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[affleck1981]

I think we should start by having the losing Six Nations team play the top Second Tier European in the Autumn Internationals - not for promotion or relegation to start with, but maybe working towards that.

Shame for Scotland, but good for rugby!

 

[Omikaru]

That might be a good start. Though I think the way Scotland have been since their disastrous Six Nations earlier this year, Italy probably have more to worry about if this became a thing.

Anyway, as a fellow Celt I'm backing Scotland for this one. They have made leaps and bounds since the Six Nations, and I am hoping they can upset the South Africans and get 1/3 Southern Hemisphere teams out of the tournament.

C'mon Scotland!

 

[phisheep]

Commentator just mentioned that (somebody's) second rows were 4 meters and 6 centimetres. I think he meant in aggregate, but my initial reaction was, well that's one very tall one and ...

 

[affleck1981]

Lineout needs to be better.

 

[CCS]

Surely that's a double movement. Surely ref.

 

[Omikaru]

Well that ain't a good start, eh?

 

[KingSnake]

When does Scotland start playing?

 

[CCS]

I hope that's nothing serious for Strauss, really need him.

 

[phisheep]

When does Scotland start playing?

Next Saturday.

 

[KingSnake]

Next Saturday.

Hopefully they start now.

 

[Omikaru]

This is depressing. One man down and SA looked like they might've scored there.

 

[Omikaru]

*sigh*

 

[KingSnake]

Very poor game for Scotland until now. Hopefully they will repeat the second half against USA.

 

[CCS]

I don't blame Scotland. Missing key players and this is the best South Africa have played for ages.

 

[Omikaru]

That was a disappointing first half performance from Scotland.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Man up and conceding a try. Very Scotland.

 

[affleck1981]

Disappointed - hoping for another Vern rocket at halftime!

 

[Clegg]

Stuart Hogg has always been a snidey fucker.

Don't like him.

 

[Omikaru]

Stupid fucking dive there. Owens set him straight.

 

[JP]

Good call by Nigel Owens there.

 

[Griss]

What did Owens say? I saw the dive but don't have volume.

 

[Omikaru]

What an intercept!

 

[CCS]

YESSSSS SCOTLAND!!!!

 

[pulsemyne]

Great try! It's game on now.

 

[Griss]

Oh my GOD what a twist in the tale!

Amazing that they got it in! Brilliant intercept, brilliant sidestep, brilliant offload!

 

[KingSnake]

That was unexpected. Great! Hopefully we have a game now

 

[phisheep]

Wow. Might yet be something in this game.

 

[Yen]

What did Owens say? I saw the dive but don't have volume.

"If you want to dive like that, come back here in 2 weeks and play." Match at St James Park (soccer ground)

 

[phisheep]

What did Owens say? I saw the dive but don't have volume.

Something like "I saw that, he pulled out, I was watching. Try that again and you won't be playing next week".

 

[Omikaru]

Something like "I saw that, he pulled out, I was watching. Try that again and you won't be playing next week".

Yen got it right. Definitely a jab at football.

 

[Griss]

"If you want to dive like that, come back here in 2 weeks and play." Match at St James Park (soccer ground)

Hahahahaha classic Owens. Healthy hatred of football, I love it.

Wow super drop goal. Perfection.

 

[Yen]

Here's the Owens quip

 

[Rayven_king]

Foh

 

[Omikaru]

Silly boy Laidlaw.

 

[CCS]

Hogg almost forced into a forward pass there by Seymour not being deep enough.

 

[Griss]

Dumb from Laidlaw right when Scotland might have built up some momentum.

Here's the Owens quip

Bah god he broke him in half!

That boy got told to hell and back.

 

[Clegg]

Stupid from Laidlaw but Duncan Weir deserves as much criticism for that awful pass to the wing that allowed Habana to make the break out.

 

[CCS]

Much better from Scotland this half.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Man didn't expect Laidlaw to do something that stupid. Granted Scotland look better since he's gone.

 

[CCS]

Please please don't be injured Hogg.

 

[Omikaru]

I think this is out of reach for Scotland now. South Africa's Word Cup campaign won't be derailed today.

 

[kmag]

That's an automatic yellow card. I understand why Owens has let him off, but he shouldn't have.

 

[Omikaru]

That's an automatic yellow card. I understand why Owens has let him off, but he shouldn't have.

It was accidental, but still worthy of a yellow. Definitely disagree with Owens there.

 

[Omikaru]

Welp.

 

[Clegg]

The power of South Africa's clearing out at the break down is ftightening. It's how they scored that try. Clear the contact area so quick that they get their hands on the ball for the next phase in no time at all.

 

[LiquidSolid]

It was accidental, but still worthy of a yellow. Definitely disagree with Owens there.

Are you kidding? There was nothing in that, the tackled player deliberately fell to the side to get to ground and landed pretty softly.

Scotland have next to nothing to offer against SA's defence. No penetration at all.

 

[affleck1981]

All about Samoa now, more nervous after this.

 

[JP]

By the laws of the game it should have been a yellow although to it looked to be another incident of the increasingly common practice of tackled players choosing to roll over like that.

I really don't like it and it's practice that seems to be happening more and more in international rugby.

 

[SomedayTheFire]

The Scottish player deliberately rolled, and Pietersen actually used his arms to try keep him upright. No way that was a yellow.

 

[CCS]

It's a yellow. If you don't want to be penalised don't lift.