Captain Sausage Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Almost completely our reserve XV. Brave decision by Townsend, but the right one for me. Russia have offered very little and I expect that team to get 5pts. That said, a not dissimilar side lost to the USA last year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) On 06/10/2019 at 07:28, jonnothejambo said: They can't move it. Must be played same day. 2 points each. On 06/10/2019 at 07:52, Barack said: Nearest stadiums to Fukuoka are 110 & 160km's away. There're only 3 on Kyushu, the South Island. Nearest one on the mainland, is over 560km's away. The Japanese aren't likely to encourage fans to travel those distances at short notice, in Typhoon conditions, when the entire Southern half of Japan might be hit. As you say, if it hits, it could be declared 0-0 draw and 2 points each. Them's the breaks. I heard it on 5Live too, Jonno.👍🏻 Pity 5 Live don't know what they're talking about then. And neither do either of you. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/07/typhoon-hagibis-threatens-ireland-key-rugby-world-cup-date-with-samoa Farrell confirmed World Rugby had been in touch and that there are contingency plans in place to ensure the match goes ahead, which could even include moving venue. I await your apology. Edited October 7, 2019 by shaun.lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 4 minutes ago, shaun.lawson said: Pity 5 Live don't know what they're talking about then. And neither do either of you. https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/oct/07/typhoon-hagibis-threatens-ireland-key-rugby-world-cup-date-with-samoa "Farrell confirmed World Rugby had been in touch and that there are contingency plans in place to ensure the match goes ahead, which could even include moving venue". I await the apology with interest. You denied there was even a hurricane on the horizon so not sure why you're due an apology 😂😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 55 minutes ago, Captain Sausage said: Almost completely our reserve XV. Brave decision by Townsend, but the right one for me. Russia have offered very little and I expect that team to get 5pts. That said, a not dissimilar side lost to the USA last year... It's not just the right choice. It's the only choice given the short turnaround. Scotland are fortunate in that their short turnaround involves the first game being against far and away the weakest side in the group. Not every team gets that luxury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Just now, Taffin said: You denied there was even a hurricane on the horizon so not sure why you're due an apology 😂😂 Basically, we're even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taffin Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) 3 minutes ago, shaun.lawson said: Basically, we're even. 2 points a piece...just like the Ireland Samoa game is going to be 😂👍 Edited October 7, 2019 by Taffin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 If it helps Japan qualify. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted October 8, 2019 Author Share Posted October 8, 2019 11 hours ago, Barack said: But, yeah...we'll have folk travelling around the county in Super Typhoon conditions, & all of the dangers that entails. 👍🏻 Boo! Hurricane Haggis sounds better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 We might as well get paggered by a typhoon rather than a battering from NZ or SA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 16 hours ago, jonnothejambo said: The irony of ironies..... Typical Scotland, if there's a way to go out, we'll find . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 How can we **** this up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Decent position to be in. Took Ireland another 20 mins or so to get there bonus. Just me or has only 1 Russian lineout been close to straight? Rest at least 1 yard off straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 25 minutes ago, Victorian said: How can we **** this up? They wont, surely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Bonus point secured On to Japan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Potter Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Bonus point secured On to Japan Russia toiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 I’m enjoying this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWJ Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 48 minutes ago, Victorian said: How can we **** this up? Missed the 7th conversion. Boooo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Jersey_HMFC Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Get 50 odd points and beat Japan then we’re through and looking ok again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) 10 tries (9 unlucky with last 'forward' pass looked okay) Edited October 9, 2019 by Mikey1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorian Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Two consecutive nillings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Victorian said: Two consecutive nillings. Played now for nearly 3 hours without conceded points. Edited October 9, 2019 by Mikey1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) Not sure what they were saying on TV but my understanding is both disallowed tries should have stood. Ref got these wrong. Ball was thrown backwards. Ending up forwards isn't wrong. Another game being cheated. Edited October 9, 2019 by Mikey1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartsfc_fan Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Some win. Keeps the hope for Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, heartsfc_fan said: Some win. Keeps the hope for Sunday. Confidence from beating Samoa and Russia far more comfortably than Japan did too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Not sure what they were saying on TV but my understanding is both disallowed tries should have stood. Ref got these wrong. Ball was thrown backwards. Ending up forwards isn't wrong. Horne's was a good pass but I can see why it was given forwards. Bradbury was tackled when releasing so it didn't appear that his hands went backwards when making the pass. Hastings was overrunning the pass all the way. He had plenty of time to cool his jets and remove all doubt. However, the pass itself, leaving the hands, appeared to have been released backwards, with only momentum taking it forwards. It doesn't help that it was released on one side of the 22 line and then caught on the other, even though Hastings was reaching behind himself to catch it. Very nervous for Sunday. I don't think I can watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, Barack said: Wales should stick a 20+ point margin win on Fiji here. Annoyingly. Everyone will be a little worried about the weather. Wales heading towards winning group and playing France but a cancellation at weekend changes that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 29 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: