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Month: June 2018

All Blacks skipper Kieran Read performs the haka
Features

That cold black magic

27 June 2018 Jeff Connor 2

Jeff Connor reviews two television documentaries which promise to get under the skin of two great rugby institutions, but fail to deliver …

Scrum-half George Horne
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Scotland tour: Townsend hails young guns after pummelling of Pumas

24 June 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Scotland tour: Townsend hails young guns after pummelling of Pumas

Scots produce a performance that deserves to be remembered as one of the great Scottish performances of recent times …

Jack Steele of Dumfries Saints bursts through two Kelso players in this year's National League Cup Final
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‘Detailed document’ on Agenda 3 leaves too many questions unanswered

24 June 2018 David Barnes 3

The SRU finally issued. their ‘detailed document’ on Agenda 3 on Wednesday, but failed to deal adequately with too many of the big issues which are causing clubs anxiety …

Adam Hastings breaks clear to set up George Horne
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Scotland tour ends on a glorious high with six-try thrashing of Pumas

23 June 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Scotland tour ends on a glorious high with six-try thrashing of Pumas

Five try blitz before half-time puts Scotland in commanding position which they never looked like relinquishing …

Stuart McInally
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Scotland tour: Townsend’s squad hope back-to-basics approach will see off Argentina

22 June 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Scotland tour: Townsend’s squad hope back-to-basics approach will see off Argentina

Scotland’s tour of the Americas hangs in the balance. If they claim victory against Argentina, they will end it with a winning record …

Jim Taylor with Glasgow Warriors stalwart Rob Harley
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Rugby legend Jim Taylor celebrates 40th anniversary of accident in style

22 June 2018 David Barnes Comments Off on Rugby legend Jim Taylor celebrates 40th anniversary of accident in style

Jim Taylor is commemorating 40th anniversary the day which changed his life forever with the Hearts & Balls Festival in Glasgow this weekend …

Fraser Brown prepares to pack down
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Scotland tour: Townsend believes short-term choices could have long-term impact

21 June 2018 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Scotland tour: Townsend believes short-term choices could have long-term impact

Selection against Argentina made with next year’s Rugby World Cup very much in mind …

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Scottish Rugby are recruiting an Independent Non-Executive Director

21 June 2018 David Barnes Comments Off on Scottish Rugby are recruiting an Independent Non-Executive Director

The SRU are in the process of recruiting a new Independent Non-Executive Director to sit on their Board with applications closing tomorrow …

Brown and McInally
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Scotland tour: Skipper McInally returns and Brown at flanker for Argentina clash

21 June 2018 The Offside Line Team Comments Off on Scotland tour: Skipper McInally returns and Brown at flanker for Argentina clash

Tour captain Stuart McInally returns from injury to start at hooker against Argentina, while Fraser Brown plays out of position at open-side flanker …

Scotland fans enjoying a pint of lager ***Image: ©Fotosport/Diego Forti***
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Tennent’s extend partnership deal with Scottish Rugby

21 June 2018 David Barnes 1

SRU agree a significant contract extension with Tennent’s Lager which is linked to the national team, the country’s two professional sides and the domestic leagues …

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