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TheRona · 24-09-2023 03:51PM

No idea why Kinghorn didn't just dive on that loose ball. Poor decision.

Clegg · 24-09-2023 03:52PM

Tonga really aren't good, lads.

No chance Scotland don't saunter to a bonus point.

fitz · 24-09-2023 03:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121151221#Comment_121151221

Yeah, just dive on it and slide over.

Poor from Tonga to give away a penalty after a solid scrum and great clearance, and it leads to Scotland's first try.

pixelburp · 24-09-2023 03:55PM

COVID really did a number of these guys' ability to compete.

fitz · 24-09-2023 03:56PM

Why is he going back for the scrum advantage? He just told Ritchie he was illegal at the ruck, and then goes back for a knock on only?

Clegg · 24-09-2023 04:02PM

That was a lethal handoff by the Tonga winger.

razorblunt · 24-09-2023 04:03PM

Never a knock on by Tonga so should never have been a 50-22

standardg60 · 24-09-2023 04:05PM

That wasn't a 50/22, it has to bounce in the 22 before going out.

stephen_n · 24-09-2023 04:05PM

Tonga players not really on the same page as each other.

Burkie1203 · 24-09-2023 04:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121151278#Comment_121151278

Aged well

FrancieBrady · 24-09-2023 04:08PM

Nice Tonga!

razorblunt · 24-09-2023 04:08PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121151224#Comment_121151224

Yeah but Scotland have almost got stuck a few times against teams like that. They get cocky far too easy.

Clegg · 24-09-2023 04:09PM

As soon as Piutau took contact between the two Scottish tacklers you knew he was going to offload the ball. Brilliant in attack.

CptMonkey · 24-09-2023 04:09PM

Go on tonga

razorblunt · 24-09-2023 04:09PM

Big Duhan is an absolute liability defensively. It's embarrassing

joficeduns1 · 24-09-2023 04:09PM

Duhan VDM is such a bottler in defense. Hon Tonga.

fitz · 24-09-2023 04:10PM

Lovely.

Ritchie is illegal at every ruck, absolutely dumb..cost them penalty advantage there and probably that try. Scotland really lack smarts.

Shehal · 24-09-2023 04:11PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121150894#Comment_121150894

I feel im hoping for too much for that to happen. I would just settle for Scotland not getting a try bonus point!

Clegg · 24-09-2023 04:12PM

Jesus.

I felt that impact to Steyn's ribs.

Burkie1203 · 24-09-2023 04:13PM

Tonga screwed over here by dickson

That's twice now he has gone back for a scrum after a Scotland offence at a ruck

Clegg · 24-09-2023 04:13PM

That should be a penalty to Scotland.

bingobango12 · 24-09-2023 04:13PM

Tongs putting in some monstrous hits.

razorblunt · 24-09-2023 04:14PM

Dixon is really making Tonga work for anything from him, there's a few rucks there that could have been called for holding on by Scotland.

The Scots are flopping over and past a lot of rucks too.

CptMonkey · 24-09-2023 04:14PM

Soft call

fitz · 24-09-2023 04:15PM

Again, why is he going back for a knock on here? Told Scotland to release, they didn't, then fell down on the wrong side, and he goes back for a scrum? Am I missing something here?

The no arms tackle is picked up, so doesn't matter in this case, but this is the second time he seems to have gone back for a knock on advantage for a Tonga when Scotland kill the ball and should be giving up a penalty.

And now that no arms tackle has been costly...

Clegg · 24-09-2023 04:15PM

No try if the Tonga 10 isn't silly with the tackle on Steyn. He was going nowhere surrounded by two defenders in the touchline.

24-09-2023 04:18PM

Tonga and silly penalty giveaways.

24-09-2023 04:19PM

2 tries given away from awfully silly pens

stephen_n · 24-09-2023 04:20PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121151291#Comment_121151291

It’s still valid unless you only want to focus on one moment in the game. In fact it’s aging like fine wine.

24-09-2023 04:20PM

And just a converted try in it

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