Gregor Townsend’s first Scotland squad announced
Just like that, Gregor Townsend jumps on to Scotland duty with his first touring squad to face Italy, Australia and Fiji.
1872 Cup: Glasgow 18-29 Edinburgh
Rory Baldwin watches the last game of the season for Edinburgh and Glasgow who knocked each other about without really teaching us anything we didn’t know – except that Edinburgh might have a backbone after all.
Scottish Rugby Blog Podcast Episode 11 – Cruising With John Virgo
Cammy, Rory and Gav discuss the impact of the Lions squad on Scotland’s summer tour
Chiefs Dave Rennie to replace Townsend at Glasgow
Super Rugby Chiefs coach Dave Rennie will take over at Glasgow in the 2017/18 Season, it has been announced.
Townsend to succeed Cotter as Scotland coach
Vern Cotter will vacate the Scotland Head Coach position in June 2017 to make way for Gregor Townsend. Rabbits everywhere rejoice.
Warriors win breeds new belief for Scotland
The multifold impact of Glasgow Warriors’ PRO12 triumph will be most telling in the fortitude and temperament of this young squad, writes Jamie Lyall.
5 Key Points For Fixing Scottish Rugby
Every man and his dog has expressed a view on how to save Scottish Rugby. Cameron Black examines some of those suggestions more closely…
Townsend Scoops Coach of the Year at Rabo Awards
At last night’s RaboDirect PRO12 Awards, Gregor Townsend won the Coach of the Year title, while Glasgow were again the most highly represented team in the Rabo Dream Team.
Strauss Brought In with Sleight of Hand
We were caught off guard when Glasgow Warriors pulled Josh Strauss out of a hat. What we are not shown is a potential reason for him landing in Scotland.
Changes at Edinburgh, Chops at Glasgow
Edinburgh have a bit more bite in their pack, and are playing with a sense of fun. Glasgow, meanwhile, are looking unlikely to change. Will it take time, or is it just that they cannot evolve?
The SRU Create New Post for Paterson, But Spurn Youth
Chris Paterson is supremely popular, but in sending him to learn to be a coach as part of the Macphail Scholarship the SRU are actively avoiding spending money on developing young players.
The Shock Of The Swap
Today it became official that Gregor Townsend will replace Sean Lineen as Glasgow Warriors head coach next season, with Lineen being put in charge of player recruitment for the SRU. This one shook many people. The timing was poor.
Auld Enemies And A New Generation
On Monday morning I attended a press launch for the Glengoyne Auld Enemies Dinner.
The Event looks like a good one and the charity involvement is great. For everyone there, though, talk inevitably turned to the Heineken Cup…
The Aftermath
So how do we summarise our Rugby World Cup?
Stephen Jones Says Something Agreeable 2 Weeks Running
There must be something in the water… Townsend Turning They recently announced some figures in Scotland that purported to show a major revolution in the sport north of the border, with increased numbers playing the game and watching the professional teams. All very fine, although if you delved beneath the figures you found that, basically, […]