Scotland vs Wales: Match Thread

[bsando]

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SCOTLAND vs WALES

Venue: Murrayfield
Date: 9/3/13
Kick-off: 14:30
TV coverage: BBC One
Weather Forecast: http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/forecast/edinburgh#?tab=fiveDay&fcTime=1362787200
Ref: Craig Joubert

SCOTLAND
1. Grant
2. Ford
3. Murray
4. Gray
5. Hamilton
6. Harley
7. Brown
8. Beattie
9. Laidlaw
10. Weir
11. Visser
12. Scott
13. Lamont
14. Maitland
15. Hogg

Bench: 16. Hall 17. Low 18. Cross 19. Kelock 20. Wilson 21. Prygos 22. Jackson 23. Evans

WALES
1. James
2. Hibbard
3. A. Jones
4. A. W. Jones
5. Evans
6. R. Jones
7. Warburton
8. Faletau
9. Phillips
10. Biggar
11. North
12. Roberts
13. Davies
14. Cuthbert
15. Halfpenny

16. Owens 17. Andrew 18. Mitchell 19. Coombs 20. Tipuric 21. L. Williams 22. Hook 23. S. Williams

[Cari]

Noooo not R-Jo. Who's his replacement?

[ironrobson21]

Sealing off???? NO CHANCE!!!!

Knock on from Murray yes, no chance is that sealing off!!

Knock on and off his feet.

[Cari]

That's considerate. A man down possibly seriously injured and the ref carries on....anyway Scottish penalty.

Tips on though isn't a bad replacement.

15-16 at 49 minutes.

I think this game will end very closely and probably through a kick.

[100%beefy]

How to beat Wales

Just get the ball into their 10m or beyond, a penalty is inevitable

QED

[thebluesmancometh]

No I certainly don't, your the wum merchant Cyril, well thats not fairt you tend to get dragged into wumming like me!!

But because I criticise anything English every now and then doesn't make me a wum, or wrong!!!

When I criticise Wales or anyone else I am right, but for England I'ma wum... poor mate poor.

Yappy

I apologies, that free flowing backline and champagne rugby England played then mustve eluded me!! But then a dominant pack and Wilkinsons cultured boot did put them in some seriously good positions!

[wales606]

Tips on, Warbs to 6

Might be the lineup next week if Ryan doesn't recover

Laidlaw is an excellent kicker

[nathan]

That's considerate. A man down possibly seriously injured and the ref carries on....anyway Scottish penalty.

Tips on though isn't a bad replacement.

He did the same when Gray was down, well he eventually stopped when the ball went dead.

[nathan]

lol, what does warren gatland look like!

[Cari]

That's considerate. A man down possibly seriously injured and the ref carries on....anyway Scottish penalty.

Tips on though isn't a bad replacement.

He did the same when Gray was down, well he eventually stopped when the ball went dead.

But they restarted - I thought there might have been a short delay. Anyway, it's done now.

[thebluesmancometh]

Laidlaw is all but on the plane after this 50 minutes or so...

[100%beefy]

lol, what does warren gatland look like!

He's hiding his comms link to Howler

[wales606]

So many penalties...

[thebluesmancometh]

I get the feeling if Wales get a 6-8 point lead Scotland will really struggle!!!

[Cari]

Laidlaw is all but on the plane after this 50 minutes or so...

To where? If you mean the Lions Tour, he's got hefty competition from Sexton and Farrell for a start.

[wales606]

Arggg! Scottish defence in the 22 is excellent :/

[wales606]

Laidlaw is all but on the plane after this 50 minutes or so...

To where? If you mean the Lions Tour, he's got hefty competition from Sexton and Farrell for a start.

At 9 i'm assuming

[Cari]

Anyone know what the penalty count from both sides is now...? Have we gone into triple figures...?

[thebluesmancometh]

He's playing 9 Cari not 10!

His box kicking, out of hand, ability to drop to the 10 chanell and goal kicking is immense. His distribution and speed is good too

[A World Cup and 3 Finals]

Hibbard's having a great game, but another ref would be pinging all his throws as not straight.

[Cari]

Laidlaw is all but on the plane after this 50 minutes or so...

To where? If you mean the Lions Tour, he's got hefty competition from Sexton and Farrell for a start.

At 9 i'm assuming

Ah right. He's in with a shout then.

