1872 Cup Champions

[General Zod]

Is the game available online? Can't see anything on the Free Sports website...

Dunno, but it’s on the free sports channel, not in HD. Am looking forward to seeing CHH playing. When I’ve seen him before, he’s looked good.

[General Zod]

WTF? I must have gone on the local times. Just finished my fish & chips so flicked it over during the break of dad’s army (the one where Mainwaring sports a wig) and there’s Bill Mata walking off for half-time with the score at 3-13 to Edinburgh.

Great news, but I want to see if Hodges’ ARP platoon will spoil the day. They are such a rabble.

[Adder]

Its on Free Sports. Hope this helps.

[Big D]

Who's the irish boy commentating?

[General Zod]

Who's the irish boy commentating?

Dunno, but he’s loving this. What was that? Shocking.

[OptimisticJock]

FFS Fife

[ARM]

Fife. What a clown.

[General Zod]

Has anyone else’s coverage frozen?

[Adder]

not frozen on my side. Ford looks tired.

[General Zod]

not frozen on my side. Ford looks tired.

All sorted now, ta. Was me being stupid. Doing a Dougie Fife, if you will.

Need to keep these out here and bash it up the park.

[OptimisticJock]

This is fucking dire

[OptimisticJock]

Embarrassing

[ARM]

Zebra are good for this win

[OptimisticJock]

Pyrgos has been rank this half.

[General Zod]

Could’ve done with Mainwaring organising the troops. They’d have fared better.

[Soapy]

Utterly dreadful. Fife, Ford and Pyrgos shockingly poor. Telegraphed attacking. Schoolboy errors.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Thank god we've got our 4th international test!

[Mikey Brown]

Beeb says Schoeman kicked a penalty?!?!?!

[no sleep]

Its on Free Sports. Hope this helps.

Thanks anyway, but it sounds like it was best not to see that (at least the second half).

We've all had those games

...is it worse going back on a coach or a plane?

(never had to go back on a plane myself)

[Cameo]

That commentator was annoying.

Edinburgh were really poor though and Im not sure they can put it down to the new boys either. It's been their problem all season (and is the one people predicted with the Cockerill/Hodge combo) that they don't do enough let alone score enough points when they have the ball. When they are dominant they should be making line breaks but they seem to think if you put enough big runners forward eventually they will break through. The try was the only time they hit a decent line. At the moment I would put VDW ahead of Hickie too. Hickie is playing like the solid ten that everyone says they want (apart from the interception) but if you dont take any risks or offer a threat, your team just go backwards until Pyrgos has to kick.

[Cameo]

Graham comfortably above Fife too

[OptimisticJock]

It's definitely not the new boys, the whole team were dominant in the first half, should have made more of their possession but zebra weren't in it. Decision making and interest were in bobbins in 2nd half.

Agree on VDW and Graham too.

[Big D]

"Right lads, forwards keep it for a bit and the backs give it to Blair. He'll do something."

"Duncan, Blair ain't playing."

"Aw fuck. Sorry boys you're in your own."

[AL.]

Petrie out....off to Ulster as CEO.

[switchskier]

Petrie out....off to Ulster as CEO.

That'll make Greg happy.

Team is out for Scarlet's and looks pretty strong apart from the second row. Big game for SHC I reckon and nice to see Miller get an opportunity to show off his stuff.


Edinburgh: Fife; Brown, Johnstone, Dean, Van der Merwe; Hickey, Pyrgos (capt); Schoeman, Ford, McCallum, Hodgson, Hunter-Hill, Hamilton, Miller, Mata.

Replacements: Cherry, Sutherland, Ceccarelli, Atkinson, Wynne, Fowles, Baggott; Socino.

Scarlets: McNicholl, Nicholas, Fonotia, Asquith, Williams, Jones, Hidalgo-Clyne; Price, Elias, Kruger, Cummins, Bulbring, Macleod, Boyde (capt).

Replacements: Hughes, Evans, Gardiner, Price, Kennedy, Hardy, Blommetjies, Cassiem