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Super6 round five: TOL team-of-the-week

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Four Ayrshire Bulls players in the pack after big win over Heriot’s, while Boroughmuir Bears are also well represented …

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Stade Nicois have announced that all four of the Scottish Rugby academy players on their books last season are leaving the club …

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Nakarawa has unfinished business at Racing, player numbers boom on the continent, Japan set to reap the benefit of the World Cup but holding onto top talent could be a challenge … …

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Kaleem Barreto joins Ross Dunbar, Hamish Bain and Archie Erskine at Stade Niçois

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Academy prospects will head to South of France as part of partnership agreement between Scottish Rugby and the Federale One club …

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That was the month that was: July 2019

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The lure of Japan, Saracens spread the love, French innovation, All Blacks dig deep and Samoans search for cash …

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The people have spoken: June 17th to July 2nd 2019

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The Offside Line’s readers have their say on the rugby stories which have really mattered to them during the last fortnight …

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Stade Niçois unveil Ross Dunbar as latest Scottish recruit

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Former Boroghmuir prop will spend the 2019-20 season in the French Riviera playing for SRU partnership club …

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Boroughmuir bolster squad as they aim to finish Premiership era on a high

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After several season struggling at the wrong end of the Premiership table, the Meggetland men have been on aggressive recruitment drive …

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World Rugby U20 Champs: Two changes for Scotland’s final match

17 June 2018 David Barnes Comments Off on World Rugby U20 Champs: Two changes for Scotland’s final match

Bryan Redpath’s team will end up ninth in the tournament’s final rankings if they defeat Georgia in Béziers this afternoon …

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Only one change to Scotland Under-20 for Italy clash

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JOHN DALZIEL has made only one enforced change to he Scotland under-20 starting fifteen which secured a memorable victory over Ireland on Sunday, when selecting his side to take on Italy in the final round of …

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