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The End of the ‘Amateur’ Season

Posted by A.D. at 5.29pm

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Sorry for the belated piece, guys; I’m currently playing rugby in Canada and have been enjoying, *ahem*, what North America has to offer. That is a report for another day, though… So the Premier 1 season is done! Over! Finito! And what a surprising and refreshing season it has been for Scottish Club Rugby. With [...]

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Obama, Eat Your Heart Out

Posted by A.D. at 2.47pm

Filed under: Blog, Club Rugby, Heineken Cup, Magners League

Categories: Blog · Club Rugby · Heineken Cup · Magners League

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Every time you turn on the news these days you are bombarded with the word ‘CHANGE’. The politicians are all screaming it. Travel agents can’t get enough of it. Even the chief exec.’s of Rangers and Celtic seem to be on the streets begging for some spare. So what is set to change in Scottish [...]

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Premier Cup Action

Posted by A.D. at 3.53pm

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This saturday sees the men’s semi’s (classic!) of the Scottish Hydro Premier Cup in which league leaders Currie travel south to face Melrose and Champions Ayr host cup holders Heriot’s. Both of these fixtures are interesting, to say the least. While it has been noted that the league’s trailblazers have been kept apart this does not necessarily mean [...]

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Prem 1 roundup

Posted by A.D. at 11.12am

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A delayed roundup of last weekend’s premier 1 matches. Things are getting tight at the top as Hawks beat Dundee, Melrose got the win they had needed and every top half team is ravenously hunting for a top four spot rumoured to earn the highest placed teams a station in next years British and Irish Cup. Of course this is all supposition [...]

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Prem 1 matches for this weekend (Snow permitting!)

Posted by A.D. at 5.35pm

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After two games and countless shredded nerves the 6N takes a break. Good thing, then, that the weather is taking another bad turn! Front runners Currie are away, while their nearest rivals Ayr are hoping to claw Currie back with a win at home. At the other end of the table the bottom two, Watsonians [...]

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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 [...]

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Compress for Success

Posted by A.D. at 5.41pm

Filed under: Blog, Club Rugby, Rugby on TV

Categories: Blog · Club Rugby · Rugby on TV

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It had emerged over the weekend that Graham Lowe, the director of performance rugby in Scotland, intends to review the set-up of the top division. As coaches bemoan the lack of respect club sides get and call out for a semi-professional atmosphere in Scottish club rugby people are searching for alternatives. The main drive of [...]

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Prem 1 round-up

Posted by A.D. at 5.25pm

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Edinburgh Accies 5-29 Currie at Raeburn Place Edinburgh Accies: S Moffat, M Coupar, G Douglas, R Browne, C Dickie, R Bonner, J Letham, D McLeod, M Strachan, L Niven, E Stuart, M Stevens, D Teague, T Drennan, G Campbell. Replacements Used: S Patience, D Wright, R Snape, P Arnold, G Peoples. Currie: G White, W [...]

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