@Scotlandteam Probably fair to say scrapping the Super 6 was a bit premature
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Any excuse to share this try 🤩
Congratulations to recent U20 graduate Hector Patterson, who tonight becomes the 15th U20 player since the 2024 World Rugby U20 Trophy title-winning campaign to make their pro debut!
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@RealTolmie Absolutely love him. Easy to forget how close he was to his city career being over after the 2020 Carabao cup final. Despite being a Scottish city fan, there’s a small part of me that hopes he’s an integral part of an England World Cup win this summer as no one deserves it more
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John Stones is the greatest central defender I have watched play for City. And (when fit) was the best in the world. Another absolute legend saying goodbye. He put his body on the line in our Treble season and can only say thank you and hope he can play pain free elsewhere. 💙
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@StevenMcinerney Even worse I’ve seen plenty Kayky 2.0 shouts, as if he didn’t tear his acl
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@mangorugby What does his age have to do with anything 🤣 Steyn is 32 and McCloskey 33 and they were both up for 6N player of the tournament
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This was an absolutely cracking individual try by Brex, but the guy is 33 – he really should not have been able to do that so easily
Defensively Glasgow’s minds look like they were already on Leinster here
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@F1234_3 @WillDevEdwards ‘Hate to say it’ but post it on twitter anyway 🤷🏻♂️ he’s young and inexperienced and is being relied on when the 2 more senior options ahead of him are out, not sure what coming on here and moaning about individuals will ever stand to achieve, but you do you
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@Scrum365 Makes sense with Hiddleston and Stephen stepping up this year in his absence and the younger Tuipulotu to come into the set up following his injury issues
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I know, our midfield is overrun and we bring on Rudolph the fucking red nose reindeer. Give up 😔
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@AndyBurke_ As far as the 4 late French tries, we have no one but ourselves to blame, our game management was non existent at that point. However from a player safety point, no one should be subject to this, never mind top level rugby, Ashman seriously let down here by the TMO
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Still trying to get my head around everything we saw at Murrayfield yesterday, but this was a huge miss from the officials.
If France go down to 14 at this stage, perhaps that late flurry of tries doesn’t happen and Scotland go into the last weekend top of the table.
Gauthier Baudin@GauthierBaudin
Oscar Jegou dans la tourmente après ce ralenti qui montre une suspicion de fourchette sur le talonneur écossais Ewan Ashman. Réponse dans les prochaines heures/prochains jours sur une éventuelle convocation devant une commission de discipline.
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@ScotRugbyBlog Not if it’s the same ‘angry’ England we were told would turn up v Ireland
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Angry England could be what we need next weekend
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Rodri, Nunes, Guehi and Ait-Nouri were my stand outs? Still unconvincing but a very big three points. Sadly, I don't think Marmoush adds much of anything and we need Doku and Foden back in the mix. What has Gonzales done to now not get a look in?
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@Lattman_ @ehmindogillie @MarkMacdonald75 @haribaldijones We have an unbelievable cohort of hookers under the age of 23 coming through, Hiddleston Stephen Roberts all at Glasgow, Morris and JBJ at Edinburgh, add that to the established Ashman and Richardson
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@ehmindogillie @MarkMacdonald75 @haribaldijones Second rowers won't be an issue in a few years with Brown/Henderson/Craig/Samuel/Oguntibeju etc getting more experience, really need a "world class" hooker and more depth in props
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England need a Tadgh Beirne 6 and a Lorenzo Cannone at 8.
Ireland need four scrum props.
Scotland need a Guillard + a Ramos.
Italy need a JGP and a Finnito.
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@FRugbyGeek It was a toss up between Jalibert/ White or Russell/ Dupont for me, I appear to have chosen horribly wrong
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MASSIVE MASSIVE NEWS
Jalibert out tomorrow. Ramos moves to 10 and Drean comes in.
France Rugby@FranceRugby
🚨 Malheureusement, @MattJalibert doit déclarer forfait pour le match contre l'Italie 😔 🔁 Il est remplacé dans le XV de départ par Gaël Dréan qui honorera sa première selection avec le #XVdeFrance. Voici la nouvelle composition des Bleus pour ce 3e rendez-vous du @SixNationsRugby demain à Lille 👇 #FRAITA
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Gregor Townsend can lap up the plaudits thanks to a brilliant tactical comeback against Wales 🏴🏴
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Mmmm interesting 🧐
I was confident we actually could bounce back this weekend but not totally blown away by this selection. Bench again the most mind blowing concern. Really hoped Rowe might have been picked at 15
Scottish Rugby@Scotlandteam
Our team to face England 🏴🏴 #AsOne
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@ruaridh_jackson @RugbySco Realistically aside from injury I can’t see those 3 backs getting an awful lot of minutes between them? The only scenario where it makes sense is if we have a pretty big lead, but if it’s tight which I think it will be GT usually avoids making changes
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What’s everyone’s thoughts?
Big calls in the back 3 but picked on form.
With personnel I would have maybe gone a 6/2 with Dobie and Jordan covering multiple positions.
Scottish Rugby@Scotlandteam
The XV taking on Italy in our @SixNationsRugby opener 🏴 #AsOne
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@SheikhMCI Squad is genuinely so fragile, who’d have thought 6 months ago losing Nunes would be so impactful
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@topofthemoonGW @RugbySco Beat France and we have a quarter against Wales or Fiji for a place in the Semi
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Scotland will most likely need to beat either Ireland (in the pool stages) or France (in the Round of 16) just to make it to the RWC quarter-final stage.
Kevin Millar@topofthemoonGW
Which pool Scotland land in at the RWC draw might have as much impact on their knockout stage progression as that of the other countries they are drawn with in their group: Pool A - not possible; Pool B - bad; Pool C - good; Pool D - bad; Pool E - very good; Pool F - ideal
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