Absolutely fantastic video. I love that I've watched this a couple of times just to pick up every piece of information. I don't know whether that makes you a clever and detailed video producer or me lonely. Probably both.
I love this video as a player who has played rugby for years and has also played for a small U16 Scotland i love the support and the knowledge you have
Watched this and the Murray video, liked both and have subscribed. I find the rapid pace captions a bit funny. But when you're actually pointing out stuff in the clip (example, number of defenders vs attackers) it gets a bit annoying having to pause the clip every 1.52 seconds (that's right I made a reference!). So yeah, might get tired of all that pausing. Overall though, good effort.
I know what you mean but it gives you the option to pause, otherwise the vid would be 25 minutes long, and I think we subliminally pick up more than we initially think. Anyway, I hope the lad can sustain these because they are refreshing, not too indulgent, genuine vide-fanzine passion, smart and insightful.
I think you can slow it down Squidge. Your making a lot of effort to put this stuff in and not letting us appreciate it by taking it down too quickly. Maybe freeze frame for a few seconds so that I don't have too.
Ed McGuigan I would agree and have made that comment on a previous vid but have come to the realisation that this is Squidges style. It's like watching Airplane, you can rewatch it today and spot a joke you missed before
Best channel. I dont mind the quick captions, they arnt central to the points you're trying to make, they're like easter eggs that are quite funny if you can be bothered to pause. Keep up the great work :)
Superbly entertaining, thank you very much. I've been trying to get my friend into rugby, who has been enjoying watching Scotland, I'll be showing him this vid.
NIce one Squidge. It has been many a long year with nothing to smile about in Scottish rugby. I watched a lot of rugby in the 80s when we were half decent for a short spell. Great point about Hogg making blockers out of his team mates.
Well done. I like your style. You asked for ideas... it might be interesting to look at various plays that certain teams have developed and brought into the game - the reasons why etc and how those innovations have moved game on. I.e. choke tackle, cross field kick, disruption of the touchdown (try), blocking/holding. Very good keep it up!
Scotland were foolish to dump Cotter so quickly; the improvement under his stewardship was a major turnaround, and Townsend's elevation after just two years coaching at the Pro 14 level smacked of political preference. Their sparkling variety on attack and ruggedness in defence only became possible because of Cotter's emphasis on skills and conditioning, backed up by Scott Johnson at the SRU, which pushed the clubs to drastically improve those areas of the game. With Cotter bumped in favour of Townsend and Johnson now heading back to Australia, it remains to be seen whether the national side or the clubs can continue to build on those improvements, or whether we're likely to see a reversion to more traditional Scottish standard of football.
If Scotland could get another backrow star who is the same caliber as Barclay or Watson to play 8. I think Scotland would have one the strongest if not the strongest backrows interbationally
An amazing review into how Scotland's evolved into what we are now 😊 thank you good sir! I appreciate that creating content of this calibre takes time but could you do a brief post match review of the 6 nations week by week?
Love your videos just found you randomly on TH-cam haha Agree with everything except hogg being the best Scotland has ever had. In recent memory sure, but you go back and Scotland were unstoppable in their day yes the games evolved alot since then but let's not forget the greats that made this sport what it is today 👍 Great to see Scotland contending again six nations and northan rugby needs shaking up a bit more !
Loving your work. Duly subscribed. Might I suggest Finn Russell when you've worn yourself out on Hoggy. Massive talent, solid temperament too. On that note, something on last Saturdays' Calcutta Cup match would be good, if only to substantiate what you've said in this vid. Let's forget the other CC matches, especially the ones in odd years.
