The Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are joined by Edinburgh, Scotland and Olympic Silver Medallist Mark Bennett, fresh from his return from injury and his recent selection for the Scotland squad for the upcoming Six Nations. He tells us how it feels to be uprooted from the West Coast to Edinburgh, the impact R...

Hello and welcome back to a festive special episode of the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are delighted to be joined by Ruari Jackson and Ryan Grant, who talk all things Glasgow, how they are the original Warriors bromance, and their new gin venture, the Garden Shed Gin Company. We then cover off recent news in the world of Scottish r...

Hello and welcome back to a festive special episode of the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we chew the fat over Edinburgh's heroic victory over Glasgow in the first leg of the 1872 cup and preview the return clash at Scotstoun this Saturday. There is also more Worcester-SRU trojan horse news, and some exclusive gossip gathered in the deep...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are back at full complement after a week off. The lads look back at two weeks of rugby news, including Glasgow's back to back losses at the hands of Vern cotter's Montpellier, and Edinburgh's two big European wins. David also chats with Sale and Scotland winger Byron Mcguigan, hot off his two trie...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are unfortunately without everyone's favourite Negatron Alan, as he bears the brunt of his girlfriend's anger following his outbursts against her native New Zealand. But do not fear, Matt and David are here to pick up the pieces, as we look back over the weekend's pro results - two bonus point win...

Welcome back to the Thistle, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are delighted to be joined on the line by former Edinburgh and Scotland prop Kyle Traynor, now plying his trade at Leicester Tigers. He helps us review that famous win over Australia, and we review Scotland's autumn series as a whole. Alan is also back with a bumper quiz, mysteriously titled "International...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are back to our full contingent as Matt returns from his anime sojourn. There is a host of rugby to talk about this week, starting with the conclusion of the Finn Russell saga (700 bags of sand anyone?), persistent rumours of J Gray to Brizzle and Edinburgh getting their han...

Alan and David are back with their tail between their legs after Daryl Marfo's excellent debut for Scotland. They discuss the positives and negatives from the Samoa match - mainly the negatives - and look ahead to the New Zealand match at the weekend. Let us know what you think of us... Leave us a review on iTunes Twitter: @thistlerugbypod Instagram: thistle_rugby_pod Support this show http://supp...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. Unfortunately David is away this week getting emergency surgery - all you can do when the pins in your turkey neck fall out. Regardless, Matt and Alan are here to take you through the last two weeks in Scottish rugby. And what a fortnight it has been - rumours abound, signing news a...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we celebrate our year anniversary as the only podcast that brings you your weekly dose of unadulterated Scottish rugby. There is a ridiculous amount to talk about this week: the Bradbury and Hardie news coming out of Edinburgh; the Scottish qualified scouting network that reach...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. We are back to our full contingent this week, welcoming back Matt after his Mull sojourn with Big Harry. We are delighted to be joined this week by Glasgow and Scotland centre Nick Grigg, who gives his take on Glasgow's narrow defeat to Exeter and also dishes the dirt on rooming with Sam...

David and Alan are left alone as Matt is on a 5 day trip around Mull with the mysterious "Big Harry"....The boys bring you gossip about the future of Finn Russell and John Barclay, look back at the Glasgow Warriors win in South Africa and the Edinburgh victory at Myreside vs Zebre. They also look ahead to the first round of European rugby, where Glasgow face English champions Exeter, and Edinburgh...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. A newly trim looking David is back this week post-op, and provides much needed structure to our ramblings. We are delighted to be joined this episode by Gus Williamson, head of rugby union at Sky Sports, to get his take on the world of rugby broadcasting. As ever we give our take on the...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. Unfortunately David is away on a mystery holiday this week (clue is in the title) but Matt and Alan are here to take you through the past few weeks in Scottish rugby. This episode we are delighted to be joined by rugby journalist and editor of the Scrum magazine, Gary Heatly. After 13 ye...

Hello again and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. We have entered rarified territory this week, with two wins in a row for our beloved pro team. To help digest Edinburgh's win over the Dragons, we are delighted to be joined by the side's newly appointed captain, Magnus Bradbury. Highlights of our chat include Edinburgh's 'hit to h...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are delighted to be joined by Glasgow and Scotland winger Lee Jones, one of a select few to have donned the Edinburgh, Glasgow and Scotland 7s shirts. He helps us digest Glasgow's win over Connacht, while we also review the beginning of the Cockerill revolution with Edinburg...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are absolutely delighted to be joined by new Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill and Glasgow assistant coach Kenny Murray, as we look forward to the return of pro rugby this weekend. As ever, make sure to subscribe to the podcast via the iTunes store or Acast podcast app...

Hello and a massive welcome to the return of the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. We are back after a restless summer, unsure of what to do with ourselves without the pleasure of being able to talk Scottish rugby. As we prepare for our second season, look out for continued guest appearances and better sound quality as we finally get our arse in gear...

Alan is back from the Lions in New Zealand (via Bangkok) and joins Matt and David to chew over three thistly issues:1. How did Scotland lose to Fiji?2. Scotland team winners and losers3. Scottish lions and the geography 6Also on the pod the first ever round of Alan's "who am i?" and the usual low brow humour and abuse about Stephen Jones. Follow us on Itunes, Acast and twitter @thistlerugbypodPlea...

David and Matt are back and Alan joins from New Zealand to give his take on all things Lions. Scotland have beaten Australia twice in two days and are officially 5th in the world...we think. Finn Russell is chasing cash in France, but first he is on the bench for the Lions alongside all the other Scots on tour. For more Scottish rugby chat, follow us on twitter @thistlerugbypodSubscribe and leave...

Welcome to the Thistle Rugby Podcast, the only rugby podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. David and Matt are back to chew over the first two lions games and dig into Gregor Townsend's first Scotland squad. Alan is off to New Zealand via Thailand...For more analysis, laughs and Scottish rugby chat, follow us on twitter @thistlerugbypod Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thethistle . H...

Welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast- the only rugby podcast that cares about Scottish Rugby. We are back after a week off and their is loads of news to catch up on, and we take a look back at the season that was for Edinburgh and Glasgow. We also discuss the recent success of the Scotland sevens team and rumours of plans to merge to create a permanent Team GB. Alan has been taking s...

Hello and welcome back to the Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. Ten days between episodes has left us with a mountain of news to catch up on, notably Greig Laidlaw's Lions call up, and some interesting signing news coming out of both Edinburgh and Glasgow. Our thistly issues this week are:1. How happy are we with Scotland's Rugby World Cup draw?2. Wh...

Hello and welcome back to The Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. We are back with a vengeance following a week's hiatus to talk about all things Scottish rugby. Kicking off with a round up of recent news and some tasty transfer rumours, we move on to talk about the weekend's pro team results before previewing the upcoming 1872 cup second leg. Is this...

Hello and welcome back to the latest episode of The Thistle Scottish Rugby Podcast, the only podcast that cares about Scottish rugby. This week we are delighted to be joined on the line by former Scotland fly half Phil Godman to talk the Lions squad, his Scotland career and the future of Edinburgh Rugby. We chew over the Lions squad ourselves, try to find the positives (somewhere...) and discuss t...