6N 2017: Scotland vs Wales, 25th Feb

by bsando Mon 20 Feb 2017, 11:04 am

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Scotland vs Wales
6N 2017: Scotland vs Wales, 25th Feb - Page 6 Scovsw10

Date: Saturday 25th February 2017
Venue: BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Kick Off: 2:25pm
Referee: John Lacey (Ireland)
TV Coverage: Live on BBC

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6N 2017: Scotland vs Wales, 25th Feb - Page 6 Screen10

6N 2017: Scotland vs Wales, 25th Feb - Page 6 Screen10

Teams

Scotland

1. Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors)
2. Faiser Brown (Glasgow Warriors)
3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors)
4. Richie Gray (Toulouse)
5. Johnny Gray (Glasgow Warriors)
6. John Barclay (C) (Scarlets)
7. John Hardie (Edinburgh)
8. Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors)

9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors)
10. Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors)
11. Tim Visser (Harlequins)
12. Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors)
13. Huw Jones (Stormers)
14. Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors)
15. Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors)

Replacements

16 Ross Ford (Edinburgh)
17 Allan Dell (Edinburgh)
18 Simon Berghan (Edinburgh)
19 Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors)
20 Hamish Watson (Edinburgh)
21 Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors)
22 Duncan Weir (Edinburgh)
23 Mark Bennett (Glasgow Warriors)

Wales

1 Rob Evans (Scarlets)
2 Ken Owens (Scarlets)
3 Tomas Francis (Exeter Chiefs)
4 Jake Ball (Scarlets)
5 Alun Wyn Jones (C) (Ospreys)
6 Sam Warburton (Cardiff Blues)
7 Justin Tipuric (Ospreys)
8 Ross Moriarty (Gloucester)

9 Rhys Webb (Ospreys)
10 Dan Biggar (Ospreys)
11 Liam Williams (Scarlets)
12 Scott Williams (Scarlets)
13 Jonathan Davies (Scarlets)
14 George North (Northampton)
15 Leigh Halfpenny (Toulon)

Replacements

16 Scott Baldwin (Ospreys)
17 Nicky Smith (Ospreys)
18 Samson Lee (Scarlets)
19 Luke Charteris (Bath)
20 Taulupe Faletau (Dragons)
21 Gareth Davies (Scarlets)
22 Sam Davies (Ospreys)
23 Jamie Roberts (Harlequins)

by **RiscaGame** Thu 23 Feb 2017, 10:39 pm

The U20 game randomly starts at 20:30 too. There's no way they can turn off the Cardiff game early. What a farce.

by tigertattie Fri 24 Feb 2017, 8:05 am

Captain Barclay showing how it's done

If you're at work, reduce your volume

http://www.rugbyonslaught.com/2017/02/breaking-john-barclay-has-scared-out-of.html?m=1

by Guest Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:30 am

Here's a nice piece on John Barclay, but by Welsh players who are his team mates at the Scarlets:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39069718

by funnyExiledScot Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:37 am

Griff wrote:Here's a nice piece on John Barclay, but by Welsh players who are his team mates at the Scarlets:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39069718

Great to see a piece like that. Maybe not all Welsh people are bad..... Wink

by RuggerRadge2611 Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:44 am

Griff wrote:Here's a nice piece on John Barclay, but by Welsh players who are his team mates at the Scarlets:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39069718

awwww what a nice bunch!

NOW GET OUT THERE AND TEAR THEM A NEW BOTTOM ORIFICE! Hug

by nickj Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:47 am

What a refreshingly open and honest piece. No minds games, just mutual respect from team mates - perhaps we could all learn a thing or two from that.

by funnyExiledScot Fri 24 Feb 2017, 2:57 pm

The Welsh posters have gone quiet on here. I smell fear.

by IanBru Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:08 pm

Living on a diet of BBC ScrumOne-Eyed, I imagine it's disconcerting to see Welsh players actually talking up someone who plays for the opposition.

by RuggerRadge2611 Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:10 pm

Honestly, this game.

