Scotland v England 2026 6N
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Is Huw Jones the best centre running around WR atm?
Nice to watch Russell when he's enjoying himself and things work.
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
The attempted drop goal charge down resulting in a try was magnificent. Chef's kiss
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Is Huw Jones the best centre running around WR atm?
Nice to watch Russell when he's enjoying himself and things work.
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
The attempted drop goal charge down resulting in a try was magnificent. Chef's kiss
@antipodean said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
> Is Huw Jones the best centre running around WR atm?Nice to watch Russell when he's enjoying himself and things work.
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
The attempted drop goal charge down resulting in a try was magnificent. Chef's kiss
Yep. Exellent all round player.
Eight tries against England. That’s a prood Scotsman if ever I saw one.
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@antipodean said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
> Is Huw Jones the best centre running around WR atm?Nice to watch Russell when he's enjoying himself and things work.
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
The attempted drop goal charge down resulting in a try was magnificent. Chef's kiss
Yep. Exellent all round player.
Eight tries against England. That’s a prood Scotsman if ever I saw one.
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@pakman said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@MN5 I thought he was a Yappie?!
Huw Jones was born in Edinburgh. You're probably thinking of DVDM or Steyn, the former can't even make the team at the moment.
....and yeah, say what you want about weaknesses in the rest of the Scottish team ( usually evident when playing anyone that isn't England ) Jones is one of if not the best 13 in the world at the moment. Maybe only Jesse Kriel is in his class.
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Scottish front row is too small and fat. Can’t win a scrum with a 106kg hooker and a 118kg open side prop
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Is Huw Jones the best centre running around WR atm?
Nice to watch Russell when he's enjoying himself and things work.
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
The attempted drop goal charge down resulting in a try was magnificent. Chef's kiss
@antipodean said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
Was going to post exactly that.
Also, just a mention of the forward pass to Pollock. Looked way way worse than the one by the Eyeties which was demonstrably back relative to the player.
More difficult to tell as the passer ran into defenders, but it looked bad.
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@Bones said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Long live Borthwick....
If ever Marcus Smith should have been involved in a match, this was it
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@booboo said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@jimmyb said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
open side prop
A what?
a prop on the wrong side of a ruck back in the good old days?
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@booboo said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@jimmyb said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
open side prop
A what?
a prop on the wrong side of a ruck back in the good old days?
@nostrildamus said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@booboo said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@jimmyb said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
open side prop
A what?
a prop on the wrong side of a ruck back in the good old days?
It was a long day alright
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Happy days for @mn5 enjoy it mate, it was well deserved. Great game by Scotland and never really in doubt after England coughed up ball too easily in the first 5minutes or so. It just felt like we were going to be shit and a lot of the time we were. Scots love living off scraps so why not kick the fucking ball to them all day long and not contest? Poor game plan, lack of flexibility and poor bench selection and use. Add to that some quite astounding individual skill errors and we were toast.
Well done Scotland. Calcutta Cup and Raeburn Shield.
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Happy days for @mn5 enjoy it mate, it was well deserved. Great game by Scotland and never really in doubt after England coughed up ball too easily in the first 5minutes or so. It just felt like we were going to be shit and a lot of the time we were. Scots love living off scraps so why not kick the fucking ball to them all day long and not contest? Poor game plan, lack of flexibility and poor bench selection and use. Add to that some quite astounding individual skill errors and we were toast.
Well done Scotland. Calcutta Cup and Raeburn Shield.
@Catogrande said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Happy days for @mn5 enjoy it mate, it was well deserved. Great game by Scotland and never really in doubt after England coughed up ball too easily in the first 5minutes or so. It just felt like we were going to be shit and a lot of the time we were. Scots love living off scraps so why not kick the fucking ball to them all day long and not contest? Poor game plan, lack of flexibility and poor bench selection and use. Add to that some quite astounding individual skill errors and we were toast.
Well done Scotland. Calcutta Cup and Raeburn Shield.
This is a really disappointing post from an Englishman. Magnanimous, fair and honest.
Can you try to be more of fluffybunny next time ?
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@Catogrande said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Happy days for @mn5 enjoy it mate, it was well deserved. Great game by Scotland and never really in doubt after England coughed up ball too easily in the first 5minutes or so. It just felt like we were going to be shit and a lot of the time we were. Scots love living off scraps so why not kick the fucking ball to them all day long and not contest? Poor game plan, lack of flexibility and poor bench selection and use. Add to that some quite astounding individual skill errors and we were toast.
Well done Scotland. Calcutta Cup and Raeburn Shield.
This is a really disappointing post from an Englishman. Magnanimous, fair and honest.
Can you try to be more of fluffybunny next time ?
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@W32 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
England rolled up in their Bentleys and forgot how to play rugby
Puff puff give
@Bones said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@W32 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
England rolled up in their Bentleys and forgot how to play rugby
Puff puff give
that too
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@MN5 I'm actually quite rude to real Scotsmen.
@Catogrande said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@MN5 I'm actually quite rude to real Scotsmen.
Ouch!
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@W32 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
England rolled up in their Bentleys and forgot how to play rugby
You leave Bentleys out of this! Gorgeous cars. At least in the old days...
https://www.bentleymotors.com/en/about-bentley/history-and-heritage/w-o-bentley.html -
I'ver been giving a bit more thought to Borthwick's bench selection, in particular his choice of Fin Smith on the bench. If you're going for a 6-2 split it makes no sense not to have a utility back on the bench. With no cover from 11-14 any losses there will result in a complete re-shuffle of the backline with players playing out of position. Yes, I get it, we have players that "can do a job" in the centres but it's a big ask to do that for nearly a whole game. Will Greenwood hit the nail on the head in saying that if we lost a back 3 player it is a zero sum benefit selection. I'm guessing that the selection was based on wanting to give Fin Smith some game time at one point or another. If so that smacks of arrogance and when you're up against one of, if not the best, centre partnership in the 6N, it is really fatal arrogance.
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I'ver been giving a bit more thought to Borthwick's bench selection, in particular his choice of Fin Smith on the bench. If you're going for a 6-2 split it makes no sense not to have a utility back on the bench. With no cover from 11-14 any losses there will result in a complete re-shuffle of the backline with players playing out of position. Yes, I get it, we have players that "can do a job" in the centres but it's a big ask to do that for nearly a whole game. Will Greenwood hit the nail on the head in saying that if we lost a back 3 player it is a zero sum benefit selection. I'm guessing that the selection was based on wanting to give Fin Smith some game time at one point or another. If so that smacks of arrogance and when you're up against one of, if not the best, centre partnership in the 6N, it is really fatal arrogance.
@Catogrande long live Borthwick. He's doing a good job as a handbrake, England should be light years ahead with this player group. He's a coherent Razor.
