AI Coming

[Mikey Brown]

Before you respond, yes I know he’s been force fed his own arse in every single scrum this season.

[Big D]

Z Fagerson is most certainly not in form.

Aye but in what I've seen he's been slightly less shite than Nel. So going on comparative form I'd start ZJRF.

[Big D]

What about Rickie Van Ruined?

Who?

[Mikey Brown]

The beeb articles description of the state ZJRF left that Saffa scrumhalf in after walking all over the top of him.

If they’re both playing gash I’d like to do what we can to preserve Fagerson, he always looks great throwing himself about off the bench.

[Big D]

Ford is injured apparently.

[Mikey Brown]

Macinally and... Turner then?

[Mikey Brown]

Cochrane it is.

Sutherland and Bradbury also called up.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/41885658

[hugh_woatmeigh]

I will say it on any thread someone is prepared to listen. Hooker is a position of crisis for Scotland and we have missed a trick by not signing a project player in this area. It should have been number 1 priority and now the eligibility rules will be in place and it'll take 5 years from next season onwards.

[Big D]

Despite the popular thought, Scotland haven't had that many pure project players like Bundee Aki signed so he could play for Ireland.

Not all uncapped players that sign deals are project players signed to qualify to play for us. No doubt the potential was thought about but Visser and Nel were the only 2 that were signed and immediately spoken about playing for Scotland rather than improving Embra/weeg.

Visser was.
Nel was.
CdP was signed firstly to improve Edinburgh after the SK went tits up. Started with a 2yr deal.
Strauss signed initially late in the day (september) after Ma'afu pulled out his deal.

Latterly we've had Burleigh and Bresler but them being eligible is a by product of staying at Edinburgh not because they were signed with international intentions IMO.

[Adder]

French website Rugbyrama states that Kelly Brown Has been hired by the SRU as the new "Contact-Zone coach" for the National team.


http://www.rugbyrama.fr/rugby/test-matc ... tory.shtml

[Big D]

Aye he has been hired for the AI's I think.

[Big D]

Mark Robertson doing S+C work with them too.

[Adder]

Team for Saturday?

1 marfo?
2 Turner
3 Fagersson
4Toolis
5 Gray
6 Barclay
7 Watson
8 Dupreez

9 Price
10 Horne

11 Lee Jones
12 Huw Jones
13 Dunbar
14 Seymour
15 Hogg

+Fresh meat on bench

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Du Preez started for Edinburgh. It's Wilson at 8.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Or possibly Bradbury

[General Zod]

By when do they name the team for these matches?

[Mikey Brown]

Surely won’t be Bradbury.

[Mikey Brown]

And why not Russell? He’s not injured as well is he?

[Matt Ha]

And why not Russell? He’s not injured as well is he?

He's not but it is perhaps a matter of keeping his powder dry.

[Adder]

And why not Russell? He’s not injured as well is he?

No, I just thought Horne is playing very well and don't really want him at 12 vs Samoa.

[Adder]

Du Preez started for Edinburgh. It's Wilson at 8.

Forgot about Wilson.

[Adder]

By when do they name the team for these matches?

tomorrow I guess.

[Mikey Brown]

Rightly or wrongly I think if Russell can stand at all he is in the side. I really like Horne too but still can’t decide if he actually has at international level.

Not totally sure I understand the Samoa comment?

Bench selection is going to be really interesting. We have generally had one of the weakest sets of replacements of all top teams for a long time. We’ve very briefly had some good ones in the last year or so, but I fear this one will be down to the dregs.

[Matt Ha]

But wait a moment...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/ ... hscotland/

[Big D]

I'd be tempted to mix in a few new boys and allow JB and Dunbar another week before starting them. JB only recently over concussion and we need to see what our options at 12 look like and I don't see Dunbar as an international 13 anymore.

Marfo
Rambo
ZJRF
Gray
Toolis
Hamilton
Watson
Wilson
Price
Russell
LJones
HJones
Boy from Newcastle
Seymour
Hogg

Turner
Bhatti (Sutherland needs more games sadly)
Nel
Swinson (although Gilchrist appears to have picked up form again)
Ritchie/CdP
Pyrgos
Horne
Jackson