So how did Scotland throw it away? | France v Scotland Analysis | Six Nations 2024

One week ago, Scotland threw away a commanding position against France before a dramatic, denied strike back. We dug, in depth, into the game's final 20 minutes, how Scotland got coaxed out of tactics that were working, and just how France snuck the win at Murrayfield...
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[@alexdonnelly2904]

I was just getting over it then this pops up.

[@oooscar_snakes9951]

real

[@Wolfsong27FlyHalfFullHeart]

Scotland definitely got robbed

[@iteamy]

Same.

[@knarf3076]

The French knock on that's called sideways looks even worse than I remember.

[@Walkth15way]

So bad in slow mo

[@MapsCharts]

Le culot on en parle de votre attentat à 5m de la ligne en première mi-temps ?

[@IncredibleMet]

How come the TMO spent half an hour on the try but 0 seconds on a possible knock on?

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

​@@IncredibleMet is this a genuine question? Have you ever watched rugby before?

[@Calum_S]

​@@IncredibleMet it wasn't judged to be foul play.

[@julienmccallin1848]

Squidge should've made the video 16 minutes and 20 seconds long just for the evilness of it

[@furiousscotsman2916]

Nah his saltiness over the wales loss was evident enough already.

[@johnpollock7952]

He could have just said Scotland deserved to win, but he's getting paid for this

[@lsm4j]

@@johnpollock7952you deserve to win, when you win.

[@johnpollock7952]

​@@lsm4j we did win pal, and everyone knows it. A try is a try by the laws of the game. Nic Berry, the TMO, Nigel Owens and World Rugby gaslighting us with excuses about a process does not change that. 21-20 pending world rugby owning up and Squidge rugby not embarrassing himself

[@Ted_Livingston]

@@johnpollock7952 there's only one person embarrassing themselves here and it ain't squidge...

[@andrewshannon4390]

Superb video, I also like the new format of moments in a match, keep it up man!

[@flyingdutchman3165]

Hands Down the best Rugby analysis out there!

[@benoitcransac-007]

in the English language

[@mdapeebles]

BY A MILE! I would love him as a pundit on BBC actually offering some quality explanation of what's going on!

[@gethynreese7298]

@@benoitcransac-007can I ask what are some good French speaking rugby channels ?

[@benoitcransac-007]

those guys are excellent: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIOxZ4Jml8Z3m8U @@gethynreese7298

[@iamcrawfy2]

Trust squidge for the correct take. Disappointed as a Scotland fan but it shouldn't have come down to that try

[@chrismcqueen5134]

we're playing a top 3 team in the world, we're not going to beat them 40-0, its irrelevant whether it should have down to that try because in the end it literally did

[@edmondpro12]

same for us at the RWC against SA, so i feel sorry for you, Scotland probably deserved the win but it is what it is

[@themachinestops23]

We touched the ball down to score a try... I mean... what else is it supposed t come down to? Why on Earth did Nick Berry say held up... what possible justification did he have for saying that considering his position and the position Skinner was in when he scored. How many times have we seen great New Zealand teams nab the win in the last minute?

[@johnpollock7952]

I don't trust Squidge at all now. He is clearly at it here.

[@gRapa9900]

@@johnpollock7952 squidge isn’t biased and guarantee he know more about rugby than you. You should listen to him

[@olglez9230]

Personally, I'm just happy to see you producing content. If you're happy doing videos like this - focussing on one particular aspect of a game - then I'm happy for you to do that. I'll always watch whatever you upload

[@Malky24]

7:35 OR it's because an excellent kick went exactly as Russell wanted it to but the referee has missed such a blatant knock on nobody can believe it.

[@awsomo007]

I think this is much clearer and a better story than regular videos. Helps us understand better and less intensive for you!

[@harryhewitt2794]

Great stuff - liking this new format. Sometimes when you did the longer full game analysis there would be points at which I’d kind of zone out 😂

[@aidanmasterson50]

When is a knock on not a knock on? When the linesman is nowhere to be seen and the ref is 98% sure it was forward so calls it sideways.

