International Rugby

[nigel]

Scots certainly took advantage of the yellow card

[Brazilian Villain]

Good start for them, bur a long way to go.

[paul_e]

Scots certainly took advantage of the yellow card

That first yellow is 1 of the worst decisions I've ever seen, it was debateable if it was even a penalty. Made worst by White getting away with kicking it out of the 9s hands at a ruck later and then scoring shortly after when he should've been in the bin for it.

2nd yellow was fair though.

The game itself is another example of why Steward isn't good enough, Ford is a liability in a hard fought game and Borthwick isn't good enough as a coach when he comes up against a team with a plan to disrupt the only thing we're setup to do.

[PaulWinch again]

I dunno, I just think they’ve had a bad half.

[nigel]

Yes, thought the first yellow was very harsh.
England haven’t been good, but fair play to Scotland they’ve been excellent.

[paul_e]

I dunno, I just think they’ve had a bad half.

Nah, these re the same problems that have been underneath the surface for England since Borthwick arrived. To put it simply if we can't break the gainline through raw power we don't have another plan. We get away with it a lot because we ahve a lot of players who are really good at breaking the line but we also have a backline full of players who can offer much more and we do nothing to make use of it. Watch how Mitchell, Dingwall and Freeman play for Saints and then what they do for England and the difference is impossible to ignore.

[PaulWinch again]

Yeah like I say I dunno. Absolutely since he arrived this has happened, but there’s been a big improvement trend of that time too.

[taylorsworkrate]

Another year of complete failure in the 6 nations for England unless they can miraculously turn it around in the second half

[nigel]

Fagerson has to be on a yellow, 3 scrum penalties against?

[nigel]

Arundel was yellowed for not rolling away after tackle!
So why not Tuipoloti

[taylorsworkrate]

A grand slam in 2003, one in 2016 and nothing besides for.England.

Not remotely acceptable

[taylorsworkrate]

Fucking pathetic from England again

[nigel]

Fucking pathetic from England again

Can’t argue with that, but credit Scotland, they were excellent and made England look poor

[PaulWinch again]

We often do against Scotland, what you should never do against a side with a point to prove. Start slowly.