Fan Reactions to Scotland’s Fiji Victory and Anticipation for South Africa Match

Following Scotland’s 57-17 victory over Fiji, supporters shared their opinions. Here is a summary of their feedback: Iain described the win as ‘great,’ noting that Fiji appeared ‘definitely a stronger more organised’ team compared to 2018, making the identical scoreline ‘really pleasing.’ He cautioned that ‘South Africa will be an entirely different prospect,’ expressing his primary concern regarding the team’s ability to handle high balls, which he believes is ‘not a strong suit of any of our back three.’ William found it ‘difficult to know where Scotland are with this result against a poor, under-strength Fiji.’ He stated that the upcoming match ‘will be three steps up in quality and intensity,’ suggesting that coach Gregor Townsend ‘will need to bring different tactics to the game given how things went at the World Cup.’ William emphasized that ‘More of the same will not cut it’ and that Townsend ‘needs to show definite progress.’ David asserted that for Scotland ‘to achieve anything against South Africa,’ Townsend ‘must eat humble pie and call up Johnny Matthews as starting hooker.’ He concluded by stating, ‘Facts don’t lie, Matthews is the best-qualified Scotland hooker.’ Andrew noted the challenge of viewing the ‘satisfying performance against Fiji through the lens of what the Boks will bring on Sunday.’ He highlighted Sione Tuipulotu, Huw Jones, Tom Jordan, and the Edinburgh wingers as ‘stand out players,’ crediting their success to ‘a solid attacking structure and the quality midfield.’ Andrew also advocated for Jamie Dobie to start the next game, praising his ‘electric’ distribution. Simon suggested that if Gregor Townsend ‘can pick based on form rather than history next week, then maybe we might have a chance against the world champions.’ He recommended dropping ‘Both Ali Price and Ewan Ashman,’ arguing they ‘were shown up by their replacements,’ and also raised concerns that ‘Darcy Graham’s defence is too suspect for the Boks.’ Ronald offered praise, stating that ‘All of the backs played well,’ and specifically mentioned ‘great debut by Tom Jordan.’ He added that ‘Jack Dempsey was immense in the back row and both starting props were very good,’ and that ‘Dylan Richardson also showed up well when he came on.’ However, Ronald expressed continued concern about ‘our second-row options against the Boks.’ Sandi Toksvig is joined by Gyles Brandreth, Lulu, Emmanuel Sonubi and Alan Davies Grab the mic for Queen, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, Katy Perry and more… Ben Fogle and Kate Humble are back for the festivities at Longleat Safari Park From micro plastics in our air, soil, and waterways, to the extent of food waste at this time of year © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.