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On the 21st of November 2009 Scotland recorded a magnificent result. A win against Australia thought to be nigh on impossible in the days leading up to the fixture. It was some day. Yet while this day was special for everyone lucky enough to see such a spectacle it held extra significance for one young [...]

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Quick Roundup

Posted by Rory at 12.19pm

Filed under: Player Watch, Scotland A Team

Categories: Player Watch · Scotland A Team

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Thom Evans has returned to Scotland. Apparently he was even up and moving about last week. What a trooper.
Moray Low is out for the rest of the 6N as he requires knee surgery. Get well soon Moray!
Here’s the Scotland A team for the weekend too:
Scotland A: Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors), Mark Robertson (Edinburgh), Alex Grove [...]

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Glasgow Warriors 7 – 30 Cardiff Blues

Posted by Gregor at 10.15pm

Filed under: Magners League, Player Watch

Categories: Magners League · Player Watch

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It was essentially the Glasgow Warriors ‘A’ team out on show at Firhill on Friday, and the lack of strength in depth had to look worrying for Sean Lineen. Cardiff looked far more physically imposing and far better drilled against a Glasgow team hadn’t really played together before and looked like it.
In the first half, [...]

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When one looks at Rory Hutton, he’ll be the first to admit, he doesn’t look like a rugby player. Tall and slender, slight with a lazy gate you could be forgiven for thinking he was an electrician, or something! Then you put a ball in the kid’s hands.
When Rory played against Cardiff on the 9th [...]

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Edinburgh Team For Munster / Evans Update

Posted by Rory at 3.26pm

Filed under: Magners League, Player Watch

Categories: Magners League · Player Watch

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Back down to earth with a bang for big Jim Hamilton who is dragooned straight into action, but the rest of the Scotland XV remain absent. With potential vacancies in the Scottish back division forced by injury, there could be a chance for some of these players to raise their hands, certainly for the 13 [...]

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Superb Centurion…

Posted by Al at 1.10pm

Filed under: Player Watch

Categories: Player Watch

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Just wanted to make a quick post to congratulate Chris ‘Mossy’ Paterson on (hopefully!) becoming Scotland’s first Centurion!  As has been mentioned across media reports Mossy has played for Scotland during a era of huge change in the game and it is testament to his ability to adapt that Mossy is still a key part of the [...]

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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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When you’ve got no one else to turn to..

Posted by Gregor at 7.52pm

Filed under: Player Watch, Six Nations

Categories: Player Watch · Six Nations

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Despite the differences between the two sports similar debates are currently going on amongst fans of Scottish football and rugby.
In football, Kris Boyd had become accustomed to being left out of big games by Rangers and chose to quit international football because he was not satisfied with being always on the bench. This was because [...]

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Scotland Team for France

Posted by Rory at 1.12pm

Filed under: Player Watch, Scotland National Team

Categories: Player Watch · Scotland National Team

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Scotland Team to face France: Paterson, T Evans, M. Evans, Morrison, Lamont, Godman, Cusiter, Dickinson, Ford, Low, Hines, Kellock, Brown, Barclay, Beattie
Replacements: S Lawson, Jacobsen, R Gray, MacDonald, R Lawson, Grove, Southwell
Good to see Richie Gray gets a spot on the bench, he Southwell and Grove will be looking to make an impact for sure [...]

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Premier 1 games this weekend

Posted by A.D. at 2.02pm

Filed under: Blog, Club Rugby, Player Watch

Categories: Blog · Club Rugby · Player Watch

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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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