So how did Scotland retain the Calcutta Cup? | England 38 - 38 Scotland | The Squidge Report
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- The highest scoring draw in international rugby history, the biggest comeback the Six Nations has ever seen, and eleven of the best tries you could ask for. So, what the hell went on at Twickenham?
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"If in doubt blame Stuart Lancaster" - I spat my tea at that point
Its was Sunday morning here in Fiji and that game made me miss church. The best game I have ever watched.
Finn Russell can be my adopted dad
He'd be the father of the year then leave you an orphan for a year.
Can we get a stand-alone Hamish Watson appreciation video at some point 💙
owen gwynne Yes!!!
Integral to how Scotland play, we're a much better team with him.
literally the human bulldozer
he gets me more excited than hogg & finn together.
I love Hamish Watson. He's our man-tank. I always feel better when I see him on the team sheet
I think Scots supporters should genuinely get excited. That was nearly your third team very VERY nearly pulling off the greatest 6N comeback ever. Your starters are going to have to play out of their skins now. Maybe worth a cheeky fiver on them pulling a shock and getting to at least the semi finals of the WC?.
I'm Welsh but I shouted more during your match than ours
That’s a big maybe lol, we’ve still got a tonne of underlying issues, but who knows
Scotland are genuinely a team who could beat New Zealand in the Quarters then go out to Australia in the semis. (I'm not saying it's likely for Australia to get to the semis it's just an example), they could also lose to Japan in the group. High ceiling low floor. If the right players are in form and the spine of team is fit then we'll be dangerous at the world cup, hopefully
They won one game this six nations...
@@dom69foco yeah they were shit for much of the tournament, but they were also competitive in much of it as well with a long list of injuries. Repeating their record in the tournament doesn't disprove what I've said
Dom like the OP said, soooo many players are injured and is not a best XV by any means. Don’t feel so hurt about losing that lead 🤣
Will we be getting a similar series for the World Cup? I’ve ABSOLUTELY fallen in love with rugby through your videos. I knew I liked it but I have gotten to grips with t through you!
That game was Finn Russell (and Scotland) all over in a nutshell really. Rubbish one moment, utterly brilliant the next. Think Scotland just came out with a 'nothing to lose' mentality in the second half and that's what allowed Russell to play with real freedom, could easily have been a repeat of the 2017 game but Russell's execution in the second half was flawless
It is even more remarkable considering the MASH unit the Scotland team was.
@@jessran70 definitely, imagine if he'd had Hogg, Kinghorn & Jones in that backline? Scotland have the pieces of a really good team, hope they can get it all together for the World cup and produce a big performance (I'm English btw)
@@fraserposford144 i reckon it would of been a very good day if they had those boys in especially with the defence huw jones bring sin compared to nick. still what an amazing day
We're the new France.
When was he rubbish? He missed one kick to touch and that's about it, the first half capitulation wasn't his fault.
Thanks for not bullying England too much
You’re kinda bottlers
The rest of the rugby world does that enough
Farrell’s face at 1:02 sums it up
Finn Russell is currently in the top 3-4 fly Half's in the world. With fit first team Scotland legitimately have one of the best 10s, one of the best 15s, one of the best 7s, one of the best 2s and one of the best 13s in the world
got quite a few, one of the bests in that team ... from that display mate you aint wrong ,actually a couple of them have just smashed their way into contention .
Wow my ABs got a big task this year ... northern hemisphere aint playing round this year .
@Tom Hall I think he's underrated in that area, but I agree he's not as good as he could he and he's made some notable mistakes but God knows he's better than Nick Grigg
@@petergeddes6652 I pray that we don't see Nick Grigg in the world cup.. I pray
Huw Jones had the best tackle/misstackle ratio as an outside centre last year. One bad game against Wales and now everyone thinks he’s a poor defender
@@petergeddes6652 Grigg is one of Scotland's (and Glasgow's) best tacklers, the thing about this game is he and Johnson were playing rush defence while the rest of the line stood off creating big dog-legs for the English to exploit. Annoying thing about this tournament is that he has a set of wheels on him as well but he never got to show off how fast he is.
A squidge upload during exam season? The best stress relief there is
It's not exam season til May 😂😂
@@adamdickinson2894 its midterms at my uni atm
As a mixed race Anglo-Malawian I have to say this is my favourite video you've done so far. Thank you!
Sat in a Scottish student pub as an English man , feeling my soul ripped out every time they scored a bloody interception. And then loudly singing Swing Low with a fellow country and feeling so glad it was a draw. The most stressful rugby match and possible most stressful sporting event I have ever watched.
OUR GAME - SPOT ON. Great review as always.
Never have I clicked faster
'....that analysis was simple' against a picture of Johnno - priceless.