Of all the games I want to win, this is up there.

by Guest Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:15 pm

Me too Radge, as I said earlier in the post. This is THE must win game of the tournament for me. Genuinely want to win this one more so than beating England.

by Guest Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:16 pm

funnyExiledScot wrote:The Welsh posters have gone quiet on here. I smell fear.

We've been trampled to death by all of the dark horses Wink

by RuggerRadge2611 Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:21 pm

From a Scottish perspective beating Wales means:

1. It's not a false dawn anymore, the sun has finally risen on Scottish rugby after a horrific 17 years.
2. It'll prove we have finally turned a corner. Sure we won 2 games last season but Italy were a shambles and France weren't much better. Beating Ireland, and potentially Wales and definitley Italy will mean Cotter as led us out of the dark ages.
3. being confident can't hurt our chances at Twickers with their bags of money, bags of this and bags of that.
4. We are due one against Wales.
5. I can finally tell my dad to stop being a tiresome one eyed welsh armchair fan.

by munkian Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:23 pm

Griff wrote:
funnyExiledScot wrote:The Welsh posters have gone quiet on here. I smell fear.

We've been trampled to death by all of the dark horses

And started drinking

by **RDW** Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:25 pm

I also really really really want to beat Wales - more so than anyone.

It is nothing personal it is just about time we did and there have been so many close results over the years!

by munkian Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:25 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:I also really really really want to beat Wales - more so than anyone.

It is nothing personal it is just about time we did and there have been so many close results over the years!

We are your Australia. Except you occasionally beat them Crying or Very sad

by Recwatcher16 Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:34 pm

Scotland have a great chance tomorrow.

Wales are remarkably light on effective ball carriers. Moriarty can tackle but is neither big or quick enough to make the hard yards. Ball is the only power player on the gainline. That and the welsh midfield being the slowest in Welsh history gives Scotland opportunities. Webb at SH will provide a big threat though, against his inexperienced opposite number.

by munkian Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:43 pm

I wouldn't say SW is particularly slow ?

by **RDW** Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:44 pm

I also wouldn't say we had that many more big ball carriers, especially with Strauss out and no number 8 on the bench.

by Recwatcher16 Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:52 pm

Whenever I watch Wales the midfield it is just so ponderous and only gets threatening once the ball eventually gets out to the wings.
Not sure the Scottish attacking gameplan is about ball carriers - is it ?

by chris_501 Fri 24 Feb 2017, 3:58 pm

I think when you include Scott Williams, JD2 and North, we don't have huge ball carriers, but we have a lot of decent ones.

Warburton, Moriarty, Owens, Evans and Ball all carry a lot, but like Scotland, we tend to be better trying to carry around rather than through. That's why I think and hope tomorrow's game could be a cracker!

by tigertattie Fri 24 Feb 2017, 4:37 pm

Soooooooooooo up for this game now!

by **BigGee** Fri 24 Feb 2017, 4:42 pm

I see Duncan Taylor is down to play at FB for Sarries this weekend. Hope he gets out on the pitch this week and finally gets his season back on track.

by Guest Fri 24 Feb 2017, 5:15 pm

Recwatcher16 wrote:Scotland have a great chance tomorrow.

Wales are remarkably light on effective ball carriers. Moriarty can tackle but is neither big or quick enough to make the hard yards. Ball is the only power player on the gainline. That and the welsh midfield being the slowest in Welsh history gives Scotland opportunities. Webb at SH will provide a big threat though, against his inexperienced opposite number.

Hmmm, I agree our midfield isn't the quickest. But slowest in history for Wales surely has to be one that includes Jamie Roberts. Scott Williams is light years faster than Roberts. Roberts (on the bench) I genuinely think is slower than our two flankers and possible our hooker too.

by Guest Fri 24 Feb 2017, 7:14 pm

F*CK I'm excited! I'm doing my wife's head in already! And she knows the excitement will soon change to being unbearably tense and snappy tomorrow morning before leaving the house to watch the game. I'll be climbing the walls tomorrow morning.

