November Internationals: Scotland
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I can't believe there isn't a thread about this already ( actually I can believe it, no one likes the Scots )
Two really easy games ( on paper, it is Scotland remember ) vs the USA and Tonga and two much, much tougher ones vs Argentina and those other guys.
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In typical Scots fashion they could and very likely will, shit the bed ( copyright @MiketheSnow )
0 from 4 won't happen.
1 from 4 would be utter shit if one of those minnows gets up and wins.
2 from 4 is the absolute minimum, Scotland are a decent side.
3 from 4 would be awesome for them if they knock over one of the big dogs.
4 from 4 is as likely as 0 from 4.
Really good backline and serviceable forwards. I notice they recalled Magnus Bradbury who seems a bit Ardie Savea like in that hes good for a brainstorming run every now and again and apparently not much else.
A HUGE reliance on Finn Russell being mercurial and playing well.
Huw Jones being injured is a big loss.
There's no fear vs Argentina so that one is a bit of a coin toss. Literally, from 22 clashes they have won 11 a piece with no draws. Whatever happens there no one will be too surprised.
The history, as always, will be a massive burden vs the All Blacks. But the tightarse fluffybunnies certainly don't do themselves any favours by not touring here since 2000.
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@booboo said in November Internationals: Scotland:
@MN5 said in November Internationals: Scotland:
good for a brainstorming run
A thinking man's rugby player.
Selecting him to take on the ABs is a no brainer
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@MN5 The way Scotland have been playing over the last few years and the personnel they have available now,
(OK mainly from RSA but still), Scotland should be aiming higher than 2/4 and expectations should mirror that.Good luck to the Sweaties. (Not often I will say that, so cherish it).
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@Catogrande said in November Internationals: Scotland:
@MN5 The way Scotland have been playing over the last few years and the personnel they have available now,
(OK mainly from RSA but still), Scotland should be aiming higher than 2/4 and expectations should mirror that.Good luck to the Sweaties. (Not often I will say that, so cherish it).
I’m glad I was already lying down when I read this
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@W32 said in November Internationals: Scotland:
This game is another reminder of why rugby will never be big in the usa
Poor old Scotland can never do anything right.
The US might have liked a chance to repeat 2018 but 57 points might be a bit much to claw back.
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It finished 85-0. Scotland's third biggest win of all time.
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@W32 said in November Internationals: Scotland:
This game is another reminder of why rugby will never be big in the usa
It’s a real shame
They have great athletes
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@MiketheSnow said in November Internationals: Scotland:
@W32 said in November Internationals: Scotland:
This game is another reminder of why rugby will never be big in the usa
It’s a real shame
They have great athletes
Yes. With the right environment they could be world beaters. Too many sports vying for the dollar to grow what is essentially an amateur sport here.