Not sure what they were saying on TV but my understanding is both disallowed tries should have stood. Ref got these wrong. Ball was thrown backwards. Ending up forwards isn't wrong. Another game being cheated. That was my understanding too. Matt Dawson saying same on 5L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) Organisers looking to put contingencies in place. Japan Scotland may move to Monday if need be. I think England France potential to move stadium. Edited October 9, 2019 by DETTY29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, DETTY29 said: That was my understanding too. Matt Dawson saying same on 5L. If Matt Dawson is saying something that favours the Scots, there must be something in it. A bigger xenophobe than even Gary Lineker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 6 minutes ago, Barack said: I'm being dense here, as I'm not very well today and not looked at the table. How, sorry? Last I checked, England were 2 points ahead of France with 3 BP's to their 1. Genuinely asking here. Brain's fried. So if game not played, although contingencies apparently being looked at if need be, both teams get 2 points and England will remain top and likely to play Australia, with Wales v. France. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
132goals1958 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 I hope the Russian football team do not look to exact too much retribution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Welsh backside piece commentator on 5L said Japan has been brilliant hosts and he'll be disappointed on Sunday as he expects Scotland to win. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Just now, 132goals1958 said: I hope the Russian football team do not look to exact too much retribution. 8 tries to nil v. 8 goals to nil. Unlikely however..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 9 minutes ago, Barack said: I'm being dense here, as I'm not very well today and not looked at the table. How, sorry? Last I checked, England were 2 points ahead of France with 3 BP's to their 1. Genuinely asking here. Brain's fried. England/ France play Australia/ Wales in Quarters. Winner plays runner-up. Looking like Wales v France and Australia v England. Assuming Wales and England win remaining matches. Wales have 2 games to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Good start by Fiji though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I P Knightley Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Wales making a bit of a meal of it. 2 yellow cards each so far and a penalty try against Wales 'cos the ref's got pi55ed off with their niggling infringements. 'mon the Fiji! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sooperstar Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Rumours that Scotland v Japan will be getting moved location. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted October 9, 2019 Author Share Posted October 9, 2019 Beat Japan by 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 39 minutes ago, Sooperstar said: Rumours that Scotland v Japan will be getting moved location. Or cancelled. That would beat refereeing decisions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mikey1874 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 Just now, Barack said: Certainly would be a new exciting way for Scotland to fail to qualify in a Tournament. Find it grimly humorous that it may well happen. Yeah We can certainly top the stories for brave failures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 8 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said: And see the hosts qualify - how very very convenient. Sure the logistics will be made to be harder than they actually would be, funnily enough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Barack said: 4am Thursday announcement by World Rugby. Should be fun. You couldn't make it up. Playing a tournament during typhoon season, and no contingency for cancelled games. Sure the SFA aren't organizing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merrymac Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 1 minute ago, Barack said: As I said to Shaun(whose apologies were much appreciated by the way) to make supporters/teams/anyone, travel in severe conditions, getting on now last minute, is unrealistic & unsafe. It costs too much money for the average punter who's paid thousands to be out there, to travel hundreds of kms & add food & accommodation to that. Those fans now look like being short-changed. But lives are more important obviously. They could play it the next day, maybe two days later, meaning an obvious shorter turn-around. But, the local infrastructure around Japan may be damaged. You can't be expected to travel through floods etc. It's just a game at the end of the day. Japan being given a bye in all but name, may not sit well with Scotland fans. But the wider media, public & most importantly, the IRB, will love it. A PR dream come true. We'll see what they say. But I'm not holding out much hope of a positive solution. Could only happen to us. Must be built into our sporting DNA. Still question what the decision would be if the roles were reversed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadj Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 3 hours ago, DETTY29 said: 8 tries to nil v. 8 goals to nil. Unlikely however..... Not that unlikely 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 7 hours ago, 132goals1958 said: I hope the Russian football team do not look to exact too much retribution. I think 61-0 is unlikely but I'm not going to bet against it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) If they cancel either of them, surely it'll be England-France because both sides are already through? While moving Japan-Scotland to Monday? This is the kind of comment a 6-year-old would make... but whenever I see the words Typhoon Hagibis, I keep reading it as Typhoon Haggis. Oh, and apologies to Barack and Jonno. Oh, Edited October 10, 2019 by shaun.lawson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Decision on Scotland game deferred. But they have cancelled Italy v New Zealand (knocking Italy out) and England v France. So they are prepared to put Japan in Quarters. No games moved. Just cancelled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey1874 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) 3 hours ago, shaun.lawson said: If they cancel either of them, surely it'll be England-France because both sides are already through? While moving Japan-Scotland to Monday? This is the kind of comment a 6-year-old would make... but whenever I see the words Typhoon Hagibis, I keep reading it as Typhoon Haggis. Oh, and apologies to Barack and Jonno. Oh, People are saying rules of tournament prevent games being changed to another day. Decision Sunday. Maybe realise the controversy. Edited October 10, 2019 by Mikey1874 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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