[dogma]

morrison, on Nov 10 2008, 22:52, said:

Quite looking forward to some punishment in just under a fortnight for the Canada match. It'll be my first rugby match of any kind, and with a smidgen of luck, I'll see a home win. How often does that happen at Pittodrie?

The Canadians were raped at the weekend, and despite Scotland being a bit rubbish, I think I'll be happy enough at the end of it. Have we lost to someone as bad as Canada before?

We have lost to Romania back in the amateur days, but they were well funded by the commies then and much better than they are now. We normally play our reserve team against Canada ( did so in the Churchill Cup anyway ) so you are assured of a Scotland win as it is possible to be.

[Andy_AUFC]

Staggie you make a point about Godman but i think he is still abit inexperienced at international level but that will come with time but he has been impressive for Edinburgh. In saying that one of our other options - Parks is awesome for Glasgow but poor for Scotland but i would like to see Paterson given a shot at stand off again.

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This post has been edited by Andy_AUFC: 11 November 2008 - 21:56

[dogma]

Andy_AUFC, on Nov 11 2008, 21:50, said:

Staggie you make a point about Godman but i think he is still abit inexperienced at international level but that will come with time but he has been impressive for Edinburgh. In saying that one of our other options - Parks is awesome for Glasgow but poor for Scotland but i would like to see Paterson given a shot at stand off again.

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Best way for Godman to get experience is a long run in the team. Parks should never be near the squad ever, he is just dire in international level. We missed the chance to use Paterson at stand off. he should have been playing there from his first stint with Edinburgh but the coach of Edinburgh ( Hadden ! ) wouldnt have it. May have been leant on by the SRU but by not playing at that time, he has missed a good chunk of his career when he would have learned a lot about the position. I think that Paterson at fly half boat as sailed sadly. I reckon he could have been top notch but we decided to persist with gash like Parks

[Fuctifano]

Total kick in the balls today- it's easy to say but I'm sure Paterson would have slotted at least 2 of the 4 missed kicks. Whether we'd have been able to hold out against the SA onslaught if we'd have been ahead is another matter. Thought that was the best rugby we've played in a while- Evans needs to get involved more as he's our best finisher out of the backs.

Can't see us geting a better chance to beat one of the big 3 SH countries in a while, they were total w**k for about 60 minutes out of the 80 and kept giving away penalties in the first half, although they screwed the nut a bit in the 2nd.

Saw the first half of the Ireland- ABs game as well. The Irish played well enough and the atmosphere sounded great but as soon as the penalty try and yellow card was given you knew that was game over.

[Padayr]

Fuctifano, on Nov 15 2008, 23:43, said:

Total kick in the balls today- it's easy to say but I'm sure Paterson would have slotted at least 2 of the 4 missed kicks. Whether we'd have been able to hold out against the SA onslaught if we'd have been ahead is another matter. Thought that was the best rugby we've played in a while- Evans needs to get involved more as he's our best finisher out of the backs.

Can't see us geting a better chance to beat one of the big 3 SH countries in a while, they were total w**k for about 60 minutes out of the 80 and kept giving away penalties in the first half, although they screwed the nut a bit in the 2nd.

Saw the first half of the Ireland- ABs game as well. The Irish played well enough and the atmosphere sounded great but as soon as the penalty try and yellow card was given you knew that was game over.

B)

In the second-half, we just weren't at the races. The crowd knew it as well. That's the quietest I've ever heard Croke Park.

[dogma]

Hard to know it was just that we were better or they were just on a bad day. There is no doubting that our forwards can worry anyone ( the scrum has improved out of all recognition ) but we desperately need some self belief in the last 5 yards. Too often the ball is given to a player who is standing still rather than hitting contact at pace. If we can crack that then we should be a good sight better at 6N.

[Shengus Khan]

Aussies horsed in the Rugby League final by New Zealand

What a shitty tournament by the way.

[H_B]

Aussie bottle merchants strike again Just like when NZ stuffed them the last time in England....

Shite format, shite tournament.

[Fuctifano]

OK, I was wrong about the Aussie cakewalk

Only thing that would be funnier is the All Blacks losing to Wales today but I can't see it.

Ireland vs Argentina clearly match of the day with both teams having their world cup seedings up for grabs. An Argie win coupled with a Boks win over England puts them in pot 1 and opens the door for Scotland to knock the Irish out of pot 2 with a win over Canada. An Irish win means they are both in pot 2 (I think).

I quite fancy England to turn over SA who were fortunate to win against both Wales and Scotland.

[Padayr]

Fuctifano, on Nov 22 2008, 12:16, said:

OK, I was wrong about the Aussie cakewalk

Only thing that would be funnier is the All Blacks losing to Wales today but I can't see it.

Ireland vs Argentina clearly match of the day with both teams having their world cup seedings up for grabs. An Argie win coupled with a Boks win over England puts them in pot 1 and opens the door for Scotland to knock the Irish out of pot 2 with a win over Canada. An Irish win means they are both in pot 2 (I think).

I quite fancy England to turn over SA who were fortunate to win against both Wales and Scotland.

Ireland 17 v. 3 Argentina. I can live with that. Would love to have watched it and see us actually beat Argentina for once but the result is what matters to us in terms of World Cup seedings.

Good game at Pittodrie in those conditions.

And grand to see the Oz RL World Champions aren't. Well done New Zealand. Now make it an open tournament for Christ's sake !

