RWC Week 1: Springboks v Scotland

[mariner4life]

the draw only looks silly because the ended up all on the same side by random chance. If they were all going up different sides no one would care.

It's fucking great, and i hope to shit one of Argentina or Fiji go a long way.

I also hope the Scots push the Irish out because the lols will be endless

[mariner4life]

Also i think South Africa win this but i doubt there is much in it. Ireland v Scotland will be huge

[Duluth]

'Our game plan was set for South Africa': Fully-fit Scotland squad ready to go

Concern had surrounded Darcy Graham and Blair Kinghorn.

At least the Scots have a fit squad to pick from

[Duluth]

The draw discussion continues here:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/5838/rugby-world-cup-news/582

That might go on longer than this match thread

[SidBarret]

[booboo]

Only 6 forwards on the bench. Pussies.

[pakman]

@booboo said in RWC: Springboks v Scotland:

Only 6 forwards on the bench. Pussies.

No Quagga?

[Machpants]

Outside of grant Williams, and maybe you could say lack of experience at ten (but he's improved a lot this year) that's a great team

[MN5]

South Africa by 50

[cgrant]

De Allende and Kriel in the midfield instead of Esterhuizen and Moody. I guess De Klerk is going to kick a lot.

[MN5]

@cgrant said in RWC: Springboks v Scotland:

De Allende and Kriel in the midfield instead of Esterhuizen and Moody. I guess De Klerk is going to kick a lot.

Yeah it’s fair to say the Boks don’t really have a Havilii/ALB in their squad.

[MiketheSnow]

SA unnecessarily rolling the dice with the bench

They’re going to come unstuck sooner rather than later

Faf gets injured, SA lose

[reprobate]

@MiketheSnow what change do they make if they lose a midfielder?

[MN5]

@MiketheSnow said in RWC: Springboks v Scotland:

SA unnecessarily rolling the dice with the bench

They’re going to come unstuck sooner rather than later

Faf gets injured, SA lose

I agree. Six forwards just isn’t enough

[Smuts]

@Machpants said in RWC: Springboks v Scotland:

Outside of grant Williams, and maybe you could say lack of experience at ten (but he's improved a lot this year) that's a great team

You spelled Wiese wrong.

[SidBarret]

@MiketheSnow what are you talking about? Faf and Wiese are the two worst selections in this team. I don't want to wish injury on anyone, but losing Faf increases our chances in this game and the tournament as a whole.

[SidBarret]

@reprobate Willemse covers 10 and 12, De Allende 13.

[Smuts]

@SidBarret said in RWC: Springboks v Scotland:

@MiketheSnow what are you talking about? Faf and Wiese are the two worst selections in this team. I don't want to wish injury on anyone, but losing Faf increases our chances in this game and the tournament as a whole.

You must see something in our other scrummies that I’m not.

[MiketheSnow]

@SidBarret said in RWC: Springboks v Scotland:

@MiketheSnow what are you talking about? Faf and Wiese are the two worst selections in this team. I don't want to wish injury on anyone, but losing Faf increases our chances in this game and the tournament as a whole.

I meant injured in game time

Who plays scrum half in his stead?

Edit

My bad, see it’s Williams

[Smuts]

SCOTs:

1 PIERRE SCHOEMAN
2 GEORGE TURNER
3 ZANDER FAGERSON
4 RICHIE GRAY
5 GRANT GILCHRIST
6 JAMIE RITCHIE (C)
7 RORY DARGE
8 JACK DEMPSEY
9 BEN WHITE
10 FINN RUSSELL
11 DARCY GRAHAM
12 SIONE TUIPULOTU
13 HUW JONES
14 DUHAN VAN DER MERWE
15 BLAIR KINGHORN

SUBSTITUTES

DAVID CHERRY
JAMIE BHATTI
WP NEL
SCOTT CUMMINGS
MATT FAGERSON
ALI PRICE
CAMERON REDPATH
OLLIE SMITH