by COLIN RENTON Lies, damned lies and statistics: Scotland, the third best team in the world They say that statistics can be manipulated to make them say what you like and a glance at the …
With the 2017 British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand only months away, this is a retrospective of the last tour there. Jeff Connor, former chief rugby writer for the Scotland on Sunday newspaper, …
TOP TRY SCORER 12 – ROSS McCANN (MELROSE) 11 – KERR GOSSMAN & GEORGE HORNE (GLASGOW HAWKS) 9 – HARVEY ELMS & CAMERON GRAY (BOTH CURRIE), CRAIG ROBERTSON (GALA) 8 – BLAIR MACPHERSON (AYR), JORDAN EDMUNDS (BOROUGHMUIR), …
On the day, Melrose’s clinical power and control (with and without the ball) was too much for Ayr. Another man-of-the-match performance from stand-off Craig Jackson, who has certainly stepped up to the mark since taking …
ALAN LORIMER @ The Greenyards THE play-offs are a few months away but even with four rounds still remaining Melrose appear to have booked their place in the top four and crucially secured a home tie. Against …
DOUGIE ROSS @ Old Anniesland IF Glasgow Hawks plan on winning the rest of their league matches in the same fashion as they did today they won’t have any skin left on their teeth by …
STUART RUTHERFORD @ Netherdale STIRLING COUNTY managed to shake off their ‘second-half collapse’ tag to claim an all important win at blustery and cold Netherdale. After trailing by five points at the half, the visitors went onto …
DAVID BARNES @ Meggetland IF Nicolas Cage is looking for inspiration for his next film project then a remake of this game might be right up his street. It was certainly fast and furious – and …
More agony for Watsonians with late defeat at Currie …
THERE is plenty at stake at Meggetland this weekend, when Boroughmuir host fellow strugglers Hawick in a match which promises a seminal moment in both teams’ seasons. With the visitors currently dead bottom of the table, and …
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