[morrison]

Was at Pittodrie today - what a cakewalk! Cracking to open both halves with tries, good ones at that. I know it was 'only' Canada, but Scotland played some good passing rugby today, especially when you take the tough conditions into consideration. Quite impressed with what I saw, it has to give hope going forward.

Canada were rotten mind you, but I still enjoyed myself.

[kiwififer]

Bluenose5, on Oct 27 2008, 16:05, said:

Where is the plastic kiwi what happened to your lot last night?

He who laughs last

That is all.

[Swarley]

kiwififer, on Nov 22 2008, 23:00, said:

He who laughs last

That is all.

[Dunning1874]

Quite gutted on the Scotland front in RU, but for all that it's daft that the seedings for the Wordl Cup are decided three years prior to the tournament, we only have ourselves to blame and hopefully we kick on and improve. With any luck we'll get a poorer second seed when the world cup comes around, but we can't dwell on it and have to focus on doing as well as we can when the next Six Nations comes round. It could well be Hadden's last if we don't get our act together.

Still, the silver lining is being able to laugh at England, and in particualr Nick Easter. Said in an interview before the game talking about South Africa "They only come over for one game really and it's us."

Aye very good arsehole, you gave them such a tough challenge didn't you?

[Radford]

Scotland in with Argentina and England for the 2011 World Cup. Impossible to predict what England will be like by then but Argentina are definitely the best of the top seeds to draw.

New Zealand await the runners-up of our group you'd guess, although they are paired with France and Tonga. Ireland in with Australia and Italy, Wales with South Africa, Fiji and likely Samoa.

[dogma]

Radford, on Dec 1 2008, 15:15, said:

Scotland in with Argentina and England for the 2011 World Cup. Impossible to predict what England will be like by then but Argentina are definitely the best of the top seeds to draw.

New Zealand await the runners-up of our group you'd guess, although they are paired with France and Tonga. Ireland in with Australia and Italy, Wales with South Africa, Fiji and likely Samoa.

we literally could not have gotten a better draw. Argentina are a decent side but it will be hard for them to sustain this level for another 3 years . To have avoided the tri nations is nigh on miraculous and no doubt the gin will be flowing amongts the blazers at Murrayfield tonight.

[Pink Freud]

dogma, on Dec 1 2008, 16:46, said:

we literally could not have gotten a better draw. Argentina are a decent side but it will be hard for them to sustain this level for another 3 years . To have avoided the tri nations is nigh on miraculous and no doubt the gin will be flowing amongts the blazers at Murrayfield tonight.

Never mind them. trebles all round in Cambridge!

[Dunning1874]

Excellent draw. Of course we don't know how things'll change over the next three years, but it's looking good at the moment.

[flyingscot]

dogma, on Dec 1 2008, 16:46, said:

we literally could not have gotten a better draw. Argentina are a decent side but it will be hard for them to sustain this level for another 3 years . To have avoided the tri nations is nigh on miraculous and no doubt the gin will be flowing amongts the blazers at Murrayfield tonight.

Excellent draw. Argentina can come and go, and do not have regular rugby. Good to get them.

If we got England now we'd be laughing, anyone who saw the New Zealand - England game saw how many kicks Carter missed, and England's discipline was awful. On the other hand they will improve- always a tough challenge- but we can beat England at any time as the fans and the game motivates us and gives a level playing field.

[flyingscot]

Anyone off to the Heineken Cup final on Saturday at Murrayfield. I'm looking forward to a Leinster win!

[Fuctifano]

Yep, I'm going. Should be a good day out, would probably prefer a Leinster win.

Super 14 semis this weekend too- would like the Hurricanes to win it, but if the Chiefs win that semi I hope they win the whole thing. Can't go the Crusaders.

[Andy_AUFC]

Mon' the Tigers! B)

Chiefs into the final now, that back three of Masaga, Muliaina and Sivivatu is absolutely lethal especially Sivivatu he has been shit hot this season he just seems to glide past defenders and it doesn't even look like he's going flat out.

[kiwififer]

Andy_AUFC, on May 23 2009, 01:17, said:

Mon' the Tigers! B)

Chiefs into the final now, that back three of Masaga, Muliaina and Sivivatu is absolutely lethal especially Sivivatu he has been shit hot this season he just seems to glide past defenders and it doesn't even look like he's going flat out.

Sivivatu's out for the finals, he injured his shoulder against the 'cane's. I watched the chiefs game and the highlights of the crusader's game, and it's not looking good for the mooloo, the bulls will just kick like mad to win it, in what is argueably the most hostile ground in the 14's. Would be great for the Waikato though if they did, Hamilton would go on a bender for a week.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2436775/Siviv. ..ed-out-of-final

[flyingscot]

On the Heineken, I think Leinster shaded it- a game too far for Leicester. Leinster also had a massively more vocal support and made up the majority of that ground!

[Fuctifano]

flyingscot, on May 24 2009, 20:11, said:

On the Heineken, I think Leinster shaded it- a game too far for Leicester. Leinster also had a massively more vocal support and made up the majority of that ground!

yeah, definitely. The only time the Tigers were in the ascendancy was when Leinster were down to 14. Elsom is a total machine, what a game he had. The pitch invasions at the end were quite funny, although one of the guys got a severe cracking off a steward.

Some atmosphere in Edinburgh last night too, cracking times.