laribold wrote:
It's no good. I didn't get past the first 2 seconds with this
Inverdale...
Turn the sound off and appreciate Metcalfe gliding.
While I am at it, nugget:
I think Metcalfe was one of my favourite Scottish players. We didn't have him long as he was in his mid-20s when he turned up in Scotland but he was an incredible runner and had ferocious defence. The France game was one of the few times Scotland were really able to use him effectively which was frustrating. Two Metcalfe moments I remember but can't find online: a great try vs Argentina in a losing game at Murrayfield and vs NSW Waratahs in Scotland's tour of Oz in 1998 when the quickest player in the NSW squad breaks the line 60yds out and the Aussie commentators assume its a try but Metcalfe hauled him in a tackled him into touch, they just couldn't believe it.
Bit off topic but I am fairly sure he rolled up in this old chestnut (which I have on video somewhere):
Re: Team for France
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 3:05 pm
by Big D
Interestingly, or not, Humpohreys was in the Telegraph talking about how the French THs scrum on an angle and we need to be able to handle that better. Claimed they saw what Furlong was up to and countered it in the second half. I only remember one scrum in that second half and it was a pretty decent one by Scotland.
Re: RE: Re: Team for France
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:36 pm
by Donny osmond
Stones of granite wrote:Looking back on that game reminded what a great partnership Toony and John Leslie had. Toony never appeared to be the same player without Leslie, who seemed to always know what he was going to do.
Was it v SA in the 99 world cup where Leslie went off injured? Pretty sure we were leading at the time, but ended up losing. Our tournament went straight down the crapper from there.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2017 4:50 pm
by Matt Ha
Wylie Coyote wrote:
AL. wrote:
laribold wrote:
It's no good. I didn't get past the first 2 seconds with this
Inverdale...
Turn the sound off and appreciate Metcalfe gliding.
While I am at it, nugget:
I think Metcalfe was one of my favourite Scottish players. We didn't have him long as he was in his mid-20s when he turned up in Scotland but he was an incredible runner and had ferocious defence. The France game was one of the few times Scotland were really able to use him effectively which was frustrating. Two Metcalfe moments I remember but can't find online: a great try vs Argentina in a losing game at Murrayfield and vs NSW Waratahs in Scotland's tour of Oz in 1998 when the quickest player in the NSW squad breaks the line 60yds out and the Aussie commentators assume its a try but Metcalfe hauled him in a tackled him into touch, they just couldn't believe it.
Remember Metcalfe for the against Fiji in this video. Got a feeling that if Fiji had scored Scotland would have been out in the pool stages.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:37 am
by Adder
Very excited about today. A win would mean a lot.
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Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 8:51 am
by Big D
None of our teams have won this weekend. Not confident.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 9:21 am
by hugh_woatmeigh
We're gonna have to do a Glasgow and move that big pack about. If we play with the intensity of the first half last week the French will be blowing out their arse.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:26 am
by Adder
I appreciate the plan, but question Scotland's capacity to turn up for a second game.
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Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:36 am
by hugh_woatmeigh
Adder wrote:I appreciate the plan, but questionning Scotland capacity to turn up for a second game.
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I don't think we've ever played that badly in Paris in the last few years.
2015 summer warm up & 6N are the last two games. We pushed them all the way in the 6N with some real guff in the team - Fife, Cowan, Visser, Cross, etc. RWC warm up was a lot better and could have gone either way IMO.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:09 am
by Edinburgh in Exile
Big D wrote:None of our teams have won this weekend. Not confident.
Didn't that happen last week n' aw?
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:11 am
by Big D
You're probably right.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:20 am
by Edinburgh in Exile
Big D wrote:You're probably right.
I'm always right big man... Then again, I think the shorts I wear on match day effect the outcome of international rugby games.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:36 am
by General Zod
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
Big D wrote:You're probably right.
I'm always right big man... Then again, I think the shorts I wear on match day effect the outcome of international rugby games.
I have some boxer shorts with cockerels printed on them and put them on this morning. Mrs. Zod made me take them off and put on a blue pair. We shall see if she's right.
Re: RE: Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 12:05 pm
by Big D
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
Big D wrote:You're probably right.
I'm always right big man... Then again, I think the shorts I wear on match day effect the outcome of international rugby games.
We all have/had stupid wee quirks like that wee man. I had to tough the top of every door way from our home changing room to the pitch. Pointless really.
Re: RE: Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:02 pm
by OptimisticJock
Big D wrote:
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
Big D wrote:You're probably right.
I'm always right big man... Then again, I think the shorts I wear on match day effect the outcome of international rugby games.
We all have/had stupid wee quirks like that wee man. I had to tough the top of every door way from our home changing room to the pitch. Pointless really.
It why I'm wearing my combats to the pub today seeing as I was on exercise last weekend. Not sure if I'm allowed in with a rifle though. All for the greater good though.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:03 pm
by OptimisticJock
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
Big D wrote:None of our teams have won this weekend. Not confident.
Didn't that happen last week n' aw?
Aye although the weegies weren't playing.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:07 pm
by Edinburgh in Exile
OptimisticJock wrote:
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
Big D wrote:None of our teams have won this weekend. Not confident.
Didn't that happen last week n' aw?
Aye although the weegies weren't playing.
Reading their team fred on here, they weren't playing this week either.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:35 pm
by OptimisticJock
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
OptimisticJock wrote:
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
Didn't that happen last week n' aw?
Aye although the weegies weren't playing.
Reading their team fred on here, they weren't playing this week either.
*drops mic* according to what the kids say.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 1:40 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
This game can't come fast enough. I may regret this come 60 or 70 mins in...
Re: RE: Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:13 pm
by Tobylerone
OptimisticJock wrote:
It why I'm wearing my combats to the pub today seeing as I was on exercise last weekend. Not sure if I'm allowed in with a rifle though. All for the greater good though.
It would certainly ensure no one would change the channel to the Rangers game while you nipped to the loo..
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:15 pm
by Tobylerone
hugh_woatmeigh wrote:This game can't come fast enough. I may regret this come 60 or 70 mins in...
Other methods of self-torture are available..
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 2:48 pm
by kk67
OptimisticJock wrote:
Edinburgh in Exile wrote:
OptimisticJock wrote:
Aye although the weegies weren't playing.
Reading their team fred on here, they weren't playing this week either.
*drops mic* according to what the kids say.
Please stop doing that. It looks really stupid.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:02 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
Peyper not interested in hands in the ruck. Can't really blame the lads for that, a ruck was formed. Done well to get the pen after, good position now.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:03 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
Christ, that French tackling is ferocious.
Re: Team for France
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:04 pm
by hugh_woatmeigh
Maitland come on... that ball presentation was atrocious. He did so well up until that point!