BT Premiership Season Preview
With the BT Premiership due to kick-off this Saturday (30th August) Brodie Smithers previews the prospects of all ten teams.
Scott Johnson Parts Ways With Ospreys
Goings on at the Ospreys may not concern the Scottish fans, but it perhaps should. Alan Dymock looks at what could result from Scott Johnson’s departure from the Welsh region.
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 […]
Prem 1 Starts Again!
After what seems like months of watching International and 7s news flash past, hearing about League restructuring and ignoring the notion that clubs will be offered one more crack at forming bonds with the Pro teams we can all relax. It’s back. Premier 1 rugby is starting again this weekend.
Chopping and Changing
A lot has been made in recent days of the renewed proposal for restructuring the leagues in Scotland. The ‘Season Structure Working Party’, comprising of representatives from Premier 1 to the Regional Leagues, has put forward its proposal (pretty much identical to that tabled in 2010) and is hoping to implement changes as early as […]
Premier One Still Up In The Air
At this point in time we know who is playing in Premier One next season, but we still don’t know who will start that season as the title holders.
The End of the ‘Amateur’ Season
Sorry for the belated piece, guys; I’m currently playing rugby in Canada and have been enjoying, *ahem*, what North America has to offer. That is a report for another day, though… So the Premier 1 season is done! Over! Finito! And what a surprising and refreshing season it has been for Scottish Club Rugby. With […]
Obama, Eat Your Heart Out
Every time you turn on the news these days you are bombarded with the word ‘CHANGE’. The politicians are all screaming it. Travel agents can’t get enough of it. Even the chief exec.’s of Rangers and Celtic seem to be on the streets begging for some spare. So what is set to change in Scottish […]
Premier Cup Action
This saturday sees the men’s semi’s (classic!) of the Scottish Hydro Premier Cup in which league leaders Currie travel south to face Melrose and Champions Ayr host cup holders Heriot’s. Both of these fixtures are interesting, to say the least. While it has been noted that the league’s trailblazers have been kept apart this does not necessarily mean […]
Prem 1 roundup
A delayed roundup of last weekend’s premier 1 matches. Things are getting tight at the top as Hawks beat Dundee, Melrose got the win they had needed and every top half team is ravenously hunting for a top four spot rumoured to earn the highest placed teams a station in next years British and Irish Cup. Of course this is all supposition […]
Prem 1 matches for this weekend (Snow permitting!)
After two games and countless shredded nerves the 6N takes a break. Good thing, then, that the weather is taking another bad turn! Front runners Currie are away, while their nearest rivals Ayr are hoping to claw Currie back with a win at home. At the other end of the table the bottom two, Watsonians […]
A Quick Chat With The Future: Part 1 – Rory Hutton
When one looks at Rory Hutton, he’ll be the first to admit, he doesn’t look like a rugby player. Tall and slender, slight with a lazy gate you could be forgiven for thinking he was an electrician, or something! Then you put a ball in the kid’s hands. When Rory played against Cardiff on the […]
Compress for Success
It had emerged over the weekend that Graham Lowe, the director of performance rugby in Scotland, intends to review the set-up of the top division. As coaches bemoan the lack of respect club sides get and call out for a semi-professional atmosphere in Scottish club rugby people are searching for alternatives. The main drive of […]
Prem 1 round-up
Edinburgh Accies 5-29 Currie at Raeburn Place Edinburgh Accies: S Moffat, M Coupar, G Douglas, R Browne, C Dickie, R Bonner, J Letham, D McLeod, M Strachan, L Niven, E Stuart, M Stevens, D Teague, T Drennan, G Campbell. Replacements Used: S Patience, D Wright, R Snape, P Arnold, G Peoples. Currie: G White, W […]