The rugby

[Blazing Saddles]

Are Scotland planning on doing any defending today?

 

[diplodicus]

"Waxing and waning"

 

[Blazing Saddles]

This awful weather seems to be all over Western Europe.

 

[Pross]

This awful weather seems to be all over Western Europe.

Not sure I’ve ever seen a 6N game in Rome in conditions like these.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Jonno is awful as a HT expert, and hate this commentator too.
Shame as Rog is excellent and John Barclay knows his stuff too.

 

[Blazing Saddles]

This could become farcical, if this rain doesn’t stop.

 

[Pross]

I reckon most domestic games would be abandoned with that much standing water. They certainly wouldn’t start many matches with the pitch like that (as in the case of the game I should have watched live at lunchtime).

 

[Blazing Saddles]

Scotland’s scrum is getting dismantled

 

[diplodicus]

Scotland’s scrum is getting dismantled

and their lineout...

 

[DaveReading]

"Waxing and waning"

Uttered by Andrew C as we were being regaled with the view (fortunately from the rear) of a Scottish player who'd had his shorts pulled down.

Brilliant !

 

[Dorset Boy]

How was that not a straight red?
Tucker arm, shoulder to head, defenceless player who needed a lot of treatment.
Scotland's hookers have been rubbish

 

[Pross]

How was that not a straight red?
Tucker arm, shoulder to head, defenceless player who needed a lot of treatment.
Scotland's hookers have been rubbish

Wondered the same but the law interpretation seems to keep changing so assumed there was a new diktat. It must surely be a 20 minute red though.

 

[Pross]

Nope they bottled it, shocking decision

 

[Dorset Boy]

Low degree of danger but the player needed about 4 minutes of treatment. You have to wonder about officials some times.

Nail biter now

 

[Beebo]

I reckon most domestic games would be abandoned with that much standing water. They certainly wouldn’t start many matches with the pitch like that (as in the case of the game I should have watched live at lunchtime).

The pitch is wet but has held up well, it’s hardly muddy.
Our groundsman would have called it off.
but it would just be just mud by now, not a single blade of grass.