HC, Pool 6, Round 4 Gloucester V Edinburgh

by EWT Spoons Mon 02 Dec 2013, 1:52 pm

First topic message reminder :

Gloucester V Edinburgh
Sunday 15th December 2013, KO 15:00

Live on Sky Sports (red button and extra - online skygo apparently)

Kingsholm Gloucester

Referee: TBC

Head to Head:

3 Played 3
0 Wins 3
6 Losses 0
0 Draws 0
7 Tries 12
5 Conversions 8
1 Penalties 4
0 Drop Goals 1
48 Points 92

by jimbopip Fri 06 Dec 2013, 6:01 pm

funnyExiledScot wrote:JS - you're just being picky now. If they want to borrow some slogans and mottos from us, just to give them some credibility, let them do it.

Jimbo's been furiously looking up poetry quotes and little titbits all week. Wikipedia can't always be right....

Fes, firstly I think it's carved in the big stone thingie at the tollbooth at the bottom of the High Street so is auld an' everything.

Secondly, as a product of Glasgow Uni I don't need to look up anything; my heid is full of mince, all the time, and the voices never stop.

Warriors to stuff the Blouses tonight. 5 points in the bag.

by HongKongCherry Fri 06 Dec 2013, 8:35 pm

Enjoy the game all

I think this 2 game block will end up 1-1 with the home teams winning the respective games. Glaws forwards are slowly improving, but they're still not getting enough front foot ball to the backs.

by **RDW** Fri 06 Dec 2013, 11:56 pm

Well since Glasgow capitulated once again in the hk, it's up to Edinburgh to carry the flag!

We're screwed...

by **George Carlin** Sat 07 Dec 2013, 7:58 am

jimbopip wrote:
funnyExiledScot wrote:JS - you're just being picky now. If they want to borrow some slogans and mottos from us, just to give them some credibility, let them do it.

Jimbo's been furiously looking up poetry quotes and little titbits all week. Wikipedia can't always be right....
Fes, firstly I think it's carved in the big stone thingie at the tollbooth at the bottom of the High Street so is auld an' everything.

Secondly, as a product of Glasgow Uni I don't need to look up anything; my heid is full of mince, all the time, and the voices never stop.

Warriors to stuff the Blouses tonight. 5 points in the bag.

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 9:24 am

Game day!

This is my first Edinburgh game of the season - lets hope I'm not a bad omen!

Got to wonder why it has been scheduled for the rubbish time of 1pm on a Sunday if it's not on t.v....

by Guest Sun 08 Dec 2013, 11:18 am

Good luck 'Burgh - let's get a Scottish team into the SFs of each competition once again ...

by justified sinner Sun 08 Dec 2013, 11:33 am

Lots of Glaws fans in the Roseburn. Should be a decent atmosphere

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 11:38 am

Pretty mingin weather!

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 12:37 pm

Ford failed a late fitness test

by EnglishReign Sun 08 Dec 2013, 12:49 pm

Come on the Glaaaaaaaaaaaaawsteeeeeeeeeeeer!

by **George Carlin** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 12:53 pm

RDW_Scotland wrote:Ford failed a late 'can you throw into the same postcode as your lineout jumpers' test

Harsh, but understandable.

by GLove39 Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:10 pm

No TV coverage so here's the radio link if anyone's interested http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/17708882

by GLove39 Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:11 pm

Also try for Tonks! Very Happy

by IanBru Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:11 pm

Tonks!! 5-0 Edinburgh

by EnglishReign Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:14 pm

Cook is magic! 5-5!

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:20 pm

Our open field defence has been embarrassing

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:24 pm

Ripped to pieces again - defence coach needs to rip them a new one at half time!

by GLove39 Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:28 pm

Hmmm, no need to worry, we're just following the script from the Munster game again...
Score an early try, then concede 2 quick tries. We'll sucker punch them in the second half...

by 21st Century Schizoid Man Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:43 pm

Another bloody depressing weekend for Scottish Rugby is on the cards

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:47 pm

Good first 5 minutes then desperately poor since then.

Cuthbert and tonks just ran into each other going for a high ball. Doh

by **George Carlin** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 1:58 pm

Munster already giving Perpignan something of a horsing in the other game. 22-3 to the Munstermen.

by funnyExiledScot Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:02 pm

Well this is fun. Should have stayed at home with my favourite Christmas film, Die Hard 2......

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:08 pm

Johnny may literally just ran through our entire team. Shocking tackling

by funnyExiledScot Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:09 pm

Not sure why England don't use May more. He's just embarrased the entire Edinburgh team!

by 21st Century Schizoid Man Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:10 pm

jimbopip wrote:
AsLongAsBut100ofUs wrote:

Takes a couple of weegies to put the 'interest' into an MFL thread
Don't mock them ASBO, they employ people to be witty for them but since the sad demise of Chic Murray it's been Slim Pickens for them. The last good joke to issue from Edinburgh was "Roddy Grant for Scotland" Roddy Frame would be more plausible.

