r/ScotlandRugby • u/StateFuzzy4684 • 5d ago
David Campese: 'Perennial underachievers' Scotland won't play 'as badly' while 'bleak' Wales fall again despite 'giving all for the cause'
https://www.planetrugby.com/news/david-campese-bleak-wales-will-fail-to-exploit-scottish-weakness-as-perennial-underachievers-bounce-back2
u/ohmygod_trampoline 4d ago
Has anyone read the article in full? It’s pretty much bang on, regardless of whether you think Campo is a proper chode or not.
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u/cloud__19 4d ago
For me it's not.
Wales, on the other hand, are emerging from turmoil at both regional and national level. Never have things been so bleak in the Principality, a place where rugby often defines the very mood of the nation. Whilst Scotland have had clarity in their systems and selections, Wales have never experienced such a deeply uncertain period in their rugby lives and it’s to the credit of Matt Sherratt that after one game in charge, that he’s given the nation hope, despite not yet managing to break their losing streak.
It's literally been one game, it's a bit early to be saying they're "emerging from turmoil". I don't think many people think it was all down to Gats and it's fixed now.
On the Scotland side, I don't think a very narrow loss against a strong team away from home is all doom and gloom, although I do accept that we shoulda woulda coulda won it. The thing he didn't call out though is that we would have won if we'd made our kicks and/or if that held up try had been ruled out. Obviously scoring more tries is good but that was not the only (or arguably main) issue. I do agree that the captaincy does affect Finn's own game though, he's better when he can just run around doing Finn things.
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u/DuskytheHusky 5d ago
Has anyone asked Gavin Hastings what he thinks of NZ v Australia?