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Come on Scotland, do it for Doddie.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:21
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They'll die before a try.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:43
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I am happy to be proven wrong and bad.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:49
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Scotland making it interesting at least. Though we are now entering the last 20 mins aka “the next gear phase” for NZ.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:50
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The most casual of tries.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:55
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Vagabundo posted:
Genuinely relieved at the moment.
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Nov 18, 2017 19:56
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If Scotland win, I'll change my avatar to one of a Scottish poster's choice. First in, first served.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:01
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goatface posted:Why do the All Blacks have such a problem with Scotland? Scottish rugby is on something of an upswing lately, they're playing better. New Zealand have looked comfortably like they're going to win in the second half but Scotland not giving up without a fight.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:08
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What a finish. Great effort by the Scots.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:12
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Proud of that. loving hell good game.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:13
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That was a fun game. New Zealand are so good at converting even their half chances.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:14
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butros posted:What a finish. Great effort by the Scots. Yeah that was an awesome game. Great finish. Have to feel for the Scots but they needed a try out of that time on the 5m line, though a team yellow card should have been at least threatened to NZ.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:16
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I'm not looking forward to England v Scotland at Murrayfield next year...
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Nov 18, 2017 20:16
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Really great game. Injuries hurt Scotland but they pulled together well. Townsend has made a tremendous difference to the team in terms of pulling together and scoring.
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Nov 18, 2017 20:17
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Glad I watched that after suffering through almost all of the Wales game (turned off at 78 minutes as I'd simply had enough).
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Nov 18, 2017 20:22
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That was the most glorious of glorious defeats. I can't even be mad, especially when Keiran Read's doing his "ah jeez, rugby eh" thing.
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Nov 18, 2017 21:11
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The All Blacks continue to confirm their status as the cackling supervillains of test rugby. Had Hogg's pass stuck, that would've been pandemonium at Murrayfield, but he ended up fluffing it under pressure from Barrett. Awesome performance from Scotland though, and would've been worthy winners.
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Nov 18, 2017 21:23
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Painkiller posted:That was the most glorious of glorious defeats. I can't even be mad, especially when Keiran Read's doing his "ah jeez, rugby eh" thing. They played good but gently caress glorious defeats. You’ve got to win those games
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Nov 18, 2017 22:19
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Today's ratings: Wales: very bad England: quite bad Scotland: quite good Australia: 
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Nov 18, 2017 22:47
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I'd say it's a case of the Scots playing to the level they're capable of, and only occasionally do. Vern Cotter oversaw an upswing in their overall performances, and it's good to see Townsend is maintaining that trend.
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Nov 19, 2017 00:26
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A gallant 5 point loss is about as Scottish as it gets.
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Nov 19, 2017 02:19
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Vagabundo posted:The All Blacks continue to confirm their status as the cackling supervillains of test rugby. Had Hogg's pass stuck, that would've been pandemonium at Murrayfield, but he ended up fluffing it under pressure from Barrett. In fairness to Hoggy, the support runner was well covered. Probably needed to just go down and recycle it. Smorgasbord posted:A gallant 5 point loss is about as Scottish as it gets. True
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Nov 19, 2017 13:45
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Vagabundo posted:I'd say it's a case of the Scots playing to the level they're capable of, and only occasionally do. Vern Cotter oversaw an upswing in their overall performances, and it's good to see Townsend is maintaining that trend. Hopefully Townsend will continue to keep that performance going, rather than it being a one off occasion. He'll expect alot and won't accept poor performances. Could possibly see alot of chop and change in player choice in the future.
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Nov 19, 2017 14:37
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Other stuff I noticed about Scotland is that Marfo looks like a great find for suppoed fifth choice Loose Head. And Huw Jones genuinely looks like a posh, English version of Brian O’Driscoll
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Nov 19, 2017 15:57
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Marfo has been a huge surprise. He apparently sent the Edinburgh DOR a letter saying "I hear you're short of looseheads, want to take a punt?" got a job and a few months later was capped for Scotland. e: Looks like Finn Russell is off to France next year when his contract expires. Can't really blame him though I hope French rugby doesn't ruin him like it does a lot of players. Vaders Jester fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Nov 20, 2017 |
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Nov 20, 2017 00:15
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Any other neutrals thinking all of those try/no try calls in England v Australia were spot on? edit: also the yellow cards
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Nov 20, 2017 02:33
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Smorgasbord posted:Any other neutrals thinking all of those try/no try calls in England v Australia were spot on? At the time they seemed fine - but I feel I should take another look online since Cheika is bleating about it all so much.