[@mattbibbings]

Loved this. I think we all trust your instinct for analysis. Go forth and prosper!

[@GuyMcRae]

Come on Squidge, Scotland didn’t throw this game away. They nearly did, but they very clearly came back at the end and scored the winning try only to be robbed of it by the most ridiculous refereeing I have ever seen. People say France were robbed against South Africa in the WC quarters last year, or NZ in the final, but those were definitely situations where it was a lot more ambiguous. This was straight up incorrect. What more do you need before you can acknowledge foul play by the ref? Does he need to literally kick the ball out of a players hands and be like “Sorry, knock on! Disallowed!”?

[@gregorhancock145]

Loving this Style of content Squidge! Seems more energetic and fun 😊

[@АнастасияГержевич]

Love this format, thank you Squidgy!

[@vaovao1665]

I was questioning Townsends bench before kick off and I feel vindicated. This was the game that that needed a 6-2 split, maybe have some room for Jamie Ritchie there too. It goes one further when none of the backs (maybe Redpath for one minute so correct me if I’m wrong) came on. Healy I can understand, cos he’s not replacing Finn but George Horne was exactly the guy needed to run a supporting line for Kyle Rowe when he made that big break. A lightning fast live wire 9 who scored tries for fun, it would have made for the greatest 2 minute cameo ever

[@johnpollock7952]

I was questioning why this ref was given this game when he prevented us a chance at winning the 6 nations 2 years ago after a ridiculous performance Vs Wales, and it should be no surprise he influenced the outcome of this one.

[@ewangent]

Really emphasises how much we miss Kinghorn, Rowe and Paterson have stepped in admirably, but his absence costs us a utility player who covers 10 at the international level.

[@mikefowler6623]

@@ewangent I'm a big fan of Kinghorn at 15. Shoulda been given a run there before Hoggy retired. But he was given a run at 10, and it didn't work at international level. Too willing to take contact rather than bring in the backline. He wouldn't have helped us win this game replacing Finn at 10. Who knows if he'd been in at 15 from the start? But Paterson shows that we can build depth at 15, which we'll need (because Kinghorn gets injured and the other back 3s tend to be wingers filling in at FB). But enough of that. Why wasn't the pass to Bally Berry (clearly no relation to the ref) called forward? Squidge has missed a pure sitter there.

[@charlottescott7150]

Great analysis again and thank you because I did not notice that Russell kicked the ball into Schoemann's balls until this video! Not sure why i found it so amusing though

[@kravenknight9268]

The last try aside. That was a knock on. There was no way it went sideways.

[@Armstrong330]

This felt like classic squidge. I loved it.

[@c.musard8712]

Love the format, keep it on! Regarding the outcome of the match, it can’t be a robbery if the safe’s door is not locked, well actually wide open. General feeling in the stands, for both sides, was that both teams should aim for better than whatever was on offer in second half.

[@WillCamx]

If you leave your door open and put up a sign saying "I've left £1,000 sitting on the kitchen table" its still a robbery ( technically theft) if someobe goes in and takes it. Scotland were robbed at the end.

[@notenoughstones3873]

@@WillCamx The current protocol means that the on field ref makes a decision and the TMO then checks if there is evidence to overturn it. So where is exactly was the robbery? Was it in Nic Berry's initial decision? Not sure how anyone could say he was definitely wrong. The risk with pick and go is that it invites a 50/50 call because there is always a mess of bodies and limbs around the ball. The ball was also initially placed on a French foot so is it unreasonable for Berry to call held up when he didnt have a clear view of the ball and likely saw it placed on a foot? I don't believe so. So if not there was it in the TMO decision? Well once the "no-try" call was made, there is not much a TMO can do to overturn it unless it is very clear. I do agree with most everyone that it was probably a try but that isn't the issue. The issue is whether the video angles available to the TMO were conclusive which again was another marginal call. The clip showed only a small part of the ball and it wasn't 100% clear if it ended up over the line etc so I could understand why he didn't feel it was enough to overturn but would also have understood if he gave the try too. Unfortunately Scotland were on the wrong end of both of those 50/50 calls but this is what can happen when you leave a try scoring effort up to the ref/TMO. So although Scotland were unfortunate, I can't see where they were robbed. This wasn't a howler of a decision, contrary to what many Scottish fans were saying.

