Ian McCaw

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@TEnglishSport Great article - yes it’s got a bit of Groundhog day, but playing SA on their home turf are the kind of fixtures this Scotland team needs

Some breathtaking stuff. Literally

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@AndyBurke_ @TEnglishSport @brianmoore666 We’ll miss Scott immensely. Wonderfully said Brian

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@AndyBurke_ Kind of strange that “no injury caused” was a mitigating factor, rather than solely on actual intent. Which was to intentionally put his fingers in a players eye.

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@AndyBurke_ Pesky podcast! Missed my train stop listening to it….a wet Surrey station, 50-40 Scotland vibes, take it

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@AndyBurke_ @TEnglishSport Ireland have tended to outmuscle Scotland - nullify the Scottish flair and win on getting the basics right. Wales almost did the same.

Given the blinding performance vs France, what does Townsend change against Ireland - if anything?

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@topofthemoonGW @Scotlandteam Lets hope he can make it 51 against Ireland

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@AndyBurke_ Great to see Dempsey and Douglas - our best battering ram and ball snaffler. Confident selection by Townsend.

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@AndyBurke_ Look on the bright side….the French rugby podcast must be REALLY dull. No debates over team selection. “On est magnifiques"

Maybe they only talk about fromage? 🧀

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@TEnglishSport @Johnnie_Beattie Quality insights from Johnnie into the French thinking and squad

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@SBarnesRugby Rugby has been the winner this 6N

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@TEnglishSport @AndyBurke_ looking back to pre-match predictions, I doubt Sigmund Freud could decode the Scottish psyche!

Credit where it’s due. Russell magic and Townsend substitutions got the win

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@TEnglishSport Filtered through Scottish psyche, expect a late rally to sneak a win

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@TEnglishSport Filtered through Scottish psyche, expect a late rally to sneak a win

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@TEnglishSport Can’t handle your positivity - I am sure there will be a dark cloud soon

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@AndyBurke_ This is nigh-on full throttle…would prefer to see more youngsters on the bench

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@ProfBrianCox Science and mother nature doesn’t recognise human borders

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@Gordon32292898 @AndyBurke_ @TEnglishSport Fair. But he’s a professional and I’m sure will have a role this 6N.

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@will_owen9 A 2nd row giraffe briefly thought he was Antoine Dupont.

Such a shame for Wales as you boys had parity for 20mins against the best in northern hemisphere 👏

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@ellsdesign_ It’s madness

An Irishman born and raised on the island gets abuse while Gibson-Park, genuinely a “foreigner” by definition the haters claim to care about, doesn’t. Both assets to Irish rugby. Neither deserves abuse.

The trigger? The amount of melanin in Edwin’s skin. That’s it.

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@gallagherbren58 @IanMacGilp You should appeal for a law change.

Currently: World Rugby’s law (Law 12.1) requires the ball to be thrown or passed “towards” the passer’s own dead-ball line - meaning backward relative to the player, not relative to the ground.

I think it works. Makes for a fast flowing game.