Six Nations 2017

[Derm McCrum]

@Catogrande said in Six Nations 2017:

@Kruse said in Six Nations 2017:

@Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:

I think the English current run of 16 all have been played only against Tier 1 teams by a Tier 1 team.

A true Tier 1 record!

Uruguay?

That would be 17 on the trot if included. PH was being a little disingenuous.

Au contraire. I wasn't including Uruguay deliberately. They don't count as a proper Tier One test. So it's 16 on the trot for me. Which is pretty impressive. Has another tier one team done that before?

[MN5]

@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

NZ
England
Australia
Ireland
Scotland
SA

What a time to be alive

[Crucial]

@MN5 said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

NZ
England
Australia
Ireland
Scotland
SA

What a time to be alive

I hope you are thanking every Saffa you come across for their team being such shite that they plummeted

[MN5]

@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

@MN5 said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

NZ
England
Australia
Ireland
Scotland
SA

What a time to be alive

I hope you are thanking every Saffa you come across for their team being such shite that they plummeted

Giving them grief more like. Prood of the boys for being ahead of Wales and the Argies too.

When did these rankings start? After a grand slam in 1990 and a semi final finish in the 1991 WC the mighty Scots woulda been ranked at least 4th ? ( helped by S.A. not being around to be fair )

[Crucial]

@MN5 said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

@MN5 said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

By the way the latest WR rankings have been released and Scotland are at giddy heights never reached before (5th) climbing above South Africa in the process.

NZ
England
Australia
Ireland
Scotland
SA

What a time to be alive

I hope you are thanking every Saffa you come across for their team being such shite that they plummeted

Giving them grief more like. Prood of the boys for being ahead of Wales and the Argies too.

When did these rankings start? After a grand slam in 1990 and a semi final finish in the 1991 WC the mighty Scots woulda been ranked at least 4th ? ( helped by S.A. not being around to be fair )

The actual rankings weren't around then but this site http://www.lassen.co.nz/pickandgo.php has reverse engineered them and you'll be pleased to know that Scotland reached the giddy heights of 2nd in 1990

[taniwharugby]

@Crucial somewhere in Wellington, an @MN5 sits in silence....

[MN5]

@taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial somewhere in Wellington, an @MN5 sits in silence....

I can name that Grand Slam team from 1 through to 15. Legends all of them.

[Crucial]

@MN5 said in Six Nations 2017:

@taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial somewhere in Wellington, an @MN5 sits in silence....

I can name that Grand Slam team from 1 through to 15. Legends all of them.

Still one of my best rugby memories. I wasn't at Murrayfield itself but was living in Edinburgh at the time and watching in a pub in the New Town. I have never ever witnessed a city go off like it did that day. Every pub in Rose St had queues outside all night long. Quiet little bars were having to cope with the overflow and think there is many a Scots lad or Lassie that can trace their conception to that wonderful day.
The drama of the game was immense, from the slow walk out by the Scots to they sheer look of fear in the eyes of the Poms.
One of the best. Rates alongside the AB series win in SA in watching pleasure.

[MN5]

@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:

@MN5 said in Six Nations 2017:

@taniwharugby said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial somewhere in Wellington, an @MN5 sits in silence....

I can name that Grand Slam team from 1 through to 15. Legends all of them.

Still one of my best rugby memories. I wasn't at Murrayfield itself but was living in Edinburgh at the time and watching in a pub in the New Town. I have never ever witnessed a city go off like it did that day. Every pub in Rose St had queues outside all night long. Quiet little bars were having to cope with the overflow and think there is many a Scots lad or Lassie that can trace their conception to that wonderful day.
The drama of the game was immense, from the slow walk out by the Scots to they sheer look of fear in the eyes of the Poms.
One of the best. Rates alongside the AB series win in SA in watching pleasure.

My old man had that game on VHS. That team then came and had a really good tour of NZ. Jeffrey and Calder weren't that big even by amateur standards, both were 30 odd, looked 50 odd but still looked younger than the English props and fuck they were a tenacious pair. Sole was a great leader too and Tony Stanger....wonder when the last time he had to buy a pint was?

[Crucial]

If you can last 15 minutes (or can bounce back quickly) this mini doco is better

[Crucial]

Also, I must add that the win was made even sweeter by the fact that the England team came across as a complete bunch of arrogant fucktards that needed taking down a peg or two (not that they changed after the loss mind you)

[Catogrande]

@Crucial Good doco, thanks. -said through gritted teeth. It was an amazing day though and I can still recall the bitter disappointment at the end but also the constant fear that it was not going to be our day. Right from the off.

Wasn't the crowd great?

[Crucial]

The scrambling determined defence by Calder and Jeffrey was awesome to see again. Those guys played that second half like they truly were defending their country.

Just to combine this thread with another, here's a little clip of Calder being the hard bastard he was after Sean Fitzpatrick pronounced his name incorrectly.

If celebrity boxing was around in those days I'm sure big money would be paid to see Calder v Cowboy Shaw in a brawl.

[MiketheSnow]

@Crucial
Think Fitzy came out of that the 'hard bastard.
Took a butt to the face and carried on.

[MN5]

@MiketheSnow said in Six Nations 2017:

@Crucial
Think Fitzy came out of that the 'hard bastard.
Took a butt to the face and carried on.

Hollywood by Fitzy. Calder barely touched him.

[MiketheSnow]

Same old same old. Howley needs a win, by whatever means necessary.

Up to the players now

Wales team v Ireland

Halfpenny; North, Davies, S Williams, L Williams; Biggar, Webb
Evans, Owens, Francis, Ball, AW Jones (capt), Warburton, Tipuric, Moriarty

Replacements:
Baldwin, Smith, Lee, Charteris, Faletau
G Davies, S Davies, Roberts

[Derm McCrum]

@MiketheSnow

Schmidt taking the same route. Only enforced change is Bowe for Trimble. Otherwise, it's McGrath, Best, Furlong, Toner, Ryan, Stander, O'Brien, Heaslip,
Murray, Sexton, Henshaw, Ringrose, Bowe, Zebo, Kearney.

No real pizzazz/snarls going into this one from either side. England and Scotland seem to be soaking up all the media attention which is not a bad thing for this match.

[Derm McCrum]

@Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:

@MiketheSnow

Schmidt taking the same route. Only enforced change is Bowe for Trimble on the bench. Otherwise, it's McGrath, Best, Furlong, Toner, Ryan, Stander, O'Brien, Heaslip,
Murray, Sexton, Henshaw, Ringrose, Earls, Zebo, Kearney.

No real pizzazz/snarls going into this one from either side. England and Scotland seem to be soaking up all the media attention which is not a bad thing for this match.

[Catogrande]

@MiketheSnow I was almost expecting a change after Edwards semi throwing of North under the bus earlier on in the week. I thought his comments in the media were a bit rough really.

[MiketheSnow]

North needs a rest and/or a different coaching regime.