so that's an achievement that won't be missed by us but we know we've got three more games to keep building on that." Is the Queensland boss the right man to lead Australia forward And will Joe Schmidt be tempted to stick around for Rugby World Cup 2027 Now, having retired from Test rugby and quit his way of life in the Gallagher Premiership with Gloucester he is getting used to the cut and thrust of playing in the French second tier May debuted last weekend in his new club’s 31-24 win at Aurrilac He wasn’t a try-scorer on that successful road trip but he got on the mark in Friday night’s round two home encounter versus Brive collecting a bouncing ball just inside the opposition’s 22 and diving in at the corner to score With exactly one year to go until Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 kicks offin Sunderland excitement is sweeping across the host nation in anticipation of whatwill be the biggest and most accessible celebration of women’s rugby ever Register now for the ticket presale‘This Energy Never Stops’ – One year to go until the Women’s Rugby World CupWith exactly one year to go until Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 kicks offin Sunderland Register now for the ticket presalewindow.scriptsToInit.push('BrightCoveEmbeddedScrollVideo.init("6360804784112");'); That 20th-minute try gave his team a 5-3 lead that was added to by Ben Botica’s conversion, but they finished the half trailing 10-20. The visitors, who had May’s former England colleague Courtney Lawes playing in their second row The 34-year-old May scored five times in 15 appearances last season with Gloucester following his return from the World Cup where he drew a blank in his five England starts at the tournament #PROD2 – The first try of J2"My name is May, Jonny May "?L'international anglais du @SAXV_Charente a profité de la première à Chanzy pour débloquer son compteur en PRO D2 ? pic.twitter.com/Uzyb4GUKUM — Rugby PRO D2 (@rugbyprod2) September 6, 2024 The Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 is coming to England. Click here to buy tickets Join free and tell us what you really think Is the Queensland boss the right man to lead Australia forward Northampton Saints found a way of beating the fabled Jacques Nienaber blitz and inflicting another 'horrific' Champions Cup loss on the Leinster giants Warren Gatland forged a sense of togetherness in his 2013 Lions but faced personal 'vitriol' after leaving out a legend Ryan hasn’t been starting ahead of McCarthy for a while either for Leinster or Ireland and RG was bought in for these games i know a tech expert who can aid you in recovering any crypto currency,reach her (infocyberrecoveryinc@gmail.com and telegram:marie_consultancy) Current record is 52-40 for the Springboks The old adage holds - test matches are won up front… Interesting article Love certainly had impact at 10 against a very strong Chiefs side goal kicking and general play enabled his team to beat them comfortably If he can continue that form he would be an asset for the ABs so should at least be in the squad Pretty well The wallabies have a good record against the springboks Ther has been some talk of ‘good cop bad cop’ with Joe playing the tough love role A but Joe won’t be there for at least one year esp with Les slated to finish one year after a WC in 2028 I think the choice reflects the current battle for power between Waugh and Dan Herbert and you’re point of comp with Ewen McKenzie may turn out ot be all too accurate It is not a chocie which will lead to unity of purpose in the long run it will simply expose the flaws at the time of making it The next idea to try might be fornting up with the first XV on those tough tours of SA pre-Champions Cup semi Get them battle hardened upstairs for the tests ahead Previous games with Lienster showcased the full range of his abilities though Tim just have to give him the full 80 not half a bleedin hour In that case you are wrong JW Joe Heyes the toe-cruncher?😂 Lot of pressure on him to get it right as an Englishman coaching Ireland Chiefs In fairness Eng’s D was far better by the end of the 6N than it was in the first half of the tourney Tom Yep I think they’ll let the Prem go now ED They have a very good shot of beating UBB in the final Saints will prioritize he Champions Cup over the Prem naturally They have very little chance making the playoffs Steady on we’ve got two very tough tests in Argentina with ranking points on the line before the RWC draw With that selection we might have Joe Heyes at fly half We’ll never know now He can do more things well on the field now than Robbie in his thirties It started as a normal Tuesday I got an email warning of suspicious activity so I clicked the link and entered my login but everyone said the same: crypto scams are rarely recoverable The guilt and helplessness were overwhelming I found mentions of GRAYWARE TECH SERVICES on Reddit and their team responded quickly and professionally They traced the stolen funds using blockchain forensics and worked with crypto partners GRAYWARE didn’t just return my funds—they gave me back peace of mind Contact: graywaretechservices.com | WhatsApp: +1 858-275-9508 | contact@graywaretechservices.com 👍 Former Fiji Water Flying Fijians hooker Peniami Narisia scored a try for his Oyonnax side to help them thump Soyaux Anguleme 53-10 in their French Pro D2 clash today Narisia started at hooker and scored a try in the 39th minute of the match through a pick