Just not sure what England have been trying to achieve today..mostly running down blind alleys, and execution has been poor.
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England 2026 6N
Bloody great game to watch. Both teams playing to their strengths 9sometimes not coming off) and some great individual skills.
@Jailbreak7 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Just not sure what England have been trying to achieve today..mostly running down blind alleys, and execution has been poor.
Poor execution
@W32 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
England rolled up in their Bentleys and forgot how to play rugby
Puff puff give
Pathetic. Scotland just giving up. Over as a spectacle at halftime. Give me Argentina v Australia any day.
@pooler-fan Would have reviewed it if the outcome was up for grabs
@game_film said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@pooler-fan Would have reviewed it if the outcome was up for grabs
Hate that. Should have been called
The St Valentine's Day Massacre.
Unlucky 13 for England.
Steve Borthwick's men humbled.
A hard-earned win by Scotland.
And they are the new owners of the Calcutta Cup and the Raeburn Shield.
England a complete enigma. They can beat Ireland and France away, but strangely go to pieces at Murrayfield..
@Bones said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Pathetic. Scotland just giving up. Over as a spectacle at halftime. Give me Argentina v Australia any day.
Would have preferred Otago boys vs kings u15Bs. Would be more of a watch
Scotland were fantastic, fair play I didn't see that coming. Did England believe their own hype?
Good win that.
Very pleasing to ruin England’s grand slam ambitions cos fuck England.
Might very well lose every game from here on in and the Wooden Spoon still a definite chance but their ability to go against form and lift for the Auld Enemy is something else.
That was a fun watch! Good on the Scots boys, love to see a game where the team just says stuff it , we aren't going to lose this!
20 lost turnovers by England.
4 of those by Freddie Steward. Three by Tommy Freeman and Two by Henry Arundell.
The aerial battle is so important in Test rugby these days.
@jimmyb said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@Bones said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Pathetic. Scotland just giving up. Over as a spectacle at halftime. Give me Argentina v Australia any day.
Would have preferred Otago boys vs kings u15Bs. Would be more of a watch
2020 and 2007 were classics, but the rest were shite, so they're better than RC and SR.
@MN5 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Good win that.
Very pleasing to ruin England’s grand slam ambitions cos fuck England.
Might very well lose every game from here on in and the Wooden Spoon still a definite chance but their ability to go against form and lift for the Auld Enemy is something else.
Didn't see it coming. And yet to watch. But wonderful news to wake up to!
@pakman said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@MN5 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Good win that.
Very pleasing to ruin England’s grand slam ambitions cos fuck England.
Might very well lose every game from here on in and the Wooden Spoon still a definite chance but their ability to go against form and lift for the Auld Enemy is something else.
Didn't see it coming. And yet to watch. But wonderful news to wake up to!
Show off.
Rain every day this year is going to catch up with you sometime
@kidcalder said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
I picked the Scots to win- Murrayfield v The enemy is a very different dynamic than playing Italy in a rain soaked Rome.
> Finn Russell is class
He sure is…..
I’m so sick of @mikethesnow going on about him though, it gets so tiresome.
He was brilliant today
Only watched the highlights but England were never winning that
Hopefully that’s Russell’s one good game of the tournament done
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
He was brilliant today
Only watched the highlights but England were never winning that
Hopefully that’s Russell’s one good game of the tournament done
Na, he’ll go up another level against Wales
@MN5 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@MiketheSnow said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
He was brilliant today
Only watched the highlights but England were never winning that
Hopefully that’s Russell’s one good game of the tournament done
Na, he’ll go up another level against Wales
Scots just have to turn up.
@MN5 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Na, he’ll go up another level against Wales
Ok now you are going on about him!
But thanks for implying Wales are a level above England!
@nostrildamus said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@MN5 said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
Na, he’ll go up another level against Wales
Ok now you are going on about him!
But thanks for implying Wales are a level above England!
Quite rightly too. He’s as close to a god as I’ve ever seen on a Rugby pitch.
Is Huw Jones the best centre running around WR atm?
Nice to watch Russell when he's enjoying himself and things work.
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
The attempted drop goal charge down resulting in a try was magnificent. Chef's kiss
@antipodean said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
> Is Huw Jones the best centre running around WR atm?
Nice to watch Russell when he's enjoying himself and things work.
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
The attempted drop goal charge down resulting in a try was magnificent. Chef's kiss
Yep. Exellent all round player.
Eight tries against England. That’s a prood Scotsman if ever I saw one.
@pakman said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
@MN5 I thought he was a Yappie?!
Huw Jones was born in Edinburgh. You're probably thinking of DVDM or Steyn, the former can't even make the team at the moment.
....and yeah, say what you want about weaknesses in the rest of the Scottish team ( usually evident when playing anyone that isn't England ) Jones is one of if not the best 13 in the world at the moment. Maybe only Jesse Kriel is in his class.
@antipodean said in Scotland v England 2026 6N:
I thought Arundell's first YC was a bit harsh but the second was deserved.
Was going to post exactly that.
Also, just a mention of the forward pass to Pollock. Looked way way worse than the one by the Eyeties which was demonstrably back relative to the player.
More difficult to tell as the passer ran into defenders, but it looked bad.