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[Golden Bear]

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Ali Price has absolutely no business being near this Scotland squad. He's been dreadful all season.

Great to see Cam back in contention though

His game has gone back over the years rather than showing any improvement. I really don't understand his inclusion in the national squad at present.

[cabbageandribs1875]

Scotland will play

Sat 1st Nov - USA - 5:40pm
Sat 8th Nov - New Zealand - 3pm
Sun 16th Nov - Argentina - 3:10pm
Sun 23rd Nov - Tonga - 1:40pm

Scotland will face Maori All Blacks in Whangarei Sat 5th July


Ireland will play New Zealand at soldiers field in Chicago 1st November

then back to Dublin for games against
Japan
Australia
South Africa

Wales will play
Argentina
New Zealand
South Africa
and will go to Japan in the summer

England will play
Australia
Fiji
New Zealand
Argentina

[Mcbizz1998]

Russell and possibly Darcy available for Saturday.

Hope springs eternal!

[Hibs4185]

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Scotland will play

Sat 1st Nov - USA - 5:40pm
Sat 8th Nov - New Zealand - 3pm
Sun 16th Nov - Argentina - 3:10pm
Sun 23rd Nov - Tonga - 1:40pm

Scotland will face Maori All Blacks in Whangarei Sat 5th July


Ireland will play New Zealand at soldiers field in Chicago 1st November

then back to Dublin for games against
Japan
Australia
South Africa

Wales will play
Argentina
New Zealand
South Africa
and will go to Japan in the summer

England will play
Australia
Fiji
New Zealand
Argentina

I read that England are squeezing a 4th test in because they need the money. An extra test is worth £10 million to them.

I can see all nations going to 4 test in autumn due to finances

[Sylar]

Quite underwhelmed with our fixtures tbh...Japan over the USA and it would have been a bit tastier.

Of course we were never getting the Wallabies or Boks having just played them last year but USA and Tonga will be effectively Scotland A team games.

[Mcbizz1998]

Finn starts! Massive boost but no Darcy. Other than that, Schoemann starts and Ritchie in back row.

Decent side but will need a massive performance to pull it off - something these players are capable of. I’m off to London tomorrow morning, hopefully back from Twickenham (or whatever it’s called these days) with a win.

[cabbageandribs1875]

U20's (sigh)

England 57 Scotland 13

Wales beat Ireland first time since 2017 20-12 & first back-to-back wins in five years

[cabbageandribs1875]

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I read that England are squeezing a 4th test in because they need the money. An extra test is worth £10 million to them.

I can see all nations going to 4 test in autumn due to finances

that's ok for Nations with a huge pool of players to choose from, it can't be good for player welfare with rugby associations more concerned about money

[Greenbeard]

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that's ok for Nations with a huge pool of players to choose from, it can't be good for player welfare with rugby associations more concerned about money

Clubs are are only obliged to release their players for an agreed three-weekend window in November. This is a World Rugby rule in relation to the "global season". England have a long-standing deal with the Prem clubs that allows the release of England players for a 4th weekend, the weekend prior to the 6NC and the two rest weekends. The clubs are not obliged to so release their non-English players - and they usually don't. Same goes for France. Hence any 4th Test in November for Scotland outside the agreed window will always be domestic players only.

[JimBHibees]

Anyone got any recommendations for pub to watch the rugby this afternoon. Thinking Guildford or queens arms ? Imagine will be mobbed

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

I've got a bad feeling that this is going to be a painful afternoon (involving Scotland and Hibs). 😥

[cabbageandribs1875]

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Clubs are are only obliged to release their players for an agreed three-weekend window in November. This is a World Rugby rule in relation to the "global season". England have a long-standing deal with the Prem clubs that allows the release of England players for a 4th weekend, the weekend prior to the 6NC and the two rest weekends. The clubs are not obliged to so release their non-English players - and they usually don't. Same goes for France. Hence any 4th Test in November for Scotland outside the agreed window will always be domestic players only.

ta for clearing that up

[cabbageandribs1875]

