Laidlaw in Scot hotseat

Laidlaw in Scot hotseat

9 Feb 2012

Greig Laidlaw will replace the retired Dan Parks at flyhalf for Scotland’s clash with Wales on Sunday.

Scotland coach Andy Robinson has made one other change to the starting line-up that fronted England last week. Geoff Cross replaces Euan Murray at tighthead. Murray has made it clear that he will not play on Sunday’s for religious reasons.

Ed Kalman, Duncan Weir and Stuart Hogg have all been named on the bench and will earn their first caps if they take the field this Sunday.

Scotland – 15 Rory Lamont, 14 Lee Jones, 13 Nick De Luca, 12 Sean Lamont, 11 Max Evans, 10 Greig Laidlaw, 9 Chris Cusiter; 8 David Denton, 7 Ross Rennie, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Jim Hamilton, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Geoff Cross, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen.
Subs: 16 Scott Lawson, 17 Ed Kalman, 18 Alastair Kellock, 19 John Barclay, 20 Mike Blair, 21 Duncan Weir, 22 Stuart Hogg.


3 Comments

  • 1.WP Till I Die: Reply to this comment
    9 Feb 2012, 11:05 am

    Scots Dragon.

  • 2.blueboy: Reply to this comment
    9 Feb 2012, 12:25 pm

    That has to be good news for scotland as parks in my view was the worst fly-half to have played for scotland for years,he would not get a game for SA schoolboys team here.

  • 3.dquinn25: Reply to this comment
    10 Feb 2012, 02:30 am

    @blueboy-2: Fact is if you took Parks out the last 20 games or so scotland have played we would not have won any games! Parks booted all 21 points against the Boks in the 21-17 loss so to claim he wouldnt get a game for a Springbok curry cup side is a bit over the top. Parks was a great tactical kicker when he was on form. The Scottish forwards on Saturday did not lay a good platform for him it was a joint effort from pretty much everybody last Saturday that cost us the game! There is simply no excuse to lose to an England team that poor at home! If morne Steyn can get a game for the boks then there is hope for most fly halfs, what he kicks in points he costs in tries. The Bok Backline years ago with James at 10 was scoring tries, Habana,Pietersen,fourie and Jdv were scoring almost every game but not anymore, have all these players lost their form, not likely. The problem lies with the sh@t service they are recieving. Steyn has no tactical kicking game either he is a hit and hope fly half. With the talent the Boks had at this world cup, coupled with the poor quality teams all round on show, this world cup should have been a gift for the Boks

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