Mark Connolly Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 43 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: There are three Frances. Throw the ball about all over the shop France, play like they've never met France, and, once in a blue moon, lose the plot and resort to petty violence France. As long as it isn't France #1, it's fun. Unless France #1 are playing anyone but Scotland. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Wilson out for the rest of the tournament, which is a disaster. I know people don't like it as an excuse, but the injuries this tournament are killing us, it's going to be very difficult now. Just got to hope some of the guys getting into the team now can show something. Hopefully the chance of a world cup spot will bring out some hidden depths... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 41 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: There are three Frances. Throw the ball about all over the shop France, play like they've never met France, and, once in a blue moon, lose the plot and resort to petty violence France. As long as it isn't France #1, it's fun. Just the three? France are screwed because of the Top 14 and the number of international players in it. Add into that the mercenary project players of which I think they are one of the worst and they don't seem to have any identity or plan. They seem to have slow big forwards and classically French elusive pacy backs but no idea what plan to play. Bastaraud is a bizarre one- I really don't see what he adds to the centres as he's so slow. Yes he is a battering ram but is that what you need there? Against England they were awful, one of the worst performances I've seen from France. 9 minutes ago, GAD said: Wilson out for the rest of the tournament, which is a disaster. I know people don't like it as an excuse, but the injuries this tournament are killing us, it's going to be very difficult now. Just got to hope some of the guys getting into the team now can show something. Hopefully the chance of a world cup spot will bring out some hidden depths... It is a disaster for both Scotland and Glasgow. Only consolation is Ritchie has been decent and him and Strauss have done well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Would knee ligament damage make Wilson a doubt for the World Cup? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 minute ago, flyingscot said: Just the three? France are screwed because of the Top 14 and the number of international players in it. Add into that the mercenary project players of which I think they are one of the worst and they don't seem to have any identity or plan. They seem to have slow big forwards and classically French elusive pacy backs but no idea what plan to play. Bastaraud is a bizarre one- I really don't see what he adds to the centres as he's so slow. Yes he is a battering ram but is that what you need there? Against England they were awful, one of the worst performances I've seen from France. It is a disaster for both Scotland and Glasgow. Only consolation is Ritchie has been decent and him and Strauss have done well. Ritchie has done well and is definitely on the plane to Japan I'd say. Not sure about Strauss, but with the rest injured he's certainly not been bad. I'm guessing for the France game we might go with Hardie if he is fit and stick Graham on the bench. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 22 minutes ago, flyingscot said: Just the three? France are screwed because of the Top 14 and the number of international players in it. Add into that the mercenary project players of which I think they are one of the worst and they don't seem to have any identity or plan. They seem to have slow big forwards and classically French elusive pacy backs but no idea what plan to play. Bastaraud is a bizarre one- I really don't see what he adds to the centres as he's so slow. Yes he is a battering ram but is that what you need there? Against England they were awful, one of the worst performances I've seen from France. It is a disaster for both Scotland and Glasgow. Only consolation is Ritchie has been decent and him and Strauss have done well. I don't really see it with Ritchie, but everyone else agrees with you. Real chance for either Hardie or Graham to make a real case for Japan. Strauss I think is the most explosive number 8 they have available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 5 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: I don't really see it with Ritchie, but everyone else agrees with you. Real chance for either Hardie or Graham to make a real case for Japan. Strauss I think is the most explosive number 8 they have available. Don't think he's set the heather on fire in a blue jersey but he's been solid. I'm guessing Tim Swinson could do 6 as well (unless he's out injured and I missed it!). I think Strauss has been excellent, carried well into contact and makes metres. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Bring back Tim Visser IMO. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Is anyone due back from injury for next game, anyone???? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 1 hour ago, John Lambies Doos said: Is anyone due back from injury for next game, anyone???? It's two weeks away so who knows. Seems players come back from nowhere and straight into the team in rugby. None off this easing back in off the bench stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Dont know where to start on Saturday's game. First hald had a lot of positives. Ireland created nothing, and our defence was outstanding. First try, Hogg gets taken out late and it doesn't get looked at all by TMO, Irish player infront of the kicker, then dreadfull pass by Seymour. If Hogg wasn't down having treatment there is another body back to defend. 2nd try was the only good bit of play by Ireland all game, but its one of there stock plays and we should have defended better, and would have helped if Kinghorn hadn't been running in treacle at the time, it looks like he loses about 20 yards of Stockdale who goes past him before Kinghorn even moves. At that point with Sexton going off injured you would maybe take losing a try to get him off the pitch. At 12-10 before half time we really needed to score as if we are winning at we are in with a shout. After 5 minutes camped in their 22 we come away with nothing, slow ball and just crashing up the side of rucks only works if you have really explosive ball carriers to hammer over, but we dont really have any. We need quick ball to suck in defenders and create space to spin wide. The Irish were lapping it up as they had loads of time to set up there defence for each phase. I was quite hopeful at half time, that we could turn things and get the win. We had been playing well, creating chances, and Ireland had only been in our 22 twice. Then (and I am now fully blaming Innverdale for losing us hte match), Innverdale pipes up with his interesting "fact" that Scotland have failed to score a try in the 2nd half of 8 of there last 12 matches - and so it was to be again. For me this was a case