[wales606]

Interesting Joubert saying that Ford would take a YC at the scrum for repeated infringment rather than one of the props

[thebluesmancometh]

19 - 15

Wales need to score next, otherwise we are going to the wire...

[nathan]

Laidlaw is all but on the plane after this 50 minutes or so...

To where? If you mean the Lions Tour, he's got hefty competition from Sexton and Farrell for a start.

At 9 i'm assuming

i still think Care and Youngs are ahead of him. Laidlaws biggest asset is his goal kicking which i think the 10 would be doing anyway

[Cari]

Another penalty...

15-19 at 56 minutes. I wonder if we'll see another try this half?

[100%beefy]

I was really excited that today's game would be a cracker, of course both Wales and Scotland have come out to play like village idiots combined with Joubert's over obsessive scrutiny of the scrum. Its is about time the rules on scrummaging were relaxed or the game will suffer permanently

[Barney McGrew did it]

Crouch-touch-engage is a problem if the ref's got a stutter

[wales606]

Warbs is back!

[Cari]

Laidlaw is all but on the plane after this 50 minutes or so...

To where? If you mean the Lions Tour, he's got hefty competition from Sexton and Farrell for a start.

At 9 i'm assuming

i still think Care and Youngs are ahead of him. Laidlaws biggest asset is his goal kicking which i think the 10 would be doing anyway

You can add Phillips to that list as well. Gatland loves him.

[tigertattie]

I'm fed up of refs ruining games.

[thebluesmancometh]

First really low tackle Tips makes and Warbs goes in as the player of old...

Anyone considering Lydiates effects on Warbs game?

[bsando]

Joubert!!!

[Looseheaded]

Star Warbs: Return of the Jackal

[wales606]

Laidlaw is all but on the plane after this 50 minutes or so...

To where? If you mean the Lions Tour, he's got hefty competition from Sexton and Farrell for a start.

At 9 i'm assuming

i still think Care and Youngs are ahead of him. Laidlaws biggest asset is his goal kicking which i think the 10 would be doing anyway

You can add Phillips to that list as well. Gatland loves him.

Phillips is having a good game, i think he will be in the 23 to offer a different option at SH

[nathan]

Laidlaw is all but on the plane after this 50 minutes or so...

To where? If you mean the Lions Tour, he's got hefty competition from Sexton and Farrell for a start.

At 9 i'm assuming

i still think Care and Youngs are ahead of him. Laidlaws biggest asset is his goal kicking which i think the 10 would be doing anyway

You can add Phillips to that list as well. Gatland loves him.

yeah true, although i hope not. I want a scrum half who is a scrum half first and foremost.

[Cari]

I'm fed up of refs ruining games.

+1 Shame there's little we can do about it.

15-22 at 58 minutes.

Keep giving us the penalties Scotland...I'm happy with a win by whatever means.

[LondonTiger]

I apologies, that free flowing backline and champagne rugby England played then mustve eluded me!! But then a dominant pack and Wilkinsons cultured boot did put them in some seriously good positions!

It may not have been champagne rugby in 2003 (unlike 2001) but to describe it as hoof and hope as you did was exceedingly inaccurate. They managed 18 tries that season (15 by the backs). Only France have managed that many in the 10 years since.

[wales606]

Star Warbs: Return of the Jackal

[wales606]

Oh look, another penalty

[nathan]

how is that a harsh pen? He's off his feet

[100%beefy]

JOUBERT YOU HAVE RUNED RUGBY

[Cari]

Hmmm, that was a tough call on Tips. Still, it gives Laidlaw a chance to kick another three.

18-22 at 60 minutes.

[thebluesmancometh]

LT

I described it as high % kicking rugby... Lets not be so emotional shall we

[wales606]

Oh look, another penalty

[thebluesmancometh]

Anyone got a penalty count, 2 dull teams + Joubert = no rugby whatsoever!!!

[Cari]

Good drive from Scotland there....and another penalty.

[100%beefy]

joubert you total and utter Meat trombone soloist

[wales606]

Oh look, another penalty

On the positive side, Warbs is now in every ruck

I think that was a Welsh penalty!

[Morgannwg]

TOTAL RUBBISH. Warbs won that there.

[nathan]

Not tough at all, Joubert got the call wrong but it was still a penalty to Scotland as warbs was resting on his knee's.

[wales606]

Finally missed one

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