6N 2019: Scotland v Ireland, 9 February

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SCOTLAND v IRELAND 
9 February 2019
KO: 14:15
BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Referee: Romain Poite (France)
Touch judges: Pascal Gaüzère (France) and Alexandre Ruiz (France)
Television match official: Rowan Kitt (England)

Live on [paddy TV and jock TV]

A. Head to Head

134 Played 134
67 Won 62
6 Drawn 6
62 Lost 67
1,415 Points 1,525

B. Recent Form

10 March 2018
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
28–8 to Ireland

4 February 2017
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
27–22 to Scotland

19 March 2016
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
35 – 25 to Ireland

15 August 2015
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
28 – 22 to Ireland

21 March 2015
BT Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
10 – 40 to Ireland

2 February 2014
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
28 – 6 to Ireland

24 February 2013
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
12 – 8 to Scotland

10 March 2012
Aviva Stadium, Dublin
32 – 14 to Ireland

6 August 2011
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
10 – 6 to Scotland

27 February 2011
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
18 – 21 to Ireland

20 March 2010
Croke Park, Dublin
20 – 23 to Scotland

C. Teams

SCOTLAND


[TBC]

IRELAND 


[TBC]

That was a nothing call on gray - so marginal

"Rob Harley wearing 20"

You mean the 6ft5 ginger man?

We need to get half these Glasgow boys off. Some absolute guff coming from them today.

Ireland 5 just went straight past the ruck to block 2 defenders that weren't even in the ruck - why no pen for that after the one for Scotland?

Jamie Ritchie gets better game by game

Huge turnover

Scotland's turn for a massive defensive win.

This ref has strange interpretation of knock ons

RDW wrote:This ref has strange interpretation of knock ons

Lots of nonsense decisions going against Scotland today.

How come Ireland can go 20m and it not be advantage over? The game was stopped on the 22 and the penalty was on halfway!

What absolute rubbish. Ireland go from their ten metre line to the Scottish 22, but the advantage isn't over.

more like 30-40m

RDW wrote:This ref has strange interpretation of knock ons

I thought the one on Strauss was fair enough. He lost the ball forward after SOB released his hold.

The wind certainly not blowing up and down the pitch, that one went miles

To many errors now, need composure

We’re just not executing today

Ah ffs - how did carbery bosh 3 players

Awful defence to let Carberry through like that

Soft soft try, two missed him

BigGee wrote:Soft soft try, two missed him

All Edinburgh players missed him by the looks of it. They need to step up to Glasgow's level.

EDIT: Curse you Big bad Bob. You've ruined my windup.

Kearney playing a blinder.

Man, these little errors are killing us, got to stop forcing it

Interesting, after all the fuss in the week, that the pass to Earls travelled a few metres forward. Not actually a forward pass I hasten to add (as with last week) 

Stop forcing things!!!

Loved Laidlaw stepping on their hands , they should reintroduce it to the game.

Ritchie gets turnover again, what a game he is having

Was sexton injured? or did he fail an HIA?

I was worried about taking that kick, should have had faith in Greg!

Laidlaw's been a tackling machine!

Ouch, bad catch Blair Kinghorn

majesticimperialman wrote:Was sexton injured? or did he fail an HIA?

Injured from late hits

Horne and Brown on

This Carberry kid's alright. Doubt he expected to get a look in today.

Oh dear Blarehorn.

LondonTiger wrote:Interesting, after all the fuss in the week, that the pass to Earls travelled a few metres forward. Not actually a forward pass I hasten to add (as with last week) 

If anything that was more debatable as by the time he passed it he was running more laterally so there was less momentum effect and his hands weren't as obviously passing it backwards ...

Ireland making hard work of getting the bonus point.

Heaf wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:Interesting, after all the fuss in the week, that the pass to Earls travelled a few metres forward. Not actually a forward pass I hasten to add (as with last week) 

If anything that was more debatable as by the time he passed it he was running more laterally so there was less momentum effect and his hands weren't as obviously passing it backwards ...

Serious amount of ref blaming going on

Two scores needed again

Cyril wrote:Ireland making hard work of getting the bonus point.

Away try bonus point wins are the new all-kicked home win.

Collapse2005 wrote:

Heaf wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:Interesting, after all the fuss in the week, that the pass to Earls travelled a few metres forward. Not actually a forward pass I hasten to add (as with last week) 

If anything that was more debatable as by the time he passed it he was running more laterally so there was less momentum effect and his hands weren't as obviously passing it backwards ...

Serious amount of ref blaming going on

Just an observation ....

Collapse2005 wrote:

Heaf wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:Interesting, after all the fuss in the week, that the pass to Earls travelled a few metres forward. Not actually a forward pass I hasten to add (as with last week) 

If anything that was more debatable as by the time he passed it he was running more laterally so there was less momentum effect and his hands weren't as obviously passing it backwards ...

Serious amount of ref blaming going on

Saying the ref got it correct is ref blaming?

LondonTiger wrote:

Collapse2005 wrote:

Heaf wrote:

LondonTiger wrote:Interesting, after all the fuss in the week, that the pass to Earls travelled a few metres forward. Not actually a forward pass I hasten to add (as with last week) 

If anything that was more debatable as by the time he passed it he was running more laterally so there was less momentum effect and his hands weren't as obviously passing it backwards ...

Serious amount of ref blaming going on

Saying the ref got it correct is ref blaming?

If you say anything other than Ireland are brilliant that guy will kick off.

Ruck penalties have killed us this half

Stop forcing!!!!

RDW wrote:Ruck penalties have killed us this half

And handling errors when in good attacking positions ...

Tommy Seymour is having a terrible game.

We’ve simply not been at the races today

Why has Toolis not been brought on? Both locks has been blowing for a while

tigertattie wrote:Tommy Seymour is having a terrible game.

We’ve simply not been at the races today

Both wings haven't justified being picked over Kinghorn!

Hugely disappointijg 2nd half

Scotland will be hurting after this because the game was there to be won, but too many errors at critical times cost them. Ireland did enough, but they were still well below their best.