NPR

The 38-year wait for success at the home of the reigning Six Nations champions finally came to an end as Finn Russell inspired the underdogs to a magnificent win.

Russell directed play masterfully

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:27 pm never change Torq, you fucking loon

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:27 pm never change Torq, you fucking loon

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:36 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:27 pm never change Torq, you fucking loon

So, apart from
- leaving 5 points on the floor
- getting needlessly yellow carded
- f**king up in the middle which almost resulted in an Eng try
- and not making the cross kick for a golden try chance for Scotland. And yeah, I know some will call that harsh but if you elect to use the boot when you have an overlap, you'd better make it stick.

Scotland won despite his efforts to undermine his side which made the rests' efforts gargantuan. Esp in the yellow card period.

Most over rated player currently playing pro rugby.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:36 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:27 pm never change Torq, you fucking loon

So, apart from
- leaving 5 points on the floor
- getting needlessly yellow carded
- f**king up in the middle which almost resulted in an Eng try
- and not making the cross kick for a golden try chance for Scotland. And yeah, I know some will call that harsh but if you elect to use the boot when you have an overlap, you'd better make it stick.

Scotland won despite his efforts to undermine his side which made the rests' efforts gargantuan. Esp in the yellow card period.

Most over rated player currently playing pro rugby.

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:52 pm

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:36 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:27 pm never change Torq, you fucking loon

So, apart from
- leaving 5 points on the floor
- getting needlessly yellow carded
- f**king up in the middle which almost resulted in an Eng try
- and not making the cross kick for a golden try chance for Scotland. And yeah, I know some will call that harsh but if you elect to use the boot when you have an overlap, you'd better make it stick.

Scotland won despite his efforts to undermine his side which made the rests' efforts gargantuan. Esp in the yellow card period.

Most over rated player currently playing pro rugby.

I’ll maybe engage you later but we just beat England at Twickenham for the first time since 1983 with him as our 10, so go fuck yourself.

Ps Jonny May.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:58 pm I just don't get it. Week after week he is the same flake, f**k up, game loser for Racing. The guy contributes far more game losing moments than the odd occasion his random sh*t strikes gold.

Utterly abject again today. Townsend will come to rue this reconciliation along with the rest of Scotland.

PS Please take him back home and FFS no-one select him for the Lions.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:36 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:27 pm never change Torq, you fucking loon

So, apart from
- leaving 5 points on the floor
- getting needlessly yellow carded
- f**king up in the middle which almost resulted in an Eng try
- and not making the cross kick for a golden try chance for Scotland. And yeah, I know some will call that harsh but if you elect to use the boot when you have an overlap, you'd better make it stick.

Scotland won despite his efforts to undermine his side which made the rests' efforts gargantuan. Esp in the yellow card period.

Most over rated player currently playing pro rugby.

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 7:11 am In fairness, he was fairly mixed yesterday.

Openside wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 12:27 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:36 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:27 pm never change Torq, you fucking loon

So, apart from
- leaving 5 points on the floor
- getting needlessly yellow carded
- f**king up in the middle which almost resulted in an Eng try
- and not making the cross kick for a golden try chance for Scotland. And yeah, I know some will call that harsh but if you elect to use the boot when you have an overlap, you'd better make it stick.

Scotland won despite his efforts to undermine his side which made the rests' efforts gargantuan. Esp in the yellow card period.

Most over rated player currently playing pro rugby.

Re the cross kick do you not think with a dive he could have caught it before it bounced?

dpedin wrote: Sun Feb 07, 2021 11:18 am Russell had an average game, for him, yesterday but was still miles better than Farrell! However he draws defenders like bluebottles round a shit and creates panic in defences and more space for others around him. We all know he can do something magical at the least unexpected moments and that scared England yesterday, the memories of 2 years ago are still strong in their heads. Lets not under-estimate even just being on the pitch will create space for others. Alternatively, Farrell offers little in attack and the Scottish defence just drifted out wide and throttled the English backs, Lawrence had his first touch in the 60th minute? The English defence was also very worried about Russell's ability to make little kicks in behind rush defences and they altered their defensive shape accordingly and this created more space for us in attack and to kick into, which Hogg did easily. Sometimes the threat of Russell is more than enough to upset oppo defences, it certainly was yesterday, the English selection, Farrell for defensive qualities and kicking at 10, and defensive set up was almost designed to defend against Russell and left gaps elsewhere. Wouldn't have happened if VdW was picked at 10!

