RugbyRebels

Woah. Again.

Most enjoyable reassuredly deliberate bit of rugby I have seen in a while. Nice.

Bit of a mixed one. Still feel with the team theyve got and platform they get, they make those games vey hard for themselves. Can be very telegraphed

Reading that Bradbury looked like a real beast, but that might be swayed a bit by how convenient that would be for us all.

Watched the last 20 mins this morning and Bradbury looked proper angry. Reckon he starts at 6 for us against France

Just watched the match. Bradbury put a big shift in, I'd be happy for him to be included next weekend.

Is that Fagerson at 3? Looks like he’s done a decent portion of his rehab in KFC.

That said, I am pretty hammered right now, so may be wrong.

Wrong thread!

Difficult weekend ahead for Edinburgh. Henry and Dean travelling with the Scotland squad too.

As Dean travels with Scotland so Mark Bennett is making a quiet return for Edinburgh on the bench. Good to see Hoyland back too, plus Shield making it to the bench. Hope he gets a decent run.

Far from the worst team that we've put out during the 6N, but still feels a team of good players that needs a star element to lift it (maybe duhan).

Fife; Hoyland, Johnstone, Socino, Van der Merwe; Van der Walt, Fowles; Schoeman, Cherry, Ceccarelli, McKenzie (capt), Hunter-Hill, Miller, Crosbie, Mata.

Replacements: Ford, Sutherland, McCallum, Hodgson, Nayalo, Shiel, Hickey, Bennett.

Shiels was decent when he played, would have started him. Good to see Hoyland and bennet back.

Cockerill has done a very good job but Edinburgh are so fruatrating. They are the epitome of a percentages team and therefore win the majority of their games but if they want to step up a level they really have to have more ambition. It is a bit like England yesterday afternoon. You cant always just rely on putting pressure on the opposition. When you are on top you need to find ways of scoring points.

Two (well taken) tries from loose balls and a penalty when they butchered a chance five metres out.

That 2nd half was abject. Disappointing day yesterday to say the least.

Mata stays for another 2 years.

OptimisticJock wrote:Mata stays for another 2 years.

Very good news.

Big D wrote:

OptimisticJock wrote:Mata stays for another 2 years.

Very good news.

Since realised it's only an extra year but good business nonetheless.

Reckon we will sell him after one year and get a pay day

Apparently Watson, Pyrgos, Berghan, Cherry and Ceceralli are about to re-sign. Good news on Scott too, possibly back for Lenister.

https://theoffsideline.com/edinburgh-to ... sign-five/

Interesting to see Blain starting on the wing. He's meant to be big and fast, stood out in the age groups. Would be good to have a backup to duhan in the same mould.

Watson is back too.

Brown
Hoyland
JJ
Dean
Blain
VDW
Pyrgos

Miller
Watson
Crosbie
CHH
McKenzie
Nel
Cherry
Schoeman

Ford, Sutherland, Ceccarelli, Toolis, Nayalo, Fowles, Hickey, Bennett

Has Clancy got squint eyes?

Much better. Bit of pace, couple of kicks in behind and it's paying off. Well in Johnstone.

That's a poor decision.

Brown got that 1st.

Agreed. Taken out off the ball a couple of minutes ago too.

Clancy making some horrific calls.

Miller having a mare at the back of that scrum.

Cockerill officials rant incoming.

Didn't see the game but saw that we lost by 8 which pretty much rules us out if the playoffs. Any thoughts? How did Blain get on?

Good to see an Italian side finally challenging and becoming more competitive.