Just The Facts
The dust has settled following the France game but way off in the distance the faint rumble of another stampede of opinion can be felt as we approach the Ireland match.
The Hollow Reality
Scotland lost again, but played better rugby. Should Robinson really leave before his project reaches the next stage? He doesn’t seem the type to walk…
What Was Said at the Team Announcement
“What we believe is that if we keep the ball in play and play multi-phase against France that we can test them and test their fitness.”
Less Revving With Ford As Captain
Ross Ford, so often described as softly spoken, is Scotland’s captain for the RBS 6 Nations.
He has to keep up the grunt, but does he need to deliver eloquent speeches, too?
Rumours, Rumblings And Some Rare Robinson Speculation
You’ve heard of yin and yang, right? The Taoist notions that polar opposites give rise to one another through their mere existence, in the natural world at least? Well I never thought I’d accuse Andy Robinson of being a Taoist, but in yesterday’s squad announcement he displayed his need for yin and yang; the light and […]
Filling Out The Corners
Tomorrow Andy Robinson will announce his extended training squad for this year’s Six Nations (starting a month from now with a match against England), and as Alan pointed out in his earlier piece there are very few players guaranteed a spot in the starting team, so picking a captain will be hard. What about the […]
Captain, My Captain
Tomorrow is a big day. In fact for some it is the first step towards their childhood dream. An extended 6 Nations training squad will be named and it is entirely likely that within the vanguard there will be a few fresh faces.
Edinburgh Team to face Aironi
Edinburgh have gone back to strength for the visit of Aironi tonight even though, on paper, fronting up to an understrength Munster last weekend might have seemed like more of a priority. This game gives them a chance to try and translate some of that Racing Metro joie de vivre into RaboPro12 table position – […]
Liaising With Lions
The World Cup is over, but just when you thought it was safe to forget about global rugby for a while they go and release the fixtures and dates for the 2013 British & Irish Lions tour.
The Aftermath
So how do we summarise our Rugby World Cup?
Falling Off The Summit
Welcome to the precipice. In front of you is a sharp drop. A fall from grace. Behind you is a queue of people waiting to push you off. That same queue of people that always said Scottish rugby wasn’t very good. You always ignored them. Hoping that the glory days would return. Now you have […]
RWC Build-Up: A Step Into The Unknown
When the Scotland team to face Italy was announced Andy Robinson said “Italy will prove ideal opponents ahead of our opening Rugby World Cup matches against Romania and Georgia.” For most of us we will have to take Robinson at his word. Who really knows much about Romania and Georgia?
RWC Build-Up: Team for Italy, Omissions For New Zealand
Just when I thought I had figured out the Axis of Anticipated that is Robinson and Townsend they go and mix things up! Here is the Scotland team to face the Italians at Murrayfield on Saturday, 5pm: 15 Rory Lamont (Toulon) 24 caps 14 Max Evans (Castres) 19 caps 13 Nick De Luca (Edinburgh) 25 […]
The Chain Reaction
Apparently there is an African proverb, “Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.” In our case, though, Andy Robinson is being cautious to the extent of bringing out a dinghy.
Putting Our Place To Use
I’m gonna blow my own trumpet…last week, like a new-age Mystic Meg, I predicted Scotland would usurp Ireland and Argentina in the World Rankings. I just had no idea we would do it so soon! Q: What does it mean to be the 6th best team in the world?