Savage Henry Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 2 minutes ago, come on shire said: Mind de Luca? Ah yes. I see he is now working at Merchiston, the school where his father literally paid for his place in the Scottish Schools team, and then somehow got picked for the proper team. Back when proper players wore gloves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) I won't lie. There's a few curveballs in the Scotland squad announcement for me. Harris is a B&I Lion but isn't in the squad. I'd wager there'll be a place for him should injuries occur but at first I thought that playing with a poor Gloucester team (albeit one that ran Bath close at the Rec then won in Edinburgh) might have went against him, but then I noticed that Adam Hastings is in there. I'm surprised that Hamish Watson isn't there either. I did think that maybe injury leading up to the 6N perhaps went against him but then I noticed that Hastings, Darge and Redpath are all in a similar place but got picked. I'd think that Mish will get a chance should injuries etc occur though. Overall I'm thinking that after exits at the pool stage in 2 World Cups in a row Toony has to crack the whip and shake things up. There's also 4 new caps coming in too which is exciting and provides new options. We start in Cardiff vs Wales. Their captain and leader AWJ has finally called it a day and their star player LR-Z wants a shot at American football due to the cash. There's cash to be made playing rugby in France and Japan but that involves learning a new language. This needs to finally be the year we beat them there. If not then we never will. Edited January 16 by come on shire 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 8 minutes ago, Savage Henry said: Ah yes. I see he is now working at Merchiston, the school where his father literally paid for his place in the Scottish Schools team, and then somehow got picked for the proper team. Back when proper players wore gloves. It reminds me of F1 where the Canadian driver Lance Stroll is driving for an average at best Williams team but dare they drop him as his billionaire dad's a huge financial backer? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHF-23 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Is there a secret third Scottish centre with an Italian surname (Marcus Di Rollo as well) who was actually really good but was prevented from being a professional because there was a belief that they were cursed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 1 hour ago, GHF-23 said: Is there a secret third Scottish centre with an Italian surname (Marcus Di Rollo as well) who was actually really good but was prevented from being a professional because there was a belief that they were cursed? The closest might have been sticking Simon Danielli on the wing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 3 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Back when proper players wore gloves. Shame his gloves were made of butter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Louis Rees Zammit has completely lost it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 30 minutes ago, Binos said: Louis Rees Zammit has completely lost it Not so sure. Would you want to turn out for the shit show that is Wales at the moment and get gubbed constantly? Then add in turning out for a Welsh region and get gubbed weekly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 25 minutes ago, Left Back said: Not so sure. Would you want to turn out for the shit show that is Wales at the moment and get gubbed constantly? Then add in turning out for a Welsh region and get gubbed weekly. He plays(played) for Gloucester, just beat Edinburgh at weekend in european competition Anyway, good luck to him but no guarantee of anything in other sport and he was already at pinnacle, a lion, of this one 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 5 minutes ago, Binos said: He plays(played) for Gloucester, just beat Edinburgh at weekend in european competition Anyway, good luck to him but no guarantee of anything in other sport and he was already at pinnacle, a lion, of this one This I know, as I was sat in the stands watching. Apparently he’d have had to sign for a region to carry on playing for Wales though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Once his contract is up, this year i think, he would have to sign for one of the regions to continue playing for Wales until he reaches the cap limit to move out of Wales. He was probably stuck between re-signing for Gloucster / some else in England or France for a decent wage but not playing with Wales and the no doubt abuse he would get for turning his back on Wales, and signing for one of the regions on half at best of what he would get elsewhere. As he's one of the poster boys for Welsh rugby not playing he would have got some backlash. Pretending he's always wanted to play in the NFL is the easy way out, he's still going to get paid a decent amount, he can go away for a year or 2 in the hope that either the cap limit is scrapped, or the regions get more funding / start paying higher salaries or his NFL career takes off and he doesnt have to worry about it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I can understand the logic behind England and Wales trying to get their players to stay and play in their leagues, but you can't come over all precious when professional players decide "f**k it, I'm going to play where I can get paid better." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 1 hour ago, peasy23 said: I can understand the logic behind England and Wales trying to get their players to stay and play in their leagues, but you can't come over all precious when professional players decide "f**k it, I'm going to play where I can get paid better." It's one of the great double standards in sport. "Everyone is allowed to earn as much as possible in their chosen profession. EXCEPT THAT JUDAS b*****d! WE MADE HIM, HOW FUCKING DARE HE!!" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 Team for tomorrow night. Good to see Dempsey and Steyn back ahead of the 6N... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 The visitors. They appear to be focusing on the Top 14. Ben White being rested ahead of the 6N it seems... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Left Back Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 Can’t seem to find the Edinburgh game tonight on any channel except S4C. Is that like Alba so they’ll prattle away in Welsh? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 On 18/01/2024 at 13:23, come on shire said: The visitors. They appear to be focusing on the Top 14. Ben White being rested ahead of the 6N it seems... I thought the Georgian lad was first-ish choice as well? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 37 minutes ago, honestly united said: I thought the Georgian lad was first-ish choice as well? It's clear what that La Rochelle in the Top14 is huge for them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Left Back said: Can’t seem to find the Edinburgh game tonight on any channel except S4C. Is that like Alba so they’ll prattle away in Welsh? Not had to watch a game on there for years, but back in the day when the Pro12 was mainly on there, you often had an option of English commentary on the red button The main coverage was always fully Welsh though, unlike ALBA which tended to have Hugh-Dan doing the main commentary in Gaelic, but then speaking to the summariser in English 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted January 19 Share Posted January 19 2 hours ago, Left Back said: Can’t seem to find the Edinburgh game tonight on any channel except S4C. Is that like Alba so they’ll prattle away in Welsh? Yes. It's BBC's Welsh language version of our BBC Alba. That's the only channel it's on. Maybe an English option on the red button but I'm not sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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