The Unlucky Irish

Gav Harper takes a look at Ireland’s injury woes and mulls over the team that might come to visit Murrayfield in just under a fortnight.
Why Should the Scottish, Irish and Welsh Unions not Sweat Over BT’s Bucks?

The SRU can only say certain things about BT’s deal with Premiership Rugby Ltd., but they appear pretty cool on the whole issue.
Negative? Scotland Just Weren’t Good Enough

Everyone should maybe move on and focus on Italy because this loss -this heavy loss- to Ireland came about because the Irish were much better.
Now We Are ‘Progressing’ The Pressure Is On
Scotland’s team is almost identicle to the one that beat France, but the tactics will be ever so slightly different. Robinson talks of ‘chokes’ but it will be something else he is looking at…
Scotland Team to Face Ireland

Weekend four (and a half, if you are Irish). Still no wins for Scotland. Here’s the team that aims to change that.
And So It Begins…

Be prepared to give up the next few weeks of your life… The RBS Six Nations is about to start this weekend. Who are you scared of? Who will shine? Who will win? Alan Dymock presents a 6N Team Guide.
RWC Build-Up: Looking At The Game, And Only The Game
At the moment I am beset on all sides with the reality, the spin coming out of Murrayfield and probably some early onset moaning from supposed experts. I have purposely not read any newspapers this morning, but I have watched the game again, re-read some stuff that went out live during the game and have […]
Analysing The Opposition: A Fresh Approach To An Old Adversary
For one week I knew what it was like to be English.
Six Nations: The Opposing Squads
Like a Big Fat Gypsy Wedding the 6N is sidling into view, all bright lights and funny accents. As Andy Robinson prepares to kick off our campaign and puts the squad through its paces I will look at the squads that the opposition teams have picked and assess their strengths, weaknesses and how controversial some […]
Scotland vs Ireland Looking Close to Sell-Out
A bit of actual news reporting for you here! Your faithful correspondent was up at the crack of dawn today to try and snare a couple of the last few cheap seats for Scotland’s Six Nations Clash with Ireland. By the end of the waiting process the following was clear: no “cheap” ie £30 pairs […]