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<blockquote data-quote="retired9" data-source="post: 1153079" data-attributes="member: 79608"><p>To take a tangent for a moment.....</p><p></p><p>What do we think Scotlands biggest limitations are? I am a fan of Townsend, he is an incredibly astute coach, clever tactically and very understated about it in front of the press. He has had to learn and evolve a lot from the beginning, mistakes were made, players weren't up to the level he needed for his style but, now it seems to be coming together.</p><p></p><p>Our player pool is small, we know that and it's resulted in the residency players getting a shout (which I have no issue with at all). Is it just down to the SRU being incompetent as they have been for decades? Not serious enough about the sport?</p><p></p><p>For a country of our size with 2 pro teams, I suppose we are probably currently punching a bit above our weight really. Ireland, Wales and NZ all have more clubs and more players behind them so to be 5/6th in the world is pretty respectable in many ways. </p><p></p><p>From a proffesional sport point of view, I'd love to know how we can push on, obviously beating and even knocking out Ireland on Saturday would rattle many cages....</p><p></p><p>Would be nice to go into the 2024 6N with a bit of evidence that we are capable of winning it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="retired9, post: 1153079, member: 79608"] To take a tangent for a moment..... What do we think Scotlands biggest limitations are? I am a fan of Townsend, he is an incredibly astute coach, clever tactically and very understated about it in front of the press. He has had to learn and evolve a lot from the beginning, mistakes were made, players weren't up to the level he needed for his style but, now it seems to be coming together. Our player pool is small, we know that and it's resulted in the residency players getting a shout (which I have no issue with at all). Is it just down to the SRU being incompetent as they have been for decades? Not serious enough about the sport? For a country of our size with 2 pro teams, I suppose we are probably currently punching a bit above our weight really. Ireland, Wales and NZ all have more clubs and more players behind them so to be 5/6th in the world is pretty respectable in many ways. From a proffesional sport point of view, I'd love to know how we can push on, obviously beating and even knocking out Ireland on Saturday would rattle many cages.... Would be nice to go into the 2024 6N with a bit of evidence that we are capable of winning it! [/QUOTE]
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