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Jackson to 10, Seymour to 15, Jones on the wing I'd guess for the backs. Would imagine Fagerson will be 2nd row cover.

Don't think there are many who disagreed that time was up for Danny, it was the way it was done that stuck in people's throats.

Think Maggie mentioned that he was out scavenging for food at one point when she was talking to the prisoners.

The original post by Savage Henry doesn't get past the firewall on my work PC (it's lunchtime, it's allowed!) so I posted the above for anyone else in the same boat.

Scotland make six changes for French Test Head Coach Gregor Townsend has made six changes to the starting Scotland side for this Sunday’s NatWest 6 Nations match against France at a sold-out BT Murrayfield Stadium (11 February, kick-off 3pm) – live on BBC. The changes are split evenly between the backs and forwards with scrum-half Greig Laidlaw, wing Sean Maitland and centre Pete Horne promoted from the bench into the back-line, while lock Grant Gilchrist and back-row Ryan Wilson do likewise into the pack. Tighthead prop Simon Berghan is the only starting addition from outwith last weekend’s match-day 23, becoming available at the end of a six-week suspension. Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend, said: “As a group we’re delighted to be playing at home in front of another sell-out crowd at BT Murrayfield and are looking forward to putting in a performance that can energise our supporters. “To do that we need to out-work the opposition and be more accurate in a number of aspects of our play. “We’ve seen a response from the players in training this week and that needs to continue into and through the 80-plus minutes of the match because France will pose a massive and immensely-physical challenge.” Laidlaw is reunited with stand-off Finn Russell at half-back, with this Sunday’s Test the scrum-half’s first Scotland start since being injured in the corresponding fixture last year in Paris, with British & Irish Lions selection and subsequent injuries keeping the former captain out of contention until last weekend’s return as a replacement in Cardiff. Maitland comes in for injured Sale Sharks wing McGuigan (hamstring) to join Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour in the back-three, while Horne is deployed in midfield in place of Chris Harris (who joins the bench), with Huw Jones returning to the outside-centre role he has occupied in his previous 11 Tests for Scotland. The remaining changes see Gilchrist and Wilson start in place of Ben Toolis (who moves to the bench) and Cornell du Preez, who drops out of the match-day 23. Jonny Gray, Hamish Watson and captain John Barclay are reselected to complete the back-five of the scrum, while Stuart McInally and Gordon Reid return to join Berghan in the front-row. Worcester Warriors back-row David Denton and in-form and uncapped outside back Blair Kinghorn take the places vacated by Wilson and Maitland on the bench. Scotland team to play France at BT Murrayfield Stadium NatWest 6 Nations Round 2: Sunday 11 February (kick-off 3pm) - live on BBC 15. Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) – 56 caps 14. Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) – 40 caps 13 Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) – 12 caps 12. Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 29 caps 11. Sean Maitland (Saracens) – 30 caps 10. Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) – 33 caps 9. Greig Laidlaw VICE CAPTAIN (ASM Clermont Auvergne) – 59 caps 1. Gordon Reid (London Irish) – 28 caps 2. Stuart McInally (Edinburgh Rugby) – 13 caps 3. Simon Berghan (Edinburgh Rugby) – 5 caps 4. Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh Rugby) – 19 caps 5. Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) – 39 caps 6. John Barclay CAPTAIN (Scarlets) – 67 caps 7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) – 16 caps 8. Ryan Wilson VICE CAPTAIN (Glasgow Warriors) – 33 caps Substitutes 16. Scott Lawson (Newcastle Falcons) – 47 caps 17. Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) – 4 caps 18. Jon Welsh (Newcastle Falcons) – 12 caps 19. Ben Toolis (Edinburgh Rugby) – 8 caps 20. David Denton (Worcester Warriors) – 35 caps 21. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) – 12 caps 22. Chris Harris (Newcastle Falcons) – 2 caps 23. Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh Rugby) – uncapped Currently unavailable through injury: Alex Dunbar (thigh strain), Richie Gray (calf), Duncan Taylor (head). © Copyright Scottish Rugby Union Limited 2018

York - New York : 3,000 miles Scotland - Nova Scotia : 3,000 miles Cumnock - New Cumnock : 7.5 miles That, folks, is Ayrshire thinking in a nutshell.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/15784435.Tony_Fitzpatrick__Celtic_would_be_getting_a_bargain_in_St_Mirren_s_Lewis_Morgan/

Jonny signing on again is proof that Santa's real! His career tackle stats to date are: Attempts 1,433 Completed 1,403 Missed 30 Read that again - 30 missed out of a total of 1,433, that's a success rate of 98%.

There was a big golf tournament on and some other special event that weekend, both organised well in advance, that's why accommodation was so scarce. Plenty of it, just all booked well in advance.

Agreed. I've run out of popcorn...

And also that they've already played a full season. Said from the start they should be judged from next season, not this one.

Was just about to do that!

They're away to an Irish team with Davies as ref, what could possibly go wrong...

Ref had just given the Warriors a general warning for that penalty, I'd have gone to the lineout/maul after the warning and that close to the line in the hope of getting a try and a yellow card if we'd re-offended. Could've been a completely different second half if they had, thankfully they took the points.

Seymour is fb cover tonight, I'd guess, and Niki on the wing if it comes to it.

I read somewhere earlier this week that he didn't have a club this season - which I thought was even odder.

Not sure about a fee, isn't he out of contract come season's end?

Stuart Hogg wasn't missed at all...

It's not just the kids, the interaction with the fans on match days (young and not so young!) is brilliant, too.

This one? http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/40844915

First three weekends Pro 14 fixtures have been leaked https://www.google.co.uk/amp/www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/rugby-news/guinness-pro14-fixtures-revealed-find-13434254.amp

Aye, my point was that there's no need to play the third game at Murrayfield or any other ground when it's a Warriors home fixture.

Scotstoun would be fine, Warriors are around the 4,500 ST holder mark and I don't think Embra have anywhere near enough to take it to capacity never mind exceed it.

Having said that, and thinking it through a bit, unless they're going to play their games in batches then the SA teams will play all of their matches on a Saturday to ensure they get equal treatment coming to Europe suggesting at least one home Saturday fixture, possibly 2 depending on where the other SA game is being played.

I think they're misinterpreting the statement with Saturday fixtures, my reading is that the games in SA will all be Saturdays with a minimum of a week before the fixture to let teams have time to acclimatise e.g. play at home on a Friday, in Sa the following Saturday, then at home the following Friday. No need to panic (until we see the fixture list, anyway!). I saw one suggestion which would work in terms of not losing out on the numbers of games on your season ticket, have the third Embra derby game available to ST holders of both clubs. Would mean travelling to Murrayfield/Scotstoun for the extra game but it's not as if Scotstoun's shitey pitch didn't cause a bit of travelling for Warriors fans in the past...