Six Nations 2017
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No sanction.
Scotland kick to 5m touch. Here we go.
3 minutes to go.
Scotland take their time. Johnny Gray collects easily. They maul but don't move. That's once says Poite. They're stuck. Use it. Laidlaw falters and is caught.
Another breakdown. Scotland slow. Use it says Poite. Another one.
But Scotland win a penalty at the next breakdown. Scotland should take the kick and the match here.
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Yep. Less than a minute to go. Laidlaw lines it up.
Scotland have won. Well deserved. Congrats.
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Murrayfield rings out with Scotland the Brave as the crowd goes wild as Laidlaw's kick sails over. Poite blows for full-time.
Madness ensues.
Scotland 27-22 Ireland
Grown men crying. Dear dear.
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Lions guess squads are being rapidly re-written across Britain and Ireland......
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Really like the way Laidlaw leads a team about the park, would be interesting to see him starting for the lions I reckon, although not so good at picking up the pace from the breakdown.
Russell is in great form too.
Nice one Scotland. First time in 10 years they've won the first game!
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Lions guess squads are being rapidly re-written across Britain and Ireland......
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Great game to watch. Scotland had no scrum. Ireland quite often had no line out. Ireland went back to what they do best which is pick 'n' go and one-off-the-ruck, but Hogg has more attacking class in his frame than the Irish backs combined. He didn't get enough ball IMHO, owned Keith Earls and the like every time he had the ball in his hands. He has some faults to his game, but Hogg can definitely trouble the ABs in a Lions jersey.
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Great game to watch. Scotland had no scrum. Ireland quite often had no line out. Ireland went back to what they do best which is pick 'n' go and one-off-the-ruck, but Hogg has more attacking class in his frame than the Irish backs combined. He didn't get enough ball IMHO, owned Keith Earls and the like every time he had the ball in his hands. He has some faults to his game, but Hogg can definitely trouble the ABs in a Lions jersey.
@Billy-Tell said in Six Nations 2017:
Great game to watch. Scotland had no scrum. Ireland quite often had no line out. Ireland went back to what they do best which is pick 'n' go and one-off-the-ruck, but Hogg has more attacking class in his frame than the Irish backs combined. He didn't get enough ball IMHO, owned Keith Earls and the like every time he had the ball in his hands. He has some faults to his game, but Hogg can definitely trouble the ABs in a Lions jersey.
Yep. Earls is just blind on his defence. Ireland need O'Mahony back as a lineout option. And more back three options.
Vern Cotter grinning from ear to ear in putting one over his old mucker, Schmidt.
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@Billy-Tell said in Six Nations 2017:
Great game to watch. Scotland had no scrum. Ireland quite often had no line out. Ireland went back to what they do best which is pick 'n' go and one-off-the-ruck, but Hogg has more attacking class in his frame than the Irish backs combined. He didn't get enough ball IMHO, owned Keith Earls and the like every time he had the ball in his hands. He has some faults to his game, but Hogg can definitely trouble the ABs in a Lions jersey.
Yep. Earls is just blind on his defence. Ireland need O'Mahony back as a lineout option. And more back three options.
Vern Cotter grinning from ear to ear in putting one over his old mucker, Schmidt.
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@Billy-Tell said in Six Nations 2017:
Great game to watch. Scotland had no scrum. Ireland quite often had no line out. Ireland went back to what they do best which is pick 'n' go and one-off-the-ruck, but Hogg has more attacking class in his frame than the Irish backs combined. He didn't get enough ball IMHO, owned Keith Earls and the like every time he had the ball in his hands. He has some faults to his game, but Hogg can definitely trouble the ABs in a Lions jersey.
Yep. Earls is just blind on his defence. Ireland need O'Mahony back as a lineout option. And more back three options.
Vern Cotter grinning from ear to ear in putting one over his old mucker, Schmidt.
@Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:
@Billy-Tell said in Six Nations 2017:
Great game to watch. Scotland had no scrum. Ireland quite often had no line out. Ireland went back to what they do best which is pick 'n' go and one-off-the-ruck, but Hogg has more attacking class in his frame than the Irish backs combined. He didn't get enough ball IMHO, owned Keith Earls and the like every time he had the ball in his hands. He has some faults to his game, but Hogg can definitely trouble the ABs in a Lions jersey.
Yep. Earls is just blind on his defence. Ireland need O'Mahony back as a lineout option. And more back three options.
Vern Cotter grinning from ear to ear in putting one over his old mucker, Schmidt.
Yeah, it backfired picking Henderson ahead of Ryan IMO. Also, I'd be tempted to start VDF. But Schmidt has to do something about the attack.
