dogmc Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I expect Laidlaw will cover 10 at a push. Hogg is the cover despite only playing one game at 10 in 4 years and only 4 or 5 as a senior. Horne is still injured. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Didn't realise cornell du preez was qualified. The centre and back 3 options are arguably the best we have ever had. Jon Welsh is a handy option if nel or Fagerson are injured. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 It limits the bench though if you have to shuffle Hogg to 10, then maitland to 15 if Russell gets injured. It also puts a marker on Finn as the opposition will know you dont have a proper replacement for one of the most pivitol positions 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 I'm obviously not saying he should be there (and could theoretically still be called up as cover once injured players drop out) but other than when he was injured in 2008, I think that’s the first six nations squad since 2004 not to include Sean Lamont. He's been an incredible servant to scottish rugby. Don't think he gets credit he deserves bearing in mind for the early part of his career being a Scottish winger was a thankless task. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 It limits the bench though if you have to shuffle Hogg to 10, then maitland to 15 if Russell gets injured. It also puts a marker on Finn as the opposition will know you dont have a proper replacement for one of the most pivitol positions Agreed....but vern cotter also thinks we should pick a hooker that can't throw or hook and a scrum half whose biggest weakness is passing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Russell and weir as the 10s with Hogg and Laidlaw as emergency cover is fine. If one of the first 2 gets injured, they'll call in someone else. Think that's the first time I've ever looked at a French squad and thought "So what?". Nothing there that makes we worry too much. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Russell and weir as the 10s with Hogg and Laidlaw as emergency cover is fine. If one of the first 2 gets injured, they'll call in someone else. Think that's the first time I've ever looked at a French squad and thought "So what?". Nothing there that makes we worry too much. The money swilling about France isn't helping the national team. So many foreign players now that french players barely seem to get a look in. It's definitely a fixture we should be targeting. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Predictions for Glasgow and Edinburgh next round.Clermont v GlasgowEdinburgh v La Rochelle Will check back in Sunday evening to see if right 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 18 hours ago, dogmc said: Didn't realise cornell du preez was qualified. The centre and back 3 options are arguably the best we have ever had. Jon Welsh is a handy option if nel or Fagerson are injured. There are five legitimately top quality centres, all of whom could go on the Lions tour if they play to form. It was not long all that long ago that Andrew Henderson was the centre of the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 There are five legitimately top quality centres, all of whom could go on the Lions tour if they play to form. It was not long all that long ago that Andrew Henderson was the centre of the future. Gatlands a dick tho. He'll pick the welsh 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Gatlands a dick tho. He'll pick the welsh Well, yes, this is true. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 11 hours ago, Savage Henry said: There are five legitimately top quality centres, all of whom could go on the Lions tour if they play to form. It was not long all that long ago that Andrew Henderson was the centre of the future. I may be the dissenting voice, but Henderson was a decent enough player. The main issue with him was that we had f**k all around him. That's not to suggest he was ever going to be the best in the world, but if we had had any of the current 5 available, he would have made a very good partnership with them. He is often spoken of as the nadir of Scottish midfield backs, but we have had far worse before him and since. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieInDundee Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I may be the dissenting voice, but Henderson was a decent enough player. The main issue with him was that we had f**k all around him. That's not to suggest he was ever going to be the best in the world, but if we had had any of the current 5 available, he would have made a very good partnership with them. He is often spoken of as the nadir of Scottish midfield backs, but we have had far worse before him and since. He certainly wasn't the worse, Marcus Di Rollo was probably the worst Scottish back I've seen in my lifetime. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Just looking at the backline we have now must keep andy Robinson up nights. When you see the pish he had to work with as a backline it must have been so frustrating for him. Very trendy to slag off Robinson but given how well he did with a mediocre pack rarely losing by more than a single score it would be fascinating to see what he could have done with the current squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Edinburgh Rugby team to play Timisoara Saracens in the European Rugby Challenge Cup at Myreside tomorrow (Friday 20 January, kick-off 7.35pm) 15. Blair Kinghorn 14. Damien Hoyland 13. Michael Allen 12. Chris Dean 11. Tom Brown 10. Duncan Weir 9. Nathan Fowles 1. Allan Dell 2. Neil Cochrane CAPTAIN 3. Simon Berghan 4. Ben Toolis 5. Grant Gilchrist 6. Magnus Bradbury 7. Jamie Ritchie 8. Cornell Du PreezReplacements 16. Stuart McInally 17. Jack Cosgrove 18. Murray McCallum 19. Lewis Carmichael 20. Viliame Mata 21. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 22. Jason Tovey 23. Rory Scholes Players unavailable due to injury: Kevin Bryce (shoulder), Phil Burleigh (neck), Alasdair Dickinson (foot), John Hardie (ankle), Will Helu (hand), Nasi Manu (shoulder), WP Nel (neck), Alex Northam (Achilles), Rory Sutherland (groin), Hamish Watson (ribs) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 He certainly wasn't the worse, Marcus Di Rollo was probably the worst Scottish back I've seen in my lifetime. Those orange gloves he wore used to absolutely do my head in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Edinburgh Rugby team to play Timisoara Saracens in the European Rugby Challenge Cup at Myreside tomorrow (Friday 20 January, kick-off 7.35pm) 15. Blair Kinghorn 14. Damien Hoyland 13. Michael Allen 12. Chris Dean 11. Tom Brown 10. Duncan Weir 9. Nathan Fowles 1. Allan Dell 2. Neil Cochrane CAPTAIN 3. Simon Berghan 4. Ben Toolis 5. Grant Gilchrist 6. Magnus Bradbury 7. Jamie Ritchie 8. Cornell Du PreezReplacements 16. Stuart McInally 17. Jack Cosgrove 18. Murray McCallum 19. Lewis Carmichael 20. Viliame Mata 21. Sam Hidalgo-Clyne 22. Jason Tovey 23. Rory Scholes Players unavailable due to injury: Kevin Bryce (shoulder), Phil Burleigh (neck), Alasdair Dickinson (foot), John Hardie (ankle), Will Helu (hand), Nasi Manu (shoulder), WP Nel (neck), Alex Northam (Achilles), Rory Sutherland (groin), Hamish Watson (ribs) Would have swapped tovey n weir tbh. Hope they win. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeek Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 There's a bit of debate about this but clubs have done it in the past. Interesting read nonetheless.http://www.planetrugby.com/news/suspicion-over-why-timisoara-stade-was-cancelled/ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Jacobsen Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38685550 If Glasgow could get both of them, that would be tremendous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/38685550 If Glasgow could get both of them, that would be tremendous. Bloody right!! George horne n adam hastings would be a tremendous cover for half back n jones dunbar bennet n horne as midfield options would be awesome. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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