and go play near the tryline The 27-year-old made 1 clean linebreak in attack former Queen Victoria School student Edward Sawailau also started for Oyonnax and was at outside centre Biarritz beat Nice 16-0 and Grenoble beat Brive 34-22 Stay tuned for the latest news on our radio stations Copyright © 2025 Communications Fiji Limited FM96 Legend FM Viti FM Navtarang Radio Sargam PNG Haus Bung Yumi FM Nau FM Legend FM Facebook TikTok Instagram X YouTube Threads Former England winger Jonny May has signed a two-year deal with Soyaux-Angouleme the French second-tier ProD2 club announced on Tuesday played the last of his 78 tests during the 2023 Rugby World Cup and left Gloucester at the end of the season He is England's second-highest try-scorer on 36 efforts behind Rory Underwood on 49 and also trails only Underwood as his country's most-capped winger "I don't think I've ever been more excited about signing a contract than this time," May said in a club statement "I'm 110 per cent committed to giving my best rugby to this team "More than that I really want to buy into the culture of the town and the club and make Angouleme a special place for me and my family," he added May will face fellow former England international in back-rower Courtney Lawes who has signed for ambitious ProD2 side Brive from Northampton The pair highlight the financial problems of English rugby with other ex-internationals like Owen Farrell Kyle Sinckler and Lewis Ludlam having also agreed to join clubs in France The three will join outfits in the first-division Top 14 located in western France between Bordeaux and La Rochelle were promoted back to the second tier for 2022/2023 having previously spent five seasons in ProD2 until 2020/2021 by Frank Nickson  Wednesday 12 June 2024 Former England international Jonny May has announced that he will be joining French second-tier ProD2 club Soyaux-Angouleme on a two-year contract May is a product of Gloucester Academy and made his first start for the Cherry and Whites in a pre-season friendly against Bath in 2009 He made his first team debut in the Champions Cup game against Dragons and shortly made his first start in the Anglo Welsh Cup game against Wasps He made a brief stint with Leicester Tigers between 2017 and 2020 before returning back to the Cherry and Whites The 34-year-old made his England debut in 2013 and has featured in 78 Tests scoring 36 tries He is also England's second highest try scorer and was part of the side that finished runners up in the 2019 Rugby World Cup "I'm 110 percent committed to giving my best rugby to this team and make Angouleme a special place for me and my family" Soyaux-Angouleme finished 12th in the Pro12 table having won just 13 out of the 30 matches Sakina Karchaoui (R) of Paris Saint-Germain competes during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Chinese player Li Mengwen (L) of Paris Saint-Germain competes during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Chinese player Li Mengwen of Paris Saint-Germain competes during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Kadidiatou Diani (C) of Paris Saint-Germain competes during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Grace Geyoro (R) of Paris Saint-Germain competes during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Chinese player Li Mengwen (3rd L) of Paris Saint-Germain comes on as a substitute during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Chinese player Li Mengwen of Paris Saint-Germain warms up before during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Kadidiatou Diani of Paris Saint-Germain competes during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Chinese player Li Mengwen (L) of Paris Saint-Germain comes on as a substitute during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris front) of Paris Saint-Germain is seen on the substitute bench during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Chinese player Li Mengwen of Paris Saint-Germain is seen during an interview during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Chinese player Li Mengwen (5th R) of Paris Saint-Germain prepares to come on as a substitute during a French Ligue 1 Women's football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and ASJ Soyaux Charente at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris Argentine fly half Sebastián Poet will continue his professional career in France next season but will be doing so for the newly promoted Soyaux Angoulême XV Charente Tarbes will play next season in the Fédérale 1 after having been relegated Aged 23 Poet is a product of URBA Club Atlético del Rosario. He came through the PladAR system but was unable to go on to higher honors. As such the three-time capped pivot has signed a two-year deal for the Charante club. His move follows that of another young Argentine fly half with Bautista Guemes moving from Agen to Vannes This past season Poet scored 210 points in 26 matches for Tarbes Poet’s three caps were against Brazil Chile and Uruguay in the 2013 South American A Championship Tags A crushing 78-18 away win by Los Pampas sees the Buenos Aires side returning to … May reached the end of the 2023/24 season out of contract at Gloucester and was told he could move on from Kingsholm. It was at the start of this month when he was originally linked with a switch to the Pro D2, the league where his fellow England retiree Courtney Lawes will be plying his trade next season with Brive That