reasons
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29-01-2008 10:54 PM #1
6 nations
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30-01-2008 08:09 AM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
As for Scotland, If mossy has been left out it is a huge shame, he has the potential to be a great scotland no 10, yes parks is a good professional player, but not international class. And Godman isn't ready. The thing is, we have a few good wing options at the moment, and leaving a strong contender like Nikki Walker out so that CP can kick goals wouldn't be a good use of players. So it's best for scotland to have mossy at stand off, or nowhere at all (this is from me, a guy who watched him develop at Gala)
England will always be strong, even with new faces in the team, these new guys are good. Players like Cipriani are looking very good at a youngf age. The academy system down south is so strong that even an inexperienced England team will have quality. France or England to win IMO, though the game between these two is in Paris, and if the french start early then it could be a convincing win.
Wales, the coach has named 13 Ospreys players in the team for Saturday's game, a big gamble, but Neath are a strong side. And this knowledge of each others games could easily translate into success on the international front.
Ireland, lots of contentious decisions about their lineup, with the majority of the country thinking that Eddie O'Sullivan has no clue. Triple crown at best for these guys.
Italy, don't know much about their club game, apart from that where the game is popular, it is Really popular. most of the team play ion france or England however, and so all their matches will be contested by the forwards. Don't bet against them beating the scots in Rome though, it has happened before
I'll be at the France (don't worry i'll be at ER first), england and Italy (first time in Rome for me, can't wait) games this year.
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30-01-2008 02:22 PM #3
I think we'll struggle badly this year along with Wales. I wouldn't be too surprised to see Italy in 4th spot.
I think France will just about have too much class for England, but it could go either way IMO.
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30-01-2008 03:00 PM #4
I think Ireland will win it and we will do better than expected.
I see it finishing:
Ireland
England
Scotland
France
Wales
Italy
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30-01-2008 05:06 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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30-01-2008 05:29 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The rumour has proved to be correct then!
IMO it indicates that the selectors are a bunch of numpties - Paterson is by far and away the best and most natural rugby player that we have.
Apart from anything else, who could possibly match his goalkicking abilities?
Unbeleeeeeeeeeevable!!
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02-02-2008 05:24 PM #10This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
oooops me neither
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02-02-2008 05:32 PM #11
I like rugby and I loved it
As for Scotland Nikki Walker is a big huddie and how Ally Hogg isnae playing i'll never know. But c'moan Scotland.
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02-02-2008 05:50 PM #12
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Lets all laugh at England hahahaha!
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02-02-2008 05:51 PM #13
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Austin Healy GIRUY.
Did anyone see this smug English git on soccerAM?
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02-02-2008 09:23 PM #14
I hate rugby but that result brought a smile to my face!
Mon the Welsh!
Now all we need tomorrow are 2 home wins in the Scottish Capital and it'll have been an absolutely fantastic weekend for me personally!
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03-02-2008 02:49 PM #16
french first try was a forward pass 2nd one was the keystone cops failing to clear(parks and lamont) thank gawd the french missed two fairly easy penalties in front of the posts
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07-02-2008 03:44 PM #20
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I had a good time at Croke Park watching the Irish just beat Italy last weekend (me managing to get enjoyment out of a tough weekend which saw me get my wallet stolen in broad daylight in Dublin) Superb result for the Welsh as well. All being well they should beat the Scots on Saturday, while Ireland will get smashed by France barring a freak change in form.
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08-02-2008 08:45 PM #21This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
If the Scots manage to hold Wales to a 12 point margin on Saturday I'll be surprised.
If the SRU are going to play Aussies and Kiwis in the alleged 'Scotland' team, can they at least try to find some second-raters? The ones they've got right now are truly the scrapings off the bottom of the barrel. They were a national embarrassment against the French.
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09-02-2008 03:03 PM #22
No need for surprise then , Mr. Doddie. 3 - 0 in tries & relying on penalties to keep us in the game. Grim indeed.
Anyone know what Hadden's Scotland record looks like? I can't believe it makes good viewing. I predict we will defeat england & lose to everyone else.
Daft game.
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09-02-2008 03:25 PM #23This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
won 14 lost 16 (with a few of the victories coming against under 12's teams) pains me to say that watching scotlands comical handling errors are now common place + totally embarrassing, daft hoofs up the park just giving away posession constantly, total lack of imagination in any attacking play(assuming we even get out our own half in the first place) relying on paterson too kick points from the scraps we get and making the the results look closer
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09-02-2008 04:25 PM #24This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I don't LIKE rugby, but I used to watch the 5-nations (as it was then) for the sake of the national team.
That was in the days when the players were either Scots or Anglo-Scots, cared about the jersey, and every now and again pulled off some decent results.
Since then the SRU has done everything it can to destroy the popular club roots of the game. Rule changes have made it less of a spectacle, IMO - some of the games in last year's World Cup (at least the bits I saw before turning over to something more interesting, like Monty Don dgging out his herbaceous borders) seemed to be nothing more than 30 overstuffed thugs running into one another and then stamping on the guy at the bottom of the resulting heap.
The Anglo-Scottish-Antipodean-Rejects XV are, as I say, an embarrassment to Scotland. Wooden Spoon, anyone?
And if we're going to play Australians in the team, why does one of them have to be Dan Parks?
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09-02-2008 07:53 PM #25
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How many out of the squad today are you counting as "non-Scottish"?
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How many of them never get near a microphone because of their Anglo/Aussie/Kiwi accents?
It's a waste of time, mate.
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09-02-2008 09:04 PM #27
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In the case of Hines - he showed as much passion if not more than any of the "real" Scots out there. IIRC he wasn't shipped over here to play rugby either. I think he came over for a while (as Aussies do) joined Gala Rugby Club and it went from there.Last edited by Danderhall Hibs; 09-02-2008 at 09:07 PM.
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Southwell, Walker, De Luca, Henderson, Paterson, Parks, Blair, Jacobsen, Ford, Murray, Hines, Hamilton, White, Brown, Barclay.
could be wrong but think im right in saying only 2 of them are from australia or new zealand.
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And it is wrong to compare someone like Hines, a guy who came over to play amateur rugby and ended up reaching the national team, to someone like Brendan "chainsaw" Laney who got capped 2 days after jetting into the country.
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10-02-2008 09:01 AM #30
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"Chainsaw" Laney
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