HT Wales 13 Ireland 10

Ireland presently down to 14 with a decision to come if it will be upgraded to a Red


i'd love to see a Scottish performance like that 1st half against Ireland


the Welsh are flying now 18-10, con missed

nice try 18-18

surprised Ireland took the penalty there but anyway Wales 18 Ireland 21

pen Ireland, great kick Prendergast 18-24

then prendergast with a terrible kick out on the full and gives the Welsh possession which they go on to score a Try...or is it a split second out, onfield decision try but TMO says naw, very unlucky

pen 18-27

pen ireland 3 miles wide FT Triple Crown for Ireland

[cabbageandribs1875]

tuned in just in time for Scotland try, how did he miss the extra two though


3 mins later try england 7-5

[danhibees1875]

Thay didn't look grounded to me.

[Trinity Hibee]

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tuned in just in time for Scotland try, how did he miss the extra two though


3 mins later try england 7-5

England never grounded the ball. How is that not checked?

[cabbageandribs1875]

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England never grounded the ball. How is that not checked?

i didn't see the replay bud i switched over straight away to the footy



and then back in time to see kinghorn make an erse of that chance

mon Scotland lets make this five on the bounce


another simple mistake in the scrum, fagerson i think it was

[cabbageandribs1875]

yas Try Scotland pity it's near the touchline though 7-10 another con missed unfortunately


lol what does matcus smith look like with that wee bit of fluff on his top lip


we've been quite unfortunate not to have at least another a try

[hibsbollah]

Absolutely battering them.
Unfortunately its only 7-10.

[cabbageandribs1875]

we're not getting our scrum working properley, another Fagerson penalty

and incredibly England nearly score at the other end with the clock in the red

HT


aw man Fagerson spills it just outside the 5 metre line :(


well done Jamie Ritchie with that turnover

and then we give one back

we get the knock on and russell kicks it straight to them


great kick Kinghorn

England starting to get on top now, five penalties we've given away this half already

10-10

that was a bloody ridiculous turnover to lose, ridiculous

sam skinner on for johnny gray

England in a great position now with that penalty given away
and now penalty advantage
and another one


points are coming

England take the penalty, they should have went for it and got a scot yellow carded, it was coming 13-10

we're a bloody mess now yet another penalty

[Just_Jimmy]

Another performance under townsend blighted by penalties which will cost us the game


Pathetic

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[cabbageandribs1875]

great penalty 16-10 and lets hope that's not it, duck egg points after 30 mins of the 2nd half just so poor and could suffer for not taking those chances in the 1st half and a Fagerson muck up this half


our lineouts have been decent at least

scotland be ambitious with advantage

i have to say Scotland seldom appear to take advantage of advantages :(

and yet again we've blown a chance, this is not on townsend


our 96th penalty

this half

[Just_Jimmy]

Townsend can go at the end of the 6 nations.

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[J-C]

Game management in the 2nd half has been very very poor, so many penalties and errors, it's a typical Townsend team, all flash but ends up letting you down, we need new ideas.

[cabbageandribs1875]

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Game management in the 2nd half has been very very poor, so many penalties and errors, it's a typical Townsend team, all flash but ends up letting you down, we need new ideas.

Townsend cannot be blamed for utter idiocy from some of those players, they've let themselves down


we still have one last chance but it will need to be near the sticks

yasssssssssssssssss TRY please please please

[JohnM1875]

Three conversion misses. Class.

[Just_Jimmy]

Booing the kicker... classy

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[cabbageandribs1875]

took that far too fast

russell loses the game most likely


now we have to run with it the length of the pitch

only the all blacks can do that

come on scotland do this

a ***** p@sh pass from russell and the wee guy gets lifted up, Russell

[J-C]

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Townsend cannot be blamed for utter idiocy from some of those players, they've let themselves down


we still have one last chance but it will need to be near the sticks

yasssssssssssssssss TRY please please please

Yes pens are not down to him but it's his players he's coaching and they keep making the same errors giving away the penalties.

[J-C]

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Booing the kicker... classy

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Gone are the days of total silence for kicks.