Scotland WC Chat - Part Deux

by **LondonTiger** Tue 24 Sep 2019, 10:09 am

First topic message reminder :

RDW wrote:FORWARDS (23)

John Barclay (Edinburgh) – 71 caps; Rugby World Cup 2007 and 2011
Simon Berghan (Edinburgh) – 19 caps
Jamie Bhatti (Glasgow Warriors) – 13 caps
Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh) – 7 caps
Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) – 42 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Allan Dell (Edinburgh) – 22 caps
Matt Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) – 3 caps
Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) – 19 caps
Grant Gilchrist (Edinburgh) – 33 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Gary Graham (Newcastle Falcons) – 2 caps
Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) – 51 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Stuart McInally (Edinburgh) – 27 caps
Willem Nel (Edinburgh) – 29 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Gordon Reid (London Irish) – 34 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Jamie Ritchie (Edinburgh) – 10 caps
Sam Skinner (Exeter Chiefs) – 5 caps
Grant Stewart (Glasgow Warriors) – uncapped
Josh Strauss (Sale Sharks) – 22 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Blade Thomson (Scarlets) – uncapped
Ben Toolis (Edinburgh) – 18 caps
George Turner (Glasgow Warriors) – 5 caps
Hamish Watson (Edinburgh) – 25 caps
Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors) – 43 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015

BACKS (19)

Darcy Graham (Edinburgh) – 4 caps
Nick Grigg (Glasgow Warriors) – 9 caps
Chris Harris (Newcastle Falcons) – 8 caps
Adam Hastings (Glasgow Warriors) – 11 caps
Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) – 67 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
George Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 4 caps
Pete Horne (Glasgow Warriors) – 41 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Rory Hutchinson (Northampton Saints) – uncapped
Huw Jones (Glasgow Warriors) – 21 caps
Sam Johnson (Glasgow Warriors) – 4 caps
Blair Kinghorn (Edinburgh) – 11 caps
Greig Laidlaw (Clermont Auvergne) – 71 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Sean Maitland (Saracens) – 40 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Byron McGuigan (Sale Sharks) – 8 caps
Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) – 24 caps
Henry Pyrgos (Edinburgh) – 27 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Finn Russell (Racing 92) – 44 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) – 50 caps; Rugby World Cup 2015
Duncan Taylor (Saracens) – 21 caps

World Cup Warmups

France V Scotland
Scotland V France
Georgia V Scotland
Scotland V Georgia

World Cup Fixtures

Ireland v Scotland
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Sunday 22nd September 2019
Kick Off: 8:45am

Scotland v Samoa
Kobe Misaki Stadium, Kobe
Monday 30th September 2019
Kick Off: 11:15am

Scotland v Russia
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa, Shizuoka
Wednesday 9th October 2019
Kick Off: 8:15am

Japan v Scotland
International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Sunday 13th October 2019
Kick Off: 11:45am

by funnyExiledScot Sun 29 Sep 2019, 6:10 pm

We don't want Rennie. The Glasgow bias is already killing us....

Hard to think of a top coach who would be within reach, especially one with international experience.

On the plus side I think we'll win tomorrow with a bonus point, and do the same against Russia. As for Japan, utterly terrified!!

by Guest Sun 29 Sep 2019, 8:59 pm

Rob Howley?

by takethelongroad Sun 29 Sep 2019, 11:57 pm

Lots of doom and gloom here. Let’s remember we lost to one of the WC top seeded sides in a pool game that means very little. Same when we lost to SA in the pool stages last time under Vern. We went on to do well that year. Ireland however have just lost to a side considerably lower ranked than themselves and are not happy about that at all.. Tomorrow will work out fine as long as no-one loses their heads (either receiving or making an over enthusiastic tackle). We can manage opponents who play in the Japanese style, we cannot manage those who stifle and absorb (Wal/Ire/SA). For that reason I’d rather meet NZ in the quarters than others. We’ll know a lot more tomorrow.

by jimbopip Mon 30 Sep 2019, 6:23 am

Lots of sense there Mr Road, consider yourself on a yellow card.
For some reason I struggled to sleep last night. Hmmm.
We win today and then suffer the agonies of worrying about do we dare rest players v Russia.

More sleepiness nights.

by **RDW** Mon 30 Sep 2019, 8:16 am

https://www.606v2.com/t69063p50-scotland-v-samoa-monday-30th-september-1115-ko-bst#3847119

Reminder of your match threads here

by 123456789. Mon 30 Sep 2019, 10:58 am

I doubt they would have foreseen Japan beating the Irish though, that changed everything. If they'd lost to Ireland 11-13 points would have done it. Now we're in 13-15 territory. Which is very much a different kettle of fish.

by Taylorman Mon 30 Sep 2019, 11:01 am

RDW wrote:https://www.606v2.com/t69063p50-scotland-v-samoa-monday-30th-september-1115-ko-bst#3847119

Reminder of your match threads here

Good luck for this one thumbsup

by TightHEAD Mon 30 Sep 2019, 11:02 am

Can Scotland bounce back?

by **RDW** Tue 01 Oct 2019, 1:57 pm

https://twitter.com/GGreid87/status/1178939050868137985

This is brilliant.

by bsando Wed 02 Oct 2019, 10:46 am

Quick question fellow Scotland fans. Thinking of buying a long sleeved Scotland shirt from the store. I noticed Macron sizes seem a bit smaller than average. I am usually a Medium but they say their medium is for
172cm-177cm tall gents. I’m 180. Anyone noticed the sizes being a bit smaller than you’d expect?

by EWT Spoons Wed 02 Oct 2019, 10:58 am

Macron strips are tiny. Ignore whatever size you currently are and go for 1-2 sizes bigger.

by **RDW** Wed 02 Oct 2019, 11:42 am

Relatively good news on Hamish Watson's injury - he should be back around December.

