Scotland changes for South Africa

First topic message reminder :

After a lacklustre display when we were outmuscled and outplayed by a tough Samoa team we now prepare to face the boks!
What changes can we make to try to get any kind of credible performance next week?
For me the glaring error in the starting team was the selection of Gilchrist and Kellock. Neither can last 80 minutes so you end up playing with effectively one lock for the end of the match. Remember Gilchrist being smashed around 78 minutes as he drove for the line?
One of the reasons that Kellock, Ryder and Swinson are such an effective trio for the weege is that Ryder and Swinson can both easily last the 80.
I would start Swinson and Kellock and have Ryder on the bench, oh sorry he isnt good enough to get in this tour squad! But it would be nice to have a lock that can actually carry effectively wouldnt it?
I cant face going over all the other parts of the team that didnt work, but im sure you guys will have some thoughts.
Seriously though, we could do with Swinson and his ability to turn over ball in contact as we will need to try and slow down as much of the Boka ball as we can.

Wonderful try!

Scotland could do this!

Pass is fine, that's a try

Thats fine! TRY TIME! \0/

Why all this focus, I thought the TMO could only look at the grounding?

He's only allowed to look at the pass.

Well done Roman Poite. SA commentatora hate it - brilliant

AHHHHHHHHHH HAHAHA! Have that you dirty TMO!

Go Jocks!

I AM SO PROUD OF THE TEAM.

WHAT!

That is a terrible call from the TMO - I am very happy the ref overruled that

The TMO was NOT ASKED to look at that

The TMO just broke all the regulations - TMO's could go back and find any small infringement in the build up to the try if they want.

I'm shocked, I have never seen a TMO do something like that

highland_scot wrote:Why all this focus, I thought the TMO could only look at the grounding?

He can go a lot further back now, but only if directed to. Good call be Poite and good start by Scotland. Another injury for Scotland

High attrition rate in this game

Commentators are awful. Instead of giving credit to Scotland for their great performance they put it down to luck.

Hope injuries don't end up costing us in this second half, we are playing so well.

Is it too early to get rabidly excited?

Rugby Fan wrote:Is it too early to get rabidly excited?

Yes

Rugby Fan wrote:Is it too early to get rabidly excited?

11pts isn't that much against the big 3

Although Steyn missing helps.

Oooft. This is a tour for Horne to forget.

Thank god we've got a 9 who can play 10 or we'd be properly feiced.

Will we just run out of players by the end?

Crazy penalty to give away there. The winger had no chance of getting the ball.

SA commentators are ridiculous - they want a yellow card for that? Please

Penalty try??

Bugger off.

Penalty try for SA

13 - 17

Game on

Boks got their tails up

Looking a bit ragged now

That's a yellow for Etzebeth isnt it?

Hamilton!!

If that's a yellow it really is about time we started watching tidlywinks.

These commentators are really funny.

TMO recommends a yellow card

But he isn't biased at all...

Stupid from Hamilton. Shame that you can get a YC for that.

disgraceful call

Well Jim...that may have just been one of the dumbest things one could do at this point...

What's all this TMO rubbish today? Don't think I've ever seen this level of involvement before. Probably cost us the game now I expect.

Really good defence, ferocious from Scotland

Thats rediculous that a TMO can call that.

What happened. I am watching in silence while doing other things. Looked to me like etzebeth was being a prat, then I read that hamilton is off.

Another penalty for Scotland

This TMO has got money on this game. Why is he so keen to get involved in all of the decisions?

And SA take the lead

18 - 17

Que? Laptop dies, I come back on to see we're a man down and SA just scored. Bowlicks!

Surely holding on in the buildup to that!

He has Eben around the neck for several seconds then on release shoves him in the face...looked yellow to me...and will go down as the turning point of this match. Boks will punish over the 10..

I'd like to slap these bell end, wenker commentators - what a bunch of tossers

Should have been a pen

Yeah not been impressed by the TMO, seems determined to give the Scots the harshest possible decisions. SA forwards clearing out has been the worst I've ever seen - Coetzee is massively overrated for me, and Kolisi needs a big ball carrier alongside him I think.

Jim Hamilton is a very very useful player but he does this kind of thing far too much, disappointing.

Stupid penalty