You got that all correct! St Andrew's also has a snobbery issue, and Glasgow uni accent is also a thing in the west. But Edinburgh in particular is known for English 'yahs' who look down on the locals
No, quite surprised at that. Did they use a football pitch, or was it the rugby stadium?
Yes that advantage was far too long. Scrum was a shitshow all game sadly, Scotland looked well out our depth
Wales are traditionalists at the top, part of the reason they are struggling. Personally I'm for it, even if Scotland’s looked very soft in the stadium.
Could Wales and Fiji please stop with the cards? There's a game of rugby to be played!
What a match to catch on the radio it was. So good to hear the commentators shout nooo :) Defense was obviously optional yesterday, here's hoping Scotland go like that today too! (Wales v Fiji likely to be a high scorer too)
No way are England top tier right now. But I do agree there is a top 4 then a drop off. Scotland has an inability to crack them and that's the debate about Townsend. As to the why, it's the depth imo that allows them to defend with such ferocity AND attack. Frequently we see one or the other in players, but the top 4 nations have a player pool where the world class do both. They also have player pathways that are world class that develops these individuals, which pays dividends in the long term
England sounded genuinely better this week. Keeping Smith on the field was crucial, and putting that score for your side is fantastic, no matter the opponent. But damn are they weak in D. And the 6n is all about defense.
Me too. Seeing them lose like this is hard. They have had 15 years more tier1 and done little with it in reality. But the rise of los Pumas is also fantastic to see in contrast
Busy bit of travel for you then! And I'm late to the match here, but had 2 folk saying I have to tune in now.
ABs putting Ireland to the sword there. Ireland only really looking dangerous when NZ were down to 14. AB defense shut down any platform from Ireland and they couldn't figure out how to unlock, despite a massive amount of ball. James lowe though, he's so good
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For sure, most are fine with it. But as a teuchter I did find quite a few struggling to understand my accent, which is pretty mild, and I'm pretty sure making fun in hindsight. I socialised mostly with other Scots as a consequence. Anyway, they wouldn't write this article if there wasn't some truth to it