The Scottish Rugby Podcast

Cammy is joined by Rory and John to take a look at Mark Dodson's pay packet as revealed in the latest SRU accounts and look at Gregor Townsend's Six Nations Squad. We also chat about the weekend's European fixtures for Edinburgh and Glasgow and get our Hands In The Ruck over coaching aspirations, bad marketing and the hope finally killing us. Visit the blog www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk Get ad free...

The podcast returns after the festive break with Cammy, John and Sandy taking a look at the avalanche of news from the past two weeks. We chat about the new Scotland coaching set up, review the recent PRO14 action and ship a box of tin foil hats up the M6 for Glasgow Warriors fans. Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £3 per monthSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/scot...

Cammy is joined by Iain and John as well as stats whizz Kevin Millar (aka Top Of The Moon) to look back at 2019 as well as the past decade in Scottish rugby. Kevin pits each half of Jian Anderhay against each other in a stats battle to the death (sort of) and there's our special Scottish Rugby version of Bohemian Rhapsody as a wee treat at the end of the podcast. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year...

The podcast returns following a short break. Cammy and John catch up on various goings on including Sir Bill Gammell's governance review, John Barclay's international retirement and impact of the Super 6 on the National leagues. We also get excited about the possible return of Uncle Big Oaks and look back at Daryl Marfo's Scotland career after he left Edinburgh by mutual consent. Visit www.scottis...

This week Cammy and Iain wade through the tsunami of Scottish rugby news from Scotland's expression of regret to Dave Rennie's appointment as Australia's Head Coach. We also look back at Glasgow and Edinburgh's European games as well as the Scottish Women's defeat to Wales. We look ahead to the Women's game against Japan at the weekend and get our hands in the ruck about some after dinner speeches...

Cammy and Iain are joined by Nicks Johnston, an expert in Sports Law to look at the detail of World Rugby's Independent Disputes Committee's decision to fine Scottish Rugby £70,000 for comments made before the game against Japan at the World Cup. Is there fault on both sides? Did the Committee consider the matter properly? Where to Scottish Rugby go from here? www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk Get ad fr...

Cammy is back to wrestle control of the podcast from John's grip. Cammy, John and Iain look back at the World Cup, review Edinburgh and Glasgow's latest outings in the Pro 14 and celebrate the rise of young Scottish referees. We also look at the Saracens salary cap case and come up with alternative jobs for some rugby players. Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £3 per monthSup...

With Cammy away, John takes comms and talks to Sandy and Iain about Edinburgh’s rise and Glasgow’s fall. You can find details of the Movember campaign here: https://uk.movember.com/register?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIutTXnezF5QIVFIXVCh1iigPWEAAYASAAEgJbofD_BwE If you feel you need managing your mental health or mental wellbeing then contact Mind: https://www.mind.org.uk/ Get ad free episodes plus bonus con...

Cammy and Iain take stock of Scotland's World Cup campaign and use the 12 Step Programme for the purposes of group therapy to try and make sense of it all. Elsewhere we hear about the wonderful reception Scottish fans have received in Japan and speak to an Emergency Planner about the principals of preparing for natural disasters. Visit the blog www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk for more news and views f...

Cammy, Sandy and Rory review Scotland's win over Russia hours after the final whistle. We hear about Cammy's new standing as the best rugby pundit in New Zealand and do some live player ratings. We look at the implications of Scotland's win on the rest of Pool A and hear some breaking news about Typhoon Haglibis and rumours that Scotland's game against Japan may be cancelled. Get ad free episodes...

Cammy and Al look ahead to Scotland's clash against Russia in Pool A of the Rugby World Cup. We discuss all the possible outcomes of Pool A and consider whether Scotland really have anything to fear other than themselves in the final two pool games. Elsewhere we get our hands in the ruck over squint feeds, anti-Scottish bias in the mainstream media and look whether or not this World Cup is any wor...

This week Cammy, Rory and Sandy look back at Scotland's win against Samoa and rate each players performance live! We hear from the Offside Line's David Barnes in Japan about the mood in the Scotland camp and conditions in Kobe. We also take a deep dive into one of our best ever "Crap Call Offs", get our Hands In The Ruck over Japan's underdog status and Jim Hamilton's phallic obsessions. Get ad fr...

