Scotland 6N lookahead

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Scotland 45 – Japan 10

Hardie, Bennett (2), Seymour, Russell

Scotland 39 – USA 16

Visser, Maitland, Nel, Scott, Weir

South Africa 34 – Scotland 16

Seymour

Samoa 33 – Scotland 36

Seymour, Hardie, Laidlaw

Australia 35 – Scotland 34

Horne, Seymour, Bennett


Tries this world cup:

Seymour – 4
Bennett – 3
Hardie – 2
Russell, Visser, Maitland, Nel, Scott, Weir, Laidlaw, Horne – 1


6 Nations fixtures:
Scotland V England
Wales V Scotland

Italy V Scotland

Scotland V France
Ireland V Scotland

The messiah has been nominated for World Rugby breakthrough player of the year - incredible to think he only made his debut a year ago!

Congrats to the Messiah. He played really well at this tournament and hopefully with either the return of Alex Dunbar or the return to form of Matt Scott he'll have the opportunity to play even better at the forthcoming 6 Nations. At the very least this should really bolster his confidence.

Delighted for him and I started a thread about this, so please go on to comment and give this young man his due:
https://www.606v2.com/t61040-world-rugby-breakthrough-player-of-the-year

Even if he IS forever tainted in the eyes of many with being an Ayr player.

7. On Welsh centres:
Sonia McLaughlin: "I'm sure we'd all like to know... Why are you called the 'Twenty Minuters'?"
John Inverdale: "Oh, Mr Thicko, fancy not knowing that!"
Rob Howley: "It's simple! The life expectancy of a Welsh centre is twenty minutes!"

8. On Michael Leitch:
"Well, Captain, I've got to admire your balls."
"Perhaps later."

9. Wayne Barnes speaking to the TMO:
"You'd like to book a table for three, by the window, for 9:30 p.m., not too near the band, in the name of "Oberleutnant von Genschler". Yes? Yes? I think you might have the wrong number."

10. My reflections on ITV's coverage:
"The day the [tournament] began I was cheesed off. Within ten minutes of [Paloma Faith] turning up, I had finished the cheese and moved on to the coffee and cigars, and at this late stage I am in a cab with two lady companions on my way to the Pink Pussycat in Lower Regent Street."

6 Nations fixtures:

Scotland 21 England 21

Wales 27 Scotland 20

Italy 15 Scotland 27

Scotland 18 France 17

Ireland 24 Scotland 12

RubyGuby wrote:6 Nations fixtures:

Scotland 21 England 21

Wales 27 Scotland 20

Italy 15 Scotland 27

Scotland 18 France 17

Ireland 24 Scotland 12

I'd settle for that!!

funnyExiledScot wrote:

RubyGuby wrote:6 Nations fixtures:

Scotland 21 England 21

Wales 27 Scotland 20

Italy 15 Scotland 27

Scotland 18 France 17

Ireland 24 Scotland 12

I'd settle for that!!

I bloody wouldn't. Just think how embarrassing it would be for a side that were 2 minutes from a semi final to lose their opening game to a pool minnow.

Pretty sure that when teams have the same points they call it a draw.....

Easy there Fes, Glove is just a boy. Je's almost as young as

Glove could easily be the Young Breakthrough Poster of the year.

jimbopip wrote:Easy there Fes, Glove is just a boy. Je's almost as young as

Glove could easily be the Young Breakthrough Poster of the year.

Are you not in Lifetime Achievement Award territory......?

I think you're all dark horses for each award

RubyGuby wrote:I think you're all dark horses for each award

Baldrick, you ride a horse rather less well than another horse would.

funnyExiledScot wrote:Pretty sure that when teams have the same points they call it a draw.....

A senior moment there! Although any result against England that doesn't result in the reclaiming of those melted rupees is a loss in my book...

jimbopip wrote:Easy there Fes, Glove is just a boy. Je's almost as young as

Glove could easily be the Young Breakthrough Poster of the year.

Yay! #vote4glove

Although fyi the is 7 months older than me

I am actually 22 as well*. Hooray!


*And 192 months.

I think Scotland have a quality side in the brewing led by a very good coach. As an Irish fan, I really wanted Cotter over Schmidt, is it still too late to swap?

