[RWC2023] England vs Samoa (07/10/2023)

[Which Tyler]

The 90's was la decada perdida for Celtic rugby, especially Wales and Ireland.

But most definitely not for Scotland

 

[Tooting Carmen]

But most definitely not for Scotland

Scotland bookended the decade with two Five Nations ***les, but still they had a poor record against England and the SH teams.

 

[AngloScotsHybrid]

Scotland also finished 2nd in the 5 nations in 1993, 1995 and 1996.

 

[Tooting Carmen]

Scotland also finished 2nd in the 5 nations in 1993, 1995 and 1996.

Yeah, notwithstanding the last five years or so, Scotland definitely declined for most of the 21st century, but that doesn't mean they were that special in the 90's either.

 

[Which Tyler]

There's a huge range between not "that special" and "lost"
A "Lost" decade that includes a grand-slam (1 of 3) in what's usually described as "Their greatest year in the modern era", another 5N title (making it 2 of their 14), 3 2nd places, a RWC SF (best ever) and 2 RWC QFs (both lost to NZ), 2 of the top 5 scores ever by Scotland (and both older than the other 3), including the era of their 2nd top try scorer in history is... stretching the definition of "lost" to mean "about the best ever by this country"

They may not have been the best in the world at any point, but it was far from "lost".
Scotland have been playing international rugby for 15 decades; I doubt you'd find more than 1 or 2 where they performed better than the 1990s (actually, there's a challenge - which are all these decades that show their 1990s to have been "lost"?)

 

[Tooting Carmen]

In the early d

There's a huge range between not "that special" and "lost"
A "Lost" decade that includes a grand-slam (1 of 3) in what's usually described as "Their greatest year in the modern era", another 5N title (making it 2 of their 14), 3 2nd places, a RWC SF (best ever) and 2 RWC QFs (both lost to NZ), 2 of the top 5 scores ever by Scotland (and both older than the other 3), including the era of their 2nd top try scorer in history is... stretching the definition of "lost" to mean "about the best ever by this country"

They may not have been the best in the world at any point, but it was far from "lost".
Scotland have been playing international rugby for 15 decades; I doubt you'd find more than 1 or 2 where they performed better than the 1990s (actually, there's a challenge - which are all these decades that show their 1990s to have been "lost"?)

In the early decades of international rugby (1871 until WW1), they were often the strongest side apart from NZ and SA.

 

[Saintjay]

I have great memories of watching the Scotland team of Calder, Hastings and Sole as a kid.

 

[Mrs. Peter Quinn]

**** you vunipola. Useless

 

[Reiser99]

Wrong thread. But true.