Love videos. Chris paterson i agree was less exciting to watch than Hogg, but is more of a legend and his tackle on Ben Foden will be remembered by me for a long time. But yes, Stuart Hogg is SOOOOOO BLOODY AMAZING
If you are looking to do a video on support lines. Look the the way Dave Rennie's glasgow play. The support lines they run are one of the main reasons they are doing so well! Look at the jackson try against Zebre, players are always there on support on breaks. George horne has scored so many of his tries from his support lines
There are similarities with how Scarlets play. Though Scotland fell down away from home when their high risk style without the crowd support backfired badly. Scarlets seem to have the edge in this respect with away victories vs Munster and Leinster last season and Bath this. Leinster thrashed them with a superb display recently. They were never at the races so can't blame their style.
In Australia. Games come on at 12am so recorded and watching the game from last night against South Africa. Sexual Healing indeed😍. Especially from Hogg😛
Tom-Henry Jones They went into the England game as underdogs and there were no real expectations for them to win they always play better when that sort of pressure is off of them (in the autumn their worst game was against Samoa and although they still won it wasn't as convincing as the AB or aus g game). It also helped they had the whole of Murrayfield behind them the whole time against England but crowds don't score tries so there's maybe no substance to that argument
kapes ox Yeah true, I believe home advantage is the key in the 6N, rarely see a team win a Grand Slam with 3 away games (England 2016 an exception). Also what are your views on the abuse of Eddie got this week
Tom-Henry Jones I though it was pretty disgraceful tbh definitely ruined a great weekend when I saw it, there’s just no need. I’ll never claim to be a fan of the guy but no one deserves that. If it turns out they were rugby fans i’d like to see some sort of ban from SRU. unfortunately as rugby gets more popular up here i’m scared it’ll attract more of a football crowd i mean there’s already people trying to start Mexican waves during games. I’m probably being too cynical or maybe it’s my inner old man but it’s a bit annoying when your trying to keep up with what’s going on.
people don't seem to realize that Townsend has had both his Glasgow team AND his Scotland team given to him on a plate! Sean Lineen spent years and years building the Glasgow warriors culture, then built up the team from young talent with the occasional Fijian for flare, lol they made the play offs before Townsend even got there! then Cotter AGAIN! spent a couple years building the squad, took them through a world cup... only to be thrown to the curb for being successful!! im not saying Townsend isnt a good coach! but hes only ever coached someone else's team! he left Glasgow fine.. but they were starting to go down hill right before he left. the new coach has had to almost rebuild the squad after Townsend baby sat them for years
This is some weapons grade bollocks right here. Firstly, he brought through plenty players, players who would be key in what Glasgow were trying to do. He brought Jonny Gray, the best Scottish lock on the roster from the academy and gave him all those starts from age 16, signed Leone Nakarawa, the truly world class talent Glasgow successfully signed and utilised to full potential, and developed him into a player that Racing wanted to buy out of contract and did. He managed Hogg, who developed an ego after his Lions stint. Toonie benched him, brought him back for Zebre where he scored two tries in the first half and Toonie brought him off because he didn't like his attitude, where Hoggy didn't play another game until next season. I mean do you even understand the magnitude of the events that took place, the risks Townsend took in order to check what was the star man for Glasgow and Scotland, who is now thriving and far more controlled and mature for the lessons learned during that stint. It would have been easy to let him go unchecked, risk him going downhill, becoming another prima donna who pissed their talent away and develop a reputation that was not good. But he didn't, he risked losing Hogg to other teams, alienating him potentially, the star man of club and country, and consigned him to sit and think about what he was becoming. The decisions alone there changed Hogg's career. No doubt about it. Imagine Scotland with a Hogg who refused to play, or thought he was better than he is, put himself before the team, underestimated people by overestimating himself? Townsend displayed some world class player management in how he handled that situation, because it would've been easy to take a backseat and not act. He also won the league and don't give me this "other coach's team" bullshit. He's achieved more with the teams his predecessors assembled than they ever did. Lineen never won a title, Glasgow made two playoffs but never looked ready to actually win anything and the gradual rise was no guarantee he would've got the team there. Townsend had them scoring more points than anyone else in the league the next season, losing to Leinster in the semi by 2 points. 