George Carlin wrote:I am actually 22 as well*. Hooray!


*And 192 months.

Yeah. I am only 22 as well*

*and 1.104e+7 minutes

Who wants to be 22 anyway?

All that free time, parties, bars, cool trips with friends, being single around single women (or taken women - who cares), the genuine expectation that you might end up in a cool job, feeling smug about having a degree but without the realisation that you actually know nothing.......nah, being 34 is much cooler.

You can delete all that stuff above and replace it with eating (quickly), working (harder and in a job that is in no way cool), looking after a toddler night and day, occasionally speaking to your wife (invariably about the aforementioned toddler) and even less frequently sleeping.

Ah, 22. The age when you washed yer knob before you went out on a Friday night because there was a (slim) chance that it might be "on manoeuvres" later that night.
And add "wishing you were still 22" to fES's list.

25 is rubbish. The much awaited fall in car insurance costs never comes, people start to question whether you have the capacity to actually succeed in life, and you spend most of your time with family explaining that no, you are not getting married yet.

Mind you, at 22 I was the office newbie at work, looking up to the people in the position I'm in now, thinking they were oh so mature and knew what they were doing... How mistaken was I?!

Anyone seen this new page on FB that's just popped up, "Mediocre Rugby Union Players of the 90's and 2000's". Started by some Aussie's and features the likes of Sam Norton Night (fair enough) & Matt Dunnings etc. But they've crossed a line with this post https://www.facebook.com/MediocreRugbyUnion/photos/a.162297794119951.1073741828.162287634120967/162390774110653/?type=3&permPage=1

How dare they sully the name of the sharpest set of sideburns to ever wear the thistle.

Harsh on Parks.

He was normally superb at touch-finding, something we could do with today, and also wasn't afraid of dropping a goal (pet hate of mine that we don't opt for that atm, when was the last time and Edinburgh/Glasgow team/Scotland team did?). He didn't really offer a running threat but was invaluable in some of the big games a few years ago now.

He might be average to Aussie standards, but to our standards I think he was pretty decent.

Nem, Rory Clegg dropped a goal against Munster a couple of weeks ago but, as you say, it was so shocking that I had to have a lie down.

In any case, he's now off to Oyonnax so your point still stands now more than ever!

Nematode wrote:Harsh on Parks.

He was normally superb at touch-finding, something we could do with today, and also wasn't afraid of dropping a goal (pet hate of mine that we don't opt for that atm, when was the last time and Edinburgh/Glasgow team/Scotland team did?). He didn't really offer a running threat but was invaluable in some of the big games a few years ago now.

He might be average to Aussie standards, but to our standards I think he was pretty decent.  

Agreed, particularly Edinburgh as we don't currently play with a recognised goal kicker.

Dan Carter showed in the SA semi-final how useful it can be to get the scoreboard moving quickly.

I suppose the problem comes back to restarts. Because an Edinburgh/Scotland restart is effectively 3/5/7 points to the opposition, can we afford to only score 3 pointers??

Greig Laidlaw has been nominated for World Player of the year!

Ha ha, AMAZING!!

I bet when he collects the award, as he surely must, he turns to the master of ceremonies, waves his arms about while pointing at the award, then box kicks it into the corner of the hall.

Still, well done wee Greeg!

RDW_Scotland wrote:Greig Laidlaw has been nominated for World Player of the year!

Eh?

Sorry, I mean WTF?

Where did you hear that RDW?

well that's put us in our places!

Congratulations Milk!

Well deserved - he's played well and led well.

Dan Carter - actually not done that much this world cup - and looks a bit rusty
David Pocock - Knees up for Pocock - well knees chest
Michael Hooper - head and shoulder above into Brown
Julian Savea - anyone would look good behind NZ - what has he really done run through
Alun Wyn Jones - too many names to fit on the trophy
Greig Laidlaw - Only real choice


PS - this is just for fun

I would go for Hooper

Not sure if this has already been mentioned elsewhere, but GLove's work has made it into an article in the telegraph today!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/rugby-world-cup/front-row/11960895/Rugby-World-Cup-2015-39-things-we-learned.html

See no. 20!

