Podcast: Lockdown Bookclub – Behind The Thistle (The Andy Robinson Years)
On our latest podcast we continue our look at Behind The Thistle, and this week we’re re-evaluating Andy Robinson’s time in charge of Scotland
Death of the drop goal
Scottish rugby has fallen out of love with drop goals. Kevin Millar explores the reasons why and argues the case for bringing back the drop goal.
The Scottish Rugby Blog Scottishness Test
The team at Scottish Rugby Blog Towers have devised a test of “Scottishness” to settle the issue of eligibility once and for all…
Glasgow Head For Showdown With Parks, Dickinson Heads To Edinburgh
… and Rupert Murdoch nabs the Rabo rights! It’s news roundup time.
Sticking Together Despite Scotland’s Social Issues
Nick De Luca has withdrawn from Twitter due to abuse and Dan Parks was harangued before he retired. Is there a growing rift between players and fans?
Parks and Beyond
Alan Kerr has a quick look back at his love affair with Dan Parks and call for fun against the Welsh this weekend.
Dan Parks Calls It Quits. Right Now.
Scotland stand-off Dan Parks today announced his retirement from international rugby with immediate effect.
RBS 6 Nations: Scotland 6 – 13 England
This game was nervvy and tight, but Stuart Lancaster’s new England won at Murrayfield for the first time since 2004.
Jackson Is Still In, But Out For Now
that Ruaridh Jackson will not be considered for selection for the opening matches of this year’s RBS Six Nations for Scotland.
Black and Blue and In Need Of Option Two
Cardiff Blues 25 – 8 Edinburgh Rugby We’ve become accustomed to seeing Edinburgh romp in with tries. Edinburgh are the entertainers. The offloading chancers who have been able to score more than the opposition if that’s what a win needs. Down in Cardiff, though, when faced with the brutes in blue they seized up and […]
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 […]
Friday Night Frights
Here are the teams for tonight in the unlikely event you missed them. Glasgow travel to Connacht with both Jackson and perhaps Weir looking to lay down a Scotland marker after Dan Parks’ return to his “mercurial” ways – and not mercurial like Gregor Townsend used to be. Edinburgh travel to Thomond Park (weatherman Tim […]
Round Two Six Nations Review
Like the pain of a scab being ripped off, we take a brief look back at the weekend’s action. Anything longer than brief would be overly depressing, like say, watching England hit form just in time for the World Cup.
Analysing the Samoans
When you look at the Samoan team there are a few frames that stick out. Namely, those of Mapasua and Tuilagi.
33 is the Magic Number
As Robbo prepares to stop being in the crowd at every single Heineken Cup game on Sky and actually name his 33-man squad on Wednesday, he must have a few headaches. Even the distraction of B & I Lions manager Andy Irvine claiming Robbo is in the running for Lions head coach will take some […]