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May 2017: The stories that didn’t make the headlines
Pirate players, classy gestures, geriatric rockers, family affairs, firemen heroes and missing passports. …
Month: May 2017
Match Reports
Junior World Cup: Young Scots give New Zealand a run for their money
NEW ZEALAND 42 SCOTLAND 20 IT says a lot about the progress which has been made in the Scotland Under-20 set-up in recent seasons that there will be a degree of disappointment within the camp …
News
Junior World Cup: Scotland aim to start with a bang versus the ‘Baby Blacks’
THE SCOTLAND UNDER-20 TEAM face a baptism of fire when they take-on their New Zealand counterparts in the tournament opener of the Junior World Cup in Georgia on Wednesday [31st May]. Kick-off is at 10am …
Features
Book Review: ‘When Lions Roared’
ON 7th MAY 1971, the British and Irish Lions touring squad flew out of Heathrow Airport on a three-month odyssey to the other side of the world. They had a four-hour delay at Frankfurt and three …
Features
Mr Enthusiastic is having a party
YOU can say what you like about Bruce Aitchison, and most people usually do! But you can’t doubt the effervescent Murrayfield Wanderers coach’s enthusiasm for all things rugby related. Here he explains why he has …
Features
Mull: ‘The world’s most sociable sevens’
During the last 32 years, rugby has gone from strength to strength on the Isle of Mull, and their Sevens has been a major driving force to this success against the odds. …
News
Stirling look within for coaching solution
STIRLING COUNTY have gone in-house in order to fill the gap created by the recent departure of head coach David Adamson. Rather than hunt out a like-for-like replacement, the Bridgehaugh outfit have pulled together a seven strong coaching …
News
Keith Russell leaves director of domestic rugby role
KEITH RUSSELL is no longer the Director of Domestic Rugby at the Scottish Rugby Union. Staff at Murrayfield were informed that he had left the role yesterday [Monday], but the governing body has so far …
Features
Breaking through the glass ceiling
MICHAEL LINESS might not be good enough to be a professional rugby player, but he would like the chance to find out for sure. Unfortunately, there is currently no established pathway in Scottish rugby for ambitious native Scots like himself …
Features
Fraserburgh bringing a buzz to rugby in the North-East
WHEN the idea of starting a rugby club in the North-East fishing town of Fraserburgh was first talked about in 2014, there was a cynical attitude prevailing among the soccer orientated sports community. …