2 seasons later they did what no Scottish team has ever done and won the title but the season before it, we were again playing like true contenders, making the first final ever, the season after that, we looked like champions, ready to come of age and under Toonie they did it. He took the team to another level, as he has done with Scotland. Townsend has changed a great many things in the way Scotland play. What has happened? Higher 6N finish than Cotter ever managed, beat Australia in their own backyard using Greig Tonks from 15, then again at Murrayfield by a record margin of victory, again without Stuart Hogg, that's two results that Cotter failed to win in the two attempts he had at it with arguably stronger squads, twice with Hogg. Came 5 points away from beating New Zealand (if not for Kieran Read's illegal slapping of the ball on the tryline, it likely would've been a victory), achieved far better Autumn and Summer test results than Cotter ever did, using squads ravaged by injuries (Darryl Marfo anyone? Brought in from Irish to Edinburgh, didn't do much for Edinburgh, reveals Scottish qualified, selected bizarrely and Townsend has him packing down vs best team in the world, not ideal, yet he actually looked good, what is that if not inspired but also making do with what you have), and beat England, something of greater value than most rugby matches, especially in this Scots' lifetime. I don't doubt Cotter was a great coach and he did what we needed him to do, but relative to him, Townsend has us playing far more exciting rugby, and achieving far more results with the way the team plays.And he's not even a year into the job. That's the kicker. Townsend gets results and he gets them quick. You don't need to take a dogshit team from rags to riches in order to be considered a good coach if you're taking solid foundations and making them even better. He spent 5 years at Glasgow as well, so it wasn't a "pop in", "use and abuse the squad" before fucking off elsewhere. No he stayed, he grew that team, recruited, improved for long enough to warrant taking charge and look how that's gone. Strength to strength. And Dave Rennie or "the new coach" since you're such a clued in fan who knows so much about all this, has barely had to change anything at Glasgow. He's added a lot, but he's got a much larger budget because Townsend got Glasgow in the European knockout stages for the first time in the club's history I might add, which is a sizeable bump in budget, and because the new league setup with the South African money massively increased how much they had to play with. But it's still largely the same players being used. Hell plenty have been reclaimed. Matawalu, Jackson, Grant, Van Der Merwe. Guys who left came back because they like the club so much, that's the impression they left with under Toonie. Glasgow was left in a good place for Rennie. It wasn't perfect but it's still a top team that narrowly missed playoffs but still made it to European knockouts. Hardly a step down from where his predecessor left it. The front row changed a lot but due to players choosing moving on not Toonie leaving them with nothing. The locks largely the same, hooker still strong, back row largely the same, 9 same, 10 same, centres same and back three the same. It's just had additional players added to increase the squad size, which is needed to compete in this era of the league and Europe. But that's something Toonie could never afford to do when he had control. Glasgow has the means to do it now. Rennie should be driving the team even further with all the stuff he has to play around with. I think he has taken Glasgow at a similar level to Townsend, if slightly improved through his emphasis on fitness which has been a real difference maker, but Toonie and Rennie are similar coaches. They worked together down at the Chiefs so they're familiar and they play very similarly. Talk about like Rennie's had a lot to do. He really hasn't because he and Toonie play similar brands of rugby so it's literally just making it his own with tweaks like the emphasis on fitness, using quite a lot of youth all over the squad, and replacing players who moved on or weren't re-signed because of any number of reasons, something Rennie was heavily consulted on, given he'd be coaching the team. TL;DR: STFU You couldn't be more wrong.
Is a video on the all black fullback position possible as they have so many options like Jordie Barrett, Damien McKenzie, Ben Smith, Nehe Milne Skudder etc
Would you be happy to know that I know someone who had a long-term shagathon with Tommy Bowe when he was with the Ospreys? Although I suspect if you live in Swansea, you probably know someone too...
murster100 He does it for reason, going super fast, with pop ups that’ll you definately miss means you’re far more likely to go back and watch the video again and again. Its a really smart way of driving the number of views a video gets.
