Scotland World Cup campaign

[bruce]

Intense stuff, I'm knackered watching it

[Which Tyler]

2nd time Ritchie has come close to losing it well away from the ruck

[bruce]

That was close

[hugh_woatmeigh]

And that is why I think Russell's loopy passes are largely luck.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Russell also MUST commit to rucks every now and again. You cannot pop a pass to an isolated forward running into 3 defenders and track back for the next play.

[Big D]

Need to score here.

[Lizard]

Scotland being constantly coached by the ref at the breakdown, Japan get penalised immediately.

[bruce]

Time running out for Scotland

[General Zod]

Fagerson done ok off the bench. Simply must score here.

[Cameo]

Scotland being constantly coached by the ref at the breakdown, Japan get penalised immediately.

I recognize I'm biased here but is that not because Scotland are listening while Japan know exactly what they are doing here (and who can blame them)

[Cameo]

And that is why I think Russell's loopy passes are largely luck.

Because the odd one gets intercepted?

[hugh_woatmeigh]

We need 15 points in 3 and a half minutes and are going for for mauls off the lineout...

[ARM]

If Scotland score a try here we could end up with the same result we were looking at with no game! (Plus a couple of BPs)

Hell of a game

[ARM]

Well done Japan. Thoroughly deserved

[Big D]

A good well coached side will usually beat a poorly coached side. Congrats to Japan.

Coaching staff must go.

[Cameo]

We are suffering from not having the strike runners here. I know it shouldn't come down to creating something from nothing but when you have to, I want Hutchison or Jones on the pitch.

All in all, I am gutted but don't think we have been shocking tonight

Edit: By that I mean well done Japan!

[hugh_woatmeigh]

I stopped running sideways with the ball around age 9 or 10. How about you lot? How about you Sam Johnson?

[bruce]

Great game

[hugh_woatmeigh]

Fair play. Well done Japan. What an amazing team - you can't help but admire them.

[bruce]

Glad we got to witness that rather than cancellation

[BBD]

Hell of game, commiserations to Scotland, well done to Japan

[Renniks]

We are suffering from not having the strike runners here.

The difference when Harris found a bit of go forward was night and day…

[Sandydragon]

We are suffering from not having the strike runners here. I know it shouldn't come down to creating something from nothing but when you have to, I want Hutchison or Jones on the pitch.

All in all, I am gutted but don't think we have been shocking tonight

Edit: By that I mean well done Japan!

If you had played with intensity in the first half it could have been different.

[hugh_woatmeigh]

I hope Dodson doesn't even bother with the debrief. Sack the lot & devise your grand plan for RWC 2023.

[canta_brian]

Score with Laidlaw v score without?

Not sure his meerkat impression has been any use at for Scotland for years now.