I feel it’s a hangover from the decade and a half we were utterly shite, people still can’t imagine we are allowed to have genuinely good players and seek to find a way to tear them down
This isn’t a dig so please don’t take it as such…. But I also think it’s a little bit due to the fact they are in their “golden generation” but haven’t accomplished much other than a few Calcutta cup wins. They’ve had the talent to be pushing for a 6 nations win but have never got above 3rd
The issue is that we don’t have a full XV of phenomenal players, but for some reason that’s taken as a reason to detract from the genuinely world-class players. When Wales are shite, everyone rightfully gives Jac Morgan the plaudits he deserves, the same for Michael Hooper and Sergio Parisse, but for some reason Scotland doesn’t get given the same treatment.
I’ll admit I’m a bit bitter at the overwhelmingly nice reaction towards Wales becoming shite, everyone saying that they hope they come back into form soon and that world rugby isn’t the same without a strong Wales. I grew up with fans from other countries mocking Scotland during our shite period, and I have no memories of being told by anyone that they hope Scotland becomes competitive again - contrarily, it seems whenever Scotland or a Scotland player does well, there’s a search to find a reason why that’s not actually thanks to Scotland/the player, rather the other team did something wrong. This is turning into a big rant, but I also feel Scottish fans need to do a better job at standing up for our players and advocating for them, myself included
I do not disagree with anything you’ve written. The talent of some of the Scottish lads is undeniable & I am just happy I get to cheer them on once every 4 years!
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u/taliskergunn Scotland Jun 21 '25
I feel it’s a hangover from the decade and a half we were utterly shite, people still can’t imagine we are allowed to have genuinely good players and seek to find a way to tear them down