Yeah....redheads. Jessica Chastain with that voice. With Jake Gyllenhall when I say Kerri Green (from the Goonies presumably). I'd even be tempted by Rhys Patchell at this point.
Hey now. Dan Parks has got 2 wins and a draw to his name vs England. No one in the current Scotland side (bar Barclay) has got more than 1 absolute smashing of England to their name.
Just watched this! Funnily Wales v Scotland this weekend near enough the same result! I'm sure Scotland see themselves as Wales equals but in reality (At the moment, it could all change)it's like a little brother who thinks he should have won all the things his big brother did was never really good enough even with his talents!
Omg I thought I was the only person to be an in the closet in love with Scotland Rugby, when Scotland brought that score back against us in second half I was checking my family tree as my red hair maybe Scottish! No it's not and it's born and bread English! Maybe half Scottish🤔❤️
We may all be hit by Cupid’s arrow, but he was using Tommy’s Bowe.
Jack Holland you should make and seek this at Valentine's day!!! Would make a mint!!!
Jack Holland or thee EL BOW .Well said sir Tommy bowe
Most underrated TH-cam comment ever
"Huw Jones, who has the most Welsh name I've heard since Talupe Faletau..." Brilliant.
Absolutely fantastic video. I love that I've watched this a couple of times just to pick up every piece of information. I don't know whether that makes you a clever and detailed video producer or me lonely. Probably both.
Need to do a video on Scotland vs England.
Huw Jones.
Lewis Duncan little did he know at the time scotland were gonna get better than ever
Lewis Duncan definitely
Luke Dunne little did he know he needs to comment this again.
little did the bee's knee's expect him to come bursting back from a new-years resolution..
Marr Rugby shoutout, 0:59, thats my team. I loved this video and the Murray vid, top class. You're hilarious bro
Sctoland vs England... Huw Jones cutting lines!!!!!
1 thing th english cnt do
What a fantastic vid! Big Scotland fan here. By far the funniest rugby content I've seen on yt. Make loads more!
I love this video as a player who has played rugby for years and has also played for a small U16 Scotland i love the support and the knowledge you have
Watched this and the Murray video, liked both and have subscribed. I find the rapid pace captions a bit funny. But when you're actually pointing out stuff in the clip (example, number of defenders vs attackers) it gets a bit annoying having to pause the clip every 1.52 seconds (that's right I made a reference!). So yeah, might get tired of all that pausing. Overall though, good effort.
Aidan McKeown yup i subbed too
U need more attention
I know what you mean but it gives you the option to pause, otherwise the vid would be 25 minutes long, and I think we subliminally pick up more than we initially think. Anyway, I hope the lad can sustain these because they are refreshing, not too indulgent, genuine vide-fanzine passion, smart and insightful.
I think you can slow it down Squidge. Your making a lot of effort to put this stuff in and not letting us appreciate it by taking it down too quickly. Maybe freeze frame for a few seconds so that I don't have too.
Ed McGuigan I would agree and have made that comment on a previous vid but have come to the realisation that this is Squidges style. It's like watching Airplane, you can rewatch it today and spot a joke you missed before
Best channel. I dont mind the quick captions, they arnt central to the points you're trying to make, they're like easter eggs that are quite funny if you can be bothered to pause.
Keep up the great work :)
They are a great way to increase watch time as you need at least 2 viewings to comprehend it all
Fantastic content, had me laughing the whole way through, whilst being bang on the money with the analysis! Keep it up!
Superbly entertaining, thank you very much. I've been trying to get my friend into rugby, who has been enjoying watching Scotland, I'll be showing him this vid.
At first I was bothered that I could only get a third of the jokes per run-through but now I don't care. Top work. Keep it in your trousers.
'Sloop John B or The Mish'. LMFAO! Great analysis too.
