Scotland 6 Nations squad 2024

[TRF_Olyy]

Let's see if Faz snr 'undermines the integrity of the Lions' next year by picking Duhan, Lowe, JGP and others.

It is a joke that residency counts for lions tbf

Though does the lions have any integrity?
Fat cat money spinner masquerading as tradishun

 

[AlRums]

Let's see if Faz snr 'undermines the integrity of the Lions' next year by picking Duhan, Lowe, JGP and others.

I read an article that Farrell doesn't think that B&IL players can be restricted to representative players of the home nations.

So a player such as his son would not left out even though he would no longer qualify for England

Andy Farrell: No rule that prohibits ineligible Test players from playing for British and Irish Lions

Andy Farrell: There is no rule as far as the British and Irish Lions are concerned, so everyone is available for selection if form warrants; Sky Sports will broadcast eighth consecutive Lions tour dating back to 1997 with exclusive rights to 2025 tour of Australia June 28-August 2

www.skysports.com

I'd like to see how that would be received

 

[General Melchett]

It is a joke that residency counts for lions tbf

Though does the lions have any integrity?
Fat cat money spinner masquerading as tradishun

Them's the rules. Gatland picked Aki, Duhan and others. The HC is just concerned about winning a series and if they do that then the residency issue pales quite a bit.

Integrity of the Lions is probably another question. The demand is clearly there hence Sky Sports involvement and all the tour packages and other commercial stuff.

 

[General Melchett]

I read an article that Farrell doesn't think that BI&L players can be restricted to representative players of the home nations.

So a player such as his son would not left out even though he would no longer qualify for England

Andy Farrell: No rule that prohibits ineligible Test players from playing for British and Irish Lions

Andy Farrell: There is no rule as far as the British and Irish Lions are concerned, so everyone is available for selection if form warrants; Sky Sports will broadcast eighth consecutive Lions tour dating back to 1997 with exclusive rights to 2025 tour of Australia June 28-August 2

www.skysports.com

I'd like to see how that would be received

Was Shane Williams eligible for Wales when Gatland flew him to Aus from Japan? I could be wrong but have a feeling 'ineligible' players have been picked before.

I think any player who has played for or is eligible to play for a home nation is fair game for the Lions.

 

[Al Bangor]

I see he has 2 sisters, one plays for Scotland the other for England

Cat fight.

 

[BrokenWing]

Isn't the eligibility rule down to the individual nations? So surely The Lions don't have to abide by it.

 

[AlRums]

Was Shane Williams eligible for Wales when Gatland flew him to Aus from Japan? I could be wrong but have a feeling 'ineligible' players have been picked before.

I think any player who has played for or is eligible to play for a home nation is fair game for the Lions.

Shane didn't play a test though

 

[General Melchett]

Shane didn't play a test though

I doubt there is a district between test and non test Lions. If you're in the squad surely you're eligible to play in tests?

 

[AlRums]

Scotland winger Graham set to miss rest of season

Scotland and Edinburgh winger Darcy Graham requires groin surgery and is likely to miss the rest of the season.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[g6mcg]

Can any 9s on here explain why Price looked shattered within 10 minutes of coming on? Seems like woeful conditioning to me.

Another weird game. Our attack looked excellent at times and I'm not inclined to watch again to see what went wrong.

 

[General Melchett]

Can any 9s on here explain why Price looked shattered within 10 minutes of coming on? Seems like woeful conditioning to me.

Another weird game. Our attack looked excellent at times and I'm not inclined to watch again to see what went wrong.

I'm not a 9 but I blame Townsend more than Price for picking a player who clearly wasn't fit enough. Price's brain was also tired as he ran the wrong line when Duhan broke and an almost certain try was butchered. Townsend has form when it comes to giving the nod to his unfit out of form favourites. Dobie should have on the bench IMO.

I'm more concerned about White being dropped from the 23 two weeks after the win v England because he needs to 're-charge'.

 

[Not Mike Brown's Sock]

I'm more concerned about White being dropped from the 23 two weeks after the win v England because he needs to 're-charge'.

He has played for Toulon in the meantime too, which makes a bit more sense

 

[AlRums]

Miller given first Scotland call in three years

Glasgow Warriors back-row Ally Miller is given his first Scotland call-up in three years before Saturday's Six Nations visit to Ireland.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[retired9]

I was also puzzled at why Price was so lack lustre despite hardly being on the pitch very long - the amount of box kicks was a frustration too.

Would have been happier with White benched rather than a full drop, Price was nowhere near where we needed him to be.

 

[g6mcg]

Getting on the wrong side of refs! Ritchie used to get a lot of criticism for poor ref management but seems to be a more systemic issue.

 

[retired9]

Getting on the wrong side of refs! Ritchie used to get a lot of criticism for poor ref management but seems to be a more systemic issue.

That's interesting, combination of getting stuck on the floor and also not winning turnovers? Will need to look up each matches stats.