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I Ain’t Gettin On No Plane

May 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments

But these guys are, to Canada for the Churchill Cup next month:
Backs: Scott Barrow (Glasgow Warriors), David Blair (Edinburgh), Marcus Di Rollo (Toulouse), Max Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Rob Dewey (Ulster), Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors), Steve Jones (Newcastle Falcons), Calum MacRae (Edinburgh), Mark McMillan (Wasps), Sam Pinder (Glasgow Warriors), Roland Reid, Mark Robertson (both Edinburgh), Gordon [...]

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Tags: Player Watch · Scotland National Team · World of Rugby

The Shape of Things to Come - new ELVs

May 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

Starting in August, the ELVs (Experimental Law Variations) for Rugby Union will be given a global trial. Some of them we have seen already in the Super 14, and most of the more controversial ones were slapped down. A total of 13 of the proposed 23 are to be trialled, which will more than likely [...]

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Tags: Laws, Rules and Refs · World of Rugby

Ashton gets the boot, should we follow suit?

April 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Bit of rhyme for you there, folks.
So, what we all knew would happen, did. Martin Johnson is to be appointed in some sort of honcho role (”team manager”) by the RFU this week. Brian Ashton will be let go as England coach, and offered some token development posts that he will almost certainly reject. Despite [...]

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Tags: Blog · World of Rugby

Weekend of Rugby

April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Al’s moving house this weekend, and I’m off on a course on Saturday so it seems likely that we’ll miss the bumper crop of rugby stuff on the TV this weekend, mostly on Saturday. However here’s a list, so you don’t have to miss a thing.
The Glasgow - Edinburgh Magners League derby takes place [...]

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Tags: Magners League · Rugby on TV · World of Rugby

O’Sullivan Quits Ireland

March 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Not really Scottish news this, but of interest nonetheless. Despite having around 3 and a half years left on his contract, Eddie O’Sullivan stepped down as coach of Ireland yesterday, pre-empting the possibility that he might have been fired. It’ll be interesting to see if indeed he took the opposite tack to former England football [...]

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Tags: Six Nations · World of Rugby

The Laziness of the Long-Distance Runner

February 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I know I was supposed to post something meaningful this week, but I haven’t got round to it yet. Hopefully I’ll have something over the weekend.
In the meantime here’s the rugby you might like to catch on TV over the weekend:
First up, something called the Super 14 kicked off today, and while we don’t usually [...]

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Tags: Blog · Magners League · Rugby on TV · World of Rugby