Opening sequence 👌
Finally got round to watching this, wish you'd waited till after the England game, but apart from that, fine effort, many thanks.
That 1 second frame about Big Jim Hamilton was brilliant
Love the videos, please do more on Ireland!! :)
NIce one Squidge. It has been many a long year with nothing to smile about in Scottish rugby. I watched a lot of rugby in the 80s when we were half decent for a short spell. Great point about Hogg making blockers out of his team mates.
Hogg is doing what Andy Irvine used to do years ago, running from deep and running very fast
Brilliant, mate. Absolutely brilliant.
I have got no clue about rugby yet but it looked smart to me.
Great analysis and funny to boot ☺
Well done. I like your style.
You asked for ideas... it might be interesting to look at various plays that certain teams have developed and brought into the game - the reasons why etc and how those innovations have moved game on. I.e. choke tackle, cross field kick, disruption of the touchdown (try), blocking/holding. Very good keep it up!
Scotland were foolish to dump Cotter so quickly; the improvement under his stewardship was a major turnaround, and Townsend's elevation after just two years coaching at the Pro 14 level smacked of political preference. Their sparkling variety on attack and ruggedness in defence only became possible because of Cotter's emphasis on skills and conditioning, backed up by Scott Johnson at the SRU, which pushed the clubs to drastically improve those areas of the game. With Cotter bumped in favour of Townsend and Johnson now heading back to Australia, it remains to be seen whether the national side or the clubs can continue to build on those improvements, or whether we're likely to see a reversion to more traditional Scottish standard of football.
If Scotland could get another backrow star who is the same caliber as Barclay or Watson to play 8. I think Scotland would have one the strongest if not the strongest backrows interbationally
AWFULCOLD MINER Ryan Wilson??
Matt Fagurson is the future. I'm not going to pretend he is as good as this name, but stylistically, similar to Faletau. Was fantastic vs Sarries too
Love the vids man. Keep it up
if you 're high or from canada turn down the play speed this squidge guy flies through it.
very good vids U making bro ! Brings a fresh bit of air on rugby vids on YT ! Cheers from Belgium ("the Belgians") ! Rugbyly Yours
Belgian people like rugby? I thought you were all too busy luring children into cellars with high quality chocolate
An amazing review into how Scotland's evolved into what we are now 😊 thank you good sir! I appreciate that creating content of this calibre takes time but could you do a brief post match review of the 6 nations week by week?
12 months later we still don't know what Scotland will do in a big match😐
Love your videos just found you randomly on TH-cam haha
Agree with everything except hogg being the best Scotland has ever had. In recent memory sure, but you go back and Scotland were unstoppable in their day yes the games evolved alot since then but let's not forget the greats that made this sport what it is today 👍
Great to see Scotland contending again six nations and northan rugby needs shaking up a bit more !
Agreed. However he said best *professional* player.
Good stuff! Any chance of a "Mike Brown's skills breaking down under pressure" video?
I wish the English team had watched this before Saturday 😥
Keep up the good work. New subscriber here
Really enjoy keep uploading @squidgerugby
Loving your work. Duly subscribed. Might I suggest Finn Russell when you've worn yourself out on Hoggy. Massive talent, solid temperament too. On that note, something on last Saturdays' Calcutta Cup match would be good, if only to substantiate what you've said in this vid. Let's forget the other CC matches, especially the ones in odd years.
Love videos. Chris paterson i agree was less exciting to watch than Hogg, but is more of a legend and his tackle on Ben Foden will be remembered by me for a long time. But yes, Stuart Hogg is SOOOOOO BLOODY AMAZING
If you are looking to do a video on support lines. Look the the way Dave Rennie's glasgow play. The support lines they run are one of the main reasons they are doing so well! Look at the jackson try against Zebre, players are always there on support on breaks. George horne has scored so many of his tries from his support lines
So it was Cotter's style that got Glasgow playing so well and not the other way round it seems... :)
Love these vids mate
Didn't expect to hear a Beach Boys reference in a video like this
Loved it, subscribed.
