New Sevens Squad for Welly and Vegas
Scotland 7s head coach, Graham Shiel, has made four changes to the squad which will travel to Wellington and Las Vegas next week, in the next two legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series.
Category: Scotland Sevens
Pete Horne’s Sevens Tour Diary: Port Elizabeth
After what was a great tournament in Dubai again we were up at the crack of dawn (6.00am) to fly to Port Elizabeth in South Africa for Leg 3.
Skeen Added to Sevens Squad
Melrose stand-off Andrew Skeen has joined the Dubai Sevens Bowl winning Scotland team for the inaugural Nelson Mandela Bay South Africa Sevens, the third leg of the HSC Sevens World Series.
Peter Horne’s Sevens Tour Diary: Dubai
Dubai
We landed in Dubai bright and early around seven am and of course the first thing anyone really wanted to do was hit the hay and catch some zzzz. However, no rest for the wicked and to try and avoid any jet lag we were instructed to stay awake all day, this proved rather difficult, especially for one Michael Fedo who was found later that morning by roommate James Eddie fast asleep.
Turnbull Sees Scotland Through To Bowl QF
Hat-trick try hero Andrew Turnbull put Scotland Sevens through to the quarter-finals of the Dubai Sevens Bowl competition and racked up a century of tries for his country in the process.
Peter Horne’s Sevens Diary Part 2
Day 2
Day Two started a tad earlier so we were up and away to the ground before we had much time to think. This wasn’t a bad thing as we focused in straight away on the task at hand: a big Polynesian side from the tiny island of Niue.
Peter Horne’s Sevens Diary Part 1
We got out to the Gold Coast nice and early which allowed for plenty of time to overcome the jet lag and stretch the legs. Our first week was spent in some nice self catering apartments, room 1 was the dream team super 6 from Glasgow (myself, Colin Gregor, Ross Miller, James Eddie, Sean Kennedy and Adam Ashe) and room two consisted of the ‘other’ 6 (Andy Turnbull, Scott Riddell, Michael Fedo, Struan Dewar, James Fleming and Sam Hidalgo-Clyne). The apartments were in a fantastic location, a minute’s walk from training facilities and the supermarket.
Gold Coast Sevens Day 1 Round Up
Scotland 7s will face Nuie in the Bowl quarter-finals of the opening HSBC Sevens World Series leg in the Gold Coast, Australia tomorrow. Nope, I don’t know where Nuie is either.
The Abbreviation And Its Words
Messrs Lowe, Gemmell and Shiel made it abundantly clear yesterday that Scotland was moving into a new era as the SRU announced a full-time sevens squad.
They unveiled a gaudy new set of shirts and a list of names that would be contracted to the sevens and seconded to the two pro sides between tournaments.
The Sevens Specialists, picture courtesy Scottish Rugby/PA Images
Scottish Rugby AGM Seeks Change
From scottishrugby.org: Scotland’s rugby clubs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of proposals for a radical reshape of the domestic league programme which will shorten the season, reduce travel costs, help clubs to grow the game and retain players.
A Day Out In Melrose
On an unfeasibly warm Scottish Saturday a few South African’s were overheard complaining about a tanned backside…
Bringing Sexy Back
Grumblings come in from many about the state of Scottish rugby, but in reality we need solutions. We need positivity. (I am aware of the irony of this statement, coming from me!)
What Now?!
The 6 Nations are over and the hard slog towards New Zealand begins. But before we kick-off against Romania on the 10th of September in Invercargill there are a lot of things that will happen on our own shores.
Injury forces the return of Mossy?
According to STV news Joe Ansbro, Hugo Southwell and Rory Lamont will all sit out this weekend’s game with Ireland due to injury. Unlike the England Internationals, our exiles were back in action this weekend and Joe picked up a head knock after a collision with Butch James, he has been rested from training as a routine precaution and is unlikely to feature.
Here we go again…
As Welsh legend Gareth Thomas tells all in America there have been a few revelations on our own soil. Brace yourself for the Scottish rugby version of the New Years honour list…
