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Hoggy Out, Rennie In

Posted by Rory at 12.06pm

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Busy week this one! Scottish Rugby is like buses – it makes a mess of Edinburgh city centre.
The SRU have announced that they are withdrawing from bidding for the 2013 IRB Sevens World Cup (potentially the last before it goes Olympic) due to (yet again) a lack of broadcaster interest. And Ally Hogg is to [...]

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Player News – Rory Lamont and more

Posted by Rory at 4.15pm

Filed under: Heineken Cup, Player Watch, Rugby on TV

Categories: Heineken Cup · Player Watch · Rugby on TV

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Rory Lamont will be out of the Six Nations while he recovers from ankle surgery made necessary after ligament damage sustained playing for Sale against Montauban. This is a real shame as he was in a rich vein of form, and it may well affect his outside chances of a Lions berth – while it [...]

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Match of the Day?

Posted by Rory at 11.04pm

Filed under: Magners League, Player Watch, Rugby on TV

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It’s not quite in name at least, but it looks like the campaign for a Match of the Day for Rugby has finally scored some points, with the announcement of a highlights show to be screened on ITV4 (and repeated at an unsocial hour on ITV1) on Sundays at 6.30pm. ITV have recently acquired the [...]

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