Why is Finnsanity the best nickname ever
Watching Saturday's Six Nations games with my Dad was one the most fun times I could ever have. Moments like that are what Rugby is for. Plus he's Welsh. So is very happy.
This is your best work by far Squidge. You always drew me in with the pace of things but here we get some real analysis too. Utterly, shockingly brilliant work mate, châpeau.
Really agree with just about all the points you went over in this video, but I do think Ali Price deserved more credit for the Scottish performance, he's a much more dynamic 9 than good old Greig, which I reckon really helped us get the momentum we needed. In the lead up to the second Scottish try, Price ran a great supporting line which kept the ball moving and then because he was so close to the action was able to quickly recycle and send it wide for the score. And then he did it again with the chip and offload in the lead up to the third try ( that you admittedly mentioned). Anyway my point being Greig is a great player but without Ali we might not have got the momentum behind us in the first place.
Amen. Could Greeg have played that chip and chase? And how impressive was Price's balance to keep his feet after making the catch and turning right.
@Tom Hall george horne is the future. Unbelievable talent.. wish townsend had taken a punt on him this 6 nations..
@Tom Hall no he wasn't dire. You just don't watch at all do you? Price saved a try with a brilliant bit of cover defense. He made one poor pass in 1st half. He also kept the tempo high which if you watch Bradbury try and Johnson you can see clearly had an impact. England were done 50 minutes in.
@@beno8983 to be fair he was injured.
As ever, a brilliant and funny analysis. Keep them coming!
1:03 When you realize you aint the captain anymore
I love your videos, they're the perfect confluence of real in depth analysis and humour. I keep having to pause to read the text! Please never stop making these.
Haunted onion! That is a touch of genius... Well done that man
It was without doubt the best game of tournament, and probably one of the best I’ve watched .
your channel is so good mate, i'm learning all the time
Pacing of your jokes and speech is great here!
Really enjoyed the video
For anyone not Scottish watching this game, just imagine it: A loss of hope, utter sorrow, complete depression. Then turned into slight hope, a small smile, a rising heart beat, almost shitting yourself, having a heart attack, and then a content depression, but with a silver lining. Being Scottish and a rugby fan takes years off your life, but hey, at least I'm not French.
Being an England fan isn't great either, the team seems to have a habit of playing like the best team in the world in the first half, getting everyone's hopes up, then playing like absolute shit in the second
@@williampenney8306 Yep... I wonder if we can sort it out before the WC :/
Think squidge is the only person i actually cant wait to watch when i see hes uploaded, videos are so funny and interesting. And ive learned alot more about rugby in the last 6 or 7 months if watching his videos
As an England fan, I knew it was trouble once we went up ahaha
Yeah... I was eerily worried at 31-7 at HT... it should've been in the bag but something didn't feel right.
What a game though.
Brilliant. Many thanks for making it.
this is a brilliant video. THANK YOU!
as always, so really well done. "capitulate with the best of them" awesome
As an ardent England supporter, it was horrible to watch our implosion in the second half and I nearly turned the TV off after Johnson’s try.
Looking back, I wish I could have watched this game as a neutral supporter to fully enjoy it. At the time I was so frustrated with England’s second half performance that I didn’t appreciate Scotland’s fantastic attacking play one bit.
After England’s performances against Ireland and France, I was filled with hope and glee that, after our horrific showing last year, finally we are living up to our potential and we genuinely looked like world beaters.
Winning a RWC requires winning seven games on the bounce, against (theoretically) increasingly difficult competition. Based on recent evidence, there is not a chance in hell we will be able to maintain that level of consistency for 7 games in a row in a relatively short period of time.
This is why I think Wales are genuine contenders. Although they didn’t put in the prettiest performances, they won every game by doing the basics right and just playing well as a unit. I don’t think a NZ v Wales final is unrealistic.
Does anyone have any thoughts on what the hell is going on with England? I feel like we are becoming the New France
I wouldn't be too disheartened, we still finished second and scored the most tries in the tournament. There are a lot of positives and I feel like this is our best team for a long time, as long as Eddie Jones doesn't make too many rampant changes. I think a captain change is in order, Farrell just doesn't have the experience. I'm still looking forward to our chances in the WC, I'm just a little more nervous after that embarrassing draw to Scotland...
imo i think we thought we had the game sewn up at half time so switch tactics to the BS kicking ball away for territory. if you watch the game again we ran the ball every time in our own 22 in the first half then in the second reverted too the welsh tactics of kicking, this compounded by the fact scotland came out with some fire in their bellies and scored a early try, if you look on minute 48 farrell kicks the ball away on half way when we looked good to play attacking running rugby! that kick alone tells me we switched tactics as if eddie thinks we are going to need it come the WC ffs! but props too scotland they capitalised and put us under pressure and we cracked but by that time eddie had took off our big ball carriers in the front row and put the likes of dan cole on ( attacking rugby is definitely off the table) and with his hesitation to sub the half backs that had lost control we suffered a collapse
Great video. Great game. Great final clip 😂 wee Darcy
I knew you were going to do a video on this one, I couldn't wait for it!
