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Four players added to injury ravaged Scotland squad

21 Jan 2019

Hamish Watson

Scotland have called in reinforcements after an attritional weekend of European Rugby left the national side without the services of four players.

Scotland headcoach Gregor Townsend has added four players to the Scotland squad for the 2019 Guinness Six Nations.

Uncapped back-row forwards Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh) and Matt Smith (Glasgow Warriors) are joined by Glasgow Warriors pair Alex Dunbar (centre) and Rob Harley (second-row).

Edinburgh back-row Hamish Watson has dropped out of the squad while he recovers from the hand injury he sustained in his club’s win over Montpellier, while fellow squad members Sam Johnson (concussion), Jonny Gray (shoulder) and Ryan Wilson (shoulder) continue their rehabilitation in camp.

Star openside flank Hamish Watson failed to finish the match which Edinburgh won 19-10 to secure a spot in the quarterfinals.

Watson left the field before the half-hour mark and after the match Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill explained that the injury did not look too good.

Jonny Gray hurt his shoulder in the same game but it expected he will be ready for the opening round of the Six Nations.

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PR 36 minutes ago

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If you are a Bok supporter (you might not be) you should be grateful that SA is in the URC and Champions Cup. Playing teams from Ireland, England, Scotland and France much better preparation for Test rugby than playing teams from Australia, Fiji, Samoa etc…

I appreciate that you prefer a Super Rugby style of play but maybe give URC another chance. There are some amazing games and rivalries out there.

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SK 51 minutes ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Let the ref put the ball into the scrum. It will go straight down the middle and come in without warning

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AH 1 hour ago

Super Rugby Pacific's greatest season stained by one playoff game

Nah. Live in SA. Dream about multi phase rugby. Top 14 as good I will say

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NB 1 hour ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

I think Joe is a conservative selector at heart Miz.

I reckon he’ll stick with Fraser at 7, his attitude to Harry at 8 may depend on whether he sees big Will starting at 4. If he does, Harry will be the guy left out to make room for a bigger lineout 6.

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NB 1 hour ago

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Knows the news but not how to predict it JD.

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NB 1 hour ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Thanks Mitch.

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NB 1 hour ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

I don’t know why it’s become so dark but if you’re a poster it’s hardly a fun place to be…

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NB 1 hour ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Good point Miz, they should prob have hired someone for that job.

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NB 1 hour ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Yes the Brums had the fewest changes and the most cohesion. Having said that you would be right to expect a lot lot more from the Tahs and the Reds in particular with the added depth.

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NB 1 hour ago

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Maybe hooker - they’ve not had Aumua all year have they?

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Wayneo 1 hour ago

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Try “Aratipu review report” should give you a better response.

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NB 1 hour ago

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Channel one is a great option - a bit like a lightning quick ruck ball - because it gives the D less time to react Miz. In that instance it enables Feuilai to get one on one with Brett Cameron, and he will win you that battle.

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NB 1 hour ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

They did at first, now they have stopped doing it, I think because defenders were joining in with the countdown🤣

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NB 1 hour ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

Yes I think you can JD.

The % of scrum pens will prob rise during the knockout stages as teams embrace less risk, but at least things are moving in the right direction at last.

I’m surprsed nobody picked up Nicky Smith before Leicester did quite frankly. No way did he deserve to second choice at Ospreys when he was obv good enough to be top dog at another good club…

First full season of senior rugby for Opoku, but he will get better and better.

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Wayneo 1 hour ago

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JW, the NZRU got more than just Covid money, they also got advances on future earnings from WR as follows:

- 2020 NZR received $9.8million from World Rugby and a further >$12 million from their government.

- 2021 NZR received $14.8 million from World Rugby and a further >$15 million from their government.

No, I’m not saying they were trying to extort 30mil out of anybody, it was more a case of trying to force SA to keep the 4 big franchises in Super Rugby and not replace them with the 4 smaller ones.

What they did was release the 'Aratipu' review report to their media as soon as they received confirmation from the NZ Government that they would be receiving +/- 25% of total government bailouts in NZ during the pandemic.

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NB 1 hour ago

The Reds' 'whimpering' exit shows Super Rugby scrums still matter

It may do. Refs tend to be a lot more conservative in Test matches than elsewhere - not the place to experiment!

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I still read the rugby section of the site out of habit because it’s the only sports site in the country gives a rats about rugby but quality content is few and far between there at the moment. Christy is good for some scoops but that’s about it. Geoff, Harry, JD and Ben Pobjie (who writes satirical articles) are worth reading but the quality is down from where it was this time a few years ago.