RWC Build-Up: Multiple Emotions But A Single Focus
As I entered Scotland’s World Cup base yesterday in St. Andrews I felt a strange sort of atmosphere. A tension.
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 […]
RWC Build-Up: Longing For Los Pumas
I don’t think I would like to play cards with Andy Robinson. Sure, when we see the glass box on TV, filled with what looks like all the shiny-headed men in Scottish rugby, it always appears like Robinson is losing the plot. Probably about a breakdown. Behind the eyes, though, I see cool calculation. I […]
Analysing The Opposition: Forza Azzurri?
Murrayfield: 4.00pm. We will know by then if Scotland have beaten the Italians at home and handed them the wooden spoon.
Scotland vs Italy Teams
Andy Robinson announces a mostly unchanged team to allow the combinations that performed well against England and France to see if they can end the tournament on some sort of high, while Nick Mallet has made a bunch of changes to the team that beat France. Scotland: Paterson, Evans, Ansbro, Lamont, Danielli, Jackson, Lawson, Jacobsen, […]
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 Turn On Some Style…At Last
Scotland 26 – 6 Italy Yesterday we saw Scotland beat Italy, led largely by the efforts of a man with an Italian name over whom many (including myself) have been guilty of indifference to in the past, and (for those watching on TV) commented on by another man with an Italian name who many of […]