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Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2019 1:05 pm
by Big D
15. Blair Kinghorn 14. Eroni Sau*13. Mark Bennett 12. Matt Scott 11. Duhan van der Merwe 10. Simon Hickey (9. Nic Groom CAPTAIN
1. Pierre Schoeman 2. Mike Willemse 3. Pietro Ceccarelli 4. Fraser McKenzie 5. Murray Douglas 6. Ally Miller 7. Luke Crosbie 8. Nick Haining
Replacements: 16. Cameron Fenton 17. Jamie Bhatti 18. Murray McCallum 19. Sam Thomson 20. Magnus Bradbury 21. Henry Pyrgos 22. Jaco van der Walt 23. George Taylor
I like the look of that 3/4 line.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:48 pm
by Adder
Scott Bennett centre combo is working well
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Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2019 9:24 pm
by Big D
Good performance tonight.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 7:42 am
by Chunks Baws
Great result, the whole team put in a performance. The only black mark was McKenzie's yellow. It was completely unnecessary and he should know better. On another day that could cost us.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 8:21 am
by Adder
Who is yet to come back?
Dell, berghan, Macinally, Nel, Gilchrist, toolis,Richie, Graham... Looks like they have a lot of depth up front. Backs aren't too bad either. I like the look of Sau
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Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:00 am
by whatisthejava
Edinburgh shaping up very well, but that blemish against Leinster needs to be addressed next time they play.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:28 am
by Big D
Adder wrote:Who is yet to come back?
Dell, berghan, Macinally, Nel, Gilchrist, toolis,Richie, Graham... Looks like they have a lot of depth up front. Backs aren't too bad either. I like the look of Sau
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Dell is gone to London Irish.
Nel
Berghan
Rambo
GG
Toolis
Ritchie
Watson
Mata
Graham
All missing I think.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2019 10:02 pm
by switchskier
Interesting interview with Scott (who seems to be the one they put forward for these) saying that the more expansive style is despite cockers rather than because of him.
https://www.theoffsideline.com/matt-scott-edinburgh/
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 6:33 am
by Big D
It's actually good coaching IMO. Giving the players ownership and listening to them is a good thing.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2019 7:56 am
by Cameo
Big D wrote:
It's actually good coaching IMO. Giving the players ownership and listening to them is a good thing.
Yeah, I agree. My one fear is that his instinct might be to regress to the limited gameplan once the biggest games come or they have a couple of poor performances.
With no Champions Cup, Edinburgh should be aiming for at least second in their pool.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:42 pm
by Mikey Brown
Just watched the 'highlights'. Grim stuff.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2019 12:48 pm
by sharvey44
Mikey Brown wrote:Just watched the 'highlights'. Grim stuff.
Grim conditions but no excuse for some of the sloppiness. L/O was awful all night.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:05 pm
by switchskier
Game is on freesports if anyone is sad like me and in on a Friday night.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:09 pm
by Mikey Brown
Some real spazzy handling/passing letting them down. Should be further ahead.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:20 pm
by Adder
Would be nice to see Groom on for Pyrgos.
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Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:22 pm
by switchskier
Marked reluctance to take easy 3's on multiple occasions. Showing dragons no respect and very clearly out for the bonus point when they should perhaps think about winning the game first, especially as we look so blunt in attack.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:24 pm
by Chunks Baws
switchskier wrote:Game is on freesports if anyone is sad like me and in on a Friday night.
I knocked back an invite to the pub to stay in and watch it
Bit crap, should be further ahead. What the fuck was that call from Clancy at the maul we'd have scored from? The maul was pouring forward

Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:40 pm
by switchskier
Well that was at least amusing. Painful game to watch though.
Wasn't Sau taken out without the ball before that?
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 8:58 pm
by Chunks Baws
About fuckin time.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:16 pm
by Big D
Does Clancy not look at the chasers in front of the kicker? Nearly every time.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:20 pm
by switchskier
Well the way that ended rather summed up the game, kicked out on the full under no real pressure to blow it. Dragons are terrible, Edinburgh merely poor and blunt. That's a missed bonus point.
It's easier at the end of the game when players are tired, but we looked so much more dangerous for the 7 minutes that Shiel was on the pitch.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2019 9:21 pm
by Chunks Baws
That was a slog. Shiel was lively in his short time on the pitch.
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:16 pm
by General Zod
What’s the daft wee tune they play after a try? Can we look forward to some Scotland dance music this Spring?!
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:39 pm
by no sleep
Team v Agen:
Hoyland, Sau, Johnstone, Taylor, Farndale, Hickey, Shiel; Bhatti, Fenton, Berghan, Thomson, Gilchrist, Barclay, Ritchie, Haining.
Replacements: Willemse, Sutherland, McCallum, Carmichael, Miller, Nutton, Baggott, Fife.
Looks quite callow. Like the back row (like even more that it's not the strongest they could put out).
Re: 1872 Cup Champions
Posted: Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:56 am
by switchskier
Evidently prioritising the league this year, which I think makes sense. Not keen on Hoyland at full back and that is quite an experimental backline. Anyone got any idea who Nutton is?
Don't think that this is televised is it?