Posted by Rory at 11.20am
Filed under: Player Watch, Scotland A Team
Categories: Player Watch · Scotland A Team
…As well as a few old ones. Ally Hogg continues the rehab of his playing career and he will be one of the old heads relied on to guide the younger players through the tournament. I would also look for hooker Fergus Thomson to make a big push here for senior selection in the autumn [...]
Posted by Rory at 7.00am
Filed under: Magners League, Rugby on TV
Categories: Magners League · Rugby on TV
In addition to STVs ever improving highlights package on Sunday, this weekend you can also catch the Cardiff vs Glasgow game on S4C at 1820 on Saturday and Ospreys vs Edinburgh on Sunday at 1550, giving you the full selection of Scottish pro rugby excitement to clog up your social schedule. While to some extent [...]
Posted by Rory at 7.12pm
Filed under: Blog, Player Watch
Categories: Blog · Player Watch
Bit of a news digest this week, hope you are enjoying the off season! Andy Robinson has announced his 44 man Scotland training squad for later in the month including all four Lions, several fresh faced youngsters like Ruaridh Jackson, Alex Grove and Richie Gray, and missing Simon Taylor who has requested not to be [...]
Posted by Rory at 4.22pm
Filed under: Player Watch
Categories: Player Watch
“Back” when Scotland and Edinburgh were one dimensional in attack and never got the ball past 12, at least you could count on Rob Dewey. When within 10 metres of the line, it would be “Rob Dewey time”. Chuck him the ball and let him have a batter – at close range he was trick [...]
Posted by Rory at 2.33pm
Filed under: Player Watch
Categories: Player Watch
Lovers of all things Aberdonian such as the above mentioned newspaper may be interested in rumours that Chris Cusiter is not coming “home” to Glasgow (and possibly crippling the SRU salary budget) but off to join fellow North East man Jason White at Clermont Auvergne. According to an article in French sports paper L’Equipe (and [...]
Posted by Rory at 2.18pm
Filed under: Magners League, Player Watch
Categories: Magners League · Player Watch
It’s about that time of year when the pre-Six Nations player roundabout starts, so with that in mind I have a few snippets for you. Rob Dewey returns to Murrayfield this week (alongside former Scotland coach and silver surfer Matt Williams) with Ulster, and rumours are flying that he has begun negotiations with the SRU [...]
Posted by Rory at 12.48pm
Filed under: Player Watch, Rugby on TV, Scotland A Team
Categories: Player Watch · Rugby on TV · Scotland A Team
Bad A-Team related joke time again. Yesterday the backup team gave the Georgians a doing (under the tutelage of Andy Robinson, Gregor Townsend and Shade Munro) in front of a pretty small crowd at Firhill. The early scheduling of 6ish was apparently at the behest of TV behemoth BBC Alba. Surely an extra hour would [...]
Posted by Rory at 10.32am
Filed under: Player Watch, Scotland National Team
Categories: Player Watch · Scotland National Team
Bad news for Scotland’s squad preparations for the “autumn” (it’s already winter here in the north) internationals came yesterday with announcements that scrum halves Chris Cusiter (thumb), Rory Lawson (ribs) and centre Graeme Morrison would all be unavailable. Luckily Mark McMillan is able to step into the breach – he’s been in form for Glasgow, [...]
Posted by Rory at 3.59pm
Filed under: Player Watch, Scotland National Team, World of Rugby
Categories: Player Watch · Scotland National Team · World of Rugby
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), [...]
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