speculation has now been increased following a social media message posted on X by Soyaux-Angouleme 78.” It also added that an announcement was due at 6pm French time Jim Hamilton and Bernard Jackman react to Jack Willis’ incredible performance in the 2024 Investec European Champions Cup Final at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium window.scriptsToInit.push('BrightCoveEmbeddedScrollVideo.init("6353751403112");'); A report on rugbyrama.fr read: “English winger Jonny May will join Soyaux-Angouleme The officialisation will take place this evening at 6pm It’s a real bomb that will hit the second division of French rugby “While the rumour has been circulating for several weeks and has accelerated in recent days  they club will offer themselves a notable recruit in the person of the Gloucester player while we announced a clear acceleration of things the club’s communication commented with a brief tweet revealing big clues about the arrival of the English star — SA XV Charente Rugby (@SAXV_Charente) June 11, 2024 78 corresponds to the number of selections with the England XV and 36 to the tries he scored in the white jersey; 47 is his number of European matches and 13 the number of World Cup caps Those numbers clearly give the trend of the announcement scheduled for 6pm the SA XV enters a higher dimension and can aspire to higher ambitions than in previous seasons the arrival of the second best try scorer in the history of England will have a significant media resonance and consequently in terms of the level of enthusiasm around the club “It’s one more transfer (after Courtney Lawes to Brive) which illustrates the obvious progression of the ante-chamber of the Top 14 and even if he is heading towards the twilight of his career May remains an outstanding and classy finisher “He has scored five tries in 15 matches for Gloucester this season he retired from international rugby after the 2023 World Cup where he started in the semi-final against South Africa.” Former England back row Zach Mercer was in Toulon this week for a guided tour with a possible 2025 move to the Cote D’Azur on the cards Swiss striker Nina Stapelfeldt presented at Casa Milan on July AC Milan continues to reinforce their squad for the upcoming season After announcing italian striker Giorgia Miotto from Empoli and Sara Thrige Andersen from Fortuna Hjørring the rossoneri announced having signed Swiss striker Nina Stapelfeldt The player has signed until 30/06/2023 and chose to wear the #10 jersey and website in this browser for the next time I comment This is a worldwide website dedicated for AC Milan in English: exclusive news and content about the Rossoneri world Copyright © 2021 Milanreports.com All rights reserved | C.F. 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Please upgrade your browser to improve your experience Anissa Lahmari has been loaned to Women's Division 1 rivals ASJ Soyaux until 30 June 2019 The loan does not include an option to buy The 21-year-old from Saint-Cloud (Hauts-de-Seine) joined the capital club in 2010 A product of the Paris Saint-Germain youth academy Anissa Lahmari has made 27 appearances and scored eight goals for Les Rouge et Bleu In te 2017-18 season she was loaned to Paris FC The Club wishes Anissa every success with ASJ Soyaux until the end of the season Soyaux-Angouleme director of rugby Fabrice Landreau showed off his moves over the weekend Landreau was in celebratory mood as his team secured Pro D2 safety with a 16-15 triumph against Nevers at Stade Chanzy that gives them breathing space from the drop Victory has seen Angouleme shoot up to 10th position in the standings with just two rounds remaining with US Montauban and Rouen Normandie in 15th and 16th spot It’s now mathematically impossible for Angouleme to be relegated and boss Landreau were clearly thrilled to be safe for another campaign Footage has emerged on X from the changing room after the win of the director of rugby shirtless in jeans showing off his dance moves to the delight of the watching squad Loose Pass: Scheduling nightmares, knock-ons and England’s ladies show the way The breakdancing is reminiscent of former Crusaders head coach Robertson’s customary routine that he brought out after his ex-side’s many Super Rugby title triumphs Fabrice Landreau célèbre le maintien de son équipe en PRO D2 avec une superbe danse 🤪 Félicitations @SAXV_Charente 👏 pic.twitter.com/T3mMZurkpl — CANAL+ Rugby (@CanalplusRugby) April 29, 2024 It will be interesting to see if Robertson pulls out his moves if the All Blacks win the Rugby Championship this year or he becomes a more reserved figure at Test level That remains to be seen and he might save his routine for the ultimate prize in 2027 as New Zealand look to wrestle the title from the Springboks The 55-year-old was capped four times by France with his first appearance coming against the Wallabies in November 2000 while he was playing for Stade Francais During his playing days in Paris he featured in two Top 14 finals but unfortunately lost both Landreau had better luck as an assistant coach there in 2009 READ MORE: Major League Rugby: Five things we learnt as ill-discipline costs and a high school star signed in NFL Draft Matt Beard’s side finished eighth in the curtailed 2019-20 WSL season and are now building for next season and have already brought in Mackenzie Arnold (Brisbane Roar), Maz Pacheco (Reading) and Katerina Svitkova (Slavia Prague). who has previously played