Glove

See, we're not a bunch of sad wasters we're actually cutting edge satirists and instillation artists.

I hadn't see that one Graham. Brilliant.

Cheers for the spot!
And, dawww you guys. Stop. You'll make my face match my hair...

Screw the world cup post mortem - the most important news is I swept aside all who tried to challenge me in Risky's fantasy league!

50 points ahead of FES in 2nd place and ranked 257 out of 118,000 entrants in the whole competition.

We all agreed to chip in a fiver to the winner yeah??

IanBru wrote:Ha ha, AMAZING!!

I bet when he collects the award, as he surely must, he turns to the master of ceremonies, waves his arms about while pointing at the award, then box kicks it into the corner of the hall.

Still, well done wee Greeg!

Oh come on. By the time he's finally picked up the trophy everyone else will have gone home

RDW_Scotland wrote:Screw the world cup post mortem - the most important news is I swept aside all who tried to challenge me in Risky's fantasy league!

50 points ahead of FES in 2nd place and ranked 257 out of 118,000 entrants in the whole competition.

We all agreed to chip in a fiver to the winner yeah??

Well done on the win. This might sound odd but could someone let me know where I finished? I forgot my password at the QF stage

RDW_Scotland wrote:Screw the world cup post mortem - the most important news is I swept aside all who tried to challenge me in Risky's fantasy league!

50 points ahead of FES in 2nd place and ranked 257 out of 118,000 entrants in the whole competition.

We all agreed to chip in a fiver to the winner yeah??

Well played! A one horse race in the end. My wife picked my team......obviously....

Nice try on the fiver, ya tight so and so!

EWT Spoons wrote:

RDW_Scotland wrote:Screw the world cup post mortem - the most important news is I swept aside all who tried to challenge me in Risky's fantasy league!

50 points ahead of FES in 2nd place and ranked 257 out of 118,000 entrants in the whole competition.

We all agreed to chip in a fiver to the winner yeah??

Well done on the win. This might sound odd but could someone let me know where I finished? I forgot my password at the QF stage

You finished 12th out of 24, on 491 points.

Cheers mate

Hornee furra linee - how can he be dropped now? another great game for the weegies. Now the conundrum is going to be which centres miss out on selection for the 6N?

TJ wrote:Hornee furra linee - how can he be dropped now?  another great game for the weegies.  Now the conundrum is going to be which centres miss out on selection for the 6N?

If we have four centres in the squad;

Alex Dunbar.... if he's fit again he's our best 12 by a mile

.... he's probably the NH's best 13 by a mile

Hornee Furra Linee.... probably our most creative 12 by a mile

Richie V... improving all the time but sadly suffers by comparison with

Duncan Taylor may be considered if Dunbar or Hornee are not available.

Schlong may be in as wing/ centre/FB cover.

I've not missed anyone have I?

jimbopip wrote:
I've not missed anyone have I?

Alex Grove is back playing premiership rugby

Oh yes, I missed out Shuggie B. He will surely be contesting the utility Flanker/centre role with Richie V. Or play them at 6 & 7.

jimbopip wrote:

TJ wrote:Hornee furra linee - how can he be dropped now?  another great game for the weegies.  Now the conundrum is going to be which centres miss out on selection for the 6N?

If we have four centres in the squad;

Alex Dunbar.... if he's fit again he's our best 12 by a mile

....      he's probably the NH's best 13 by a mile

Hornee Furra Linee.... probably our most creative 12 by a mile

Richie V... improving all the time but sadly suffers by comparison with

Duncan Taylor may be considered if Dunbar or Hornee are not available.

Schlong may be in as wing/ centre/FB cover.

I've not missed anyone have I?

This is called Alzheimer's.

Of course....Archibald Alzheimer, then GC's irascible Uncle Doogie.

Can't think of any other deserving candidates.

Wish we had an emoticon of an old trout on a hook.

jimbopip wrote:Of course....Archibald Alzheimer, then GC's irascible Uncle Doogie.

Can't think of any other deserving candidates.

Wish we had an emoticon of an old trout on a hook.

Not quite what you were looking for, but....

Mr Spoons , ayethangewe.