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November Internationals: Expectations for your team

Interesting that you think that Australia will beat Scotland and lose to Wales.

Ordinarily you'd back Schmidt to get the better of Townsend (which he did when he was with Ireland) but does Schmidt have the tools do it with Aus? Has he had enough time to work on his playbook with them? We know he's all about structure and process. I'd have Scotland who are a more settled side as favourites but it wouldn't be a big shock if Aus came away with the win. I'd have more confidence with Franco Smith in charge instead of Townsend tbh who probably should have left after the RWC.
 
Ordinarily you'd back Schmidt to get the better of Townsend (which he did when he was with Ireland) but does Schmidt have the tools do it with Aus? Has he had enough time to work on his playbook with them? We know he's all about structure and process. I'd have Scotland who are a more settled side as favourites but it wouldn't be a big shock if Aus came away with the win. I'd have more confidence with Franco Smith in charge instead of Townsend tbh who probably should have left after the RWC.
Home advantage I think Scotland win by 5-10 points.
 
Schmidt is definitely the factor. When we were building with him he'd always target one team and pick them apart meticulously in test series, hoping the systems he built would handle the rest. I think it'll be Scotland this time around based on the teams they're playing and the schedule. I also back him to outclass Townsend in any respect.

Could easily see them doing Wales in too but consistency won't be there yet and Gatland for the first time in his current stint has a bit of confidence to work with from the regions.

Not confident in either prediction but it's how I see it.

He's been drinking. Starting the weekend early.

I wish, have to wait til like 1.30 on Saturday.
 
USA plays Tonga, Portugal, and Spain.

At best 2-1 at worst 0-3. Ideally we don't t get blown out by Tonga and the Portugal and Spain games are really good tier 2 games.

Slightly concerned that we will lose close games to Portugal and Spain since lack of composure towards the end of the game cost us last qualifying cycle.
 
Yeah Gatland has far bigger fish to fry. He's rehearsing the Q&A about the roof being open/closed with his favourite journos.
"So what did you think about the performance Mr Gatland?"

"Fantastic, I think it was by far our best roof commentary ever. We had been working hard on it in training and I really thought that shone through with the latest media releases."
 

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