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Intense stuff, I'm knackered watching it

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

That was close

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

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.

Need to score here.

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

Time running out for Scotland

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

Lizard wrote: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)

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

Because the odd one gets intercepted?

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

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

Well done Japan. Thoroughly deserved

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

Coaching staff must go.

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!

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

Great game

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

Glad we got to witness that rather than cancellation

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

Cameo wrote:We are suffering from not having the strike runners here.

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

Cameo wrote: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.

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

Score with Laidlaw v score without?

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