Posted by Rory at 12.19pm
Filed under: Player Watch, Scotland A Team
Categories: Player Watch · Scotland A Team
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 [...]
Posted by Rory at 12.51pm
Filed under: Scotland A Team, Scotland National Team
Categories: Scotland A Team · Scotland National Team
Head coach Andy Robinson has today announced a 36-strong squad as Scotland and Scotland A begin their preparations for next weekend’s matches against their Italian counterparts.
The squad will gather at Murrayfield on Sunday (21 February) ahead of both Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Italy at the Stadio Flaminio, Rome, [...]
Posted by Rory at 4.46pm
Filed under: Scotland A Team
Categories: Scotland A Team
Look, no BA jokes!
Scotland A Team to face Ireland A: Jim Thompson, Nikki Walker, Ben Cairns, Nick De Luca, Simon Danielli, Ruaridh Jackson, Mike Blair (Captain), Jon Welsh, Dougie Hall, Euan Murray, Scott MacLeod, Jim Hamilton, James Eddie, Scott Gray, Roddy Grant
Replacements: Andrew Kelly, Kyle Traynor, Craig Hamilton, Fraser McKenzie, Greig Laidlaw, Rob Dewey, John [...]
Posted by Rory at 10.34pm
Filed under: Scotland A Team
Categories: Scotland A Team
That’s probably more of a humping than we expected. Listening to the radio commentary it sounds like the Hugo experiment worked pretty well and Thom Evans didn’t seem to get much ball. Listening to Peter Wright is always fun too. Ben Cairns had a stormer, which really puts pressure on Grove for tomorrow so I [...]
Posted by Rory at 4.59pm
Filed under: Scotland A Team
Categories: Scotland A Team
Southwell at fly-half? Never saw that one coming, though apparently he has been featuring at first receiver during play for Stade. Decent enough defence and a solid left boot (some days). Could be very interesting, damn shame its not on the telly. Still if you are in the Borders and have nothing better to do [...]
Posted by Rory at 10.47am
Filed under: British and Irish Lions, Scotland A Team
Categories: British and Irish Lions · Scotland A Team
Some good games at the weekend there including a solid result for Andy Robinson’s A Team which saw the Scots win their first piece of silverware in years. Rumours of Ruaridh Jackson’s kicking game going AWOL were put to rest with his kicking from tee easing the Scots into a solid lead before some sloppy [...]
Posted by Rory at 12.52pm
Filed under: Scotland A Team
Categories: Scotland A Team
Young Glasgow flyhalf Ruaridh Jackson has been handed the 10 shirt for Scotland A’s crunch decider against France A in Romania. Victory would see the Scots take home the IRB Nations Cup and add a first piece of silverware to Andy Robinson’s shelf at SRU HQ. Two of Robbo’s new “finds” Joe Ansbros start, with [...]
Posted by Rory at 5.38pm
Filed under: Scotland A Team
Categories: Scotland A Team
Looks like Captain Chris Cusiter is being saved for the possibly decisive France A match later in the week. Alongside promising Saints centre Joe Ansbro, John Houston and Calum Forrester will get their first A grade international caps. Ansbro forms an exciting centre partnership with Nick De Luca, and they will be looking to improve [...]
Posted by Rory at 11.54am
Filed under: British and Irish Lions, Rugby on TV, Scotland A Team
Categories: British and Irish Lions · Rugby on TV · Scotland A Team
With a wee ankle strain keeping him out of Saturday’s game, it looks like Tuesday may be Mike’s last chance to try and sneak on to the bench for the test. With Mike Phillips now a certainty for the 9 shirt and Harry Ellis playing solidly if unspectacularly, Mike has been short of opportunities to [...]
Posted by Rory at 7.00am
Filed under: Scotland A Team
Categories: Scotland A Team
In form Northampton Saints centre Joe Ansbro has been called up to the Scotland A Team squad to play in the IRB Nations Cup. Ansbro, born in Glasgow, but eligible to play for England too, will be representing the fair nation of Scotland for the first time. And you never know, with Max Evans out [...]
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