Rugby - 1990 - Scotland v England - Highlights

Prematch preparation

[@Thomasuki267]

One of the greatest games ever. And has there ever been a better announcer in any sport than Bill McLaren?

[@34hedgehog]

No.

[@xpat73]

I am English, but people forget that of this Scotland starting XV, eight had been selected for the Lions tour of Australia in the summer of 1989, and in fact 6 of them had started at least one test match v the Aussies. They were a good team full of high class players.

[@connormoran-smith1108]

xpat73 I'm Scottish and they were a very good team so thank you

[@YARROWS9]

Yeah mate.It was a bit of a fluke that all those World class players were together,at that time.Plus.This was a very good English side.Finley Calder(The winning British Lions Captain against Australia) was immense in this game.

[@potkettle8185]

england arrived, thinking they had won it, but left realising the other team, Scotland had won it!

[@crickleworm]

RIP Bill. Flower of Scotland - we'll never see your like again.

[@xpat73]

I'm English but this game was a classic....nobody gave Scotland a chance really. England had slaughtered every team by wide margins including an absolute thrashing of France in Paris...which believe me, in those days was unhread of as France had alot of great players. Fair play to the Jocks...they deserved to win and had some great players.

[@johnmeechan4976]

xpat73 jocks sonny?

[@Akamoke2021]

I remember watching the match and when the Scottish anthem came on, I thought that was like a 7 point headstart :). Great game

[@harryw21]

Bill McLaren, you will live forever in our ears.

[@7zzzzzzz]

@ finging1 I was probably right behind you at the clock end. Everything big Gav say about the crowd is exactly as I remember it and almost word for word how I still tell it today. And as dear Bill McLaren might have said I was dancing in the streets of Edinburgh that night.

[@alexodonnell6191]

Good-natured booing ???? I still get goosebumps watching David Sole's gladiatoral walk as he leads Scotland out and that singing of Flower of Scotland ALWAYS makes my eyes well up

[@budwhite1]

As an England fan i can say that Scotland should have won more than they did back then. They could have won more GSs and they should and could have beaten the ABs in New Zealand. The Hastings brothers, Calder, Jeffrey, Sole, Cronin, Reed, Armstrong, Stanger were great players and England were a good side back then so you had to be good to beat them :)

[@eugeniabarbieri2800]

Yes , they were really great, they were lightweights compared to today, but thats another story. They had a great team and welded together. No single player stood out but they were outstanding all the time on the run.

[@mjb4983]

Scotland gave their all....Passion and bravery

[@robinofgray]

I agree - Part 2 please!

[@michaelhannah7189]

i loved this when it was adopted from the Corries

[@Kinlochbervie50]

@Sepahaka what was the score between scotland and argentine then??

[@johnwilliamson8258]

This song is about Flodden.

[@Mahavishnu80]

By christ they dont make them like this anymore.

[@Sepahaka]

as is the name of the second center (13) of england? Excellent documentary...!!! I like Scotland. But, come on "Pumas" this Saturday in Mar del Plata Argentina! jaja Make it a great game!

[@willmo42]

why doesnt someone post the match... or more footage of the game???????

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

Tukalo genial

[@stephenreeds3672]

Oh Bil. Some good natured booing?

[@alistairthompson8311]

+Gallowglass No, just a balanced commentator. He was always like that, no matter who was playing.

[@liamgibson7471]

We boo the English but it is just fun, I don't think there is one ounce of dislike in that, well if we do not respect an English team like that one we are fools

[@1234Krueger]

!990 that qwould be the moment to be a Nation Once Again. But now is really the time to Be A Nation Once Again. Let England go down and Be A Nation Once Again. Scotland will flourish and England will loose.....And for all not alone leave England alone also leave the EU and you will flourish more and more! Go Scotland Go!

[@markknopflerisnot]

Indeed, we can only repeat...when will we see their like again

[@Sepahaka]

as is the name of the second center (13) of england? Excellent documentary...!!! I like Scotland. But, come on "Pumas" this Saturday in Mar del Plata Argentina! jaja Make it a great game!