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Nov 20, 2017 03:19
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Smorgasbord posted:Any other neutrals thinking all of those try/no try calls in England v Australia were spot on? I agree with the no try call. Hooper was miles offside. The Elliot Daly try call, I still have some questions about, as it definitely looked like the ball touched the line. That said, the Wallabies also lacked the nous to play to the whistle, which is especially unforgivable considering it was Kurtley Beale, who has been around for a while.  Koroibete's try, there's probably some room to grumble, but I've seen something like that get penalised for obstruction (Moore being ahead of the "try scorer"). Besides, I don't think he'd grounded it anyway, so I doubt it would've withstood TMO scrutiny. edit: absolutely no problem with the yellow cards either. edogawa rando fucked around with this message at 07:49 on Nov 20, 2017 |
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Nov 20, 2017 05:44
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ElectroMagneticJosh posted:At the time they seemed fine - but I feel I should take another look online since Cheika is bleating about it all so much. I like how he alternated between saying ‘No excuses culture’ and then whingeing about it anyway. But I also feel bad for Aus because that game was so weird, even if the specific calls were all defensible.
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Nov 20, 2017 13:58
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I'd feel bad but after the RWC quarter final debacle he said something like "The referee's decision is final and that's the way it goes." So he can eat a big ol' bag of dicks while he sulks.
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Nov 20, 2017 18:12
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Haha Cheiks under investigation for being a thin skinned crybaby https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/nov/20/michael-cheika-investigation-world-rugby-england-australia
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Nov 20, 2017 19:23
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Cheika comes across simultaneously as a whiny crybaby but also an aggressive rear end in a top hat one brain synapse away from taking a swing at whoever crosses him. Thoroughly unpleasant character.
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Nov 20, 2017 22:12
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Smorgasbord posted:Any other neutrals thinking all of those try/no try calls in England v Australia were spot on? I'm not neutral, but they seemed OK to me. The Daly try was given because the ref asked the TMO if there was conclusive evidence to not give it, which there wasn't because even with slo-mo and zoom it's impossible to tell if the ball brushed a white blade of grass or not. e: I don't know if it's specifically Cheika's influence but the Australians' discipline was terrible all game, they kept mouthing off to the ref whenever he made a decision against them. Julio Cruz fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Nov 20, 2017 |
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Nov 20, 2017 23:32
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Wales doing their damnedest to set up the "we were all injured" excuse for when they get pumped by the All Blacks. Liam Williams and Cuthbert gone now.
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Nov 21, 2017 16:21
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Edinburgh sign John Barclay and a second tier NZ fly half who will probably win some Scotland caps in a few years. England are likely to start three fly halves against Samoa, with lozowski and slade in the centres
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Nov 22, 2017 10:00
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Vaders Jester posted:Marfo has been a huge surprise. He apparently sent the Edinburgh DOR a letter saying "I hear you're short of looseheads, want to take a punt?" got a job and a few months later was capped for Scotland. Not surprised but I do think it's a wrong choice because of what you said. He needs game time all the time and I can't see Racing giving him that.
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Nov 22, 2017 15:52
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WMain00 posted:Not surprised but I do think it's a wrong choice because of what you said. He needs game time all the time and I can't see Racing giving him that. I hope it works out because Scotland are hosed if Russell gets hurt or loses form
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Nov 22, 2017 15:56
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All of Racing's five-eights are passed it decrepit old farts, or Pat Lambie? I'm sure Russell will get plenty game time. This also frees up space at Glasgow for Hastings and Henderson to hopefully develop, and create some depth for the national side.
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