Rugby Union

[peasy23]

No he didn't... What a ridiculous comment. If he wanted another play (to waste time) he could have just kicked it down into touch. Literally just gave England the bonus point by giving them a scrum which they would win a penalty from

100%. He obviously thought time was up, no way he would have kicked it there otherwise.

[John Lambies Doos]

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[Jaggy Snake]

England doing their best to claim a moral victory by mentioning Shaun Edwards every 2 seconds.

Edited February 2, 2020 by Jaggy Snake

[Detournement]

7 minutes ago, John Lambies Doos said:

11 minutes ago, Detournement said:

He was guaranteeing the win. He knew exactly what he was doing. 

No he didn't... What a ridiculous comment. If he wanted another play (to waste time) he could have just kicked it down into touch. Literally just gave England the bonus point by giving them a scrum which they would win a penalty from

England can still draw from a line out. Throw, penalty, kick 3, restart, try, conversion. 

When he kicked it out for a scrum the game was over.

 

[John Lambies Doos]

England can still draw from a line out. Throw, penalty, kick 3, restart, try, conversion. 
When he kicked it out for a scrum the game was over.
 

Eh. It would take exactly the same time to set up a line out than the scrum. There was 79 on clock. You are making absolutely no sense. He had no idea what he was doing he had a brain fart.
Can't believe you are even arguing on this [emoji23]

[Dunning1874]

4 minutes ago, Detournement said:

England can still draw from a line out. Throw, penalty, kick 3, restart, try, conversion. 

When he kicked it out for a scrum the game was over.

 

There was no chance they’d have had time to get 3 points before the clock was dead if he’d kicked to touch.

[S7C]

38 minutes ago, Detournement said:

England can still draw from a line out. Throw, penalty, kick 3, restart, try, conversion. 

When he kicked it out for a scrum the game was over.

 

Maybe if they had Bernard's watch. 

[Detournement]

4 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said:

Eh. It would take exactly the same time to set up a line out than the scrum. There was 79 on clock. You are making absolutely no sense. He had no idea what he was doing he had a brain fart.
Can't believe you are even arguing on this

You can take a line out as quickly as you want to. It takes much more time to set up a scrum.

[John Lambies Doos]

You can take a line out as quickly as you want to. It takes much more time to set up a scrum.

Not if you boot the ball into the crowd you can't. You stating that the French guy kicking the ball out was some sort of plan is single handedly the most ridiculous comment I've ever read on this thread [emoji23]

[Detournement]

12 hours ago, John Lambies Doos said:

Not if you boot the ball into the crowd you can't. You stating that the French guy kicking the ball out was some sort of plan is single handedly the most ridiculous comment I've ever read on this thread

You just need to get your hooker to the touchline and get the numbers in. That's why the defensive team are always in first. 

Have you forgotten your hissy fit on Saturday? Or any of your dozens of other tantrums?

[John Lambies Doos]

You just need to get your hooker to the touchline and get the numbers in. That's why the defensive team are always in first. 
Have you forgotten your hissy fit on Saturday? Or any of your dozens of other tantrums?

Can't believe you are actually continuing with this [emoji23]

[Savage Henry]

Finn Russell not in the Calcutta Cup squad. I’d suggest he won’t play until Townsend goes.

[flyingscot]

4 minutes ago, Savage Henry said:

Finn Russell not in the Calcutta Cup squad. I’d suggest he won’t play until Townsend goes.

Townsend? Or is it someone else at the SRU?

[Savage Henry]

Townsend? Or is it someone else at the SRU?

Dodson? I doubt he’d walk away from the squad for a gripe with one of the suits.

[flyingscot]

1 minute ago, Savage Henry said:

Dodson? I doubt he’d walk away from the squad for a gripe with one of the suits.

 

Possibly given family history. The stories seem to indicate Townsend hasn't been all that involved. Although you don't know what has gone on and will probably only find out a few years later!

 

[Detournement]

Hastings is nothing more than a steady pair of hands. 

Burning your bridges with by far your best player is a terrible idea for a coach hanging on by a thread. 

If Russell is pissed with Dodson fair play to him. 

[honestly united]

You could also take the view that it is the exact same squad that finished the prep from the Ireland game, so maybe going for continuity from the last couple of weeks carrying over into the England game.

Its more likely we will see him back after the England game if at all, although how long you can ignore one of hte few world class players we have if we lose 2 on the bounce

[Northsea80]

Let’s not pretend that Russell is the saviour of Scottish rugby, incredibly talented yes! Capable of touches of genius yes! He’s also been stand off for a number of years now when Scotland as a collective have achieved the sum total of f**k all! He’s also prone to brain farts that cost territory and ultimately points over the course of 80 minutes.

Hastings performed well enough on Saturday and is more than capable of producing the goods on Saturday. Let’s get behind him rather than bemoaning the status of someone who for whatever reason isn’t available.

 

[Detournement]

1 hour ago, Northsea80 said:

Let’s not pretend that Russell is the saviour of Scottish rugby, incredibly talented yes! Capable of touches of genius yes! He’s also been stand off for a number of years now when Scotland as a collective have achieved the sum total of f**k all! He’s also prone to brain farts that cost territory and ultimately points over the course of 80 minutes.

Hastings performed well enough on Saturday and is more than capable of producing the goods on Saturday. Let’s get behind him rather than bemoaning the status of someone who for whatever reason isn’t available.

 

Before Russell came on the scene tries were as rare as hen's teeth for us. Judging by Saturday it's very possible we can slip back down to that level. 

[The Saintee]

Let's not pretend that Russell is anything other than a massive miss. I understand that he's obviously breached discipline but it needs sorted. England look beatable and we need to be inventive and that's the spark you get from Russell.