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Lewis Young heads for the line as Jed finished their victorious Kings of the Sevens campaign with a flourish on home soil last weekend. Image: Rob Gray
Clubland

Leagues must be pruned if sevens rugby is to flourish

18 May 2022 Alan Lorimer 5

Alan Lorimer says it is time to look properly at the role sevens can play for Scottish rugby in promoting the game and developing players …

The U18 Boys National Cup Final between Boroughmuir and West of Scotland was a great advert for youth rugby in Scotland. Image; © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
Features

Opinion: we must keep developing the schools and youth conferences

10 May 2022 The Offside Line Team 34

More crossover between the two arms of the under-18s game is key, and we need to be ruthless about helping ambitious rugby programmes …

Tom Jordan of Ayrshire Bulls is selected at inside-centre in this week's TOL Team-of-the Week. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
Ayrshire Bulls

Super6 Sprint: round four team-of-the-week

10 May 2022 David Barnes 0

A big representation from Ayrshire Bulls following their emphatic victory over Southern Knights …

Joe Reynolds of Watsonians is selected in the centre of the Super6 Sprint Series round three team-of-the-week. Image: Graham Gaw
Ayrshire Bulls

Super6 Sprint: round three team-of-the-week

3 May 2022 The Offside Line Team 0

Stirling County and Ayrshire Bulls well represented after important wins …

The hard-running Lewis Berg of Watsonians is at outside centre. Image: ©Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
Ayrshire Bulls

Super6 Sprint: round two team-of-the-week

25 April 2022 The Offside Line Team 0

Heriot, Stirling County and Watsonians all well-represented after picking up wins …

Is Stuart Hogg being made the scapegoat for Scotland's poor Six Nations campaign? Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Treatment of Stuart Hogg and the ‘Edinburgh Six’ is shameful

31 March 2022 David Barnes 42

Mystery surrounds the players’ Saturday night excursion after Scotland beat Italy, but that hasn’t stopped the rush to condemn …

Pierre Schoeman scored Scotland's only points and was one of the team's better performers. Image © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Ireland v Scotland: Scotland player ratings

20 March 2022 The Offside Line Team 23

Visitors slump to their third defeat of this Six Nations campaign and end up fourth in the table for their third consecutive year …

Darcy Graham carries the ball for Scotland versus Italy. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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10 takeaways from round four of the Six Nations

14 March 2022 Iain Morrison 16

Frustration and encouragement for all competing teams this weekend …

Ali Price was man-of-the-match in Scotland's victory over Italy in Rome. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Italy v Scotland: Scotland player ratings

13 March 2022 The Offside Line Team 24

Ali Price and George Turner were stand-outs for the visitors in their Six Nations round four bonus-point win …

Jamie Shedden's four tries for Marr versus Jed-Forest meant he was the first name noted down in this week's Dream Team selection meeting. Image: Kevin Quinn
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Premiership Dream Team – for 5th March 2022

8 March 2022 The Offside Line Team Comments Off on Premiership Dream Team – for 5th March 2022

Jamie Shedden’s four tries for Marr versus Jed-Forest made sure he was first name on the team-sheet …

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