A delayed roundup of last weekend’s premier 1 matches. Things are getting tight at the top as Hawks beat Dundee, Melrose got the win they had needed and every top half team is ravenously hunting for a top four spot rumoured to earn the highest placed teams a station in next years British and Irish Cup. Of course this is all supposition [...]

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It’s all changing in Scottish rugby at the moment. A new generation of players are bedding into the national side. Glasgow and Edinburgh could be in the picture for the first ever Magners League playoff. A few club sides have taken part in the first year of the British and Irish Cup. Yep, things are [...]

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The frost claimed two matches on Saturday as big dogs Currie and Ayr had their respective games against Hawks and West called off. The latter, however, has caused somewhat of a stir. Ayr are claiming their ground was playable. The ref allegedly OKed their seconds pitch. So did John Beattie, by all accounts. The issue [...]

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After two games and countless shredded nerves the 6N takes a break. Good thing, then, that the weather is taking another bad turn!
Front runners Currie are away, while their nearest rivals Ayr are hoping to claw Currie back with a win at home. At the other end of the table the bottom two, Watsonians and [...]

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I thought I should also chip in with something; what about the Welsh?!
During the 6N a bit of navel gazing is common place and no nation is more morbidly insular than Scotland. We mustn’t, however, always focus on our own shortcomings. If Gregor is right about Andy Robinson’s feelings towards the last game then there [...]

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Glasgow Hawks were meant to be taking on Selkirk this evening, but due to a frozen pitch at Old Anniesland, the game has been postponed.
In a 6 Nations week, news doesn’t come much bigger than this.

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Club International coach Ally Donaldson has named his starting XV and subs bench for Friday nights game against France at Netherdale (7.30 ko).
Glasgow Hawks lock, Rory McKay, Dundee prop Alan Brown and Melrose pair James King (centre) and Fraser Thomson (wing) have all earned their place in the starting XV for the first time. New [...]

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It had emerged over the weekend that Graham Lowe, the director of performance rugby in Scotland, intends to review the set-up of the top division. As coaches bemoan the lack of respect club sides get and call out for a semi-professional atmosphere in Scottish club rugby people are searching for alternatives. The main drive of [...]

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Good old Scotland! Once again the fixture list was all but wiped out at the weekend as only one match in Prem 1 survived.
Stewart’s Melville 22-53 Heriot’s
at Inverleith
In the end this was a bit of a drubbing, and had Stew Mel coach Moffat conceeding, “There isn’t a lot of pressure on us now. I think [...]

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Games on;
Stewart’s Melville – Heriot’s
at Inverleith (ko 3pm)
Glasgow Hawks – Edinburgh Accies 
at Old Anniesland (ko 3pm)
Dundee High – Boroughmuir
at Mayfield (ko 3pm)
West of Scotland – Currie
at Burnbrae (ko 3pm)
Selkirk – Ayr
at Philiphaugh (ko 3pm)
SRB Game of the Weekend: Melrose – Watsonians
at The Greenyards (ko 2.30pm)
Having lost convincinglyagainst Heriot’s last week the ‘Rose will be hoping to bounce [...]

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