Keith Mackenzie takes a look back at the work of Big Jim Hamilton, who announced his retirement last week.
1000th Scottish Cap ‘Big Jim’ Says Goodbye
Tag: Jim Hamilton
The Cotter Cull Begins
As Scotland cut seven players from the extended training squad we look at how this affects our predicted final 31 man squad
England v Scotland: 5 Key Battles
Cameron Black is fed up of writing about Scotland’s ill discipline so turns to look at the 5 key battles in the forthcoming Calcutta Cup and ends up writing about discipline anyway
Scotland team to face England.
Scotland’s hopes of a rare away win rest on this lot…
Scotland v France Player Ratings
Brodie Smithers gives his opinion on the individual Scotland players performances live from Murrayfield.
5 Key Points For Beating Italy
Cameron Black continues our series of articles looking at how Scotland can overcome their opposition. This week Scotland travel to Rome…
5 Key Points For Beating England
Cameron Black looks at how Scotland can overcome the Auld Enemy on Saturday (includes team)
Johnson Springs Front-Row Surprise in Scotland Squad
Jamie Lyall takes a look at the Scotland team announced to face South Africa this weekend. With Grant and Murray unavailable, who gets the nod in the front row?
Our Scotland XV: The Second-Row
In the latest look at Scotland’s selection headaches, Jamie Lyall ponders the choices in the second row, and finds that for once the choices are wondrous and many. Well, sort of.
Our Team: Second Rows
To kick off a regular series of posts looking at each position in turn ahead of the Six Nations, Tom Macleod looks at the runners and riders for the second row in a potentially new look Scotland team.
Big Jim’s Day Got Brighter
With the news that Scott MacLeod is off to Japan to ply his trade, those of us turning thoughts to Rugby World Cup 2011 and who should go on the plane just found our lives a lot easier. Assuming that Robbo takes 4 locks (plus a back-rower or two with a bit of time in the second row perhaps) and that the front runners are most likely Gray, Kellock and Hines, the debate was always going to be over MacLeod or Hamilton for the extra cover berth. Now MacLeod’s move has forced him to recuse himself from World Cup duty, the door is wide open for big Jim. Not always the most mobile, his undoubted contribution has always been general grunt, lineout height and some extra power behind Euan Murray in the scrum. But this news, coupled with decent form for Gloucester should see him tie up the fourth lock slot. Unless Fraser McKenzie gets back to his early season form, then it could get interesting again…
Hamilton Goes To Gloucester
Moves to Stade Francais were suggested at some point, but big Jim Hamilton has opted to join the big Scottish contingent at Kingsholm. Does this mean that Ross Ford’s lineout will go all to pot again, as it seems to have grown in usefulness since for club and country since Hamilton came back from injury this season…
Edinburgh Team For Munster / Evans Update
Back down to earth with a bang for big Jim Hamilton who is dragooned straight into action, but the rest of the Scotland XV remain absent. With potential vacancies in the Scottish back division forced by injury, there could be a chance for some of these players to raise their hands, certainly for the 13 shirt assuming Sean Lamont is to be shuffled back out to the wing. Here’s the team:
Edinburgh: Ben Cairns; Mark Robertson, Nick De Luca, John Houston, Tim Visser, David Blair, Greig Laidlaw (captain); Kyle Traynor, Andrew Kelly, Geoff Cross, Jim Hamilton, Scott MacLeod, Alan MacDonald, Roddy Grant, David Callam. Replacements: Ryan Grant, Allan Jacobsen, Craig Hamilton, Fraser McKenzie, Mike Blair, Rory Hutton, Simon Webster.
Speaking of Mr Hutton (who has a place on the bench), I have a sneaking suspicion that A.D might have an exclusive piece for you later in the week…
This weekend Glasgow take on Cardiff at Firhill, Gregor will have some news for you on that I should think. Also in case you’d like an update on Thom Evans, here you are:
The injured Scotland players Thom Evans and Chris Paterson are continuing today to recover from the injuries they sustained in the RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales last weekend.
The pair remain in University Hospital Cardiff and both are described as being in “good spirits” by medical staff.
Scotland team doctor James Robson said: “Thom has been heartened by the many messages of support he has received from around the world.
“The surgeons are delighted with his progress. Thom and his mum met with the surgeons last night and Thom has opted to undergo a further procedure later this week, which will enhance the surgery that has already taken place and provide further stabilisation to his neck.
“This procedure is optional and Thom could have decided to have it done at a later point, or not at all. He’s decided to go ahead now and that should help with the whole recovery process.
“The same surgeons who performed the initial operation will undertake this procedure. Once he has settled from this procedure the expectation would be that he will be allowed to return home.”
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