Bristolhibby Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 So who's going to the game on Saturday. Flying up on the red eye from Bristol Saturday AM. Looking forward to it. Logic being we can't be as poor as we were last week and 3 home wins at the start of the campaign and I'd have bitten your hands off. Get to see some of the family and have a few pints. Going to slip away early and get myself over to Easter Road for the Hibs V Dumbarton game as well. Early flight back to Bristol the next morning. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 I'll be there. Hopefully given our kickoff is 1230, I should be drunk enough not to remember England winning the grand slam later in the afternoon. But I should be able to remember enjoying the French giving the Taffs a kicking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) Why is the Scotland v Italy game being played ahead of the other games ? Was it thought to be a meaningless wooden spoon game when they planned the fixtures a while back ? Edited March 14, 2017 by fringo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 35 minutes ago, fringo said: Why is the Scotland v Italy game being played ahead of the other games ? Was it thought to be a meaningless wooden spoon game when they planned the fixtures a while back ? I'm really dredging my memory banks but IIRC the last round of games always KO at the same times. Certainly when it was 5 Nations, one team had already finished their fixtures. Guess money and TV talks. Our game at 12:30, 15:45 for the France v Wales game and finally 17:00 for the Ireland v England game. J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, Bristolhibby said: I'm really dredging my memory banks but IIRC the last round of games always KO at the same times. Certainly when it was 5 Nations, one team had already finished their fixtures. Guess money and TV talks. Our game at 12:30, 15:45 for the France v Wales game and finally 17:00 for the Ireland v England game. J Not been the case for a long time. Even in the five nations - 1998 had different times. Edited March 15, 2017 by biffer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) When Ireland won the 6N by gubbing us at Murrayfield a couple of years back, England were unhappy that Ireland started the game knowing how many points they had to win by, Edited March 15, 2017 by Pool Q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan_Don Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Aye a will be there Was at Twickenham on Saturday...really need a big performance tae finish the tournament off. Agree wae Hibby, 3 wins is a good result. Winning away rugby matches is a rare thing especially fir us This is Cotter's last game ?? So he deserves a winning send off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biffer Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 35 minutes ago, Pool Q said: When Ireland won the 6N by gubbing us at Murrayfield a couple of years back, England were unhappy that Ireland started the game knowing how many points they had to win by, Tough on them, they're the ones who've developed the spin element chasing money continually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 15 hours ago, Pool Q said: When Ireland won the 6N by gubbing us at Murrayfield a couple of years back, England were unhappy that Ireland started the game knowing how many points they had to win by, True I forgot about that. It still struck me that Italy v Scot was scheduled first as it was probably deemed as unimportant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 My brother & his missus are going. Not sure if they are staying over, but they are travelling through from Dunoon on the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan_Don Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Scotland team to play Italy at BT Murrayfield, RBS 6 NationsSaturday 18 March (kick-off 12.30pm) – live on BBC 15. Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors) – 52 caps; 16 tries, 3 pens, 89 points 14. Tommy Seymour (Glasgow Warriors) – 35 caps; 15 tries, 75 points13. Huw Jones (Stormers) – 7 caps; 4 tries, 20 points12. Alex Dunbar (Glasgow Warriors) – 23 caps; 6 tries, 30 points11. Tim Visser (Harlequins) – 30 caps; 12 tries, 60 points 10. Finn Russell (Glasgow Warriors) – 26 caps; 2 tries, 8 cons, 8 pens, 50 points9. Ali Price (Glasgow Warriors) – 4 caps 1. Gordon Reid (Glasgow Warriors) – 23 caps; 1 try, 5 points2. Ross Ford (Edinburgh Rugby) – 106 caps; 2 tries, 10 points3. Zander Fagerson (Glasgow Warriors) – 8 caps4. Richie Gray (Toulouse) – 64 caps; 3 tries, 15 points5. Jonny Gray (Glasgow Warriors) – 32 caps; 2 tries, 10 points6. John Barclay CAPTAIN (Scarlets) – 59 caps; 4 tries, 20 points7. Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) – 9 caps; 1 try, 5 points8. Ryan Wilson (Glasgow Warriors) – 26 caps Substitutes:16. Fraser Brown (Glasgow Warriors) – 24 caps17. Allan Dell (Edinburgh Rugby) – 7 caps18. Simon Berghan (Edinburgh Rugby) – 2 cap19. Tim Swinson (Glasgow Warriors) – 28 caps; 1 try, 5 points20. Cornell Du Preez (Edinburgh Rugby) – 1 cap21. Henry Pyrgos (Glasgow Warriors) – 20 caps; 4 tries, 3 pens, 29 points22. Duncan Weir (Edinburgh Rugby) – 26 caps; 2 tries, 7 cons, 10 pens, 1 drop, 57 points23. Matt Scott (Gloucester) – 36 caps; 4 tries, 20 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted March 17, 2017 Author Share Posted March 17, 2017 Richie just been declared unfit for tomorrow. from Scotland Rugby FB page BREAKING | Edinburgh Rugby lock Grant Gilchrist to start v Italy after Richie Gray fails to recover fully from a hamstring strain #AsOne J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pool Q Posted March 17, 2017 Share Posted March 17, 2017 Was Gilchrist even in the squad? Seems slightly odd he comes in ahead of both Swinson and Toolis. Hope he goes well anyway, been desperately unlucky with injuries. The players need to put last weekend and Cotter's last game to one side, and put on a decent performance and get the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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