Six Nations - Where's Cilldoubt

[DTCwordfan]

Forecast from here....

Ireland 28, Italy 12
Scotland 18, France 16
England 26, Wales 10

[ChillDoubt]

Have to say, the surface at Murrayfield looks atrocious.....

[ChillDoubt]

8 minutes in and a bright start by both sides, with Scotland having the better of possession but making little headway. France have the lead from a very early penalty.
France looking a little ominous and almost scored one of their famous breakaway tries but to no avail.
A second easy penalty is converted by France, 0-6.

[ChillDoubt]

France's scrum half Machenaud, inexperienced at this level has his box kick charged down and France are in retreat as Scotland rage forward.
Some dispute over a possible try by Denton....

[DTCwordfan]

well whatever the decision here, what a French mess up.

[ChillDoubt]

Try for Scotland! Not sure how the TMO came to that decision but it stands and Scotland are on their way.
Game on!

[ChillDoubt]

France riposte immediately, already piling forward, they're just short of the Scottish line....

[ChillDoubt]

Pressure results in another easily converted penalty for Les Bleu's, 7-9.

[Zacs-Master]

I've been watching on my ipad with sound off. Took me 3 minutes to realise France were playing in dark blue. What's all that about?

[ChillDoubt]

A great move by the Scots, straight off the training paddock and the wing is in for the score.
Replays show a block on Plisson which would have negated the try but the TMO is not called upon and the score stands.
14-9 with the conversion.

[ChillDoubt]

Commentators say that this is the last game on this pitch as it will become a hybrid shortly, which would explain the nature and stae of it. They don't want to throw any more money at it than they have to!

[DTCwordfan]

They should have asked JK Rowling to make a donation - she was sitting there on the royal bench.

[DTCwordfan]

I suspect the pitch is as it is to slow Les Grenouilles down and put more stress on the kicking game - something that Scotland seem to be better at (not surprisingly).

[ChillDoubt]

The teams emerge for the 2nd half, score remains unchanged since last posted, the game is anyone's.

[DTCwordfan]

Oh dear Scotland - what a boo boo there - ijiut of a pass.

[ChillDoubt]

Oh dear, Scotland are the architects of their own downfall as they throw a miss-pass when it wasn't required, it just needed putting through the numbers.
Huget intercepts and runs the length of the field for the score.

[ChillDoubt]

A Weir pen sees Scotland lead by 1, last 20 now, it's gonna be interesting....

[DTCwordfan]

There goes a French chance...

[ChillDoubt]

It's very scrappy from both sides, not helped by a ref who is struggling to maintain normality at the scrums.
Almost 8 minutes wasted with no play. Criminal.

[ChillDoubt]

Oh no! A pen for France under the Scottish posts and now it's 2 point swing to the French.
Last chance saloon now, one final play.

[ChillDoubt]

I'll await DTC's scores (he's got a system and he knows how to use it!), I believe I may have regained top spot in the AB Rugby Pundit Stakes!