Can't stop whistling 'Flower of Scotland' either!

'Mon Wales!

Wales

by True Raven Fri 24 Feb 2017, 7:30 pm

This Scotland team to me should be respected but not feared. I don't think their pack is up to much so I'm hoping Wales forwards can starve the Scottish backline possession.

I do hope though that Wales tactics of keeping the ball in play is abolished because Hogg has too much pace to give him too much time and space to run

by Gwlad Fri 24 Feb 2017, 7:37 pm

I'd have started Davies v Hogg. Biggar can't help himself with his counter kicking not to mention JD2. QED i expect we'll see more kicking to touch (so i would have started Charteris) and generally less kicking anyway; put turnover ball through the hands which could make the game exciting. I also think the Scots will come out to hammer us up front in the first third. Expect very high tempo route 1 stuff in the Scots pack and hope we can hold them within 10 points until the game opens up. Inevitably we''ll go behind in the first half.

by **RDW** Fri 24 Feb 2017, 8:17 pm

First blood Scotland - our woman have won a 6N game for the first time in 7 years!!

by Guest Fri 24 Feb 2017, 10:21 pm

Tackling optional in the U20s game by the looks of it. 100 points scored between the 2 sides over all!

by maestegmafia Sat 25 Feb 2017, 8:37 am

Wales had racked up two tries within eight minutes, more by individual skill than lack of Scottish defence. A third before half time, answered by two powerful Scottish tries.

Looks like wales have some very exciting players coming through.

As with the previous match, those players who have already experienced Regional rugby look a class above the rest, even if they aren't yet fulfilling their potential at regional level.

Great match to watch. The ladies game was a thriller too. Harsh to lose so late on but the scots had some canny backs.

And now for the big one in Edinburgh.

by **George Carlin** Sat 25 Feb 2017, 9:56 am

Griff wrote:
funnyExiledScot wrote:The Welsh posters have gone quiet on here. I smell fear.

We've been trampled to death by all of the dark horses

by **BigGee** Sat 25 Feb 2017, 10:02 am

Griff wrote:Tackling optional in the U20s game by the looks of it. 100 points scored between the 2 sides over all!

I think the Edinburgh defence coach has been giving them some sessions

by **RDW** Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:00 pm

Come on Scotland!!

by SecretFly Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:26 pm

I think Wales will have a few surprise well rehearsed tricks. Scotland better be very alert for the whole game.

by nathan Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:27 pm

Was looking forward to seeing this match until I noticed who was reffing. Ireland are so lucky

by **RDW** Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:32 pm

Tidy start Scotland

by nathan Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:34 pm

How does Biggar not get pinged more for being mouthy to the ref

by tigertattie Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:34 pm

Both teams looking up for this

Ref missing a few things from both teams

by nathan Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:36 pm

tigertattie wrote:Both teams looking up for this

Ref missing a few things from both teams

Spot on.

by tigertattie Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:38 pm

Can someone tell halfpenny to stop pulling the grass out the ground! Doesn't he know how much we paid for that?

by **RDW** Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:39 pm

Good to see Lacey being consistent with the lineout.

Finn!!!

by tigertattie Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:41 pm

Dan biggar. Go play football. Ffs

by **RDW** Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:42 pm

We're looking little un imaginative in attack

by **RDW** Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:42 pm

We could do with some territory!

by tigertattie Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:45 pm

We could do with someone tackling dan biggar's face with their boot!

by eirebilly Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:46 pm

tigertattie wrote:Dan biggar. Go play football. Ffs

That sort of thing really annoys me. Just no need for it, was a good competition.

by nathan Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:47 pm

Refs need to come down hard on the Welsh half back pairing, mouthy as Frak

by **RDW** Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:48 pm

This game's been crap

by tigertattie Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:51 pm

Too easy

by nathan Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:51 pm

Feel for Scotland, shouldn't of been a Welsh scrum as it was directly from a kick

by Eejit Sat 25 Feb 2017, 2:52 pm

We're pish. Business as usual.

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