[@keefy3517]

It was a robbery squidge.

[@MiseFreisin]

I can't think of anything I'd rather watch less than someone talking about referees' decisions for 15 mins so fair play to ya Squidge and ignore the haters. Much more interesting to see your analysis of, you know, the actual game that was played, rather than a tough call that would've been irrelevant if Scotland had managed their game better.

[@GoldenbanjoDJ]

Absolutely. If you are relying on a ref decision in the last play of the game to win it, you really haven't done enough during the other 79minutes.

[@themachinestops23]

Scotland scored a try. Not sure what else they're supposed to do? I think the expectation of totally dominating France for 80 minutes without any period of French dominance is frankly bizarre!@@GoldenbanjoDJ

[@GoldenbanjoDJ]

@@themachinestops23 I think we could say that it's very likely that they scored a try, but they didn't. Not sure where I said they should have dominated France for 80minutes without any period of French dominance? In any case, Scotland were indeed the better team, and by some way. France were very poor. In those situations, you have to put a team away without needing and relying on the last gasp effort

[@johnpollock7952]

​@@GoldenbanjoDJ to anyone anywhere in the world I have spoken to, that isn't an internet troll, it was a try

[@GoldenbanjoDJ]

@@johnpollock7952 that's a cool story mate. i said it was very probably a try. but it wasn't given, so it wasn't. you can't conclusively see it as being a try even though it most likely was. regardless, that's ultimately not the point im trying to make. scotland should have done more throughout the game to win it. they could and should have beaten france way before minute 79

[@will2917]

Really enjoyed the deep dive into a passage of play, it's a good idea :D

[@euangray4548]

I understand the constant need to suggest that Scotland can't complain because they should have had it finished. However, If every game of sports contained 2 incorrect decisions which massively effected the game then we would see many score lines change and matches in which teams won comfortably (would have been the consensus due to the lead length if the try had been allowed) to change drastically.

[@notenoughstones3873]

Honestly I disagree with Squidge here. Scotland stuck to a plan to defend a lead that many other top teams would also have done against France. When that went against them and they went behind, they then got themselves into a good position to score. All very good play by Scotland up to there. The mistake Scotland made was using the pick and go to try score which has a very high risk of leading to a 50/50 call because of the sheer number of bodies and limbs around the ball. I know Scotland fans may disagree, but under the new protocol, this was always going to be a 50/50 decision and it certainly wasn't a howler that Berry called it held up. Under a pile of limbs and bodies which would significantly impair his view of the ball, along with the ball being initially placed on a French foot, its is not unreasonable that he called it held up. It would also have been reasonable if he called a try too if he saw the ball roll off the foot (likely didn't see this live though) i.e. a 50/50. There was no mistake here, just a difficult call among a pile of limbs and these calls, unfortunately, don't always go your way. And once this call was made, there is not much a TMO can do to turn it over unless it is very clear. I agree with most everyone that it was probably a try but that isn't the issue. The issue is whether the video angles were conclusive which again was another 50/50 call. Unfortunately Scotland were on the wrong end of both of those but unfortunately this is what can happen when you leave these things up to the referee team. Remember too this is what a lot of people were shouting for - to have the on field ref make the big calls so I do find it rather amusing that the opposite is now being argued for. Refs unfortunately are damned if they do, damned if they don't but in this instance, they are not to blame. In tight games, teams need to find a way to score that takes the ref out of the equation. Mauls and pick and go are not the way to do that. Rassie and Nienaber even mentioned this at the WC after the Ireland game where SA tried to maul over for a winning try but it didn't work out and the maul collapsed with the ball trapped. One can argue all day long that Ireland collapsed the maul, came in from the side etc which was fairly obvious on replay, but the issue was that they gave the ref a decision to make and those don't always go your way. SA changed tact after that and you can see this by the winning tries against France and England. They were still direct tries scored by 2 big forwards (Etzebeth and RG respectively) but were wider out with only a couple bodies involved which leaves no/minimal doubt if a try has been scored. NZ are also very good at doing this too and Scotland need to learn to do this as well.

