Scots Abroad VIII (or let's spot the new messiah)

[Adder]

Always feels as is Lafond is making some easy quid in his "reviews".

[septic 9]

For those of you who speak French (Adder, for one) , here's a rather surprising video of former France winger/fullback, Jean-Baptiste Lafond who considers that the problem with Racing is .............. Finn Russell. He accepts that the player is a genius, but with the degree of unpredictability you get with Russell, it's not ideal for Top14 rugby.
I don't necessarily agree with him, as a player like Russell, unpredictable he may be, has the key to unlock tight Top14 defences. Racing are currently 2nd having played 4, won 3 and lost 1, and as sure as night follows day, there'll be in the end of season play-offs.

Here's the link: https://video.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14 ... ideo.shtml

drunk rent a gob spouting a media stereotype about Russell which everyone who actually watches him now accept is nonsense. Is Lafond's son still at Racing, in the backs.....................trying to get a place?
And fantasy rugby, just sign the best French player. Ceci est un probleme.

[Adder]

For those of you who speak French (Adder, for one) , here's a rather surprising video of former France winger/fullback, Jean-Baptiste Lafond who considers that the problem with Racing is .............. Finn Russell. He accepts that the player is a genius, but with the degree of unpredictability you get with Russell, it's not ideal for Top14 rugby.
I don't necessarily agree with him, as a player like Russell, unpredictable he may be, has the key to unlock tight Top14 defences. Racing are currently 2nd having played 4, won 3 and lost 1, and as sure as night follows day, there'll be in the end of season play-offs.

Here's the link: https://video.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14 ... ideo.shtml

drunk rent a gob spouting a media stereotype about Russell which everyone who actually watches him now accept is nonsense. Is Lafond's son still at Racing, in the backs.....................trying to get a place?
And fantasy rugby, just sign the best French player. Ceci est un probleme.

He does look like an old school alcoholic

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[francoisfou]

For those of you who speak French (Adder, for one) , here's a rather surprising video of former France winger/fullback, Jean-Baptiste Lafond who considers that the problem with Racing is .............. Finn Russell. He accepts that the player is a genius, but with the degree of unpredictability you get with Russell, it's not ideal for Top14 rugby.
I don't necessarily agree with him, as a player like Russell, unpredictable he may be, has the key to unlock tight Top14 defences. Racing are currently 2nd having played 4, won 3 and lost 1, and as sure as night follows day, there'll be in the end of season play-offs.

Here's the link: https://video.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/top-14 ... ideo.shtml

drunk rent a gob spouting a media stereotype about Russell which everyone who actually watches him now accept is nonsense. Is Lafond's son still at Racing, in the backs.....................trying to get a place?
And fantasy rugby, just sign the best French player. Ceci est un probleme.

He does look like an old school alcoholic

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Yes, he’s maybe rather fond of a pastis from time to time.

[Mikey Brown]

Darcy Rae on the bench for Bath tomorrow night, not too exciting but just surprised to see his name there.

[Which Tyler]

Darcy Rae on the bench for Bath tomorrow night, not too exciting but just surprised to see his name there.

It's his 3rd appearance there in 3 matches

[Croft_No.5]

And Bayliss starting at 8 as he was last week too.

[Which Tyler]

And Bayliss starting at 8 as he was last week too.

I keep forgetting that he's Scottish now

[Big D]

Hislop was decent for Wasps at the weekend.

[septic 9]

And Bayliss starting at 8 as he was last week too.

I keep forgetting that he's Scottish now

don't think is yet, officially

[francoisfou]

Jake Kerr apparently had a good game as replacement and scored the try that won the game. On the few times I’ve seen him play he generally does well, but well enough to get back into the Scottish squad, I don’t know.

[septic 9]

Jake Kerr apparently had a good game as replacement and scored the try that won the game. On the few times I’ve seen him play he generally does well, but well enough to get back into the Scottish squad, I don’t know.

he was very good.

There is or will be a place in the squad to be won. Maybe two

McInally still does not look the player he was before he was made Scotland captain. And he was poor this week including missing a straightforward tackle for Benneton first try.
Brown also has his problems with discipline and decision making.
Turner, who I hoped would take the no1 spot this season, missed the pre season games and first league game with a concussive episode. He went off for an HIA this week and did not return. And he missed a couple of months before the 2019 final. I'm worried about him.