Excellent video. Especially the highlight on what a game of rugby it was! I sat down expecting to see some fancy rugby from England scoring with their whole arsenal and team (and they started as I expected). Ended up jumping up and down screaming for Scotland to hold them out! What a finish this year. Wales #2 seed ayooo World Cup Time for Gatts!
Can't believe we left the pub after 20 mins. Thought the weekend had peaked after the first two games. Incredibly this video almost as good!
Watching this on calcutta cup eve buzzing....
Best one in awhile mate, all
Heart especially the Malawi piece.
PS Finn and Ali are my 2 favorite 6 nations halfback
Been looking forward to this video since the match finished! Finntastic!
Was watching it and gave up at half time. Went done something else. Switched it back on ten mins to go to see how bad it had gotten. There was a lot of shouting at TV there after 🤣
I accidentally smacked my head off the wall and got concussed as i howled with laughter at Keith Earls being described as a haunted onion 😂😂
I can confirm that hand slapping game was definitely not just in your school!
Keith Earls = Haunted Onion.
Some Perspective is needed. Townsend came into this tournament with the best win% of any Scotland head coach of the pro era by some distance. We've had 9 first choice as well as several 2nd and 3rd choice players missing. Despite all this we only lost to Wales and Ireland by 7 and 9 points and drew with England away. Townsend did alright in the circumstances. I think we're on the right track
BW1994 Yes, but the game against France was abysmal, the last 20 against Italy was very sloppy, the first halves against Ireland and Wales were naive and the first against England bordered on the disastrous.
That second half at Twickenham was pretty much down to Finn playing for the first time this campaign with some real freedom and employing clever game management.
For me, even allowing for a terrible injury list, Scotland are playing the same ‘hot and cold’ rugby that Glasgow were playing in Townsend’s last two seasons there.
Also, Scotland’s win percentage has gone down from 64% in 2017 under Big Vern to 58% in 2018 and now only having won one game in 2019 so far, albeit there is some mitigation in who we’ve played and who has been available for selection.
Never have i ever needed a squidge Report more than this
Arrr it still hurt so much. You have no idea as a Scotland supporter for decades, how many matches we have been so close to winning but let slip. We would have so many more records/achievements if we could just close out a tight finish. Still, nice to see the attack we all know the lads are capable of. Still need a bit of time for the front row, and need to increase our kicking for the WC (if laidlaw had got his late kick we would have still won). Pray no more injury's, and for Townsend to let the guys play as they want to. WHEY THE JOCKS!!!
So excited for the world cup. I will definitely be supporting scotland if England choke. Much Love from Eng
Hopefully the fact we only drew means we'll focus on the first half more (We as in the Scotland Squad). We could go far in the World Cup if we play like this. #itscominghome 🏴😂
Finally, been waiting on this video since the match ended
I've been waiting for this!
When this game finished I just thought "I can't wait to hear what Squidge has to say about this"
That was the best game that I've ever seen. Pure entertainment and a shit-ton of drama!
Great video for a great match
I’ve been waiting for ever for this video
Yup that's it "dans le year du last" XD spot on, love it my friend british ^^
Do a video on John Barclay and why the Scarlets, and to an extent, Scotland have regressed, especially at the breakdown, this year. Loved your video on Warburton. Really allowed me to understand the breakdown better. Really big Scotland fan and think Barclay has been as big of loss to us as Huw Jones and Hogg so would love to hear your analysis.
On the plus side, Ritchie stepped up massively in the tournament. Our issue (and this has been an issue even last year) was that in 2018 we had one of the lowest number of tackles in the tournament, and yet 3 of our players were in the top 5 individual tacklers. John Barclay, Hamish Watson and Jonny Gray. Only Gray played against Ireland and France, and even then it seems like we’ve been found out in defence
I’ve been waiting for this 😍
The Tuilagi swinging arm to the head was a horrible tackle missed yet again by all officials.
Yep that was a straight red card. Owen "no arms tackle" Farrell should've gotten a yellow card.
Poor Sam Johnston. Had a stormer of a game and somehow finished the game unscathed after being nearly being beheaded
@@leahthomson821 *Johnson
We have a Johnson and a Johnstone (both centres), but no Johnston's here.
Llama Of Vinter Sorry! Didn’t realise there was a “t” in there!
What an unreal video loved it
Credit to both teams for possibly the greatest rugby match ever fantastic
What a game that was!
Years of playing the hand slap game with daddy Faz. Brilliant can actually imagine it and daddy Faz never allowing baby Faz to win.