[@georgelane6350]

Can't wait for you to cover the incredible try from Portugal this week!

[@mr.codingmaster2]

Excellent, as always, Squidge!

[@davidf4459]

This is so well explained, cheers squidge

[@johnhagie]

Enjoyed the format, strategic analysis MUCH appreciated

[@lecinemateur8520]

Absolutely brilliant analysis. I wouldn’t be so affirmative about France self confidence and serenity, but apart from that, everything makes sense. Yes the try should have been awarded, but Scotland must focus on the many other things that went wrong if they don’t want to see this scenario happen again

[@lullhabit6292]

amazing content change, love this serie

[@chrismcqueen5134]

Christie is "pinned in" and held*. Was at the game, will never ever forget that feeling of celebrating the try after hering the ref mic only for it not to be given.

[@WillDugdale-me2ko]

Massive fan of the channel but I do think that the “Scotland should have won it earlier” narrative is nonsense and is being presented as a way of distracting from a couple of clear refereeing errors. Scotland wobbled and then came back, as great teams do. They should have passed to the 3 on 1 at the end - that was where they threw it away.

[@glasblaidd]

Really enjoyed it getting to the point well

[@shift_reset]

Good analysis as always. I always say to myself "Officials don't lose games, teams lose games", but somedays it's harder to believe than others...that said, last minute TMO aside, Nick Berry played a blinder. I've been really impressed with the speed at which he lets the game play, calling 'use it' almost immediately and ending advantages promptly. More refs should be like Berry.

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

I think that knock on was far more egregious than the TMO at the end (which wasn't him anyway!)

[@johnpollock7952]

Nic Berry played a blinder? Are you serious. Why is this guy still a referee? He's lost Scotland 2 crucial 6 nations games now in 2 years. He shouldn't have been within a continent of this game, and we can see why.

[@benslater5419]

Superb analysis Squide as always

[@MadMalMan]

One large part of the Scotlands kicking mistake argument I don't understand. France is a bigger, richer and higher ranked Rugby team who decided to burn 10 minutes of the clock - Why would Scotland burn themselves out running into big players in a game where they are 6 ahead? You can say 'well see the result' but that doesn't hold weight either when you consider the ignored knock ons and disallowed try. To me France played an absolute stinker of a game tactic wise and the officials managed to patch it over. TLDR - Why is the kicking nonsense Scotlands fault, not Frances?

[@edoardopersichetti1320]

IMHO, despite all of Squidge's arguments (with which I agree), I still find France was incredibly...let's say "lucky". Yes, Scotland probably bottled it, but still, leaving aside the (very obvious) final try: - How is Penaud's catch not lost forward? If it's really sideways (hard to tell from camera angle), it's by a few millimeters, and anyway in this situation, the call is "knock on" 99/100 times - 50/22 by Finn bouncing *very* kindly for France - Clearing kick by Russell randomly catching teammate when by all means should have flown downfield - etc. This is just to say that, again ignoring the final drama, it was an incredibly close game and it hinged on a few key moments which tended to favor France overall. p.s. great content Squidge as always, and take heart Scotland...

[@jl4574]

That CeX joke got me so good, very good sir

[@_dtvr485]

Finn turning down three so many times was just infuriating this team always does it and then loses by one possession I can’t handle it

[@Zomo1553]

I agree but in fairness the scrum penalty before half time shouod have veen for Scotland. French 1 was all over the place at the scrum,

[@Zomo1553]

I was more annoyed that whenever we got close to th3 try line, we would forget that we have backs (who are one of th3 best attacking backlines about)

[@joeboonmusic4004]

His arrogance is his undoing. Good player, but I don't know that he's a great influence.

