TOL Pod: Episode 30: Calcutta Cup preview!
Yesterday at 11:48 AM
BURNSY is stuck back in Edinburgh while Barney, along with photographer extraordinaire Craig Watson and The Times/Sunday Times supremo Mark Palmer, link in from their Calcutta Cup bolthole near Twickenham Stadium.
The guys talk through Scotland’s team selection ahead of Saturday’s big game, and provide some thoughts and observations from Gregor Townsend‘s press conference on Thursday afternoon.
Is Jamie Ritchie aerial threat really the key to his selection? Should there have been a switch-up in the dark blue second-row? How important is experience in a match such as this? Is six-two bench-splits now the convention rather than a gamble?
Should we expect a dead cat bounce from Wales in two weekend’s time? Have Italy got what it takes to pile more misery onto France?
Then there is the question on everybody’s lips: how important is Franco Smith to Scottish Rugby? Should Scottish Rugby reveal its plan for the man who has revolutionised the fortunes of Glasgow Warriors over the last couple of years?
Last but not least: what are the boys’ score predictions for this weekend’s round of Six Nations matches?
Listen to the whole pod here:
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