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| 21. Author: ipswichpar Date: Tue 11th Feb 2025. 12:24 Welsh structure is a complete mess. He`s best out of there. Reply |
| 22. Author: desparado Date: Tue 11th Feb 2025. 19:01 Even if we were at full strength I still think that we would flatter to deceive. Probably missing 6/7 from a first pick 23 for the England game. But it is a chance for others to shine. I would like to see Aaron Reed brought in for Darcy… What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 23. Author: PARrot Date: Tue 11th Feb 2025. 23:47 I`m surprised the H&S dudes have not insisted on head protection in rugby.  Reply |
| 24. Author: Luxembourg Par Date: Wed 12th Feb 2025. 12:33 PARrot, Tue 11 Feb 23:47 Nah - head guards will reduce cuts, grazes and cauliflower ears, but don’t stop concussions or brain trauma. In fact, head guards were removed from amateur boxing after a period of enforced usage as studies found that wearing head guards actually INCREASED the number of knockouts…  Reply |
| 25. Author: wee eck Date: Wed 12th Feb 2025. 13:13 They`ve always been worn in American Football haven`t they? What`s the incidence of concussion there? Reply |
| 26. Author: DBP Date: Wed 12th Feb 2025. 15:23 Because they wear a helmet, they started to lead with their head (probably a false sense of security)… Still get concussions, but they are so specialist in their roles that they are much bigger, with harder hits. They limit full contact in training and often wear padded helmets on top of their helmets when training Reply |
| 27. Author: Buspasspar Date: Mon 17th Feb 2025. 14:39 Calcutta Cup on Saturday down at Twickers Scotland have won the last 4 games 11-6 20-17 29-23 30-21 Plus the famous 38-38 draw in 2019 when we looked like being dismantled first half I think England will win big this time .. they are starting to fire .. Hope I`m wrong We are forever shaped by the Children we once were Reply |
| 28. Author: widtink Date: Mon 17th Feb 2025. 15:14 I hope you`re wrong too... But you could be right. They are playing better than I thought they would. And we aren`t playing as good as we can . Admin  Reply |
| 29. Author: PARrot Date: Mon 17th Feb 2025. 17:05 I expect them to win this one. They will be well up for it. Mind you, if they get exasperated and we keep our cool it could be 5. Reply |
| 30. Author: desparado Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025. 17:53 It all depends on which Scotland team turns up. We are infuriatingly inconsistent and not just game to game but during games too. If we lose on Saturday I really think Townsend has to go. He won’t be sacked of course as he is the SRU’s golden boy. He will be offered another position, which is fair enough as I think he has a lot to offer to the game up here. But I feel it is time for him to hand over the reigns to someone new. If we win he will be given a stay of execution but it is just delaying the inevitable. What an opportunity we missed in 2014. Reply |
| 31. Author: wee eck Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025. 18:10 Isn`t Townsend the victim of his own success? It doesn`t seem that long ago that Scotland could hardly get the ball over the try-line. Reply |
| 32. Author: Buspasspar Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025. 19:14 I think sometimes we expect too much .. me included England has 1,900 rugby union clubs. 6,060 referees. 362,319 pre-teen male players. 698,803 teen male players. 121,480 senior male players (total male players 1,182,602) Scotland has 241 rugby union clubs. 343 referees. 7,556 pre-teen male players. 13,402 teen male players. 10,556 senior male players (total male players 31,514) When the game was amateur we could hold our own .. probably the 3rd best team in the world back then Since rugby turned Pro we will always struggle to compete with the big boys I don`t think we will win on Saturday .. Really hope I`m wrong tho We are forever shaped by the Children we once were Reply |
| 33. Author: red-star-par Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025. 20:11 Buspasspar, Wed 19 Feb 19:14 We are currently ranked 7th in the world, which isn`t bad. When you look at the numbers you have shown in your post comparing the numbers involved with england, it`s pretty clear we are punching above our weight Reply |
| 34. Author: P Date: Wed 19th Feb 2025. 21:00 Definitely punching above our weight but we have also just had a golden generation and done heehaw with it Reply |
| 35. Author: PARrot Date: Thu 20th Feb 2025. 00:07 P, Wed 19 Feb 21:00 I wouldn`t say that. As Golden as we can get, it would be tough to beat NZ and SA. France are always good, and Ireland has been magnificent for years. Can we ever expect better than 6th. Maybe 5th was achievable with current opposition but we got pulled back by a tough world cup group when others around us were getting double points for easier games. Reply |
| 36. Author: PARrot Date: Thu 20th Feb 2025. 06:50 A lot has been said over the number of foreign players in international squads. This link gives a breakdown of the percentages in each of the 6 nations` squads. At first glimpse, it looks bad for us with only 58% home grown. Then we see only 3 are qualified by the residency rule. The rest are all parents or grandparents. I`m OK with that. France is worse with 5 residency. Italy only has 1, which is a surprise. Wales and Ireland have 2 each, and England only has 3% born outside England. https://www.ruck.co.uk/duhan-van-der-merwes-eligibility-for-scotland-questioned-ahead-of-england-clash/2/ Post Edited (Thu 20 Feb 06:50) Reply |
| 37. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Thu 20th Feb 2025. 20:07 We have had a very talented squad for years now and have blown every chance we’ve had tbf. Never going to win the 6 Nations if you can’t win your home games, which has always become a cropper for us. Just the usual Scottish mindset of not being good enough, when really we should be pushing to be challenging every year. Reply |
| 38. Author: PARrot Date: Sat 22nd Feb 2025. 11:17 Under 20s not very inspiring. We looked tiny v England. Reply |
| 39. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Sat 22nd Feb 2025. 11:31 Cery strong line up for today, but we need to be on it from the first minute to the last and need some magic from Russell, Jones and Duhan I think. Reply |
| 40. Author: Buspasspar Date: Sat 22nd Feb 2025. 11:44 Correct PARrot some of the English under 20`s were huge !! Could not fault the Scots Laddie`s effort .. they were just outmuscled We are forever shaped by the Children we once were Reply |
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