As an embarrassed English fan, thanks for going easy on us, scotland deserved so much credit for how they played
I think England deserve credit for that steamroll of a first half, but we deserve just as much discredit for letting Scotland run around, over and through us in the second half!
I’ve been waiting for this video since the full time whistle. I’m also waiting to see what batshit crazy performance we pull out the bag for Japan
'Keith Earls looking like a haunted onion' is my favourite quote of yours
Try 1998 Springboks v All Blacks?
Absolutely the greatest comeback game of all Rugby super powers. At the time mind you!😊👍🏻
beautiful video
As ever great analysis. Been meaning to ask for a year or so, how do other's read all the asides and captions? I stop and start on the first run then watch the whole thing again without stopping. What do other people do?
My friend suggested Scotland should have just let Nowell score in the corner and forced Ford to take a tricky angle...
Pool C at the World Cup is going be nerve-shattering. French fan here....We could easily get knocked out. But then again the French team is usually at their best when nothing is expected of them so who knows! I think I'm nervous already.
You are brilliant!
I am an SA fan but every time Scotland scored against England I cried a wee bit
Haha likewise bru! The game came on after load shedding and
Similar pass to Finn's in this year's match between Spain & Romania by Romania's 10 (Daniel Plai). Give the REC some attention, guys...
Great video
Fantastic game to bring an end to a championship filled with games not even a third as exciting as this
Yo Squidge. You may cover this in your wales video anyway, but i'd be really interested to hear your thoughts on how it is that Wales often seem to "struggle" against lower ranked teams (as in, they don't hammer Italy like Ireland or England), yet then go on to win against teams that DO hammer on the likes of Italy. It feels like their game drops dramatically in quality with lower ranked teams, then similarly goes through the roof when they play a top team. Arguably this then also gives them that perpetual 'underdog' feel. It never looks like they'll will win a tournament, so when they then go and do it it feels so so sweet. Cymru am byth!
Been waiting for this for so fuckinggggg long, I’m welsh and I love how Scotland were able to do this 😍😍
I was there and I was mental when Ford scored literally one of the best games I have ever seen even though we drew
Love the vids
I am so proud of scotland, shame they didn't win, but as a Welsh man, AWJ I am thrilled! What a day!
Oh hey it’s me again for my half annual checkup had anyone no
That’s Ali price👏👏
Celebrating a draw at HOME, shows where this team is mentally right now.
I think there is a complacency issue in English rugby. The top guys know they'll be picked tomorrow even if they have a bad game here and there because they're naturally seen as the best there is. If England selections were more like Gatland's model which rewards hard work and dedication as much as talent, then those top guys would know there's never a time, ever to be slack.
YEE HAW IN THE LAST YEAR FOLKS 🤠, I fucking love this channel
What a great channel
That's Ali Price!
A Barrett-Russell match would be unbelievable to watch. Two absolute maniacs who refuse to play by the book
Barrett has the physical advantages but I think Russell is the more skillful and ultimately better 10 tbh.
They had one in 2017 AIs. It was a brilliant game.
beautiful man x
as an English fan, i was thining 30 minutes in that England were going to put 80 on Scotland and the Scottish fans were thinking the same and preparing to leave. I was also celebrating so much with that Ford try. it was sucha relief
“A face like a haunted onion” 😂
'me oh my oh no boy!' only just got that reference
One of the best comebacks ever
Eddie Jones has the worst half time talks in history
That second half was mental to watch, so happy I was there to see it.
A Person apparently he told England to play it tight, basically just to see out the game. Instead though they ignored him and tried to continue with the attacking play that they had in the first half
This is likely to be game of the year??
Even with WC to come, it was.. special!
How Italy threw the France game?
Just a suggestion.
Couldn’t convert territory into points
@@saoirsedeltufo7436 Also not helped by a referee who refused to properly punish repeated infringements in the red zone.
Gordon Struth agreed
missed far too many kicks, did not get the tries when had the opportunity either.
13 missed two tries for Italy. Once denied by the post protector, another knocked mid dive. That's how they lost
I'm a Scotland fan and the first part of the second half I went out to play rugby the came in and thought "Since when were Scotland 14-31" This was like the 46th minute.
@squidgerugby you are one funny human!
Nick grigg - 'an angry doughnut made of muscle' 😂😂😂😂😂
Was in a pub in Leith (Scotland) and being 31-7 at half time I didn't give a fuck about the second half. It was the usual Scottish nonsense all heart no product. Second half was the best thing I've ever seen in a pub. The swell of confidence overcoming nihilistic pessimism that us Scots often procure...All to be taken away in the final moments with the usual stereotypical Scottish nonsense we've often been labelled with...Still the best game without a crowd ive ever seen! 👀
Do video about how Italy improved massively and how close they were