ajwffc Posted February 18, 2019 Share Posted February 18, 2019 Pro 14 highlights 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 France have announced their team for Saturday. France: 15 Thomas Ramos, 14 Damian Penaud, 13 Mathieu Bastareaud, 12 Gaël Fickou, 11 Yoann Huget, 10 Romain Ntamack, 9 Antoine Dupont, 8 Louis Picamoles, 7 Arthur Iturria, 6 Wenceslas Lauret, 5 Félix Lambey, 4 Sébastien Vahaamahina, 3 Demba Bamba, 2 Guilhem Guirado (c), 1 Jefferson PoirotReplacements: 16 Camille Chat, 17 Etienne Falgoux, 18 Dorian Aldegheri, 19 Paul Willemse, 20 Gregory Alldritt, 21 Baptiste Serin, 22 Anthony Belleau, 23 Maxime Medard 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggy Snake Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 It's a shame they've seen sense and dropped Parra. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Ntamack Jr moved from centre, to the bench to fly half. Seems strange releasing the team this early 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 30 minutes ago, honestly united said: Ntamack Jr moved from centre, to the bench to fly half. Seems strange releasing the team this early Especially as Scotland's team is up in the air. Finn Russell has just been officially ruled out after failing concussion protocol. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afca32 Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Dupont was always gonna play and is a big upgrade on what they've had at 9 so far. Ntamack another good pick but otherwise surprised so many have kept their places. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Russell being out may be a huge loss. Or it may actually be to our advantage that we are forced to play a more forward oriented game. French backs look dangerous, their forwards less so. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage Henry Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, honestly united said: Russell being out may be a huge loss. Or it may actually be to our advantage that we are forced to play a more forward oriented game. French backs look dangerous, their forwards less so. Jeremy Guscott had it right. Scotland don't have the quality in the pack to play a forwards game and the best disrupting players they have are all injured . The best Scotland can do is utilise their backs and use set pieces and flair in open play. That what Townsend did as a player, and what he wants his teams to do. Basteraux is a huge great bugger, but he's not very mobile for a centre. I'd have loved the match up of Russell and Jones against him. I don't fancy a Hastings/Horne/Grigg combo anywhere near as much. And of course, all our best backs are injured as well, and the replacements aren't quite yet up to standard. I fear a thrashing, and finishing the game with hookers at flanker, and scrum halves on the wing. Edited February 19, 2019 by Savage Henry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 We can still put out a decent team. We beat France with Peter Horne playing the majority of the match at 10 a few years ago and he played very well on Saturday night. The French back 3 were a shambles against England but should be better with Ramos at 15. If we can get ahead early they will break under the pressure. My team Dell McInally Berghan Gray Gilchrist Bradbury Ritchie Strauss Laidlaw Horne Seymour Johnson Johnstone Maitland Kinghorn Bhatti Fagerson Brown Toolis Hardie Price Hastings Harris 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Jeremy Guscott had it right. Scotland don't have the quality in the pack to play a forwards game and the best disrupting players they have are all injured . The best Scotland can do is utilise their backs and use set pieces and flair in open play. That what Townsend did as a player, and what he wants his teams to do. Basteraux is a huge great bugger, but he's not very mobile for a centre. I'd have loved the match up of Russell and Jones against him. I don't fancy a Hastings/Horne/Grigg combo anywhere near as much. And of course, all our best backs are injured as well, and the replacements aren't quite yet up to standard. I fear a thrashing, and finishing the game with hookers at flanker, and scrum halves on the wing. Just kick over and run 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Pro 14 highlights[/url] That Welsh commentor is a joke, when Glasgow scores comes from Welsh errors but when Cardiff score it's spectacularly great play 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingscot Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 21 hours ago, Savage Henry said: Jeremy Guscott had it right. Scotland don't have the quality in the pack to play a forwards game and the best disrupting players they have are all injured . The best Scotland can do is utilise their backs and use set pieces and flair in open play. That what Townsend did as a player, and what he wants his teams to do. Basteraux is a huge great bugger, but he's not very mobile for a centre. I'd have loved the match up of Russell and Jones against him. I don't fancy a Hastings/Horne/Grigg combo anywhere near as much. And of course, all our best backs are injured as well, and the replacements aren't quite yet up to standard. I fear a thrashing, and finishing the game with hookers at flanker, and scrum halves on the wing. TBH I'd have Grigg ahead of Jones every day. Jones seriously off form. