Detournement Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 I'd be tempted to go with a Bradbury, Ritchie and Thomson back row. With Wilson on the bench. Not taking Jones or Hutchinson looks crazy now. We need a third threat at 13. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiblue Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Wtf ...just seen the England o2 advert...be England's army bollocks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Right, that's me off down to the Nukuʻalofa rugby and social club to see if there's a game on that i can watch. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Detournement said: I'd be tempted to go with a Bradbury, Ritchie and Thomson back row. With Wilson on the bench. Not taking Jones or Hutchinson looks crazy now. We need a third threat at 13. Agree with that. I'd have Cummings in for Gilchrist at Second row as well, and I'd probably pick Graham over Seymour right now too. I think I'd consider Price over Laidlaw right now too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 It was like the 15 players had never played with each other before - so much was done in just ones and twos - they looked utterly clueless for the bulk of that game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Just now, DeeTillEhDeh said: It was like the 15 players had never played with each other before - so much was done in just ones and twos - they looked utterly clueless for the bulk of that game. It was hard to see exactly what the plan was, other than to repeatedly kick the ball back to Ireland. We've bounced back from results like this before, and we always know Wales and Ireland are shit games for us, but today was worrying. If we can come back and play well against Samoa things might look a bit brighter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 A painful watch. Scotland aren't top tier BUT they normally compete, today that was not the case. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detournement Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Aye we won't play another game like that unless we get to the final (lol). I don't the kicking was that bad. You basically don't have any other option if you don't get over the gain line. The fact that we are back to square one after three years of preparation is disappointing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 It was hard to see exactly what the plan was, other than to repeatedly kick the ball back to Ireland. We've bounced back from results like this before, and we always know Wales and Ireland are shit games for us, but today was worrying. If we can come back and play well against Samoa things might look a bit brighter.One thing for certain, and it's not something we didn't already know before today, we can't just rumble through the phases like Ireland did. If we can't throw the ball around and get the back 3 into space, we are pretty much fucked. Samoa will be a big physical test, hopefully the conditions are more favourable, but first up we need to stop kicking possession away. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Detournement said: Aye we won't play another game like that unless we get to the final (lol). I don't the kicking was that bad. You basically don't have any other option if you don't get over the gain line. The fact that we are back to square one after three years of preparation is disappointing. I know what you mean, but I actually thought on the rare occasion we went through a couple of phases and got bodies to the break down we were getting over the gain line. Things started to go wrong when we stopped doing that. I think we were scared of Ireland's breakdown when we probably didn't need to be and a bit more patience would have seen better results. Easy to say in hindsight I suppose, but we just seems far too eager to go wide or kick in behind instead of trying to build something. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hearthammer Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Looking forward to the physicality of Tonga (unfortunately, Samoa will be similar) and to see if they can ruffle up betty's hombres 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeTillEhDeh Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 One thing for certain, and it's not something we didn't already know before today, we can't just rumble through the phases like Ireland did. If we can't throw the ball around and get the back 3 into space, we are pretty much fucked. Samoa will be a big physical test, hopefully the conditions are more favourable, but first up we need to stop kicking possession away.You still need to build decent possession before you can throw it about - we were trying to throw it about from bad possession which is crazy.They need to get the basics right and pick the right time to go expansive.We weren't even doing the simple things right which is the real worry. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Really want to hear what Townsend says, planning for this for 3 yrs, he's a joke 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GAD Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 We also didn't really look all that fit.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 "Scotland team has potential" will still be in the press when this starts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Appreciate I put pessimistic comments on forum, but I prefer to call them realistic. Just look at the facts. We've never beaten a tier one nation at world cup since 1991. Exception of Oz, (and Italy) away from Scotland we haven't beat tier one since 2010 I think (Croke Park). Ireland players go onto pitch 100% sure they will beat us which is so powerful in modern day rugby. Consistently we are getting swatted aside to easily by physical sides who relish phase play..As I say we aren't very good.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 You’d still expect England to end up winning this comfortably and they’re finding space when they get quick ball, but Tonga are destroying them at the breakdown so far and the ref is having none of their pish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 That’s fantastic defending. Hope Townsend is watching this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gianfranco Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 If it’s held up anywhere else on the pitch is a penalty to the defending team. I take it it’s a different rule behind the try line? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distant Doonhamer Posted September 22, 2019 Share Posted September 22, 2019 Jones and Farrell. What a pair of kunts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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