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@Pot-Hale Under the new directives Bowes high tackle at the end should have been a yellow,should it not? It was the same as Fekitoa last November. If an all black had have made that high tackle today, it would have been red
@Kiwidom said in Six Nations 2017:
@Pot-Hale Under the new directives Bowes high tackle at the end should have been a yellow,should it not? It was the same as Fekitoa last November. If an all black had have made that high tackle today, it would have been red
If you had left the last bit of your sentence out, I might have agreed with you.
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@Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:
@Billy-Tell said in Six Nations 2017:
Great game to watch. Scotland had no scrum. Ireland quite often had no line out. Ireland went back to what they do best which is pick 'n' go and one-off-the-ruck, but Hogg has more attacking class in his frame than the Irish backs combined. He didn't get enough ball IMHO, owned Keith Earls and the like every time he had the ball in his hands. He has some faults to his game, but Hogg can definitely trouble the ABs in a Lions jersey.
Yep. Earls is just blind on his defence. Ireland need O'Mahony back as a lineout option. And more back three options.
Vern Cotter grinning from ear to ear in putting one over his old mucker, Schmidt.
Yeah, it backfired picking Henderson ahead of Ryan IMO. Also, I'd be tempted to start VDF. But Schmidt has to do something about the attack.
@Billy-Tell said in Six Nations 2017:
@Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:
@Billy-Tell said in Six Nations 2017:
Great game to watch. Scotland had no scrum. Ireland quite often had no line out. Ireland went back to what they do best which is pick 'n' go and one-off-the-ruck, but Hogg has more attacking class in his frame than the Irish backs combined. He didn't get enough ball IMHO, owned Keith Earls and the like every time he had the ball in his hands. He has some faults to his game, but Hogg can definitely trouble the ABs in a Lions jersey.
Yep. Earls is just blind on his defence. Ireland need O'Mahony back as a lineout option. And more back three options.
Vern Cotter grinning from ear to ear in putting one over his old mucker, Schmidt.
Yeah, it backfired picking Henderson ahead of Ryan IMO. Also, I'd be tempted to start VDF. But Schmidt has to do something about the attack.
Ryan was injured so didn't start. He's available for next week. I thought O'Brien had a good game. I'd be tempted to start with O'Mahony and have Stander on the bench. We need better lineout options - we were read too easily. Easterby has some work to do.
The attack is all over the place. Jackson is good at the one-off stuff but he doesn't lead the line as well as Sexton, or Carbery, possibly.
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@Kiwidom said in Six Nations 2017:
@Pot-Hale Under the new directives Bowes high tackle at the end should have been a yellow,should it not? It was the same as Fekitoa last November. If an all black had have made that high tackle today, it would have been red
If you had left the last bit of your sentence out, I might have agreed with you.
@Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:
@Kiwidom said in Six Nations 2017:
@Pot-Hale Under the new directives Bowes high tackle at the end should have been a yellow,should it not? It was the same as Fekitoa last November. If an all black had have made that high tackle today, it would have been red
If you had left the last bit of your sentence out, I might have agreed with you.
Think Fekitoas was definitely worse, but the shrieking if it had been an AB doing the one today would've been crazy. As it was all the commentators seemed to agree it was borderline but probably only a penalty.
I'm sure if it was Fekitoa it would've been worthy of a 5 year ban.
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@Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:
@Kiwidom said in Six Nations 2017:
@Pot-Hale Under the new directives Bowes high tackle at the end should have been a yellow,should it not? It was the same as Fekitoa last November. If an all black had have made that high tackle today, it would have been red
If you had left the last bit of your sentence out, I might have agreed with you.
Think Fekitoas was definitely worse, but the shrieking if it had been an AB doing the one today would've been crazy. As it was all the commentators seemed to agree it was borderline but probably only a penalty.
I'm sure if it was Fekitoa it would've been worthy of a 5 year ban.
@Bones said in Six Nations 2017:
@Pot-Hale said in Six Nations 2017:
@Kiwidom said in Six Nations 2017:
@Pot-Hale Under the new directives Bowes high tackle at the end should have been a yellow,should it not? It was the same as Fekitoa last November. If an all black had have made that high tackle today, it would have been red
If you had left the last bit of your sentence out, I might have agreed with you.
Think Fekitoas was definitely worse, but the shrieking if it had been an AB doing the one today would've been crazy. As it was all the commentators seemed to agree it was borderline but probably only a penalty.
I'm sure if it was Fekitoa it would've been worthy of a 5 year ban.
By the letter of the new laws that should have been a YC
Swinging arm high on the arm with high risk of riding up.
However for consistency during the game there was a lot of reluctance to call anything high that was debatable -
Itoje is no Kaino though. I'm sick of hearing about how 'athletic' he is. How about smashing tackles and strong ball carrying instead?
@Crucial said in Six Nations 2017:
Itoje is no Kaino though. I'm sick of hearing about how 'athletic' he is. How about smashing tackles and strong ball carrying instead?
I'm picking him to be the next yellow, seen about 3 at shoulder height that have slipped up so far, all in moments where play has been called up or refocused just prior.