There are similarities with how Scarlets play. Though Scotland fell down away from home when their high risk style without the crowd support backfired badly. Scarlets seem to have the edge in this respect with away victories vs Munster and Leinster last season and Bath this. Leinster thrashed them with a superb display recently. They were never at the races so can't blame their style.
“No Dan Parks” 😂😂
Great videos mate! Can you do one on why exactly is tadgh furlong so good? Why is he regarded as the best tighthead and only 24yo?
In Australia. Games come on at 12am so recorded and watching the game from last night against South Africa.
Sexual Healing indeed😍. Especially from Hogg😛
Fuck man, i just love this channel so much
Great videos mate very well edited and very good knowledge of the game. Why do you think Scots played so well against the English and not the Welsh
Tom-Henry Jones They went into the England game as underdogs and there were no real expectations for them to win they always play better when that sort of pressure is off of them (in the autumn their worst game was against Samoa and although they still won it wasn't as convincing as the AB or aus g game). It also helped they had the whole of Murrayfield behind them the whole time against England but crowds don't score tries so there's maybe no substance to that argument
kapes ox Yeah true, I believe home advantage is the key in the 6N, rarely see a team win a Grand Slam with 3 away games (England 2016 an exception). Also what are your views on the abuse of Eddie got this week
Tom-Henry Jones I though it was pretty disgraceful tbh definitely ruined a great weekend when I saw it, there’s just no need. I’ll never claim to be a fan of the guy but no one deserves that. If it turns out they were rugby fans i’d like to see some sort of ban from SRU. unfortunately as rugby gets more popular up here i’m scared it’ll attract more of a football crowd i mean there’s already people trying to start Mexican waves during games. I’m probably being too cynical or maybe it’s my inner old man but it’s a bit annoying when your trying to keep up with what’s going on.
Mate lose the Henry and except it your name is Tom Jones
You should do sexton vs Barrett... who’s the best 10 in the world, that would be LIT, big fan btw
Great video!
Awesome! Great video
I’m digging your shit m8! Keep up the good work from a new subscriber from NZ
uploaded on my brothers birthday
people don't seem to realize that Townsend has had both his Glasgow team AND his Scotland team given to him on a plate!
Sean Lineen spent years and years building the Glasgow warriors culture, then built up the team from young talent with the occasional Fijian for flare, lol they made the play offs before Townsend even got there!
then Cotter AGAIN! spent a couple years building the squad, took them through a world cup... only to be thrown to the curb for being successful!!
im not saying Townsend isnt a good coach! but hes only ever coached someone else's team! he left Glasgow fine.. but they were starting to go down hill right before he left. the new coach has had to almost rebuild the squad after Townsend baby sat them for years
This is some weapons grade bollocks right here.
Firstly, he brought through plenty players, players who would be key in what Glasgow were trying to do. He brought Jonny Gray, the best Scottish lock on the roster from the academy and gave him all those starts from age 16, signed Leone Nakarawa, the truly world class talent Glasgow successfully signed and utilised to full potential, and developed him into a player that Racing wanted to buy out of contract and did.
He managed Hogg, who developed an ego after his Lions stint. Toonie benched him, brought him back for Zebre where he scored two tries in the first half and Toonie brought him off because he didn't like his attitude, where Hoggy didn't play another game until next season. I mean do you even understand the magnitude of the events that took place, the risks Townsend took in order to check what was the star man for Glasgow and Scotland, who is now thriving and far more controlled and mature for the lessons learned during that stint. It would have been easy to let him go unchecked, risk him going downhill, becoming another prima donna who pissed their talent away and develop a reputation that was not good. But he didn't, he risked losing Hogg to other teams, alienating him potentially, the star man of club and country, and consigned him to sit and think about what he was becoming.
