Your views on mixed fortunes across Scottish rugby weekend
We asked for your views on Scotland women's Six Nations win over Wales, plus a URC victory for Glasgow against Munster and Edinburgh's defeat at Benetton.Here's what some of you said:EdinburghGraham: A sloppy display from Edinburgh. Ewan Ashman a nightmare at the lineout. Limited pack aggression and few lines breaks from the backs. Couldn't score from two feet said it all. Warriors second team is streets ahead of this lot.Joe: I thought now that the Six Nations was over, we'd seen the end of the ridiculous refereeing against Scotland. Seems not though as the Edinburgh game had two TMO checks against Edinburgh but none for tackles made by Benetton and several forward passes that were ignored. Enough is enough. Time for SRU to call it out and hold officials to account.Adam: Very disappointed with Edinburgh's display. Yet again we are playing a safe and unimaginative game. Set-piece, high kick, repeat. The lineouts were truly terrible. Our hookers need to learn to throw in or step aside. We did not deserve to win. Let's find another coach for Edinburgh please.Rab: Deep in my heart I knew they would choke and loose. Typical of Edinburgh!Glasgow's winGeoff: Great win but not the best performance. The weakness at 10 must highlight the folly of losing Tom Jordan!Keith: Good result against the odds.Mark: Wow what a match, Glasgow had to dig deep, but it always feels nice to beat Munster, especially as I live in Ireland. It's a result that keeps us above the wacky races of the top eight in the URC. Well done boys.Jim: Glasgow showed their winning mentality to get over the line in the end. It's difficult to have any sort of continuity with so many players missing. Glasgow should thank Gregor Townsend for not selecting Johnny Mathews or Nathan McBeth. The later really made a difference in the scrum as well as his try.Scotland women's winStu: The bunker review system is in desperate need of clarifications. Two yellow cards is a full red card and cannot be replaced according to the laws but apparently if it's referred to the bunker for foul play, it becomes a 20-minute red? No wonder fans and players were confused when Wales were allowed to go back up to 15 players.Will: Hopefully the Women's XV can be the first professional Scottish team to win in Paris. Scotland won during Covid with no pressure from fans in the cauldron of the Stade de France. Still waiting in my opinion.
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