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Ayr RFC

10 talking points from round 1 of the Tennent’s Premiership

2 September 2018 The Offside Line Team Comments Off on 10 talking points from round 1 of the Tennent’s Premiership

Winning start to the season for Ayr, Chieftains, Heriot’s, Melrose and Wastonians …

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Tennent’s Premiership: Round 1 preview – runners, riders and verdict

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A clean slate for everyone ahead of the final season of Scottish club rugby as we know it …

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Tennent’s Premiership countdown part 11: Everything you need to know

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Winning the Championship in 2020 is the aim at Raeburn Place …

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95 players contracted to Glasgow Warriors, Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland 7s split amongst 10 clubs …

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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 …

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A bonus point victory at Selkirk means Edinburgh Accies keep their noses ahead of Jed-Forest in tense finale to National One season …

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