The decisions alone there changed Hogg's career. No doubt about it. Imagine Scotland with a Hogg who refused to play, or thought he was better than he is, put himself before the team, underestimated people by overestimating himself? Townsend displayed some world class player management in how he handled that situation, because it would've been easy to take a backseat and not act.
He also won the league and don't give me this "other coach's team" bullshit. He's achieved more with the teams his predecessors assembled than they ever did. Lineen never won a title, Glasgow made two playoffs but never looked ready to actually win anything and the gradual rise was no guarantee he would've got the team there. Townsend had them scoring more points than anyone else in the league the next season, losing to Leinster in the semi by 2 points. 2 seasons later they did what no Scottish team has ever done and won the title but the season before it, we were again playing like true contenders, making the first final ever, the season after that, we looked like champions, ready to come of age and under Toonie they did it. He took the team to another level, as he has done with Scotland.
Townsend has changed a great many things in the way Scotland play. What has happened? Higher 6N finish than Cotter ever managed, beat Australia in their own backyard using Greig Tonks from 15, then again at Murrayfield by a record margin of victory, again without Stuart Hogg, that's two results that Cotter failed to win in the two attempts he had at it with arguably stronger squads, twice with Hogg.
Came 5 points away from beating New Zealand (if not for Kieran Read's illegal slapping of the ball on the tryline, it likely would've been a victory), achieved far better Autumn and Summer test results than Cotter ever did, using squads ravaged by injuries (Darryl Marfo anyone? Brought in from Irish to Edinburgh, didn't do much for Edinburgh, reveals Scottish qualified, selected bizarrely and Townsend has him packing down vs best team in the world, not ideal, yet he actually looked good, what is that if not inspired but also making do with what you have), and beat England, something of greater value than most rugby matches, especially in this Scots' lifetime. I don't doubt Cotter was a great coach and he did what we needed him to do, but relative to him, Townsend has us playing far more exciting rugby, and achieving far more results with the way the team plays.And he's not even a year into the job. That's the kicker. Townsend gets results and he gets them quick. You don't need to take a dogshit team from rags to riches in order to be considered a good coach if you're taking solid foundations and making them even better. He spent 5 years at Glasgow as well, so it wasn't a "pop in", "use and abuse the squad" before fucking off elsewhere. No he stayed, he grew that team, recruited, improved for long enough to warrant taking charge and look how that's gone. Strength to strength.
And Dave Rennie or "the new coach" since you're such a clued in fan who knows so much about all this, has barely had to change anything at Glasgow. He's added a lot, but he's got a much larger budget because Townsend got Glasgow in the European knockout stages for the first time in the club's history I might add, which is a sizeable bump in budget, and because the new league setup with the South African money massively increased how much they had to play with. But it's still largely the same players being used. Hell plenty have been reclaimed. Matawalu, Jackson, Grant, Van Der Merwe. Guys who left came back because they like the club so much, that's the impression they left with under Toonie.
Glasgow was left in a good place for Rennie. It wasn't perfect but it's still a top team that narrowly missed playoffs but still made it to European knockouts. Hardly a step down from where his predecessor left it. The front row changed a lot but due to players choosing moving on not Toonie leaving them with nothing. The locks largely the same, hooker still strong, back row largely the same, 9 same, 10 same, centres same and back three the same. It's just had additional players added to increase the squad size, which is needed to compete in this era of the league and Europe. But that's something Toonie could never afford to do when he had control. Glasgow has the means to do it now. Rennie should be driving the team even further with all the stuff he has to play around with. I think he has taken Glasgow at a similar level to Townsend, if slightly improved through his emphasis on fitness which has been a real difference maker, but Toonie and Rennie are similar coaches. They worked together down at the Chiefs so they're familiar and they play very similarly.
Talk about like Rennie's had a lot to do. He really hasn't because he and Toonie play similar brands of rugby so it's literally just making it his own with tweaks like the emphasis on fitness, using quite a lot of youth all over the squad, and replacing players who moved on or weren't re-signed because of any number of reasons, something Rennie was heavily consulted on, given he'd be coaching the team.
