It’s a biggie, so expect it to be well culled before the final playing squad of 30-odd is announced. Still, they should be able to have lots of probables versus possibles games and injure each other sufficiently before November rolls around.
Backs: Mike Blair (Edinburgh), Ben Cairns (Edinburgh), Chris Cusiter (Perpignan), Simon Danielli (Ulster), Nick De [...]
Scotland Pre-Autumn Training Squad
September 16th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Categories: Scotland National Team
Scotland beat Argentina for first time since I was 11
June 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Argentina 14 - 26 Scotland
What a shocker, eh? Did you see that one coming? Having belatedly caught the game on pay per view through Mediazone - disgustingly the only broadcast provider willing to carry it, good on them though - I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. We could mutter about how Scotland had [...]
Categories: Scotland National Team
A chance for revenge…sort of
June 11th, 2008 · 3 Comments
So, 15 points. Can we really beat Argentina by that much? Without scoring any tries? With Dan Parks at 10? Not having seen the previous game yet, I can’t really comment specifically but from the sounds of it on the radio we were solid in the set piece but bullied at the breakdown, which led [...]
Categories: Rugby on TV · Scotland A Team · Scotland National Team · World of Rugby
More Squad and Coaching Roundabout News
May 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Edinburgh prop Geoff Cross has been called up to the Scotland squad to tour Argentina after Craig Smith pulled out of the squad. Smith is also reported to be “considering his future in rugby” after a less than successful season. I suppose after meeting Al and I in St Etienne it was all downhill from [...]
Categories: Player Watch · Scotland National Team
Battle of the Nicknames - Malkovich and Munchkin called up
May 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Simon Webster are the latest additions to the tour party for Argentina, with the fleet-footed winger being declared fit after a hamstring injury and Edinburgh lock (but New Zealand born) Matt Mustchin added to boost the second row numbers. Mustchin’s inclusion will no doubt raise eyebrows in some quarters - he only just qualifies on [...]
Categories: Scotland National Team · World of Rugby
Scotland Squad to Tour Argentina Announced
May 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Backs: Chris Paterson (Gloucester), Hugo Southwell (Edinburgh Rugby), Simon Danielli (Ulster), Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Ben Cairns (Edinburgh Rugby), Graeme Morrison (Glasgow Warriors), Andrew Henderson (Glasgow Warriors), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh Rugby), Dan Parks (Glasgow Warriors), Phil Godman (Edinburgh Rugby), Rory Lawson (Gloucester), Mike Blair (Edinburgh Rugby) (capt), + 2 players tba
Forwards: Allan Jacobsen (Edinburgh [...]
Categories: Adventures in Rugby · Heineken Cup · Player Watch · Scotland National Team
Potential Scotland XV
December 5th, 2007 · No Comments
Frank Hadden announced his training squad yesterday, so here’s my team based on that. A few notes – this is the squad I would pick today based on current form, based on what I have seen/read/heard (so there may be a slight Edinburgh bias until I get a chance to see Glasgow on TV at [...]
Categories: Scotland National Team · Six Nations
From Behind the Couch – Heineken Cup Preview 2007
November 7th, 2007 · No Comments
So, the rugby World Cup is over and attention once again turns to club rugby, in particular this weekend sees a start to the European competitions, the Challenge Cup and the ever more popular Heineken Cup (H-Cup for beer-averse readers in France). If some of the club sides can slip off the shackles of recent [...]
Categories: Heineken Cup
