Brilliant performance from Scotland

Epic win for Scotland and fantastic performance from Duhan Van Der Merwe, thank you for covering Max.

you are like a slower squidge (which I mean as a great compliment) such a good and detailed analysis. thank you so much for this clear explanation of tactical rugby, thumbs up!

We need to get this dude up in the rugby analysis algorithm. Certainly above that fucking melt Squidge.

Now only if we had beaten France then we could have set up an interesting final match day

It's not like this is a new thing. Scotland have been beating England for some time now.

The difference between Wales and England, Wales are genuinely building with youth, and Gatlands already told us is plan and not to expect miracles, that England team are still chocked with caps.

Good analysis - minor quibble at 2:27 you have Jones labelled as Tuipulotu - actually Lawrence was bashing Sione out of the defensive line at this point - an obstruction similar to the one scotland got pinged for later in the game - the ball was yards behind Lawrence so it hard to pretend he is a decoy

I think that when Fin Smith missed the conversion after the try that kind of sealed the game.

Good to see actual footage from the game - I'm sure it makes your job easier. It seems the "fair use" rules for Six Nations is far more sensible than those for the World Cup. It'd be interesting to see how it compares for the Rugby Championship.

As a frustrated Englander I found your analysis carefully crafted , Spot On The passing of the ball , un-organised positioning , lead to England's demise. !

Quick Question. About the French vs Italy draw (what a game), do you think the last penalty should’ve been taken again? Thanks

I wouldn't call it humiliated or use the word "humbled". Scotland have better players and played better. They also have a good coach. They deserved to win.

Love your vids boyo

Hi , i enjoy your analysis thanks, just wondering about your use of the word 'jackle' is that a thing? Or just a slip if the tongue. Cheers bro.

I don’t think Eddie jones and Farrell are vindicated. On the contrary they contributed to the staleness and the fear of making mistakes that has plagued England.

The best winger since Shane Williams helped a lot . A very lot. A lotra lorra tries.

Excellent analysis. Congratulations to Scotland, they're making a habit of beating England. Putting things in perspective, we should remember that Italy were within a whisker of beating England who are probably only slightly better the Italians. There's a decent chance that the young Welsh team will finish 4th.

Why is England so bad when they have way more people than Ireland, Scotland and Wales combined....

England have a policy in place that blocks the coach from selecting the best players. They also have a coach in place that doesn’t pick the best of what’s left. It’s no surprise England are way off where they should be.

Dull, turgid, formulaic and lacking aggression. Good to see new blood like Feyi-Waboso coming along; hopefully they can brighten up this woefully-dull England.

Quality vid

That's not a humiliation. Now losing to France 10-53 last year - that was a propah humiliation

The lineout stats are wrong: England lost a lineout on their own throw in the second half.

Lets give them time .. i (irish) want england on their game .. i want northern hemisphere to dominate rugby over the next 20 years ...ireland finally competitive.. france will be back, wales have zero quit and a really young squad , scotland the best they have been in 2 generations. England need to be pushing to top 3 in the world at all times.

For me it was a tale of mysterious unforced errors that killed England’s momentum. Scotland could handle the ball so it wasn’t the conditions. England did show a formidable rush defence in the first 10 minutes and scored from a proper phase play, not just a lucky interception. I hate to say it but I think England choked.

Cool breakdown but did I hear you say Jones is the world's best centre?

Very good as usual, Max, thank you for providing the details around space which are hard to pick up in real time and with camera angles that seem to provide emotional rather than tactical information. Whilst I thought it was accurate for Borthwick to point out the disparity of experience in the two teams, it is somewhat disingenuous as this is a matter of choice for the head coach, and it came very close to biggest "no, no" in rugby, which is making excuses after a defeat. I am perhaps being a touch harsh, as he talks in such a monotonous voice that he must hold to truth and decency to gain respect, he has no sense of fun: if a pragmatist is making excuses it feels closer to lying, than someone happy to discuss nuance within a bigger picture. I think that you are a wee bit harsh on Russell for the first try, as the positioning of the Scottish scrum half was awry. Scotland's loss against France has somewhat spoilt a potential "final" against Ireland, which Ireland would cruise, but it would have been fun. Scotland's problem, as ever, is a lack of depth in the tight forwards, particularly the front row, and we don't appear to have much talent bubbling under the surface. I have enjoyed the progression of this team, and whilst they haven't made a serious dent in tournaments, they have provided so many great moments that I am grateful.