There is a book out, reviewed in the Sunday Herald today, by Alan Brown called The Glasgow Smile. In it he states Scotland is a comedy desert apart from Glasgow. Can anyone name a comedian from Aberdeen, Dundee or Edinburgh ? Some great Chic Murray jokes but i like the one about the Wee Glasgow wummin giving her toddler a gentle chastisement. She is approached by a German tourist who informs her "In Germany ve do not strike children" The wee wummin replies "Well in Partick we don't gas Jews"

Just trying to cheer yous all up -and me too tbh

by 21st Century Schizoid Man Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:12 pm

funnyExiledScot wrote:Well this is fun. Should have stayed at home with my favourite Christmas film, Die Hard 2......

fES - try Bad Santa - superb festive entertainment Shocked

by **George Carlin** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:16 pm

Anyone for a nice game of curling? We're good at that.

by funnyExiledScot Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:17 pm

Another great film, wish in one hand and Poopie in the other, and see which fills up first.

Can we just talk about films, I don't like rugby much these days...?

by funnyExiledScot Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:19 pm

Denton is playing well incidentally.

by Guest Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:20 pm

Scottish rugby? I give up

by 21st Century Schizoid Man Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:21 pm

Aye GC - curling and tennis (AM). Bloody rubbish at everything else - esp. rugby union!

by funnyExiledScot Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:23 pm

Grumbles about Garces around me. He has been pretty whistle happy.

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:37 pm

Lots of decisions going against us at crucial times

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:40 pm

Shocking call from the ref there - he's been poor!

by VinceWLB Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:43 pm

French refs are terrible at the breakdown. Always has been.

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:56 pm

Well that game was definitely there for the taking in that crucial 60 minute spell, but at no point did I ever think we were gonna win that.

Got to stop giving away such easy scores.

Ref was dead set against us in that 2nd half, but that's not why we lost.

Laidlaw was the only Edinburgh player that looked interested! The team was flat all game.

by 21st Century Schizoid Man Sun 08 Dec 2013, 2:59 pm

Final score ?

by **George Carlin** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 3:01 pm

21st Century Schizoid Man wrote:Final score ?

12-23 - 8 mins to go

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 3:04 pm

Bit behind GC - finished 10 mins ago!

by 21st Century Schizoid Man Sun 08 Dec 2013, 3:04 pm

Thought it was finished GC- see RDW's post above ?

by **George Carlin** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 3:08 pm

Who am I? Who's the prime minister? I need to go to the toilet.

by 21st Century Schizoid Man Sun 08 Dec 2013, 3:11 pm

Grow a pair and get a beer man - what you thinking about ???!!!

by EWT Spoons Sun 08 Dec 2013, 3:29 pm

Well that was a Frak embarrassment. Our open field defence seems to be operating a revolving door policy,our kick chase game seems to be missing a vital element in that we don't chase, its really more of a leasurly stroll.

We deserved to lose that game with that performance, that said the ref had a total mare, Gloucester spent most the match offside, every feed into the scrum was squint, the "knock forward" that dents was penalised for went up and backwards, the decision against us when we owned their scrum was just crazy. Plus numerous other mental calls against us. Words cannot describe how poor he was.

However as I said he wasn't the reason we lost. When the opposition can run past 7 players, including running back towards their own half, without a meaningful tackle taking place, then you know you're playing sh*t

by MacKnocked-on Sun 08 Dec 2013, 4:02 pm

Gavin Hastings on the radio commentary was less than impressed by Edinburgh's lack of urgency, he also didn't think much of the ref and to say he is less than complementary of Jack Cuthbert would be an understatement. The other commentator said that Jack Cuthbert was the same height as his namesake Alex, Big Gav said 'that's where the comparison ends'.

by GLove39 Sun 08 Dec 2013, 4:20 pm

MacKnocked-on wrote:The other commentator said that Jack Cuthbert was the same height as his namesake Alex, Big Gav said 'that's where the comparison ends'.

Peter Wright had a geat line on BBC radio Scotland about Ben Atiga...
Co commentator talking about Jimmy Cowan, "you don't get 51 caps for New Zealand without being very good.
PW - "yeah but you can get 1 and not be very good"

by EWT Spoons Sun 08 Dec 2013, 4:55 pm

Cuthbert is poor and doesn't look big in the slightest so surprised he's the same height as Alex. His pace has been greatly over exaggerated as well. Glacial would be a marked improvement.

Sorry I'm being really negative here but that performance was so poor from both Edinburgh & the ref that it's really hard to be positive.

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 5:06 pm

Sums it up well that during one of the kickoffs today lutui - the 38 year old Tongan hooker - was the first to get to the player even though Cuthbert was chasing too.

by BigTrevsbigmac Sun 08 Dec 2013, 5:16 pm

Sounds from the reports that Glaws scored some good tries?

by **RDW** Sun 08 Dec 2013, 5:27 pm

BigTrevsbigmac wrote:Sounds from the reports that Glaws scored some good tries?

Individual skill combined with very very poor Edinburgh defence.

Jonny may ran through half our team at one point.

by funnyExiledScot Sun 08 Dec 2013, 7:18 pm

The second Glaws try was really annoying, as they were clearly in touch on the far aide, so it should have been an Edinburgh lineout rather than 7 points. Still, Glaws deserved to win, their backs were much sharper. We really miss Visser and Scott.

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