[@Zomo1553]

@@joeboonmusic4004 here he is, number one scottish rugbt hater. You don't know the guy, you have no.idea what kind of influence he is

[@johnpollock7952]

It was a yellow to the French prop

[@duncustard]

Great video Squidge. This was a hard watch as a Scotland fan - I knew that last 20 was bad but seeing it in detail was supremely painful. 'It's shite being Scottish'

[@bazmc1153]

They sure do love a self deprecating Scot, plenty of them unfortunately.

[@johnpollock7952]

I think it's a hard watch because of the amount of lies, whitewashing and gaslighting. I thought his videos were good, but now I see through them.

[@264hugo]

I would have loved a cover on the high tackle on fickou, what led to that situation and all

[@thomasskywalker8893]

All well and good… but also… that was a try! Robbed! Lol

[@glenallen196]

Amazing analysis

[@samredmond5196]

I genuinely believe Squidge would do a fantastic job on an actual rugby analysis panel. Absolute world class observations and analysis of the game and would be loved by tv viewers because of his hilarious comments!

[@alij9599]

Informative to track a teams chosen tactics

[@ako8357]

I like both formats so gonna vote for the one that is less crushingly exhausting for y'all

[@ryandallaway1929]

That ball off Penaud was not sideways. It's clear... That changed the entire outcome. It's true Scotland lost their grip, but it wasn't as clearly Scotland and France driven as it was a confusing referee -TMO panic... At the end of it all it probably won't matter as Ireland will likely beat Scotland, but the game ended with the wrong team getting the points, even if Scotland should and could have managed it better (especially right before the half).

[@zworm2]

The ruling by the TMO was the proof needed that this 'Bunker' idea is a time wasting and money wasting failure. It takes a person of honor and steadfastness to occupy and that is neither McNeice nor Foley. Squidge, another gem. Thanks

[@alanmacleay6213]

Good analysis!

[@fatkev1983]

Great analysis!

[@maxportellichadwick261]

Tuilagi placing his arm down on the floor is really what saved france here. He literally blocked the view of the grounding and saved france big style.

[@99RML]

I actually wonder if professional players get taught to dive in and obscure the ball from the view of the cameras and officials, even if they have no impact on holding the ball up, for that exact reason 🤔

[@maxportellichadwick261]

@@99RML i imagine its something that comes up in conversation

[@johnpollock7952]

I could see the grounding, and I could see Nic Berry could see the grounding. A try is a try.

[@maxportellichadwick261]

@@johnpollock7952but his arm prevent a perfect shot showing a try. I agree that was absolutely grounded, but if that arm isn’t there, it wouldn’t even be a conversation .

[@pierrelouisdefoug]

Maybe the try would had been given but there is also a foul play from rowe when he push bielle biarrey after the fickou’s break

[@kristofermccormack6]

This is much better than watching Matt Williams cry about how kicking is "ruining the game" for an hour.

[@TheDynamoFM]

If you find yourself blaming a loss on 1 moment in an 80 minutes match, you're emotionally invested in that moment; and that's compromising your ability to see that it's the sum of all the moments of a game that decides it's winner. Squide, as always, excellently highlights how the pendulum swings as you add up all the moments

[@hamishturnbull7792]

If that penaud knock on was given, scotland win

[@Gilescowdemdem]

If Scotland don't give away cheap penalties in the last 10 mins and build the scoreboard before halftime, Scotland win

[@johnpollock7952]

​@@Gilescowdemdemcorrection, if the referee doesn't hand the opposition cheap possession in the last 15 minutes then Scotland win

[@Gilescowdemdem]

@@johnpollock7952 yeh, if you ignore the penalties they gave away, sure.

[@johnpollock7952]

​@@Gilescowdemdemone preempts the other. The same way that if Nic Berry makes the correct call for the last scrum of the first half, France get another yellow card, and the game is over. Didn't happen though. France were kept in the game, same as Wales were the week before. Now the media has set up the "Scotland throw games away" and they can do this every game. I called it after the Wales game, and this very video proves that's what will happen when officials create narratives.