England have not won the calcata cup for close to 8 years?

We didn't "humble" England, we beat them in a game of rugby. Get a grip!

I’m English but that is the worst performance I have seen in a long time from England

I thought promising for England. Handling errors and rushed passes can be fixed. England on an improvement path ehich was nit the case over last few years

Considering where England were last year, I wouldnt consider this a humiliation. Scotland are the 2nd best team in this tournament, and were at home.

You were going OK till you said Jones was the best centre in the world

England still building, maybe we'll win next year. I hope England can pull something out against Ireland and give the tournament some excitement, would love to see Scotland win the whole thing.

Scotland have had a settled team for atleast 4 years. Englands midfield have had 2 sessions and it showed. England also on 3rd ond 4th choice 9 & 10. Also england looseing players in france, farrell , willis & marchant probably make any teams 23.

Its truly a wonder to see how quickly england went from pool D elite to struggling against scotland...surely thats just coincidental 🤔

When you consider that all three VDM tries were scored from England mistakes, and the phenomenal kicking ability of Finn Russell...........well you could say that Scotland beat England with only two players. Which only leads me in one direction. BORTHWICK. I've played the game myself, at full-back, and if you give a winger the chance to run directly for the 22 then he'll take it. As England did. If they play like this against Ireland, well quite frankly, I'd rather NOT watch the game!! The rot MUST be stopped before it really sets in, otherwise England start dropping down the world rankings and any future RWC's become a matter of conjecture.

Van De Merwe and Russell are tearing England apart..😂😂😂

As a nation they have an identity issue as some say they are english whilst others say they are British

England vs Scotland 7 years of pain for England only 1 victory for England Vs Scotland in 7 years 😂😂😂😂😂

All hail Biltong Bravebok-McMerwe-Haggis

Just so! but when it comes to the more important world cup, they do much better than the other UK teams.

Van De Merwe that great Scottish import .... Did he have a great great Aunty that once watched Braveheart , Thereby ensuring qualification or something 🤣

Finn Russell's game management was excellent this week. Doesn't fit the narrative so predictably absent from the analysis

Why shouldnt Scotland beat England ?

Yeah we gubbed them lol.

Your 1896 comment is not correct! I remember watching Scotland beating England four times in a row 1970-72, captained by Peter Brown.

Mean vid g up the Irish hope we smash EngLLLLand lol that 4 L’s for every Scotland one suck on that most boring 6N team shot for exposing them bro

England's handling was very poor. As a result I could not see England winning.

Schoolboy errors, schoolboy rugby from England.

They should never have got rid of Eddie Jones. When Japan smack the English side at the next World Cup then you’ll see.

I don't think you need to be a genius to beat England. They play predictable, slow rugby.

Humiliation is a bit strong. They weren't that bad.

England got beat get over it

Jmo, but I preferred your channel when you just analyzed the game and weren't doing the screen meme stuff and jokes ala Squidge, that gets on my nerves and is why I stopped watching him after a while. Of course, other people may like it.

But van der Merwe is SOUTH AFRICAN ❤🇿🇦 and it took a SA to help Scotland to win......isn't he born from country that was sooooooo hated in the WC 🤔

THE BOKS PLAYED THE PISS OUT OF ENGLAND LAST YEAR. THEYVE NEVER RECOVERED

One team attacked, the other stood back and waited for mistakes. Without the SA winger what do Scotland offer…….very little.

Awful England selection against the Anglo Bok Scotch.

Lol how were England humbled? Don't try and make it out to be something it wasn't fool.

South African is not Scottish.

How many of the Scottish players are - er Scottish? And England also. Some England teams look half African/pacific.. What is the point in having national teams if half or more of the players are foreign? They might as well just call the teams The English Barbarians, the Scottish Barbarians and so on…?

Scotland got help from apartheid South Africa

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