The Silver Fern

Took me 2 days to get up the courage.

TBH it isn't all bad. Besides some shit refereeing, and this stupid short kicking tactic, we're not doing too badly.

Physically we're dominant.
Mentally we're kittens

@Snowy said in Scotland vs Springboks:

@Machpants said in Scotland vs Springboks:

Henry IV.

Macbeth one I know is not so relevant for a time of release

How now, you secret, black, and midnight hags?

A Springbok thread so:

"Is this a dagger which I see before me up Victor Matfield's arm band?"

I beg for justice, which you, Prince, must give. World Rugby banned Bakkies; World Rugby must not live

@Nepia said in Scotland v Fiji:

WTF happened for the Darcy Graham's second try? The highlights I watched didn't show a close up of what happened.

The one that looked like a knock on?

Front on slowmo showed he went gutter the chip/grubber but shinned it. Legitimate try

I see what @Bones means about Finn Russell. Definitely the fattest skinny first five I’ve seen since Andy Goode retired.

@Billy-Webb said in 6N Scotland v England:

@Dodge said in 6N Scotland v England:

I am so so sick of us being shit and physically unable to actually play rugby - passing and catching seems to be beyond most of them.

Saw a tweet from Healey that summed it up for me, with all the time they’ve spent together why do they play like strangers, why is the timing so off? More simply though, why do they look as though they’re concentrating too hard to remember every action of a specific script rather than see a chance and play for it? These guys were presumably the best players at their school, the best players at their clubs, why can’t they pass and catch?!

I get the frustration. I completely empathise with it.
Life as a rugby fan eh?!

Depends on your timeline, but as a Bok fan I fear England in the next RWC.
Given the playing personnel, and importantly the coaching personnel which now includes Felix (bloomin genius) I believe England will be a real force. It will just take a bit of time to move on from Jones and learn new playing structures.
Patience... from fans especially, and you may well get rewards.

[Disclaimer: I hope I am utterly delusional and England sucks at RWC 2027] 😛

Dunno about this. They will always have players, I think they are lacking real leadership.

And I don't see the leadership coming through. That RWC winning team was chock full of them. Where is the next Johnson, Wilkinson, Greenwood or Dallaglio?

I'm just not seeing it.

@MajorRage said in 6N - Scotland v France:

@voodoo said in 6N - Scotland v France:

@NTA said in 6N - Scotland v France:

Scotland should have won that game twice over in the first half but didn't take advantage of a France looking very Old French without Dupont and Ntamack.

Yeah the last decision is going to be talked about, but don't put it in the ref's hands.

Christ I hate that line of thinking. The old “the ref didn’t cost us, we should have have put it away earlier”. It makes no sense. They did what they had to do to be in a position to win the game and the TMO screwed them. Both teams made mistakes prior to then, it’s called “sport”

No, this is a good point which is on the players.

Same point applies to lions 3 in 2017, and from a personal point of view, missing out my marathon time by 23 seconds.

Re TMO. His call was correct following protocols. He has to overturn the ref. Evidence wasn’t 100% conclusive.

Thanks, but you’re wrong on both counts

@antipodean said in 6N 2024 Wales v Scotland:

@game_film agreed. Good leadership means having uncomfortable conversations.

Prolly also means having your players respect you enough to listen to your "clear instructions".

@stodders said in RWC Week 5: Ireland v Scotland:

@Derm-McCrum In fact, pretty much all the bookies are calling you out on the claim that ireland aren't favourites 😃

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Well that's changed. So joint favourites with France now. Hmmm.

@Victor-Meldrew said in RWC Week 4: Scotland v Romania:

@Catogrande said in RWC Week 4: Scotland v Romania:

@MiketheSnow

All went well until you were identified?

Mike had a cellar at a different address.

And for just £25 / month

I do wonder if there has ever been a case with Ben T in the front row where teammates had trouble getting their arm round him 🙂

@MN5 Ellendig forgot to pass. All these years.

@cgrant said in France v Scotland:

It's Dupont's kicking game that is really impressive. His passing is OK, his defense very agressive and he can resist tackles thanks to his torso and legs strength. Oh, and he is always where he is needed.
Ramos is currently the best fullback in the world. He oozes confidence.

Ramos’ positional kicking is crap. Wouldn’t have him near a world xv myself.

@Bones

There were similar rumours a couple of seasons ago, locally. In the end he kept his contract, and Baxter DOES have a no dickheads policy, so I felt that it was probably just some shit stirring. However it does seem to be that shit that just won't flush.

Who knows though?

@MiketheSnow said in Scotland v Wales 6N:

@pooler-fan said in Scotland v Wales 6N:

@Catogrande not seen anything of Jenkins but Costelow at the Scarlets also has serious potential at 10.
Not sure what position Bristol player Ioan Lloyd or his brother Jac will end up playing but are also very talented.
Wales haven't blooded enough new talent since the last RWC & it's now coming back to bite us.

Costelow is this year’s Colin Stephens

Now THAT is a brutal insult.

@Catogrande said in England v Scotland 6N:

@Machpants said in England v Scotland 6N:

@antipodean said in England v Scotland 6N:

@Machpants said in England v Scotland 6N:

SA mark 2

70 open-plays kicks in the game against Scotland on Saturday, 34 by England and 36 by Scotland. The difference looks negligible: but scratch the surface, and 13 of the England kicks were launched from positions inside the Scotland half, compared to only two by their opponents.

Testatment to the attacking brilliance of their five-eighth...

Which one?

Evans?

Nah, it was mainly from 9 as I recall and not just a shit option, shit execution too.

Yeah it was very FafDK, but crapper

Surely - SURELY - after Luke Pearce's "bicep, not shoulder" yellow card against Scotland v Wallabies a few weeks back, Kremer escapes any form of punishment and should get an apology for that horrible decision?

Yes waiter, I had the sour grapes. Put them here next to my whine.

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