[@Gilescowdemdem]

@@johnpollock7952 how far back do you want to run it then? If Scotland take the three before half time instead of scrumming they build a lead, Frances hopes are dashed and they never come out of the tunnel. Can all play what if and maybe. Fact is they didn't make it happen.

[@shka-n1t]

Scotland's tactics reminded me of the last time Wales played France in Cardiff and Wales should have won that as well.

[@АнастасияГержевич]

What else is there to do at 6mas but to rewatch squidges old vids!

[@greymack]

Yeah but penaud did knock on. There that's my analysis over

[@elhadjdunph]

Great analysis, Scotland could have been 2 from 2 but could easily have been 0 from 2 and their control and management are to blame.

[@keithspencer4554]

So in summary, Scotland were done in that last quarter by two bad refereeing decisions. The knock on from Russell’s kick and then the try that was somehow not a try. Sure Scotland could have played better in the last quarter, but it’s always harder when the ref is, frankly, having a shocker.

[@DomCarlosI]

Hello mate! What about trying to post a video of the semi finals of the Europe championship and, later, the final? It would be awesome to watch!

[@phronimos14]

Love a Saturday Squidge.

[@lenicewood3493]

Genuine question: do you guys think Finn Russell is onside for his challenge on Le Garrec at 13:58 ? Thanks!

[@donaldgroves7588]

Million dollar speed bump. Class😂

[@KatzenjammerFuu]

Shocking ref calls but without that we still should have won and we threw the game away at the end. Only really have ourselves to blame.

[@lirmeaney6255]

And I just finished making my coffee, you legend

[@iainmaclean1205]

Seeing as there is no 6 Nations this weekend, will we perhaps get a video on the other European tournament? Portugal v Rumania was tasty

[@wilfredoUbatuba]

merci Squidge

[@MrTeamcam]

In short: Scotland weren’t robbed by a refereeing decision. They were robbed by several.

[@1PPD]

I like the new style!! Keep it up

[@Fordmister]

I always thought the discourse on the final try/not a try to be a little bit boring. Scotland left 9 points on the park not taking kickable penalties and failing to convert the kick to the corner to points over the course of the match. Had Scotland played smarter test rugby the final try wouldn't have made any difference. Like i get the driving maul is stronger than its ever been (too strong imo) and of you can get onto the oppositions 5m line its all but guaranteed points theses days but its still a test match. You keep the scoreboard ticking and take 3 when its available you'll generally win the day. Feel like teams are forgetting that somewhat these days

[@marcuskelly4499]

This is such a good examples of overfitting omds. The ref missed a knock on and the players didn’t play to the whistle, fine. The “kicking battle” had nothing to do with the yardage loss though. Russell made the right decision, forced a knock on. Regardless, what he was actually let down by was the defence shutting off and the ball being sent over their heads. Maybe I am sensing a tone of you explaining WHY things happened and you are genuinely only explaining WHAT happened a lot of the time, but it really feels like you force certain things to fit the theme or whatever conclusion you came to

[@tchalken7176]

From a french perspective, your french accent is really crisp

[@DavidCheng-v9o]

For the rucks before the French try, French players offended for three counts, 1. Cleaned out the Scottish defenders where the Scottish defenders were not fully binding the ruck yet; 2. Joined the rucks from the side; and 3. Shoulder charged. Nick Berry is as shit as usual.

[@opheliedebroise9446]

And Fickou was tackle high on the scottish line which could have been a penalty try with Van Der Merwe being offside on the interception later and LBB tackled without the ball, there was shit decisions both way.

[@johnpollock7952]

​​@@opheliedebroise9446that wasn't a high tackle, it was on the shoulder, perfectly legal, and no one joined the tackle, so he was onside. Stop trying to deflect from Nic Berry deciding the game and being one sided. This is the 2nd time Nic Berry has put a stop to Scotland having a chance at the 6 nations in 2022 and now 2024. He shouldn't be near a Scotland game, yet was also coincidentally in charge for Ireland Scotland at the World cup where he couldn't see people walk in to touch either. This isn't even a trend, it's a vendetta from one man, paid by World Rugby.

