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gameoverdude · 24-09-2023 3:38pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121150894#Comment_121150894

I really doubt it but I'll watch in hope.

stephen_n · 24-09-2023 3:42pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121150894#Comment_121150894

Probably more likely than an upset in two weeks time. Very unlikely though I would imagine. Scotland have to get a TBP out of this game though or they’re done.

Dubinusa · 24-09-2023 4:36pm

Hoping for an Oz win. They are a mess but Wales are such wads of shyt. EJ is the ayatollah of assholes. What a langer.

Rassie to Scotland! You heard it here 1st!

fitz · 24-09-2023 4:51pm

Don't think Scotland will get much change out of that Tongan scrum.

TheRona · 24-09-2023 4:51pm

No idea why Kinghorn didn't just dive on that loose ball. Poor decision.

Clegg · 24-09-2023 4:52pm

Tonga really aren't good, lads.

No chance Scotland don't saunter to a bonus point.

fitz · 24-09-2023 4:53pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121151221#Comment_121151221

Yeah, just dive on it and slide over.

Poor from Tonga to give away a penalty after a solid scrum and great clearance, and it leads to Scotland's first try.

pixelburp · 24-09-2023 4:55pm

COVID really did a number of these guys' ability to compete.

fitz · 24-09-2023 4:56pm

Why is he going back for the scrum advantage? He just told Ritchie he was illegal at the ruck, and then goes back for a knock on only?

Clegg · 24-09-2023 5:02pm

That was a lethal handoff by the Tonga winger.

razorblunt · 24-09-2023 5:03pm

Never a knock on by Tonga so should never have been a 50-22

standardg60 · 24-09-2023 5:05pm

That wasn't a 50/22, it has to bounce in the 22 before going out.

stephen_n · 24-09-2023 5:05pm

Tonga players not really on the same page as each other.

Burkie1203 · 24-09-2023 5:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121151278#Comment_121151278

Aged well

FrancieBrady · 24-09-2023 5:08pm

Nice Tonga!

razorblunt · 24-09-2023 5:08pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121151224#Comment_121151224

Yeah but Scotland have almost got stuck a few times against teams like that. They get cocky far too easy.

Clegg · 24-09-2023 5:09pm

As soon as Piutau took contact between the two Scottish tacklers you knew he was going to offload the ball. Brilliant in attack.

CptMonkey · 24-09-2023 5:09pm

Go on tonga

razorblunt · 24-09-2023 5:09pm

Big Duhan is an absolute liability defensively. It's embarrassing

joficeduns1 · 24-09-2023 5:09pm

Duhan VDM is such a bottler in defense. Hon Tonga.

fitz · 24-09-2023 5:10pm

Lovely.

Ritchie is illegal at every ruck, absolutely dumb..cost them penalty advantage there and probably that try. Scotland really lack smarts.

Shehal · 24-09-2023 5:11pm

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I feel im hoping for too much for that to happen. I would just settle for Scotland not getting a try bonus point!

Clegg · 24-09-2023 5:12pm

Jesus.

I felt that impact to Steyn's ribs.

Burkie1203 · 24-09-2023 5:13pm

Tonga screwed over here by dickson

That's twice now he has gone back for a scrum after a Scotland offence at a ruck

Clegg · 24-09-2023 5:13pm

That should be a penalty to Scotland.

bingobango12 · 24-09-2023 5:13pm

Tongs putting in some monstrous hits.

razorblunt · 24-09-2023 5:14pm

Dixon is really making Tonga work for anything from him, there's a few rucks there that could have been called for holding on by Scotland.

The Scots are flopping over and past a lot of rucks too.

CptMonkey · 24-09-2023 5:14pm

Soft call

fitz · 24-09-2023 5:15pm

Again, why is he going back for a knock on here? Told Scotland to release, they didn't, then fell down on the wrong side, and he goes back for a scrum? Am I missing something here?

The no arms tackle is picked up, so doesn't matter in this case, but this is the second time he seems to have gone back for a knock on advantage for a Tonga when Scotland kill the ball and should be giving up a penalty.

And now that no arms tackle has been costly...

Clegg · 24-09-2023 5:15pm

No try if the Tonga 10 isn't silly with the tackle on Steyn. He was going nowhere surrounded by two defenders in the touchline.

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