Allan MacDonald
@oldgeneralist.bsky.social
Rugby-obsessed Dad living in the Scottish Highlands. 25+ years in the NHS. Occasionally on @ScotRugbyPod.bsky.social.
@samlstandsup.bsky.social Making a start on your book Sam, and I already know it’s going to be part of my Dad’s birthday present -it’s bloody brilliant.
(You had me at the explanation of correlation and why it’s not necessarily causation;-)
(You had me at the explanation of correlation and why it’s not necessarily causation;-)
February 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
@samlstandsup.bsky.social Making a start on your book Sam, and I already know it’s going to be part of my Dad’s birthday present -it’s bloody brilliant.
(You had me at the explanation of correlation and why it’s not necessarily causation;-)
(You had me at the explanation of correlation and why it’s not necessarily causation;-)
Rugby Union refs: If Cammy Scott had simply let the kick clock run down with the clock in the red, would it have been game over or would it have been a penalty to Benetton?
January 3, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Rugby Union refs: If Cammy Scott had simply let the kick clock run down with the clock in the red, would it have been game over or would it have been a penalty to Benetton?
And *that’s* how you see out a game Gregor
November 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
And *that’s* how you see out a game Gregor
This is desperately sad. Only 39.
We need to take brain injuries seriously.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
We need to take brain injuries seriously.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
Shane Christie, rugby concussion campaigner who wanted to donate his brain, found dead at 39
Former Maori All Blacks player Shane Christie, who had wanted his brain to be studied after suffering from multiple concussions, has died aged 39
www.theguardian.com
August 27, 2025 at 9:55 PM
This is desperately sad. Only 39.
We need to take brain injuries seriously.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
We need to take brain injuries seriously.
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/a...
@patriciavieira.bsky.social @rhigarthjones.bsky.social Loving the takeover! “They died as they lived, probably annoyed about something” had me in fits, as did “with the angles” 😂😂😂
August 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
@patriciavieira.bsky.social @rhigarthjones.bsky.social Loving the takeover! “They died as they lived, probably annoyed about something” had me in fits, as did “with the angles” 😂😂😂
The re
Oooh how about a range of Scottish Rugby themed candles? “The Finn” (scented with Haribo Tangfastic),”The Ryan Wilson” (lager and BBQ kings) and one that just says “Disappointment” which always smells like 4th in the 6 Nations?
July 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The re
Scotland fans who thought Scott Cummings would have been picked for the #BiL 23 because he has been better on tour: when performing your calculations, you forgot to carry the Irish.
July 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Scotland fans who thought Scott Cummings would have been picked for the #BiL 23 because he has been better on tour: when performing your calculations, you forgot to carry the Irish.
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I've actually been a huge fan of Ashman since U20s where he looked a real prospect especially in defence and the loose, and genuinely hope the exposure to this environment will prove beneficial to his development as a player, which seems to have stalled a little in the last year or so...
July 14, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I've actually been a huge fan of Ashman since U20s where he looked a real prospect especially in defence and the loose, and genuinely hope the exposure to this environment will prove beneficial to his development as a player, which seems to have stalled a little in the last year or so...
Dear goodness, Duolingo is so needy that, if it were a real person sending those messages, they’d be out of my life pretty quickly.
July 13, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Dear goodness, Duolingo is so needy that, if it were a real person sending those messages, they’d be out of my life pretty quickly.
Does the Sky studio make the presenters look jaundiced on everyone’s TV or is mine just goosed?!
July 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Does the Sky studio make the presenters look jaundiced on everyone’s TV or is mine just goosed?!
Reposted by Allan MacDonald
July 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
July 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Reposted by Allan MacDonald
It's like if Runrig had a fight with Bill McLaren in a paint factory
Sweet eye-watering beauty in Scotland's bonnie wee training top. My eyes have never felt so alive. @scottishrugbyblog.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
It's like if Runrig had a fight with Bill McLaren in a paint factory
Playing Fiji away is very different to playing them when they’re on tour. Reminds me of playing the likes of Dumfries or Newton Stewart back in the day at Ardrossan…the travelling team would be a poor shadow of the one who took the field at home…
July 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Playing Fiji away is very different to playing them when they’re on tour. Reminds me of playing the likes of Dumfries or Newton Stewart back in the day at Ardrossan…the travelling team would be a poor shadow of the one who took the field at home…
Buggrit.
Millennium hand and shrimp.
Millennium hand and shrimp.
July 12, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Buggrit.
Millennium hand and shrimp.
Millennium hand and shrimp.
To be fair to Ashman, he’s at least found a new way to concede possession from that lineout…
July 12, 2025 at 4:07 AM
To be fair to Ashman, he’s at least found a new way to concede possession from that lineout…
Have had a peek at Scottish Rugby FB fora and I think I’ll just stay here…
July 12, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Have had a peek at Scottish Rugby FB fora and I think I’ll just stay here…
Of course, the big question is did @borderbadger.bsky.social manage to stay up?!
July 12, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Of course, the big question is did @borderbadger.bsky.social manage to stay up?!
We’re going to end up playing 7s if we’re not careful with the penalties
July 12, 2025 at 3:43 AM
We’re going to end up playing 7s if we’re not careful with the penalties
Maybe taking the scrum to get. Hooker on would’ve been a better option than the lineout? Wee bit of inexperience maybe?
July 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Maybe taking the scrum to get. Hooker on would’ve been a better option than the lineout? Wee bit of inexperience maybe?