of next score - we score and all the pressure is on Ireland, they would have had to come out and attack, we could have kept them camped in their own half and picked off the errors, Ireland score and we are then chasing the game leaving us open to errors. As is always the case with Scotland we get unlucky, both Harley and Dell tackle Carberry and knock each other off the tackle letting Carberry through, who passes forward to Earls to score (if I hear "well his hand go backwards" when there is a forward passes I may top someone). As everyone know from there on in, it was one error after the other from Scotland, not helped by the Irish cheating. At one point the commentary team discuss the fact that there has been no jackling at all in the game, which is true as when the first Irish player to get to the tackle flops (illegally) on top of hte ball your not going to win it. So off to France, batter and bruised, but still in with a chance of winning the tournament, however slim. Questions are rightly going to be asked over selection, but I wouldn't want to be making them. Do you drop Laidlaw for Price or Horne, but if you do who captains the team as there are no obvious candidates. In the backrow the main options in hte squad at present are Hardie or Graham both opensides. Ritchie is naturally a blind side but doesn't really have the size or prescence of an international blindside although our game plan works better with 2 opensides. If we could I would bench Jones as he has looked jaded since the last 6 Nations. I would probably go Johnson and Dunbar at centre but that may stunt our creativity. Also in Glasgow related news DTH is out injured for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 37 minutes ago, honestly united said: So off to France, batter and bruised, but still in with a chance of winning the tournament, however slim. Questions are rightly going to be asked over selection, but I wouldn't want to be making them. Do you drop Laidlaw for Price or Horne, but if you do who captains the team as there are no obvious candidates. In the backrow the main options in hte squad at present are Hardie or Graham both opensides. Ritchie is naturally a blind side but doesn't really have the size or prescence of an international blindside although our game plan works better with 2 opensides. If we could I would bench Jones as he has looked jaded since the last 6 Nations. I would probably go Johnson and Dunbar at centre but that may stunt our creativity. Johnston and Grigg for me. They know each other, work well as a partnership. Toony might think it is too lightweight against big French boys but I think we play to our strengths instead of worrying about them. If we are going to play France at what England did, Finn and Hogg kicking to get them turning, then pace is needed to close down and pressure the back 3 of France. Finn would have single handily destroyed that French team. Laidlaw for Horne would be a brave call but interesting one. Surely captain has to be McInally? I'm not sure Jones is jaded, although he might well be have coming from SH to Northern, but he's not playing at Glasgow which doesn't help. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted February 11, 2019 Share Posted February 11, 2019 Scotland 7s winger Kyle Steyn signs for the Warriors for next season. He'll remain a part of the 7s squad until the summer but will train with Glasgow when there are breaks in the 7s schedule. Be interesting to see how he steps up to 15s, he's looked good in 7s. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted February 12, 2019 Share Posted February 12, 2019 Adam Ashe signs new 2 year deal. Absolute stalwart and a mystery as to why he's not been in the Scotland squad this 6N. If he stays around after that then surely he's got to be looked at as a possible club captain. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Hogg likely out for the rest of the season according to the Mail. Disaster. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Hogg likely out for the rest of the season according to the Mail. Disaster. So the c**t Murray denies him his Lions tests and the c**t O'Mahony denies him his Glasgow swansong. Is it possible to hate Munster and Irish rugby more! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) 4 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said: 4 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Hogg likely out for the rest of the season according to the Mail. Disaster. So the c**t Murray denies him his Lions tests and the c**t O'Mahony denies him his Glasgow swansong. Is it possible to hate Munster and Irish rugby more! Irish fans used to be sound but some of them at Murrayfield were idiots. Then you look on twitter (a bad judge of anything mind) and it is worse about Hogg playacting and then about us 'targetting Sexton' when even BOD said he plays too close to the line. Edited February 13, 2019 by flyingscot 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Guinness PRO14 – Referee Appointments Round 15 – 2018/19Friday, February 15, 2019 (All KO local)Edinburgh v Dragons – KO 19.35BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh Referee: Andrew Brace (IRFU)AR1: Sam Grove-White (SRU), AR2: Paul Haycock (IRFU)TMO: Neil Paterson (SRU)Live on Premier Sports 2Munster v Isuzu Southern Kings – KO 19.35Thomond Park, LimerickReferee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)AR1: Sean Gallagher (IRFU), AR2: Matteo Liperini (FIR)TMO: Alan Falzone (FIR)Live on eir sport 1, FreeSports, SuperSport 1Ospreys v Ulster – KO 19.35Morganstone Brewery Field, BridgendReferee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)AR1: Dan Jones (WRU), AR2: Ben Breakspear (WRU)TMO: Tim Hayes (WRU)Live on Premier Sports 1, eir sport 2 Saturday, February 16 (All KO local)Zebre v Leinster – KO 15.30Stadio Zaffanella, ViadanaReferee: Ian Davies (WRU)AR1: Marius Mitrea (FIR), AR2: Jason Morris (WRU)TMO: Stefano Penne (FIR)Live on Premier Sports 2, DAZN, eir sport 1Connacht v Toyota Cheetahs – KO 17.30The Sportsground, GalwayReferee: Nigel Owens (WRU)AR1: John Lacey (IRFU), AR2: Mike English (WRU)TMO: Brian MacNeice (IRFU)Live on TG4, Premier Sports 2, SuperSport 1Benetton Rugby v Scarlets – KO 18.15Stadio Monigo, Treviso Referee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)AR1: Gianluca Gnecchi (FIR) AR2: Mark Patton (IRFU)TMO: Olly Hodges (IRFU)Live on DAZN, S4C, Premier Sports 1, eir sport 2Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Warriors – KO 19.35Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffReferee: George Clancy (IRFU)AR1: Ben Whitehouse (WRU) AR2: Johnny Erskine (IRFU)TMO: Leo Colgan (IRFU)Live on Premier Sports 1, eir sport 2, SuperSport 1 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 We've got George Clancy on Sat night? Oh dear... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hogg likely out for the rest of the season according to the Mail. Disaster. BBC now reporting that Townsend is optimistic that he will play some part in six nations. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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