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:36 pm

Slick wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 7:27 pm never change Torq, you fucking loon

So, apart from
- leaving 5 points on the floor
- getting needlessly yellow carded
- f**king up in the middle which almost resulted in an Eng try
- and not making the cross kick for a golden try chance for Scotland. And yeah, I know some will call that harsh but if you elect to use the boot when you have an overlap, you'd better make it stick.

Scotland won despite his efforts to undermine his side which made the rests' efforts gargantuan. Esp in the yellow card period.

Most over rated player currently playing pro rugby.

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:33 am
Had a stinker for Racing last night. The difference in a tight game was that Carbonel (7 from 7) was superb and Russell was not.
Another example of the extremes of his play.

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:13 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:33 am
Had a stinker for Racing last night. The difference in a tight game was that Carbonel (7 from 7) was superb and Russell was not.
Another example of the extremes of his play.

You’ve really got an obsessive hard on for him haven’t you

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:13 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:33 am
Had a stinker for Racing last night. The difference in a tight game was that Carbonel (7 from 7) was superb and Russell was not.
Another example of the extremes of his play.

You’ve really got an obsessive hard on for him haven’t you

Yr Alban wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:09 pm

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:13 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:33 am
Had a stinker for Racing last night. The difference in a tight game was that Carbonel (7 from 7) was superb and Russell was not.
Another example of the extremes of his play.

You’ve really got an obsessive hard on for him haven’t you

He really does, and he comes back to the subject over and over and over again. He's like that bloke in the pub who can briefly be distracted from his favourite subject, but as soon as there's a lull in the conversation he goes straight back to it and recommences boring everyone to death.

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:17 pm

Yr Alban wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:09 pm

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:13 am

You’ve really got an obsessive hard on for him haven’t you

He really does, and he comes back to the subject over and over and over again. He's like that bloke in the pub who can briefly be distracted from his favourite subject, but as soon as there's a lull in the conversation he goes straight back to it and recommences boring everyone to death.

And then tries to insist it’s your obsession, not his, as his fist bangs off the underside of the table.

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:13 am

Torquemada 1420 wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 7:33 am
Had a stinker for Racing last night. The difference in a tight game was that Carbonel (7 from 7) was superb and Russell was not.
Another example of the extremes of his play.

You’ve really got an obsessive hard on for him haven’t you

dkm57 wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 11:07 pm

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 6:17 pm

Yr Alban wrote: Sun Mar 07, 2021 1:09 pm

He really does, and he comes back to the subject over and over and over again. He's like that bloke in the pub who can briefly be distracted from his favourite subject, but as soon as there's a lull in the conversation he goes straight back to it and recommences boring everyone to death.

And then tries to insist it’s your obsession, not his, as his fist bangs off the underside of the table.

Comedy Gold

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 5:49 pm Sorry, I just don't see it. Today was about the line out, pure and simple. Trying to pretend it was something else just makes excuses for them.

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 5:59 pm

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 5:49 pm Sorry, I just don't see it. Today was about the line out, pure and simple. Trying to pretend it was something else just makes excuses for them.

You're struggling for first phase possession, your pack are getting eaten alive and to top it all off your 10 is wasting possession on low percentage plays in miserable conditions.

He's a luxury player.

Yr Alban wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 9:07 pm

Uncle fester wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 5:59 pm

Biffer wrote: Sun Mar 14, 2021 5:49 pm Sorry, I just don't see it. Today was about the line out, pure and simple. Trying to pretend it was something else just makes excuses for them.

You're struggling for first phase possession, your pack are getting eaten alive and to top it all off your 10 is wasting possession on low percentage plays in miserable conditions.

He's a luxury player.

He’s a player who, like every 10 in the entire game, looks better behind a dominant pack. Dan Carter would have looked hopeless in a team that lost 6/9 of their own lineouts.