If you could swap....

[Big D]

Bored at work. You are allowed one player from another country that's isn't New Zealand to adopt as a Scotsman. Who would you choose?

Assuming a 1st choice XV of:
Nel
Ford/Brown - it doesn't matter
Dickinson
Gray squared
Barclay
Watson
Bradbury (or whatever your choice of BR is)

Laidlaw
Russell

Maitland
Dunbar
Jones
Seymour
Hogg

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Laidlaw for Pienaar. Solves the goal kicking dilemma too.

[Mikey Brown]

Agustin Creevy and Connor Murray certainly come to mind. I suppose we'd need another goalkicker to ever move on from Laidlaw. Nadolo on the wing just for a laugh? Could do with a bit more power in the back line.

I'm struggling to think what order I would prioritise big ball carrying 6/8s that may be of use.

[Mikey Brown]

Probably not my choice but I've always wished DTH was Scottish.

[switchskier]

Probably Pocock in and Watson out. Our back line could do some real damage with his turnovers. Would also consider Guiardo for Ford and Ijote for Gray senior not because he's the best lock but because we'd get the next decade of him partnering Gray jr.

Pienaar and Murray also good shouts and could add Parra in there too.

[whatisthejava]

Mako V (eng)
Guirado (it)
WP Nell
Grat squared
Pocock (oz)
Dusitorir (france)
Falateau (wal)

Murray (ire)
Russell
Seymore
Dunbar
H Jones
Habana (SA)
Hogg

[Big D]

Watson picked up a couple of key turnovers/pens on Saturday to be fair, although clearly he is no Pocock.

A few different options (goes without saying I'd change for a 9 but that's been said already):
Jamie George who really should be Englands No.1 hooker. At 26 he should have more than 10 caps. We'd get about 6 or 7 years out of him.
Itoje as a 6 rather than second row.
Vermulen
SOB anywhere in the back row.
Liam Williams for Maitland.

What is noticeable is that the few to respond follows a trend - 2, 9 and a ball carrying back row. Which is what most of us have been saying for a while.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

So much for one player.

[OptimisticJock]

Russell for another Laidlaw.

[hp18]

Russell for another Laidlaw.

fecking knew what was coming when you posted.


Pretty much in line with others thoughts, BDP, TJ Perenara or the Vermeulen of a year or so ago.

[Cameo]

Id be close to picking Nakarawa but I like our locks. A Picamoles style 8 would be glorious though

[Edinburgh in Exile]

Russell for another Laidlaw.

Haha

[hp18]

Id be close to picking Nakarawa but I like our locks. A Picamoles style 8 would be glorious though

Naka would be awesome but as you say it's not the greatest need.

[switchskier]

Id be close to picking Nakarawa but I like our locks. A Picamoles style 8 would be glorious though

Naka would be awesome but as you say it's not the greatest need.

Maybe not but what about reuniting Russell with Matawalu as a pairing?

[Big D]

So much for one player.

You can pick any one of them.

It is indicative of where we on here see the problem(s).

[hp18]

Id be close to picking Nakarawa but I like our locks. A Picamoles style 8 would be glorious though

Naka would be awesome but as you say it's not the greatest need.

Maybe not but what about reuniting Russell with Matawalu as a pairing?

That's both a terrifying and wonderful thought.


Imagine those two for the Barbarians

[ARM]

Connor Murray in a shot.

Then to be greedy Foley outside him.

Sorted.