Rugby Union

[Roberto]

5 minutes ago, maryhilldon said:

It's a strange sport. That Van Der Mewde fella played against Scotland for Australia last year.  Half the Scottish and English team had surnames I'd never heard of. 

No he didn't?

He's South African and has played for Scotland since 2020.

[maryhilldon]

3 hours ago, Roberto said:

No he didn't?

He's South African and has played for Scotland since 2020.

My mistake, I picked it up wrong. Only qualified for Scotland because he'd lived here for 3 years though. Fuck all Scottish about him apart from his council tax bill.  Loads of cunts with French names playing for England, loads of Antipodeans playing for Scotland. It's a pretendy international sport, but always lovely to beat the guffs nonetheless.

[Roberto]

2 hours ago, maryhilldon said:

My mistake, I picked it up wrong. Only qualified for Scotland because he'd lived here for 3 years though. Fuck all Scottish about him apart from his council tax bill.  Loads of cunts with French names playing for England, loads of Antipodeans playing for Scotland. It's a pretendy international sport, but always lovely to beat the guffs nonetheless.

I agree with that post yeah. Still enjoy the rugby, personally.

[patrick bateman]

16 hours ago, Roberto said:

That was a great watch.

That VanDer Mewde try is best I've probably seen.

Made me think of this.

Different obviously but in the same vein 

https://youtu.be/7BMUZeDOf14

[JumboJET]

The 'ball' is shaped like an egg lol.

#egg

[sigh]

Heading to Murrayfield today, fingers crossed we slay the dragon 

[Don Fonte]

1 hour ago, sigh said:

Heading to Murrayfield today, fingers crossed we slay the dragon 

@findlay_1903

[Jigsaw666]

9 hours ago, sigh said:

Heading to Murrayfield today, fingers crossed we slay the dragon 

Very much slayed then. No much fight in dragons these days.

[YorkDon]

Hammered the Welsh today who only got back into it due to a dodgy yellow card.

[Reed or deed]

The sheep shaggers were the better team in the 1st half. We turned it on in the 2nd half courtesy of some quality play from Finn Russell.

Great watch 

[YorkDon]

26 minutes ago, Reed or deed said:

The sheep shaggers were the better team in the 1st half. We turned it on in the 2nd half courtesy of some quality play from Finn Russell.

Great watch 

For all their territory and possession we kept them at bay, a combination of dogged defence and Wales lacking ideas in crucial moments/areas.

Pleasing they only scored when we were down to 14.I understand why it was given, but it seemed a bit harsh as Welsh lad turned and dropped down a bit as tackle was coming in.

French game is huge, and a real marker of where we are.

[For Fecks Sake]

Aye was a fantastic game and the atmosphere was brilliant. Of course being able to drink over priced tins of Tennants lager during the game helps.

Scottish defence has massively come on and we look solid everywhere on the park.

Finn Russell, what a player and plays the game with a smile on his face.

 

[sigh]

On 2/12/2023 at 11:18 AM, For Fecks Sake said:

Aye was a fantastic game and the atmosphere was brilliant. Of course being able to drink over priced tins of Tennants lager during the game helps.

Scottish defence has massively come on and we look solid everywhere on the park.

Finn Russell, what a player and plays the game with a smile on his face.

 

I always think the atmosphere at Murrayfield, or any rugby game for that matter, is rather poor when compared to football - even though drinking is allowed at all rugby games.

Great game though, on to the next one in Paris then.

 

[For Fecks Sake]

1 hour ago, sigh said:

I always think the atmosphere at Murrayfield, or any rugby game for that matter, is rather poor when compared to football - even though drinking is allowed at all rugby games.

Great game though, on to the next one in Paris then.

 

Agreed, very limited range of songs for Rugby as compared to football but still a cracking atmosphere at times.

[Jigsaw666]

Worst ever home defeat for England. An absolutely delicious tanking if you ask me. Allez les bleus.

[johnstrac]

1 hour ago, Jigsaw666 said:

Worst ever home defeat for England. An absolutely delicious tanking if you ask me. Allez les bleus.

Well I'm smiling, let's wait and see tomorrow though.

[Roberto]

Think it'll be a close game tomorrow.

Scotland need the bonus point however to have a chance of 6 nations.

[Roberto]

Mon the egg ba

[Roberto]

Scotland are pish.

All the talk after a win against England again this year then failure again.

[johnstrac]

36 minutes ago, Roberto said:

Scotland are pish.

All the talk after a win against England again this year then failure again.

Imagine losing to the 2 best teams in the world ? They must be pish !

They may however shit the bed against Italy.

[Roberto]

Just now, johnstrac said:

Imagine losing to the 2 best teams in the world ? They must be pish !

They may however shit the bed against Italy.

I don't need to imagine it... they did.

Pish.

In truth first half they were good, second half pish.

Mack Hansen class. Hogg off it.

[johnstrac]

Squeaky bum time for Scotland but it worked out.

[For Fecks Sake]

7 minutes ago, johnstrac said:

Squeaky bum time for Scotland but it worked out.

Was a decent game today and its been a good six nations for Scotland, however we can feel a little disappointed given the positive start we had.

[sigh]

On 3/18/2023 at 7:51 PM, For Fecks Sake said:

Was a decent game today and its been a good six nations for Scotland, however we can feel a little disappointed given the positive start we had.

Good and bad, as ever whilst watching Scotland.

Should have got more out of the France game, poor defending for 2, probably 3, tries from our SA winger, and starting from 19 points down didnt help - and our own poor game management on Sat meant that we were lucky to get the win and the bonus point.

A lot better than previous seasons though.

See what happens come the World Cup though, tough pool to get out of.

[YorkDon]

A positive 6 nations all round.

Terrific defence to keep Italy out in the last few minutes, then go the length of the park for the bp try.

Huge lessons to learn from the Ireland game, and if we could add the nous and composure they played with in the second half, we could have a great WC.

Even though we lost in France, to be anywhere near them going into the final quarter and after such an early red card is testament to the sides ability to hang in there.

 

[sigh]

Was at Murrayfield on Sat, had the vibe of a pre season friendly, two second string teams up against each other, Darcy Graham stood out though and should have played himself into contention for the World Cup, apart from that nothing much else evident.

Next up is a home game against France, hoping both teams field strong teams and we get a decent game.

[For Fecks Sake]

1 hour ago, sigh said:

Was at Murrayfield on Sat, had the vibe of a pre season friendly, two second string teams up against each other, Darcy Graham stood out though and should have played himself into contention for the World Cup, apart from that nothing much else evident.

Next up is a home game against France, hoping both teams field strong teams and we get a decent game.

There is no way a fit Darcy Graham is not going to the World Cup, he's world class.

Heading down to Edinburgh on Friday for the weekend and will be at the France game, like you hoping for stronger teams and more intense rugby.

[For Fecks Sake]

Some second half come back today, with a man down as well. Fantastic win.

Scenes in Edinburgh tonight 👍

[sigh]

On 8/5/2023 at 6:05 PM, For Fecks Sake said:

Some second half come back today, with a man down as well. Fantastic win.

Scenes in Edinburgh tonight 👍

It was indeed a game of two halves.

Hope you enjoyed your night out in Edinburgh, and the rest of the weekend.

[sigh]

World Cup starting on Friday, cracking opening game - in fact, cracking games on all weekend.

Don't fancy Scotland's chances though, doubt we will catch either the Bok's or the Irish cold unfortunately.