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Monday, August 18, 2008


At least watching Scotland isn't as tiring eh Mike...

Frank Hadden has recruited two new faces to the national set-up as the demands of the Experimental Law Variations bed in.

Mike Brewer and Graham Steadman sign on as forwards and defensive coaches respectively.

Former All-Blacks captain Brewer and Steadman have been recently working in Ireland with Leinster and Munster.

There is no place for Andy Robinson, who was widely mooted as Hadden's replacement had the Argentina tour been a disaster.

Monday, June 23, 2008


England's youngsters wait for the bubbles...

England Saxons lifted a sizeable chunk of the doom and gloom surrounding English rugby by defending the Churchill Cup with a 36-19 victory over Scotland A.

The tournament's most valuable player, Jordan Crane, scored the third of England's four tries, while Ryan Lamb kicked 16 points, controlling matters with an accomplished head at fly-half.

Matt Banahan touched down for England's first, his sixth of the tournament, making him the top try-scorer while Bath full-back Nick Abendanon and Ugo Monye also crossed the whitewash.

Sunday, June 15, 2008


John Barclay: 'At last we get our two-try bonus cheque...'

Argentina 14
Tries: J. Fernandez Lobbe, H Agulla
Cons: Todeschini 2.


Scotland 26

Tries: R Ford, G Morrison
Cons: C Paterson 2
Pens: C Paterson 4


Scotland might've avoided another wooden spoon but the immediate satisfaction of a first win over Argentina for 18 years was overshadowed by the long-term consequences of Horacio Agulla's last ditch converted try.

Frank Hadden's job should be safe in the short-term as Scotland produced a tireless performance epitomised by Mike Blair's industry at scrum-half and John Barclay's immense work-rate on the back-row.

Chris Paterson's record-breaking day would've tasted all the more sweeter after the fly-half found another flawless day with the boot.

It may not have been a clean sweep for the southern hemisphere, but Agulla's try will intensify the Malbec hangover's had by all on Sunday morning as Scotland now face the tough prospect of being drawn with two giants in New Zealand for the 2011 World Cup.

Friday, June 13, 2008


Doing what he does best...

Congratulations Chris Paterson. The kicking machine will become Scotland's leading cap when he walks out for his 88th appearance against Argentina.

We'd love to know his win-loss ratio as greats usually need to lift a few trophies rather than merely occupy a shirt for over a decade.

Phil Godman, Simon Webster, John Barclay and Hugo Southwell have all joined the starting line-up while Horacio Agulla and Lucas Borges start for the Pumas.

Argentina proved last week that the World Cup was no fluke and there are reinforcements on their way. Most of the stars are caught up in France, but one area where they haven't been depleted is their defence.

Scotland's attacking proficiency is similar to a crane trying to fly given they've only scored four tries in seven matches, so another kicking duel looks the best bet.

What price on Frank Hadden losing his job after this weekend? Pretty good with Andy Robinson sharking around the SRU waters.

Argentina: 15 Bernardo Stortoni, 14 Lucas Borges, 13 Gonzalo Tiesi, 12 Felipe Contepomi (c), 11 Horacio Agulla, 10 Federico Todeschini, 9 Nicolas Vergallo, 8 Manuel Leguizamon, 7 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe, 6 Martin Durand, 5 Esteban Lozada, 4 Ignacio Fernandez Lobbe, 3 Santiago Gonzalez Bonorino, 2 Alvaro Tejeda, 1 Marcos Ayerza,

Replacements:
16 Pablo Gambarini, 17 Juan Gomez, 18 James Stuart, 19 Alvaro Galindo, 20 Alfredo Lalanne, 21 Federico Aramburu, 22 Federico Serra.

Scotland:
15 Hugo Southwell, 14 Chris Paterson, 13 Ben Cairns, 12 Graeme Morrison, 11 Simon Webster, 10 Phil Godman, 9 Mike Blair (captain), 8 Allister Hogg, 7 John Barclay, 6 Alasdair Strokosch, 5 Scott MacLeod, 4 Matt Mustchin, 3 Euan Murray, 2 Ross Ford, 1 Allan Jacobsen.

Replacements:
16 Dougie Hall, 17 Alasdair Dickinson, 18 Alastair Kellock, 19 Kelly Brown, 20 Rory Lawson, 21 Dan Parks, 22 Nick De Luca.

Sunday, June 08, 2008


'...We don't need Hernandez anyway...'

Argentina 21-15 Scotland

Tries from debutant hooker Alvaro Tejeda and Gonzalo Tiesi gave an under-strength Argentine outfit a hard-fought victory over a steely Scotland side.

Inkeeping with tradition, all of Scotland's points came from the boot of Chris Paterson, but Scotland played right into the hands of the bruising Pumas pack and lacked a plan B.

Leading with five minutes to go, the Scots lacked the composure to seal a first Test win in Argentina and fly-half and man-of-the-match, Federico Todeschini stepped up to further frustrate Scotland coach Frank Hadden.

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