[@SpyEagle81]

​@@johnpollock7952As if Scotland had any chance at defeating Ireland, you're delusional. Reality will kick at your door soon once more after the WC. I like Scotland but don't think you'll win the 6N before the downfall of this Irish team.

[@johnpollock7952]

​@@SpyEagle81 well World Rugby clearly thinks there's a chance if they are prepared to embarrass themselves this much to make it difficult for Scotland.

[@SpyEagle81]

@@johnpollock7952 Yeah probably there is a meeting every week with the title "How to get Scotland to lose ?" for sure

[@gondil07]

With regard to the style, personally I prefer the more overall game analysis but I also get that it is unsustainable so this is a good compromise

[@eoinh3816]

Its not hard to see why Erasmus was so irritated by Berry. Missing the knock on by Penaud at 65 mins was just disgracefully bad at this level of refereeing and he barely makes an effort to check if the ball is grounded and basically calls a lazy 'held up' when the ball is clearly on the ground and shoves all the responsibility onto Macniece. Him and Angus Gardener have been a problem for years

[@Forest9528]

It's almost as if south africans have had a point for years about the quality of some referees and it wasn't just random

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

Erasmus has a problem with any ref who dares to call a penalty against South Africa, he's not the best one to listen to...

[@Karma-qt4ji]

​@saoirsedeltufo7436 just Erasmus? Everyone else is perfectly happy with all referee decisions? Including the end of this game? You're have a laugh mate.

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

@@Forest9528 nah, saffas whinge about any and all refs any time they don't get their way, they're like toddlers

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

@@Karma-qt4ji can you not read?

[@finlaychadwick1836]

I reckon there’s gonna be a couple nibbles on this title 🎣

[@Provenom100]

Scotland didn’t throw it away, the TMO did.

[@MrCravendish]

Absolutley should have been a game won by Scotland after that first half, jusy like the Wales game. I think they have a tendency to relax a little too much when going ahead beacuse they are used to coming from behind

[@davidstephen2955]

They weren't denied a try! They didn't score one.

[@nahAllow]

Valid try not given… you say ‘robbed’ is not fair language. If valid try was given then ‘gifted’ is valid language. Hahah thanks for that squidge. Maybe think that one through again.

[@headintheclouds6935]

The thing which annoys me with this Dupont's law is that every team seems to have abandoned the kick chase. Russell wouldn't have this much time if France actually pressured him with an onside player? it's baffling

[@gabrielmillet889]

Being a French fan, we stole this game. The worst first half I’ve seen in 5 years. I understand why Scotland fans are so angry, thought Nic berry was awful throughout

[@JKMeZmA]

I got really frustrated with scotlands management of the kicking game and the way they managed players off the bench too.

[@cateym]

I'm Irish and was like WTF are they doing?!! Don't kick at France, you'll never win! It was like they were defending their lead and only woke up when France scored their second try to take the lead.

[@biggie686]

Gregors post match analysis should just wait for squidge to upload then get all the boys round and watch youtube

[@VdFCatLord]

Well France is currently throwing it away to Italy at half time...

[@VdFCatLord]

Yep, we did...

[@SirChickenMacNugget]

As is often the case with "X team was robbed" games, there's a lot more to the story. Great vid

[@theshinygoldenemperor2422]

There always is, but Scotland scored that try and therefore would have won.

[@johnpollock7952]

Squidge is sticking to the party line set up in the Wales game, created when O'Keefe saw Scotland scored the 3rd try and then did everything to stop a bonus point. "Scotland throw games away" Squidge peddling the same line now tells me he's also not to be trusted!!! Disappointed!

[@TomPage51]

Squidge has said several times that he thinks looking at whether refereeing decisions were right or wrong is the least interesting form of Post match analysis and he's got a point And in this case it's even more boring because everybody and their dog can see that the officials screwed up so there's not even a discussion to be had about that

[@Ranyanya]

@@theshinygoldenemperor2422 they didn't, the ball wasn't catch by the player at the moment of impact with the ground, it fell behind his arm.

