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Pierre Schoeman urges Edinburgh to be Lions rather than sheep
Loose-head prop stresses that players understand that they alone are responsible for turning the team's fortunes around
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Arnold Clark Premiership Round Seven Dream Team
Two hat-trick heroes make the cut ... with competition stiffest at full-back, centre and stand-off
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Monday Bulletin (13th October): Russell returns on a winning note and Premiership broadcast schedule updated
McMillan skippers Sarries to victory and Brazil's World Cup dream hangs be a thread after shock result
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 23h
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Sean Everitt refuses to play the blame game after Munster defeat
Edinburgh head coach praises his side's resilience but acknowledges the need for more composure at key moments
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Arnold Clark Premiership Round Seven Leaderboard
Three tries from Andrew Mitchell on Friday night puts the Hawick centre along with Fraser Sayers of Currie Chieftains joint second in the top try-scorer table, behind Daniel Kelly of Wastonians
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Marr rise to the occasion as top Scots performers at Merchiston Rugby Festival
Troon school finish fourth overall with Finborough School emerging as champions of the Trophy competition
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Top and bottom halves of Arnold Clark Women's Premiership confirmed ahead of mid-season split
High drama at Hughenden as Corstorphine Cougars pip Hillhead Jordanhill at the post
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TOL's top takes ... this week’s sharpest reader reactions (6th-12th October 2025)
Two jobs Townsend, Lee Radford, R360, Freddy Douglas ... and what's the score?
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Ayr march on as slow start leave GHA with to much to do
Arnold Clark Men's Premiership: Hosts battle back to secure a bonus-point with set-piece work praised by head coach Calum Forrester
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Slick Heriot's make the most of perfect conditions against Kelso
Arnold Clark Men's Premiership: Edinburgh side's youthful backline produce an electrifying performance at Poynder Park
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Watsonians heap more pressure on hooker-less Melrose
Arnold Clark Men's Premiership: Visitors beak three-match losing streak to send hosts to the foot of the table
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Success for Selkirk after late rally from Glasgow Hawks
Arnold Clark Men's Premiership: Hosts have the bonus point wrapped up by the 35th minute but lose their way during the final quarter
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Hawick upset the Currie Chieftains apple-cart
Arnold Clark Men's Premiership: Andrew Mitchell hat-trick secures home win for Borderers under the Friday night lights at Mansfield Park
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 3d
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Edinburgh pay a heavy price for four yellow-cards in Munster
Sean Everitt's side show plenty of fight but struggle to stay on the right side of the disciplinary line
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 4d
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Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership Round Seven preview: runners, riders and verdict
Busy weekend in the Borders with all four top-flight clubs from the district at home
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Arnold Clark Women’s Premiership Round Seven preview
Who will join Stirling County in the top half of the league after the split?
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Alex Craig to make Glasgow Warriors debut versus Dragons
Franco Smith has makes six personnel and one positional change to his starting XV following last weekend's frustrating loss to Benetton in Treviso.
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 4d
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Fraser Renwick backs youthful Hawick to be fearless in Friday night clash versus Currie Chieftains
Runners, riders and verdict for Mansfield Park clash which is being shown live on BBC ALBA
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 5d
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Merchiston Rugby Festival offers top Scots sides a chance to test themselves against elite English opposition
Hosts looking to defend their title, with Boroughmuir, George Watson's, Marr and Strathallan also flying the flag for rugby north of the Border
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 5d
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Dylan Richardson to make Edinburgh debut versus Munster
Scotland cap is selected at openside flanker after recovering from a back injury
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 6d
🏉 The South name captain, coaching team and squad for Inter District Championship opener

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The South name captain, coaching team and squad for Inter District Championship opener
Melrose stalwart Angus Runciman will skipper the Borders representative side during the 2025-26 campaign
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Gregor Brown reflects on "surreal" Lions call-up and playing with his heroes
He had been "unwinding" with his Scotland team-mates when the news arrived
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 6d
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Scottish Rugby appoints its first Head of Women’s Performance and Pathways
Andy Rhys Jones will move from Harlequins to take up the newly created role in January
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The Offside Line @theoffsideline.bsky.social · 7d
🏉R360 rebels will be banned from playing for Scotland

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R360 rebels will be banned from playing for Scotland
The stance was agreed between most of the world's leading governing bodies
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Arnold Clark Premiership Round Six Dream Team
Sam Wallace of Heriot's, Archie Fletcher of Currie Chieftains, Seb Hastings of Glasgow Hawks and Dario Ewing of GHA all make strong cases for selection at openside-flanker
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