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Month: December 2021

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Glasgow v Edinburgh: Mike Blair to sit out 1872 Cup clash

27 December 2021 David Barnes 7

Capital head coach was a Covid close contact ‘outside the club’ last week …

Will Scotland and Lions stars Ali Price and Hamish Watson finish a big year by finding out they played in the game which was voted The Offside Line's Game of the Year. Image: ©Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Polling opens for The Offside Line’s 2021 Game Of The Year vote

26 December 2021 The Offside Line Team 3

Time to have your say on which game really lit up Scottish rugby during the last 12 months …

Darcy Graham will wear the Edinburgh No14 jersey against Glasgow Warriors tomorrow night. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
Edinburgh Rugby

Glasgow v Edinburgh: return of Darcy Graham is one of seven capital changes for 1872 Cup first leg

26 December 2021 David Barnes 8

Return of winger is one of seven changes Mike Blair has made to starting XV following Challenge Cup victory over Saracens a fortnight ago …

Pumas winger Sebastian Cancelliere is set to make his Glasgow debut in Parma. Image: Craig Watson.
Edinburgh Rugby

Glasgow v Edinburgh: Warriors bring Sebastian Cancelliere in on the wing

26 December 2021 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Glasgow v Edinburgh: Warriors bring Sebastian Cancelliere in on the wing

DANNY Wilson has made just one personnel change to his starting Glasgow line-up to face Edinburgh tomorrow, bringing in Sebastian Cancelliere on the right wing. Kyle Steyn, who wore the No 14 jersey in the …

David Whyte also represented Scotland and Britain at athletics.
Features

Obituary: David Whyte: a dual internationalist in rugby and athletics

24 December 2021 Jack Davidson 1

A flying winger who won 13 consecutive caps for Scotland between 1965 and 1967 …

Morrison's Academy have lined up with Crieff High School to create an improved player pathway. Image courtesy: Morrison's Academy
News

Schools/Youth Rugby: Exciting new project in Crieff gathers momentum

23 December 2021 Alan Lorimer 12

Private and state school link-up in the Perthshire town is paying dividends in growing numbers and raising the standard of rugby …

Scotland captain Stuart Hogg and his team celebrate their Calcutta Cup victory in February. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Announced: 2021 Game of the Year nominations – but still time to have your say

22 December 2021 The Offside Line Team 7

From successes in London and Paris for the national team to gritty club encounters at Malleny Park and Hughenden, these are the 15 games currently entered into the poll …

Nick Grigg is leaving Glasgow Warriors to take up a contract in Japan. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
Glasgow Warriors

Nick Grigg to leave Glasgow Warriors to take up deal in Japan

22 December 2021 David Barnes 3

29-year-old centre has secured an early release from his contract to join NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes at the end of this calendar year …

Sean Lineen has announced his departure from Scottish Rugby. Image © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
News

Sean Lineen leaves Scottish Rugby

22 December 2021 David Barnes 21

1990 Grand Slam held several roles in the performance department but was conspicuously absent from recent restructuring announcements …

Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors will once again play each other in front of near empty stands this 1872 Cup window. Image: ©Craig Watson
Edinburgh Rugby

Coaches search for calm in face of Covid set-back for 1872 Cup

21 December 2021 David Barnes Comments Off on Coaches search for calm in face of Covid set-back for 1872 Cup

Edinburgh bossMike Blair and Glasgow Warriors counterpart Danny Wilson say teams will readjust to empty stadiums for double-header …

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