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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #510 on: March 18, 2012, 10:03 PM »
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Hope Scotland stick with Robinson. Still can't ever over the fact they went and hired probably the worst head coach England ever had. lol
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #511 on: March 18, 2012, 10:39 PM »
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WOOOOOOOPA.
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #512 on: March 18, 2012, 11:39 PM »
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Quote from: invisibleman18 on March 18, 2012, 10:03 PM
Hope Scotland stick with Robinson. Still can't ever over the fact they went and hired probably the worst head coach England ever had. lol
I was reading a report in one of the Sundays by David Sole who reckoned that there was nothing wrong with Robinson but a lot wrong with the squad - mainly that they lacked discipline and commitment - but that sounds daft to me since I understood that coaches were there to instil these qualities into the players, should they be found wanting them.
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #513 on: March 19, 2012, 12:03 AM »
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Quote from: Aileen on March 18, 2012, 11:39 PM
I was reading a report in one of the Sundays by David Sole who reckoned that there was nothing wrong with Robinson but a lot wrong with the squad - mainly that they lacked discipline and commitment - but that sounds daft to me since I understood that coaches were there to instil these qualities into the players, should they be found wanting them.

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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #514 on: March 19, 2012, 06:59 AM »
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Sir Pands, why did Gray come off? Was he injured?  
Wales, although a small nation, has rugby in its soul, therefore there is a bit of strength in depth, though not always, I well remember the very lean years. Every small town in Wales has a rugby pitch, sometimes two.
Is Scotland more a footballing nation?
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #515 on: March 19, 2012, 12:12 PM »
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Quote from: blueberryhill on March 19, 2012, 06:59 AM
Wales, although a small nation, has rugby in its soul, therefore there is a bit of strength in depth, though not always, I well remember the very lean years. Every small town in Wales has a rugby pitch, sometimes two.
Is Scotland more a footballing nation?
I think I can safely answer this part of your post and say that Scotland is much more into football than rugby - apart, that is, from the Borders' area where it most definitely thrives.  By way of explanation, you might find this link of interest -  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_union_in_the_Scottish_Borders
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #516 on: March 19, 2012, 12:20 PM »
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Cheers Aileen, article seems to suggest Rugby developed in the borders, simply because it was next to England geographically.
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #517 on: March 19, 2012, 12:34 PM »
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That would certainly seem to be the case, particuarly as the Scottish Borders used to be famous for its textile industry - now sadly in decline.
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #518 on: April 07, 2012, 09:15 PM »
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yay Edinburgh beat Toulouse 19-14 to go through  to the semi's of the Heineken cup! First Scottish team to ever get that far! Very Happy The match was great, brilliant atmosphere and over 37,000!
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #519 on: April 07, 2012, 10:13 PM »
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Quote from: Hazybear on April 07, 2012, 09:15 PM
yay Edinburgh beat Toulouse 19-14 to go through  to the semi's of the Heineken cup! First Scottish team to ever get that far! Very Happy The match was great, brilliant atmosphere and over 37,000!
Maybe they should all be selected for the next Six Nations! Whistle
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #520 on: April 09, 2012, 02:56 AM »
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Quote from: Aileen on April 07, 2012, 10:13 PM
Maybe they should all be selected for the next Six Nations! Whistle

Half of them are which is the frustrating thing!
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #521 on: April 09, 2012, 04:53 AM »
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Quote from: Hazybear on April 07, 2012, 09:15 PM
yay Edinburgh beat Toulouse 19-14 to go through  to the semi's of the Heineken cup! First Scottish team to ever get that far! Very Happy The match was great, brilliant atmosphere and over 37,000!


Saw the result and thought of you Very Happy
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #522 on: April 09, 2012, 02:53 PM »
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Quote from: Bevc on April 09, 2012, 04:53 AM

Saw the result and thought of you Very Happy

hug Tempted to just get tickets for Twickenham for the final, even if Edinburgh don't go through it would be amazing and I've been promising to visit friends in London anyway Think
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #523 on: April 09, 2012, 04:09 PM »
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Quote from: Hazybear on April 09, 2012, 02:53 PM
hug Tempted to just get tickets for Twickenham for the final, even if Edinburgh don't go through it would be amazing and I've been promising to visit friends in London anyway Think

Nigel will go apeshit if he reads this.
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Re: Rugby Thread « Reply #524 on: April 09, 2012, 10:09 PM »
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Quote from: Sir Panda on April 09, 2012, 04:09 PM
Nigel will go apeshit if he reads this.

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