On this week’s podcast, which was broadcast live on Facebook, we catch up with the latest news from Scottish Rugby and what songs we’d ban from Murrayfield
Tag: Melrose
The Super Six Pack
Podcast: Silver Saturday Special & Callum Gibbins
Dodson lays out the details
SRU plans shake up of Scottish game ahead of AGM
Glasgow Claim Back-to-Back Melrose 7s
Rugby is a Team Game
‘Doom and Gloom’ Walks the Plank Before Round 2 of B&I Cup
Melrose Rally to Retain RBS Premier Crown
British and Irish Cup Roundup
Melrose, Currie and Ayr all opened their British & Irish Cup campaign this weekend, taking on professional or semi-professional opposition in Bedford Blues, Leeds Carnegie and Plymouth Albion respectively.
As if the pro-team wins weren’t enough to give us a little fillip here in the world of Scottish rugby, Melrose and Ayr both fought back to secure last-gasp victories as they edged past their respective opponents 19-17 and 18-17.
Ayr were boosted by the addition of Johnnie Beattie and Jon Welsh with the former grabbing a try in the closing minutes after the Scots were down 17-5 at half time, while Melrose were down 17-0 at halftime and fought back for the win at the Greenyards.
It wasn’t all cheery though, as Currie were defeated 16-31 at Headingley. London Scottish were in action too, going down 63-0 to Llanelli who must be building a fair bit of depth, the Scarlets having also been in Heineken Cup action this weekend winning 31-23 (Sean Lamont dotted down for a try).
Rekindling An Old Fire
In the Borders rugby is a significant part of the region’s rural makeup. In almost all rugby clubs down there you will spot a wall with a framed mural on it, commemorating glorious years gone by. There is a rich heritage of match-ups between boroughs and towns bursting with civic pride. For many years these small towns have defied logic as they continually produce teams of rugby players from small groups. This ‘Us against Everyone’ feeling that all the clubs have is one that perpetually regenerated their own league, the oldest in rugby history, the Borders League.
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