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 This is who we will be picking from for the French game Scotland squad Forwards: Alex Allan (Glasgow Warriors), Adam Ashe (Glasgow Warriors), Simon Berghan (Edinburgh), Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors), Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh), Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors); Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh), Allan Dell (Edinburgh), Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors), Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh), Gary Graham (Newcastle Falcons), Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors), John Hardie (Newcastle Falcons), Rob Harley (Glasgow Warriors), Stuart McInally (Edinburgh), Willem Nel (Edinburgh), D'Arcy Rae (Glasgow Warriors), Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh), Josh Strauss (Sale Sharks), Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors), Ben Toolis (Edinburgh), George Turner (Glasgow Warriors), Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors). Backs: Chris Dean (Edinburgh), Dougie Fife (Edinburgh), Darcy Graham (Edinburgh), Nick Grigg (Glasgow Warriors), Rory Hughes (Glasgow Warriors), Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors), Chris Harris (Newcastle Falcons), Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors), Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors), Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors), James Johnstone (Edinburgh), Lee Jones (Glasgow Warriors), Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh), Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne), Sean Maitland (Saracens), Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors), Henry Pyrgos (Edinburgh), Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors), Duncan Weir (Worcester Warriors). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Interesting to see Duncan Weir in there. Offers a different option if needed. Also pleased to see Dean and Johnstone included, even if they don't play. They've been superb for Edinburgh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Mark Connolly said: Interesting to see Duncan Weir in there. Offers a different option if needed. What I like about Duncan Weir is, whilst he's limited, he's a 'safe' 10. I.e. he doesn't attempt something mercurial and just provides a safe pair of hands. Finn, for all his majesty, can just about win you a game, but can just about cost you a game in equal measure lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 What I like about Duncan Weir is, whilst he's limited, he's a 'safe' 10. I.e. he doesn't attempt something mercurial and just provides a safe pair of hands. Finn, for all his majesty, can just about win you a game, but can just about cost you a game in equal measure lol.Duncan Weir will be solid with boot and get an old drop goal. Part from that he should just boot it over the French defence line and let our strike runners get scrappy trys 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Guinness PRO14 – Referee AppointmentsRound 16 – 2018/19Friday, February 22, 2019 (All KO local)Glasgow Warriors v Connacht Rugby – KO 19.35Scotstoun Stadium, GlasgowReferee: Ben Whitehouse (WRU)AR1: Lloyd Linton (SRU), AR2: Elgan Williams (WRU)TMO: Charles Samson (SRU)Live on Premier Sports 2Ospreys v Munster Rugby – KO 19.35Liberty Stadium, SwanseaReferee: Stuart Berry (SARU)AR1: Adam Jones (WRU), AR2: Manuel Bottino (FIR)TMO: Ian Davies (WRU)Live on eir sport 2, Premier Sports 1, TG4Leinster Rugby v Isuzu Southern Kings – KO 19.55The RDS Arena, DublinReferee: Sam Grove-White (SRU)AR1: George Clancy (IRFU), AR2: Ian Kenny (SRU)TMO: Colin Stanley (IRFU)Live on eir sport 1, FreeSports, SuperSport 1Saturday, February 23 (All KO local)Benetton Rugby v Dragons – KO 13.00 (UK time)Stadio di Monigo, TrevisoReferee: Quinton Immelman (SARU)AR1: Andrea Piardi (FIR), AR2: Gianlucca Gnecchi (FIR)TMO: Alan Falzone (FIR)Live on DAZN, Premier Sports 1, S4C, eir sport 1 & 2Edinburgh Rugby v Cardiff Blues – KO 19.35BT Murrayfield, EdinburghReferee: Frank Murphy (IRFU)AR1: Keith Allen (SRU), AR2: Eddie Hogan O’Connell (IRFU)TMO: Andrew McMenemy (SRU)Live on Premier Sports 2, SuperSport 1Ulster Rugby v Zebre – KO 19.35Kingspan Stadium, BelfastReferee: Mike Adamson (SRU)AR1: Lloyd Linton (SRU) AR2: Sam Grove-White (SRU)TMO: Ken Henley-Willis (IRFU)Live on Free Sports, DAZNSunday, February 24 (All KO local)Scarlets v Toyota Cheetahs – KO 13.00Parc y Scarlets, LlanelliReferee: John Lacey (IRFU)AR1: Adam Jones (WRU) AR2: Chris Busby (IRFU)TMO: John Mason (WRU)Live on Premier Sports 1, SuperSport 1, eir sport 1 & 2 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Reading online that Josh Straus has apparently lost his passport and it's unlikely a replacement can be in place in time for the trip to Paris! Surely to f**k not! They must be able to issue some emergency visa or something? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
same_ol_g35 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 (edited) Passport situation dealt with Team as most folk had been tipping earlier in the thread. I'm not overjoyed by Horne at 10. But with Hastings out of form and Weir brought in late I kind of expected it. Edited February 21, 2019 by same_ol_g35 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 He played well last week. He also won't need to worry about goal kicking with Laidlaw there. Amazing we can still put out a strong team like that when you think of the injuries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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