Cammy, Iain and John get together to preview Scotland's upcoming game against Samoa in Group A of the Rugby World Cup 2019. We also chat about things the SRU independent commentator would also blame us for and whether Ireland too Japan too lightly. Visit the blog www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk for more news and views during the World Cup. Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £3 per...

Cammy, Iain and John look back at Scotland's defeat to Ireland in the opening round of the World Cup. We chat about Scotland's mindset, preparations and try to get to the bottom of what went wrong. We also hear about TMO Ben Skeen's weekend putting up some shelves, get our hands in the ruck over refereeing and provide some genuine and serious advice to people who maybe take defeat harder than they...

Cammy and Sandy preview Scotland vs Ireland in the Rugby World Cup. We hear from our "Fan In Japan", Al Kerr about Japanese toilets and pitch some ideas for mixing This Morning and the Rugby World Cup to keep daytime tele viewers happy. Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £3 per monthSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/scottishrugbyblog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

This week Cammy, Iain and Sandy look ahead to the World Cup previewing every single one of Scotland's games as well as all the possible match ups in the knock out stages. We also predict the big talking points from the tournament, discover the horrors of Welsh whisky and have an exclusive on Barbara Dickson's handbag. Don't forget to visit www.scottishrugbyblog,co.uk for all the latest on Scotland...

Cammy is joined by Iain and Rory to look at Gregor Townsend's World Cup squad and try to make sense of it all. We also chat to Scottish Daily Mail Rugby Correspondent, Rob Robertson about his play about the life of Bill McLaren which is on at the Heart of Hawick theatre from 10 to 13 September. Rob tells us about his inspiration for writing the play and the invaluable input from the McLaren family...

This week on the podcast Cammy is joined by John and Sandy to look back at Scotland's win over France and wonder who's comfortably browsing the duty free and who's stood outside the airport waiting for a taxi home. We also get post match reactions from Scott Cummings and man of the match Hamish Watson and Gregor Townsend gives us his thoughts on how many places are still up for grabs. Get ad free...

Cammy is away and so John and Iain have gained control of the podcast. The guys chat about Scotland's loss to France in Nice and hear from a Scottish Rugby Legend. Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £3 per monthSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/scottishrugbyblog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit pod...

The podcast returns with a bumper episode after our two summer specials. This week Cammy and John look at the current state of Gregor Townsend's World Cup training squad, chat to Illtud Daffyd about how France's preparations are going and we look back at Scotland's appearances at the 1991 World Cup semi final and the 2015 quarter final. One was not as close as people remember but which one? The ot...

In this special episode Cammy is joined by Graham Love and Rhiannon McCrorie to draw up a list of rules for being a Scottish rugby fan. At the end of this week's episode we also have an exclusive first play of our unofficial World Cup song we'll be releasing in aid of My Name'5 Doddie Foundation. Don't forget to visit the blog for all the latest news and opinion during the World Cup www.scottishru...

The podcast returns and we start our build up to the 2019 Rugby World Cup with a very special episode. This week Cammy is joined by Al Kerr and Scottish Rugby Forum's Allan MacDonald in a quest for World Cup glory. We've created our own 'Create Your Own Adventure' text based game and Al and Allan work together to overcome various obstacles placed between them and World Cup glory. Please note whils...

This week Cammy is joined by Iain and John to look back at Glasgow's season. We chat rebrands, squad depth and compare the season to movie sequels. This is the last podcast of the season. We will be back with some summer specials before returning in time for the World Cup warm up games at the end of August Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £3 per monthSupport this show http:/...

This week Cammy is joined by Rory and Sandy to look back at Edinburgh's difficult second season under Richard Cockerill. We chat about the seasons highs and low and hopes and dreams for next season. Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £3 per monthSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/scottishrugbyblog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn mo...

This week Lee from the Blood & Mud podcast steps into Cammy’s shoes to talk to Rory about Glasgow’s win against Ulster and whether they can win a Pro 14 final on home soil. Get ad free episodes plus bonus content on Patreon from £3 per monthSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/scottishrugbyblog. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices....