Troubled Glasgow fly-half Dan Parks may have played his last game for Glasgow after recent troubles – a meeting with the SRU next week should clear up as to whether or not his contract will be renewed or any disciplinary action will be taken. Meanwhile Glasgow trundle on with a visit from Connacht to finish [...]
18
Nov
2008
5 Reasons To Be Cheerful
Posted by Rory at 3.29pm
Filed under: Blog, Scotland National Team
Categories: Blog · Scotland National Team
1) With the mid level teams (Fiji, Samoa, Italy, Georgia) fronting up at World Cup time as the professional game grows, does it really matter who we have in our group in NZ 2011? Sure we could get a couple of stinkers, but with a young team that should be together for the next three [...]
1
Nov
2008
Can We Beat The All Blacks?
Posted by Rory at 2.24pm
Filed under: Laws, Rules and Refs, Player Watch, Rugby World Cup, Scotland National Team
Categories: Laws, Rules and Refs · Player Watch · Rugby World Cup · Scotland National Team
After the widely derided World Cup ‘B’ Team played against New Zealand on their last visit to Murrayfield, it will be interesting to test our full XV against the might All Blacks. Your fearless Scottish Rugby Blog correspondent will be in attendance. But can we (unlike Scubbsy) man up, and get a result?
Yes We Can:
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19
Aug
2008
Hadden hires new coaches
Posted by Rory at 4.38pm
Filed under: Scotland National Team, World of Rugby
Categories: Scotland National Team · World of Rugby
In news announced yesterday, Scotland have appointed two new assistant coaches to fill positions temporarily held by Andy Robinson and Alan Tait over the summer tours.
Former All Black captain Mike Brewer of NZ has been appointed as forwards coach, and former GB Rugby League International Graeme Steadman as defence coach filling the roles left by [...]
