As someone living between the UK and Spain - the single greatest thing rugby to could to make the game explode in popularity would be to add Georgia and Spain to the six nations. Forget all this nations cup and club world cup stuff...
@JLyall93 Will certainly lead to greater contract pressure on the other NSQ props in Scotland at the end of next season, as there will be four, which is probably two too many for Nucifora.
I don't think I've ever seen a player do such consistently positive things on a rugby field, while being utterly unable to stay on the field for more than five minutes as Harry Paterson... Poor lad.
An Ireland side augmented with RG Snyman and Jordie Barrett versus a Glasgow side without Sutherland, Fagerson, Cummings, Dempsey, Tuipulotu, Jones, or McKay is a big ask...
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Quite a lot of exciting prospects absent from this squad: Zander MacTaggart, Henry Kesteron, Nehemiah Su'a, Jake Dalziel, & Harry Hawkins to name a few...
Christian Lindsay, the @lorettosport forward already capped at U20 level, will skipper @Scotlandteam at the U18 Menβs Six Nations Festival in Vichy, France, which runs from April 10 to April 18...
The 26-man squad has been named
https://t.co/9PeX8we7DY
@francisaac87 As a Scot living in Madrid - the stadium was basically full, but for the small terrace at the far end. Was a great atmosphere and wonderful to see the young kids throwing round the back passes to each other at the side of the pitch. Convinced rugby could be huge in Spain.
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Dominant scrum despite u19 props
When Douglas is back - Logan, Duncan & Douglas is a properly nasty backrow
We're not physically outmatched, just criminally inaccurate in our timing, and forcing passes that are clearly not on, which is fixable.
Despite disappointment, feel like there is more to come from this u20s. A few selection issues left them exposed. Next week...
Duncan > Lindsay (Extremely talented but let lads play at their age grade)
Stephen > Roberts
Patterson > Cowan
Moncrieff > Watson
@o_glyndwr1404@glove931 The SRU have done a pretty spectacular job (whether we like it or not) of pre-emptively plugging the gap with exiles. Of the 2019 U20 graduates alone, we've "acquired":
Ben Healy
Arron Reed
Fergus Burke
Dylan Richardson
Andy Christie
Cameron Redpath
Ben White
@o_glyndwr1404@glove931 The core of the squad is 2016 U20s onwards so not immediately terrifying - The real hit will be after 2031. We had a total collapse in player production in the three years after covid hit, but it is starting to turn around now (a bit).
@StewartRaitt@RugbyTigers With Richie Gray out of the picture, Jonny injured for the first two fixtures, and short term injuries to Williamson and Oguntibeju, seems almost certain Henderson will be involved if he stays fit.