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<blockquote data-quote="Leinster Fan" data-source="post: 968085" data-attributes="member: 76349"><p>The reality is that they really aren't that good, especially up front. Some nice backs, true, but the service isn't there. No one has a serious chance at a world cup with Dell and Thompson starting. Watson was a big loss, true, but the rest of that backrow is pretty abject (Ritchie was alright against Japan to be fair). Second row is the same, Jonny Gray might not miss tackles but he isn't terrifying anyone with his impact in said tackles either. </p><p></p><p>Some of decisions were just bizarre though. Persisting with a horribly out of sorts Seymour ahead of some genuinely exciting players like Graham and Kinghorn. The whole mess at centre (not helped by a complete lack of decent options). Making McInally captain and then dropping him for the deciding game against Japan is mind-boggling. As far as I can tell they've had three different captains in as many years. Getting rid of Cotter for Townsend is on the same level as Ireland sacking Gatland for Eddie O'f**ing Sullivan. </p><p></p><p>But as I say, there's no point having too much of an inquest because most of it comes down the fact that most of the Scottish squad is not particularly good at rugby.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leinster Fan, post: 968085, member: 76349"] The reality is that they really aren't that good, especially up front. Some nice backs, true, but the service isn't there. No one has a serious chance at a world cup with Dell and Thompson starting. Watson was a big loss, true, but the rest of that backrow is pretty abject (Ritchie was alright against Japan to be fair). Second row is the same, Jonny Gray might not miss tackles but he isn't terrifying anyone with his impact in said tackles either. Some of decisions were just bizarre though. Persisting with a horribly out of sorts Seymour ahead of some genuinely exciting players like Graham and Kinghorn. The whole mess at centre (not helped by a complete lack of decent options). Making McInally captain and then dropping him for the deciding game against Japan is mind-boggling. As far as I can tell they've had three different captains in as many years. Getting rid of Cotter for Townsend is on the same level as Ireland sacking Gatland for Eddie O'f**ing Sullivan. But as I say, there's no point having too much of an inquest because most of it comes down the fact that most of the Scottish squad is not particularly good at rugby. [/QUOTE]
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