TL;DR: STFU You couldn't be more wrong.
you seriously need to calm down llama boy
You need to do a video on Scotland vs England hew Jones
Squidge = The Professor from Casa di Papel
There is no doubt Scotland have improved a lot over the years and they are definitely a good side now. We still bet them yesterday though :)
please make more videos¡¡ great stuff, saludos desde mexico
Is a video on the all black fullback position possible as they have so many options like Jordie Barrett, Damien McKenzie, Ben Smith, Nehe Milne Skudder etc
Would you be happy to know that I know someone who had a long-term shagathon with Tommy Bowe when he was with the Ospreys?
Although I suspect if you live in Swansea, you probably know someone too...
You funny man, can't wait to hear about Scotland england
I would love to hear about the support lines theory! Make it happen dude. :)
I'm a massive fan of these videos but would love more detailed videos, longer and focused on a more specific are if the game!
Man I like your videos, but slow down just a LITTLE bit. It'll make them easier to enjoy, at least for me.
murster100 He does it for reason, going super fast, with pop ups that’ll you definately miss means you’re far more likely to go back and watch the video again and again. Its a really smart way of driving the number of views a video gets.
Could you do video on england 9s
Wigglesworth
Youngs
Care
Robson etc
Or potential england 9s
😂😂😂😂😂 the end was really 👏
This hasn’t aged well
Great video
Please make a video at what makes a back row good at getting turnovers
They nearly beat well drawer with England
keep making great videos
Hahahaha....just lookin at normal things 😆👏🏻👏🏻
You specialise in interesting intros
I've watched rugby all my life and I thought I understood it, I've now watched half a dozen of these videos and I realise I know nothing...
Yeah....redheads. Jessica Chastain with that voice. With Jake Gyllenhall when I say Kerri Green (from the Goonies presumably). I'd even be tempted by Rhys Patchell at this point.
How long does it take for you to think up all the comic references? I love it!
Looking forward to more. Maybe focus on how national teams are signing foreign players like they are clubs.
National teams can't go out and "sign" foreign players. They can select naturalised players
No dan parks. perfect
Admiral Macbar still get nightmares aboult Dan park in a rugby shirt
Hey now. Dan Parks has got 2 wins and a draw to his name vs England. No one in the current Scotland side (bar Barclay) has got more than 1 absolute smashing of England to their name.
Anyone here after the England Scotland game?
looking forward to more, great work, you could slow down the delivery a bit for people with normal cognitive speeds to keep up
Liam Watson I watch on 0.75x speed to keep up
« Beyond facing the battle for the wooden spoon? » how are the wheels on that chariot feeling mate? 🏴
4:23 jonny gray name spelt wrong
That’s the Ali Price”you have to pay for selecting him
thats the greatest thing I've ever seen
This man deserves to be a millionaire
Are you one of the guys from the eggchasers podcast ?
I identify as a Carrot..
Just watched this! Funnily Wales v Scotland this weekend near enough the same result! I'm sure Scotland see themselves as Wales equals but in reality (At the moment, it could all change)it's like a little brother who thinks he should have won all the things his big brother did was never really good enough even with his talents!
Do a video on englands unbeaten run pls
How about Wales/Scarlets sexy?
Pattersons a better all-round player as he knew were he needed to be in defence
wish this was made after england game....
Omg I thought I was the only person to be an in the closet in love with Scotland Rugby, when Scotland brought that score back against us in second half I was checking my family tree as my red hair maybe Scottish! No it's not and it's born and bread English! Maybe half Scottish🤔❤️
there is still something missing in this Scotland team and I can't put my finger on it.
ky ski Billy Mcvunipola
Very good
goood shit man!!
You should do the Americans one, what they need to do to become a big deal? 🤔
Scotland a genuine contender for the world cup?
Can you do wales!!!
Do one on Glasgow warriors