[@damonjones7871]

For a Welsh fan you do surprisingly little coverage of the Welsh matches (unless they're coming, dunno). Not expecting the England match as it was a bit meh but I was at least expecting the Scotland match as it was so mental

[@ionawiener5206]

“All because of a bold game management decision that backfired on Finn” should really be “all because the referee didn’t call an obvious knock on”. Honestly I know you don’t want to contribute to the furore around referees but you don’t have to ignore incorrect calls

[@TheCinche]

Love your videos but I can’t bring myself to watch this one! I was there which makes it worse! We should not have to rely on a last minute decision by the ref to have won that game. It was such a Scottish thing to do - far too many years of being a Scotland fan means I’ve seen it before!

[@offaloffadangoo]

LOVE

[@jnturner506]

When the final whistle went and me thinking, "that was a try", I also thought, "Scotland lost this playing stupid kick tennis for 10 mins". This bloke Squidge has just magnificently analysed and articulated it to perfection. You only have yourselves to blame Scotland - and especially your ace kicker and captain (who was meant to be leading you to victory): Finn.

[@mattutes]

Scotland lost because they had a terrible group draw in this 6N. World Rugby killing them again by putting them in a group with teams like France and Ireland and England. When was this draw made FFS?!

[@Mentalmum8]

Both teams made errors and had sloppy play at times. France won due to an outrageous error by the referee and TMO. End of. It’s an 80 min game. Unfortunately this game had some of the worse officiating seen. That alongside rugby Union killing the game with overly complicated laws being subjective leads to the inconsistency we see every game now.

[@weeneeps]

Also, Scotland are so, so, so prone to attacking players clearing way past the ruck and tying defenders in and preventing the defensive fold. Wales did it in the tap penalty try and france did it twice in the summer internationals. Massive part of France's try in this game. They are so prone to it, it's obvious that other teams know it's something they can do and obvious that Scotland either don't know about it or don't know how to prevent it.

[@ianbrooks4516]

I sadly think the disallowed try was the right call. If you watch the slow-mo close up, you see the ball on someones leg. Then it gets moved off the leg, but it *falls* an inch or two before someone puts pressure on it. So the ball isnt being controlled and has effectively, though over the shortest of distances, been dropped. No try.

[@bmccarthy9]

I think its the right call for another reason: Half the ball is clearly on the ground, but it's not clear that it's over the line. The other half is probably over the line, but it's not clearly on the ground (because we can't see it in any angle).

[@SpyEagle81]

I've been saying that the whole week. Astonishing that 99% of people never mention it. That's the base of a try: ground the ball behind the line, it means have a hand on it, otherwise we would just throw it.

[@patrickmccutcheon9361]

And not clear who may have a hand on it when it is on the ground.

[@rittherugger160]

Has the Law changed? I started playing in the '70s and by the time I had quit reffing and coaching it we were in a different century. All that time, if you were offside there were several ways to be put back onside however, in order for that to happen you must be attempting to get onside. Just standing there was not an attempt to rectify your situation. You had to put some effort into it. You had to be retiring, making an effort to be put onside. Does the Law now say that just standing around is good enough?

[@adrianhall4547]

Don't know if it has been changed recently, but I remember it as you do. However www.world.rugby/the-game/laws/law/10/?highlight=offside says you only have to get 10 metres away and then you're fine. Strange change to make. If they thought it was too tricky to referee they usually just give the refs interpretation guidance to pretend the law says something which it clearly doesn't.

[@argy8141]

Or the fact that France didn't have a 10 minute session playing against 14 men for van der Merwe interferring with a French try scoring opportunity 5m out by being offside yet again, so the finale may never have happened.

[@101MIGHTYJOE]

This game perfectly sums up scotland. Scotland deep down dont have the belief to stick to their strengths despite how things are going ala south africa, all blacks or ireland. Scotland had the winning of the game but with 25 min to go they started playing not to loose and took their foot off the neck of the french