This week Cammy is joined by Iain Hay and Brodie to look ahead to Scotland against Wales in the opening game of the Six Nations. We also introduce our new resident agony uncle and find out where Dougie Donnelly’s been getting lucky.
Also a small public service annoucement – there are several swears in this episode. Nothing too serious so if you are a small child please seek permission of a grown up before proceding. If you’re easily offended by swears (there’s nothing too heavy) then you might want to give this one a miss. Normal non-sweary service will be resumed next week.
The podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Acast, Spotify, TuneIn and Audioboom as well as anywhere else that will let you subscribe through an rss feed. You can also just listen through this webpage using your desktop, laptop, tablet or mobile device.
rss feed – https://audioboom.com/channels/4927247.rss
Apple Podcast – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-scottish-rugby-blog-podcast/id1195370479?mt=2
Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/show/3gmKpRaLw8kBYDXpkmLnim
Acast – https://www.acast.com/scottishrugbyblog
AudioBoom – https://audioboom.com/channels/4927247
TuneIn – http://tun.in/piJJl
We’re also putting the podcast up on our YouTube channel for people who prefer that sort of thing so you can also subscribe there – https://www.youtube.com/user/ScottishRugbyBlog
Please leave us a review on Apple Podcast if you like what we do and anywhere else that lets you leave a review. If there’s any other apps or podcast sites you think we should be on please let us know. Cammy has promised to read out all reviews giving us three stars or more regardless of the content.
We’re also looking for our listeners to get involved in the comments on this page and elsewhere on the blog:
“Comment of the week” – We’ll be picking out our favourite comments from articles across the blog.
“Hands in the ruck” – What’s had it’s hands in your ruck? Let us know in the comments and we’ll pick out the best ones.
“Where’s Dougie Donnelly?” – It’s now mandatory to have a rumours section in a rugby podcast (apparently) so we’re looking for yours as well as news of any Scottish sporting media personalities you’ve spotted out and about. Have you seen Dougie Vipond down Tesco? Has your uncle’s brother’s aunt’s friend heard from someone down the pub that Jonny Gray is getting a new fence put in? Has your plumber been doing some work round Murrayfield and seen Richard Cockerill taking delivery of a new yoga mat? If so then let us know.
“Fantasy League” – Join our fantasy league and we’ll keep an eye on how everyone’s doing each week in the podcast. (https://www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk/2018/01/six-nations-fantasy-start-picking-squad)
7 responses
Nice show lads, for The Fall – player link how about Gavin Henson & ‘Curious Orange’?
Re the SFA move to Murrayfield the income for the SRU would surely be substantial and attractive?
Good work gents. Interesting, large Jim Hamilton seemed pretty convinced Matt Scott was heading to Edinburgh. Don’t have a problem with Scott at Edinburgh, they don’t have that many inside centres aside from Burleigh.
I think the Welsh players are on incredible form at the moment and at home you’ve got to fancy them but one advantage we(Scotland) have is that our captain plays with 10 of their starting line-up on a weekly basis and if their is anyone knows their weakness’s and how to exploit them at this level it should be him. Especially considering Parkes, Patchell and Evans have barely any international experience
Matt Scott would be a great signing for Edinburgh. The long term goal of Scottish professional rugby should be for both clubs to compete at the top end of the Pro14 and europe – that’s the best way to secure interest in the sport and improve the long term future of our national team – and Matt Scott is a huge upgrade on Burleigh and Dean and a player who would allow Edinburgh to compete.
Imagine a backline of ; 9. Hidalgo-Clyne 10. Van Der Waalt 11. Graham 12. Scott 13. Bennett 14. Van Der Mewe 15. Kinghorn. Maybe not the same level of Glasgow’s back 7 but with the young talents of Kinghorn and Darcy Graham and the experience of Hidalgo-Clyne, Scott and Bennett it certainly would be more of a weapon next season. And with front row options including; Dell, Marfo, Sutherland, McInally, Ford, Nel, McCallum, a 2nd row of Toolis and Gilchrist and back row options including; Barclay, Watson, Du Preez, Crosbie, Ritchie and Bradburry you would expect them to compete right at the top of the pro 14 next season.
Just a question of whether he wants to come but he’s a Dunfermline lad born and bred in Scotland desperate to play for his national side. He’s seen despite his phenomenal try scoring start at Gloucester how quickly it is for a English/French team to dump one of their overseas players after a few issues and with the world cup coming up maybe like Bennett he wants to go somewhere where he will be treated well and be 1st choice. If his Edinburgh contract keeps him at Edinburgh until he is roughly 30/31 he will still have a big contract left whilst he is in a peak and hopefully be in a far better situation then he currently is in and therefore more likely to get better offers from bigger clubs with more money.
He’s just started an MBA in Gloucestershire so suggests he is staying put.
Simon Hickey will be Edinburgh’s No.10 next year, in all probability.
Is Simon Hickey any good John