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Articles by Stuart Rutherford

About Stuart Rutherford
Stuart hails from the Borders town of Selkirk and has been around rugby all his life, largely thanks to the influence of his father, John. Not only a fan of the modern game, he is a keen rugby historian, and produces a regular 'Throwback Thursday Column' for The Offside Line.
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BT Premiership: Glasgow Hawks click instantly despite 11 new faces

2 September 2017 Stuart Rutherford Comments Off on BT Premiership: Glasgow Hawks click instantly despite 11 new faces

Glasgow Hawks 41-28 Marr. STUART RUTHERFORD @ Scotstoun GLASGOW HAWKS’ new-look squad – which featured only six players from last season’s play-off defeat to Ayr – proved that they are, once again, one of the BT …

Features

BT Premiership countdown part four: Glasgow Hawks

29 August 2017 Stuart Rutherford 2

IT has become common place in modern rugby for teams to pick-up, or lose, a few players over the hectic off-season; but even by the itinerant standards of the BT Premiership, Glasgow Hawks have had …

International

Matt Taylor looking forward to being a one job coach

22 August 2017 Stuart Rutherford Comments Off on Matt Taylor looking forward to being a one job coach

THE winds of change whistled through Scottish rugby’s top coaching jobs this summer, but amidst the fanfare and commotion surrounding Gregor Townsend’s appointment to lead the national side, Richard Cockerill’s move north of the border …

International

Matt Fagerson is taking Scotland call-up in his stride

21 August 2017 Stuart Rutherford Comments Off on Matt Fagerson is taking Scotland call-up in his stride

MATT FAGERSON might be the youngest player in the 41-man Scotland training squad which has congregated in St. Andrews during the early part of this week, but you would never guess it from the way …

Clubland

Opinion: Fifteen players giving it their all for nothing more than their love of the jersey – isn’t that what we all want?

16 August 2017 Stuart Rutherford 1

by STUART RUTHERFORD WHEN Mark Dodson rolled out his ambitious plan to launch a new semi-professional league, entitled the ‘Super Six’, you could be forgiven for thinking the SRU’s chief executive had confused the competition …

Clubland

Corstorphine Cougars look to a positive future after Barnton split

15 August 2017 Stuart Rutherford Comments Off on Corstorphine Cougars look to a positive future after Barnton split

by STUART RUTHERFORD RECENT statistics have revealed that 34 percent of married couples divorce before reaching their 20th wedding anniversary. It appears Scottish rugby clubs are in a similar boat. After 14 years of matrimony …

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Gordon Hood and his band of merry men

4 July 2017 Stuart Rutherford 1

FROM Tom Cruise’s portrayal of the eccentric but essentially decent Jerry Maguire, to Dwayne Johnson’s representation of a retired NFL player turned super-agent in the American comedy-drama series Ballers, there is certainly no shortage of …

Features

Mull: ‘The world’s most sociable sevens’

24 May 2017 Stuart Rutherford 1

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. …

Clubland

Tythan Adams aims to sign off at Selkirk in style

5 May 2017 Stuart Rutherford Comments Off on Tythan Adams aims to sign off at Selkirk in style

South African winger will have only happy memories of the Scottish Borders after six month exchange programme. …

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The five moments that mattered in the BT Premiership promotion/relegation play-off

30 April 2017 Stuart Rutherford Comments Off on The five moments that mattered in the BT Premiership promotion/relegation play-off

by STUART RUTHERFORD Accies fail to capitalise on early opportunities Although Hawick drew first blood via Lee Armstrong’s sweetly struck penalty, it was Accies who enjoyed most of the early play possession and territory. Those advantages …

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