The Battle for the Wooden Spoon - Italy vs Scotland 6N

Squidgy Black · 22-02-2020 3:27pm #1

Poor kick from Hastings, Italy not great so far but can still see them edging this one

ongarite · 22-02-2020 3:30pm

Italy in serious trouble in the scrum.

Great break from Italy there, should have scored.

swiwi_ · 22-02-2020 3:35pm

So far this game is what is known in the trade as a cripple fight.

Buer · 22-02-2020 3:36pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

So far this game is what is known in the trade as a cripple fight.

That's generous aside from the Italian winger's break.

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 3:38pm

Standard is very poor so far.
Hastings having a shocker.

What ever team decides not to panic, play their systems, and play territory... should win this game

Squidgy Black · 22-02-2020 3:41pm

Defence completely optional for both sides it seems.

Hogg just waltzed through Italy there

Rockbeast2 · 22-02-2020 3:41pm

Super try

Guy:Incognito · 22-02-2020 3:42pm

Italy are doing well until they get to Scotlands 22.

Then poor defending for the Scotland try. Buying dummies and no attempt at a tackle from anyone

Buer · 22-02-2020 3:42pm

Crazy 2 minutes of play. What the hell was the Italian blindside thinking with the no look offload on the 22 after making the break?

Poor awareness and response from Italy to the kick putting them all offside. Should have recognised it far more quickly and tried to set a cohesive line. Hastings wasn't even too urgent with exposing it, just happened to reach the one guy who would expose it.

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 3:42pm

At last, a bit of class

mangobob · 22-02-2020 3:43pm

Glorious bit of class from Hogg, but Italy have only themselves to blame for that.

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 3:44pm

Who's the Co comms on virgin??

Rockbeast2 · 22-02-2020 3:45pm

Who's the Co comms on virgin??

Reggie

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 3:46pm

Rockbeast2 wrote: »

Who's the Co comms on virgin??

Reggie

His front row comments make sense now

ScrubsfanChris · 22-02-2020 3:47pm

I don't know what I was expecting, but this game is fupping terrible

Squidgy Black · 22-02-2020 3:48pm

Christ almighty

ongarite · 22-02-2020 3:49pm

Forward pass I think. But terrible defending from Italy.

Squidgy Black · 22-02-2020 3:49pm

An absolute mile forward

swiwi_ · 22-02-2020 3:51pm

Squidgy Black wrote: »

An absolute mile forward

No a figurative mile forward I think.

razorblunt · 22-02-2020 3:52pm

Kinghorn had his half his foot over the line there. Crazy it was missed.

Squidgy Black · 22-02-2020 3:56pm

swiwi_ wrote: »

No a figurative mile forward I think.

No no swiwi I measured it on my TV, was exactly a mile.

RugbyLover123 · 22-02-2020 3:57pm

Supporting your own bodyweight is a bigger myth then the hindmost foot

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 4:00pm

Kinghorn is no BOD

mangobob · 22-02-2020 4:01pm

ScrubsfanChris wrote: »

I don't know what I was expecting, but this game is fupping terrible

The standards are not great, but I find it fairly entertaining to be honest. One of those games where anything could happen.

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 4:03pm

Twice Scotland give up easy possession in the Italian 5m zone... Criminal

Lundstram · 22-02-2020 4:04pm

Why are Italy playing in their away strip at home?

Strumms · 22-02-2020 4:06pm

italy will consider themselves pretty unlucky to be going in with no points on the board, they dominated possession for the majority of the half though seemed to hit a wall once they got to the Scotland 22. Scots have given away a couple of penalties though, that looked quite deliberate slowing down the ball at most of the rucks, we’ll all of them. Like to see the ref being more proactive.

swiwi_ · 22-02-2020 4:08pm

Teenage boys at a dance on both sides. A few slick moves but when they have a chance to score they get all awkward and blow it.

razorblunt · 22-02-2020 4:09pm

Lundstram wrote: »

Why are Italy playing in their away strip at home?

Tradition. Home team changes.

What an awful game of rugby.

RugbyLover123 · 22-02-2020 4:09pm

Lundstram wrote: »

Why are Italy playing in their away strip at home?

Home team wears away kit if clash of colours.

Former Former · 22-02-2020 4:09pm

Lundstram wrote: »

Why are Italy playing in their away strip at home?

This is tradition in rugby

Buer · 22-02-2020 4:10pm

Squidgy Black wrote: »

No no swiwi I measured it on my TV, was exactly a mile.

Can I borrow your measuring tape? I...eh....I need to show my wife something.

swiwi_ · 22-02-2020 4:10pm

The 6N would be almost better by dumping Italy and Scotland and doing home away. Would become 6 rather than 5 games though.

Rockbeast2 · 22-02-2020 4:14pm

The 6N would be almost better by dumping Italy and Scotland and doing home away. Would become 6 rather than 5 games though.

Obviously loss of gate receipts, along with myriad other reasons, wouldn't allow it, but I always thought Italy could have been allowed a number of years with all their fixtures played at home in 6n.

razorblunt · 22-02-2020 4:25pm

Harris hit a ruck earlier running in from his position completely in at the side.

EmmetSpiceland · 22-02-2020 4:31pm

Both teams are shockingly bad.

Scotland celebrating their first try like they’d won a grand slam just shows how far they’ve fallen.

Italians buying every dummy going then making poor decisions and Scotland fumbling constantly, rinse and repeat.

Has either team played any different over the last few years?

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 4:31pm

Great discipline by Scotland in that passage of play

22-02-2020 4:33pm

This match might be the straw that breaks the camels back for me with Italy and the six nations.

Much more hunger from Scotland, half the Italian team just going through the motions. Embarrassment.

razorblunt · 22-02-2020 4:34pm

15 turnovers is ridiculous. Italy are beating themselves again

thomond2006 · 22-02-2020 4:36pm

Italy are worse than Venjur.

EmmetSpiceland · 22-02-2020 4:41pm

Yeah, they’re making actually making Scotland look good!

Well, good is a strong word. Maybe less shít would be a better fit.

Water John · 22-02-2020 4:45pm

The last line out was clearly a penalty, interfering with the jumper.

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 4:46pm

I've lost the will to live watching this sh!te

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 4:48pm

Hastings needs to be hooked off immediately... He's adding the grand total of nothing to this Scottish team... Even no neck dunkie couldnt be worse

Edit : just checked and no replacement 10 on the bench

razorblunt · 22-02-2020 4:49pm

Polledri is a great replacement for Parisse in that he’s incredibly skilful and a great player but he’s also incredibly self indulgent with his carries.

sydthebeat · 22-02-2020 4:50pm

razorblunt wrote: »

Polledri is a great replacement for Parisse in that he’s incredibly skilful and a great player but he’s also incredibly self indulgent with his carries.

Perfect replacement for Parisse then

razorblunt · 22-02-2020 4:52pm

Horne for Price (which sounds like a sex ad) would help the Scottish backline a lot, type of player once he gets his chance you can see him kick on,

swiwi_ · 22-02-2020 4:53pm

Cana is a terrible 12. And Hastings is an atrocious 10. Get Finn Russell back in. Tbh I reckon Townsend gets fired at the end of the 6n. He’s achieved nothing.

Rockbeast2 · 22-02-2020 4:55pm

Ireland -28 v Italy looks safe enough.

EmmetSpiceland · 22-02-2020 4:55pm

Italy building up for a drop goal here.

razorblunt · 22-02-2020 4:56pm

Ref calls the advantage after the TMO review and Scotland immediately kill a ruck. Instantly.

The Battle for the Wooden Spoon - Italy vs Scotland 6N

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