Could have been so much worse! Should mean he's fully fit in time for the 6N.

by TheMildlyFranticLlama Thu 03 Oct 2019, 8:23 am

Well lads I’m back in the UK after an amazing trip, and very much not looking forward to being back in work. Wonderful country, and the RWC was a brilliant experience. The locals could not have been lovelier and watching the japan win against Ireland surrounded by Japanese fans in the pub was something I won’t forget in a hurry!

Also, it’s fecking freezing over here! Been used to 30 degrees and serious humidity!

by **RDW** Thu 03 Oct 2019, 8:59 am

https://www.606v2.com/t69083-scotland-v-russia

by bsando Thu 03 Oct 2019, 9:53 am

EWT Spoons wrote:Macron strips are tiny. Ignore whatever size you currently are and go for 1-2 sizes bigger.

Cheers spoons! Thanks for the tip

by **RDW** Thu 03 Oct 2019, 9:59 am

Welcome back Llama. What was the feeling like in Japan after the Scotland Ireland game? Was everyone as doom and gloom as we were?

by TheMildlyFranticLlama Thu 03 Oct 2019, 5:02 pm

There were some very unhappy Scots around. So imagine how you lot were feeling but with the added kick in the nuts of having paid a fortune to travel to the other side of the world to witness it!

Also it was absolutely pissing with rain at that point so the journey back to Tokyo in dripping wet kilts wasn’t a barrel of laughs either!

by **RDW** Thu 03 Oct 2019, 5:22 pm

TheMildlyFranticLlama wrote:There were some very unhappy Scots around. So imagine how you lot were feeling but with the added kick in the nuts of having paid a fortune to travel to the other side of the world to witness it!

Also it was absolutely pissing with rain at that point so the journey back to Tokyo in dripping wet kilts wasn’t a barrel of laughs either!

Reminds me of the Scotland-Argentina game in Wellington in 2011, although that was baltic and not humid at all. I was soaked through all game and had to trudge back into the City in a monsoon.

Parks missing the late drop goal didn't help!

by **RDW** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 11:34 am

'mon Samoa!

by **RDW** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 11:56 am

Pretty even so far - Japan look very dangerous at times but just not making the final breakthrough.

I think territory is going to be key for us against them - we can't play too much in our half.

by **RDW** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 11:59 am

Ah can always rely on the Samoans doing something stupid.

by tigertattie Sat 05 Oct 2019, 12:42 pm

Samoa are an absolute mob. There is no discipline or structure. Team of individuals just wanting to run hard into things.

We could do with them stopping Japan scoring 4 tries though

by jimbopip Sat 05 Oct 2019, 12:44 pm

Unless Japan step up the pace and pull away in the final twenty I can't see them getting the bonus point.

by TheMildlyFranticLlama Sat 05 Oct 2019, 12:45 pm

I know I should be hoping for a Samoa win, but I just love the Japanese too much!

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 12:47 pm

Even a draw will do! But like llama i do like the japanese... conflicted! Any other pool I'd be behind them 100%!

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 12:49 pm

Ok samoa that's a respectable margin, keep it there please.

by **RDW** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 12:59 pm

jimbopip wrote:Unless Japan step up the pace and pull away in the final twenty I can't see them getting the bonus point.

But according to you it makes no difference! Wink

by tigertattie Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:09 pm

Loving the ball being down here. Despite jimbo saying differently, keeping Japan from getting a BP will be massive

by tigertattie Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:13 pm

Samoa though are an absolute mob

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:16 pm

Oh sh*t

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:18 pm

Just win the scrum and kick it out!!!

by tigertattie Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:18 pm

Kick it out you bloody mob!!!!

by tigertattie Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:20 pm

Absolute bloody mob

The SRU better not give Samoa their regular AI invite in future

by **RDW** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:20 pm

Did the ref really just free kick a squint feed???

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:21 pm

by **RDW** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:22 pm

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:22 pm

We will really struggle to win by more than 7 let alone a bp try win

by TheMildlyFranticLlama Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:22 pm

Bloody love Japan! I’m not even annoyed

by tigertattie Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:22 pm

I blame Jimbo for this

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:24 pm

I think we've just witnessed the end of our world cup boys. At least it'll be the end of the Toonie tram. Small miracles.

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:25 pm

Can't say it wasn't deserved. I'm glad if we make way for anyone, it's Japan.

by TheMildlyFranticLlama Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:25 pm

Yu Tamura is such a good player! Hell of a kick that. Delighted for the Japanese

by **RDW** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:28 pm

No doubting Japan deserve it but that free kick decision was a farce - both teams has done the same all game.

by alive555 Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:33 pm

Well done Samoa for getting that bonus point at the end there.

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:34 pm

The ref was offered a cut by howley obviously

by tigertattie Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:37 pm

I always try to look on the bright side but I can’t see us beating Japan with 4 tries and stopping them getting a BP also.

Toonie will go but it means we need to start building again which means we’re wasting our golden crop of players yet again.

by alive555 Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:43 pm

We know how well Scotland play when they need a result.

Japan by 15

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:44 pm

Better to cut toonie now rather than when it's too late. Our key players still have a WC cycle in them, I just hope they don't peak like Ireland. I think as bad as it is being a Scotland fan, it must be nearly as frustrating being an ireland fan!

by **NeilyBroon** Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:48 pm

*when they need a result... away from home

If we do get the result (unlikely) we will also be the most hated team in the tournament, by neutrals too!

by tigertattie Sat 05 Oct 2019, 1:48 pm

Nonsense. Ireland have beaten the blacks and won Grandslams

We’ve had a plucky couple of halves against England.

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