Then we are down to Cherry, Stewart, Mathews. All honest players. Then Ashman. Given the ages of McInally, Brown, Cherry, getting close to the time when we should be looking deeper. If we are going to need Ashman and Kerr for the 2023 RWC, need to get them into the squad next month. If only to gee up the older guys

[Cameo]

Good point re the hookers. It does seem to be a position (alongside scrum half) in which only having two pro teams holds people up. Stewart is very promising but isn't actually that young and doesn't have that much chance of becoming first choice at Glasgow.

Everyone fit and on form, it's a position of strength. With injuries and inconsistency, it's a worry.

[Big D]

Jake Kerr apparently had a good game as replacement and scored the try that won the game. On the few times I’ve seen him play he generally does well, but well enough to get back into the Scottish squad, I don’t know.

he was very good.

There is or will be a place in the squad to be won. Maybe two

McInally still does not look the player he was before he was made Scotland captain. And he was poor this week including missing a straightforward tackle for Benneton first try.
Brown also has his problems with discipline and decision making.
Turner, who I hoped would take the no1 spot this season, missed the pre season games and first league game with a concussive episode. He went off for an HIA this week and did not return. And he missed a couple of months before the 2019 final. I'm worried about him.

Then we are down to Cherry, Stewart, Mathews. All honest players. Then Ashman. Given the ages of McInally, Brown, Cherry, getting close to the time when we should be looking deeper. If we are going to need Ashman and Kerr for the 2023 RWC, need to get them into the squad next month. If only to gee up the older guys

I think we may quickly reach the end of McInally and Brown as effective international hookers. I an not sure McInally will be Edinburgh No.1 by mid season.

[Mikey Brown]

It’s a shame. He added so much in that brief period he’d finally found his feet at hooker.

[Tobylerone]

Sharks hooker/back row (same player..!) set to join Scottish Autumn squad.
BBC News.

[Mikey Brown]

Jones gets 6 minutes at 12 for Quins. Again.

Kind of frustrating.

[Big D]

Duhan scored a walk in and a typical Duhan burst down the line.

I'm sure Warr of Sale is SQ through his Mum He started at 9. His brother is/was at Ayr.

[Cameo]

Murray McCallum has moved to Worcester on an 18 month deal. Makes sense as there was a risk of a backlog building up at Glasgow and he needs gametime. No bad thing if he will be playing wih Sutherland too.

[Cameo]

Also some rare Huw Jones footage including two nice assists (second one looks borderline illegal to me)

[Cameo]

Also some rare Huw Jones footage including two nice assists (second one looks borderline illegal to me)

To keep banging on a theme - Jones came on with maybe 20 to go (I was just flicking through the game to see if he did so may have missed a bit of him). Generally looked solid and made one very good break with a minute to go which gave Harlequins a chance to snatch a win.

Fingers crossed he can gradually establish himself. I know they have a good backline but it is easy to forget just how good Jones was at his best.

[General Zod]

Also some rare Huw Jones footage including two nice assists (second one looks borderline illegal to me)

To keep banging on a theme - Jones came on with maybe 20 to go (I was just flicking through the game to see if he did so may have missed a bit of him). Generally looked solid and made one very good break with a minute to go which gave Harlequins a chance to snatch a win.

Fingers crossed he can gradually establish himself. I know they have a good backline but it is easy to forget just how good Jones was at his best.

Hopefully, this will help jog your memory.

[Tobylerone]

Also some rare Huw Jones footage including two nice assists (second one looks borderline illegal to me)

To keep banging on a theme - Jones came on with maybe 20 to go (I was just flicking through the game to see if he did so may have missed a bit of him). Generally looked solid and made one very good break with a minute to go which gave Harlequins a chance to snatch a win.

Fingers crossed he can gradually establish himself. I know they have a good backline but it is easy to forget just how good Jones was at his best.

Hopefully, this will help jog your memory.

Nah, no hoper, he`ll never make it..

[Ally]

Not sure if this is the right place for this post. But with the new switching nationality rules, I know Jack Dempsey has been mentioned as being theoretically possible. But wondered if same applied to Zach Mercer: if I remember right, whilst he is an England cap, he is Scottish qualified and seems to be a long way down the England pecking order and now playing in France. But he's some player and could definitely add to our squad

Whether he would actually be remotely interested is another question altogether...

[septic 9]

Not sure if this is the right place for this post. But with the new switching nationality rules, I know Jack Dempsey has been mentioned as being theoretically possible. But wondered if same applied to Zach Mercer: if I remember right, whilst he is an England cap, he is Scottish qualified and seems to be a long way down the England pecking order and now playing in France. But he's some player and could definitely add to our squad

Whether he would actually be remotely interested is another question altogether...

great player but he is not SQ.
That aside, he has a dislike of the SRU over how they treated his father