NPR

How is that not a yellow

Good reffing re HIA - Luke Pearce is

Don't know what to think of that half really. Some very good, some bad and some ordinary stuff.

Still not clear what Scotland are trying to do in attack.

Enjoying this so far

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:47 pm Italy are desperate for real quality at 9.

Not had a decent 9 since Paul Griffen

sturginho wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:06 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:47 pm Italy are desperate for real quality at 9.

Not had a decent 9 since Paul Griffen

You mean Paulo Griffoni?

Did we know that Steyn was so slow? Jesus.

Anyway, Price has had a couple of great runs but looks so ponderous and unsure what to do at rucks and even scrums. Finn not on it again.

I’m just going to say Johnson and leave it there. For now.

Anyway, enjoying the game and have to say that Luke Pierce showing why he is the best ref around at the moment- despite the wrong call on that maul scrum before the Italy try

The score feels tough on Italy, that intercept from Price was a sliding doors moment.

I have to say, I’ve watched it half a dozen times and I am pretty sure Darge knocked on in the pickup for the first try. At the very least it should have been checked.

I presume the offside was checked for our second too. I’ve not seen a good angle but it looked tight.

KingBlairhorn wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:12 pm The score feels tough on Italy, that intercept from Price was a sliding doors moment.

I have to say, I’ve watched it half a dozen times and I am pretty sure Darge knocked on in the pickup for the first try. At the very least it should have been checked.

I presume the offside was checked for our second too. I’ve not seen a good angle but it looked tight.

Think I heard them say the 2nd was fine.

Big D wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:15 pm

KingBlairhorn wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:12 pm The score feels tough on Italy, that intercept from Price was a sliding doors moment.

I have to say, I’ve watched it half a dozen times and I am pretty sure Darge knocked on in the pickup for the first try. At the very least it should have been checked.

I presume the offside was checked for our second too. I’ve not seen a good angle but it looked tight.

Think I heard them say the 2nd was fine.

Yeh, I presume they checked. It looked very tight though.

sturginho wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:06 pm

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 2:47 pm Italy are desperate for real quality at 9.

Not had a decent 9 since Paul Griffen

Varney had a good game against France (as usual, Italy saves its good game for France....) and then he and Garbisi were awful against England. Where is he today?

What the fuck is the line out pish from Scotland- trying to over complicate a restart play

Deveron Boy wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:23 pm What the fuck is the line out pish from Scotland- trying to over complicate a restart play

Turners arrows aren't great and through selection have left ourselves short of jumpers so trying to mix it up (I assume).

How young does Italy's 23 look?

Fucking hell. This really is a match worthy of deciding the wooden spoon.

Totally milked that.

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:34 pm How young does Italy's 23 look?

Looks about 12

Can't see the point of attempting that penalty kick.

Has there ever been such an aimless kicking battle.

KingBlairhorn wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:34 pm Fucking hell. This really is a match worthy of deciding the wooden spoon.

I need to cease watching games involving Italy's seniors. Always ends up with the feeling that I just wasted another 80 mins of my life.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:36 pm

KingBlairhorn wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:34 pm Fucking hell. This really is a match worthy of deciding the wooden spoon.

I need to cease watching games involving Italy's seniors. Always ends up with the feeling that I just wasted another 80 mins of my life.

I only ever put them on as background to something else I'm doing like practicing bass or folding laundry.

Italy are getting murdered at the breakdown, scraping slow crap back or getting turned over.

sockwithaticket wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:37 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:36 pm

KingBlairhorn wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:34 pm Fucking hell. This really is a match worthy of deciding the wooden spoon.

I need to cease watching games involving Italy's seniors. Always ends up with the feeling that I just wasted another 80 mins of my life.

I only ever put them on as background to something else I'm doing like practicing bass or folding laundry.

The latter appears an apt euphemism for them.

That's a forward pass

Half the Italian team has given up

frodder wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:41 pm That's a forward pass

If it was a French director there would have been about 1,000 replays of it, and not the ones we got, either.

Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:43 pm

frodder wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:41 pm That's a forward pass

If it was a French director there would have been about 1,000 replays of it, and not the ones we got, either.

Pass thrown outside the 22 and received well inside it.

Anyway the Italians seem to have given up

The 12 year old has scored

Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:43 pm

frodder wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:41 pm That's a forward pass

If it was a French director there would have been about 1,000 replays of it, and not the ones we got, either.

Evened up with a forward pass try for Italy too!

Well constructed try after the maul badly broke down.

That's a very nice try indeed. The wee lad will be beaming on the drive home with his parents.

KingBlairhorn wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:47 pm

Hal Jordan wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:43 pm

frodder wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:41 pm That's a forward pass

If it was a French director there would have been about 1,000 replays of it, and not the ones we got, either.

Evened up with a forward pass try for Italy too!

Tainted victory for the Scots. Live with your shame.

FFS, why kick that away?

If Italy could maintain this sort of intensity for more of the match...

That's a card

Have Italy thrown in straight at the line out yet.

Where was that for 70 mins?

Not looking forward to seeing Scotland’s missed tackle stats here

The 12 year old has scored again

KingBlairhorn wrote: Sat Mar 12, 2022 4:04 pm Not looking forward to seeing Scotland’s missed tackle stats here

Appalling game in that respect from both teams.