same_ol_g35 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 You tube links are fine to post, eh? Edit - sorry, the link was a dud so removed it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 You tube links are fine to post, eh? Edit - sorry, the link was a dud so removed it. Aye had a good look....according to world rugby itv have blocked feeds in the UK even though they are only showing the final....dicks! Watched that Oz game back and one thing which has noticeably improved is our defence against rolling mauls. We were very prone to concede off that in the past and Oz were clearly expecting to profit from that because they passed up a lot of 3 pointers to go to corner. Perhaps poor form of the kicker also influenced that but with hindsight they should have just kept the scoreboard ticking over. That shot of hoggy n the bench celebrating is great to see. Toony has obviously got the squad really well bonded. Really excited about the autumn n 6n and run to next rwc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 What the fuk has happened to Scottish Rugby 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 What the fuk has happened to Scottish Rugby [emoji38] Over past few years the youth development has been totally overhauled. Hasn't been flashy exciting changes that made headlines but we are producing much better players technically and the young guys are totally open to proper strength n conditioning work and better nutrition. There's also a lot more mental resilience in these guys. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honestly united Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I watched he Ireland game on Facebook I think its world rugby on facebook 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I watched he Ireland game on Facebook I think its world rugby on facebook Tried that too came up with territory blocked. No idea why itv would want to block games they aren't showing. Sky had rights last season and actually directed viewers to links for games they were showing 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Bloody hell seems like young lads did it right on full time!! Beating Oz twice in a day n a half.....highly pleasing [emoji38] 5th place is incredible given some of the scuddings we used to take. Felt bit flat around end of pro 12 but the 7s u20 n seniors have had a great summer so far. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Looks like nz are going to monster England in the u20 final. Look very powerful all over the park 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 England back in it from a fine try but the nz boys are so strong 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Italy beating Wales.... Lovely 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 That nz side is scary. The tight head n winger are monsters and they're only 18 ffs. 40 points at halftime. Makes our performance against them in group seem a lot more creditworthy 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Italy beating Wales.... Lovely Wales scraped it at end 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 That's the 50 up for nz.....hat trick for the hooker....what a player he is 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 23 minutes ago, dogmc said: That's the 50 up for nz.....hat trick for the hooker....what a player he is It's not even their full team, given Jordie Barrett is in the full squad. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Yep plus stand off was out....they're awesome. Eta even scarier that a few of them are only 18. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajwffc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Dunbar and Bradbury are not travelling with the squad to Fiji and are returning home. Carmichael is staying in Australia to finish his loan at Western Force 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogmc Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Just watched u20 v oz....shiel n Kinghorn produced some super stuff. Neither Kinghorn nor the nz hooker were on short list for tourney mvp but a cpl of England guys were....odd. the england winger i can see but the back row lad is all about showy stuff rather than the hard graft. Can totally see why eddie Jones didnt take him to Argentina 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarley Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Scotland will lose to Fiji. It's the Scottish way! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 We're 5th in the world, we had a very respectable 6N, we've just beaten Oz in Sydney, Toony looks to be building on the great foundations that Cotter built (so far at least) and we'll win the tournament with a win on Sat then the players can enjoy a well earned rest. The U20's are doing grand too. It's looking good so far I totally get that but here's my concerns: We've won the toughest game in theory and the Fijians 15 aside game is relatively weak as they focus their energies on 7's. However, we're playing Fiji in their own backyard in a tropical climate that gives them the advantage. Seymour, Laidlaw and Russell are now with the Lions and Huw Jones is injured. Now Toony has just let Dunbar head back early. Fiji have just shocked Italy too. I hope we're not taking a win for granted. Has the potential to be very tricky. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
come on shire Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 19 hours ago, dogmc said: Cotter had the benefit of a group of players developed mostly by toony n lineen and failed to get a single win from England Oz sa n nz. He only scraped one win each v Wales Ireland France n never got higher than 4th in 6n. An exceptionally fortunate draw for rwc masked a guy who had our best squad for 25 years and did very little with it. He struggled to get a full 80 min performance from the team. He often got a very decent 40 but rarely the 80. A year ago we struggled to beat a heavily weakened Japan side. Cotter was very lucky with the media compared to hadden n Robinson who had far poorer players to work with. Very true that Lineen and Toony developed the guys for Cotter but they generally weren't transferring that form for Scotland and the national side were a mess. It was a tough, long job for Cotter but these home 6N wins over France, Wales and Ireland were a testament to his dedication and patience. We finished 4th purely on points difference in the 6N and could have been 3rd or 2nd. When we played Japan the climate was an advantage to them but most importantly it was at the end of a very long season where players had been in world cup training camps since the summer of 2015. Brutal stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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