for PSG and Marseille said: “It is a dream for me to come and play in England I chose West Ham because it’s a big club and I know people that play here I’ve known Kenza since I was maybe 15 years old I know it is very hard and I like the hard contact My ambition now is to play all the games and win the maximum trophies I can with this team.” Cissoko will be joining her new teammates at a state-of-the-art training ground at Chadwell Heath unveiled at the start of the month and Beard said: “Hawa is a versatile defender who can offer something a bit different to what we have had in our backline She is a very athletic player who doesn’t mind a tackle and comes with a great energy She can also play centre-back and left-back too which is fantastic for us and gives us options across the defence.” reported that he was on the club’s recruitment list At the time, the club’s budget was said to be only €5,000 (£4,200) a month for May and that he would potentially hold out for a move instead to Major League Rugby in America after he was told earlier this year that his Gallagher Premiership contract wasn’t being renewed at Kingsholm However, the 12th place Pro D2 club have managed to pull off a recruitment coup by persuading the 34-year-old May, the second highest England try-scorer of all time who retired from international rugby at the end of Rugby World Cup 2023, that his future is best served in France and not the USA It was Tuesday morning when the French outfit teased that a deal had been done 47 and 78 – all corresponded to figures in May’s stellar career Thirteen was his number of Rugby World Cup caps 36 the number of tries he scored for England 47 the amount of European matches he played and 78 reflected his tally of Test selections The social media post added that an announcement was due at 6pm French time and it duly arrived ???? ????? ???#SAXV #Rugby #ProD2 pic.twitter.com/VFGoeaQQFz — SA XV Charente Rugby (@SAXV_Charente) June 11, 2024 The Paris Saint-Germain Women's team disposed of Soyaux 7-0 on Sunday 4 April at the Stade Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye to cement their place at the top of D1 standings Eight days after their excellent 3-0 win over Montpellier Les Parisiennes were back in action in the French women's First Division looking for a 15th consecutive win to stay clear of second-placed Lyon - whose game against Guingamp was postponed Coach Olivier Echouafni went with an attacking starting XI against a Soyaux side sitting tenth in the standings and fighting for their top-flight survival Vous l'attendiez, il est enfin révélé 👀Voici notre onze de départ pour la réception de l'@ASJSoyaux 👀#PSGASJ | 🔴🔵 #AllezParis pic.twitter.com/14seJAnZSx The big surprise when the two sides walked out for the match was that both were wearing Paris Saint-Germain kits whose jerseys were lost en route to the French capital Kadidiatou Diani crossed for Marie-Antoinette Katoto whose control and shot hit the crossbar The ball was immediately headed back into the middle by Sandy Baltimore and Katoto swept home the second chance (1-0 Paulina Dudek then doubled the lead in the 41st minute before a Sara Däbritz corner saw Formiga make it 3-0 just before the half-time break (3-0 it was another Dabritz corner that saw Katoto add another (4-0 The France international striker then turn provider for Grace Geyoro (5-0 Les Rouges et Bleues continued to come forward in wave after wave of attack Diani got her name on the score sheet (6-0 before Katoto played a one-two with Nadim before completing her hat-trick (7-0 The result sees Paris move provisionally four points clear of OL as they head into the international break The next game sees Echouafni's side in action in the second leg of the UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-final away at Lyon's Groupama stadium on Sunday 18 April at 14:00 looking to overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg 7️⃣ buts3️⃣ pointsPlace à la trêve internationale désormais !#PSGASJ | 🔴🔵 #AllezParis pic.twitter.com/WfFNyu2X1G The Paris Saint-Germain women's team won 2-0 against Soyaux on Friday 18 March at the Stade Georges Lefèvre in Saint-Germain-en-Laye A week after being held to a 0-0 draw by Montpellier in their own stadium the Parisians once again headed for the Yvelines on Friday This time on the Red and Blue's menu was the visit of Soyaux Four days before the first leg of the UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich Didier Ollé-Nicolle decided to rest some of his key players for this match against the Sojaldiciennes The Red and Blue started the game with a bang as Jordyn Huitema (3') and Kadidatou Diani (12') went close to opening the scoring was forced to leave the pitch to Sakina Karchaoui (6') due to injury.. beating Romane Munich from 6 metres out thanks to Sandy Baltimore's pass (1-0 The score remained the same until the break the capital club again put pressure on ASJ's goal they finally managed to get a second thanks to a goal from Aminata Diallo (2-0 meaning Les Parisiennes are back to winning ways This win allows the Parisians to consolidate their 2nd place in the D1 ranking with 46 points (15 wins 1 loss) and to remain 3 points behind Lyon Next up for Didier Ollé-Nicolle's players are the trip to Munich and the first leg against Bayern on Tuesday 22 March at 6.45pm at the Allianz Arena then the Coupe de France semi-final against Fleury four days later at 2.15pm at the Stade Auguste Gentelet before the return leg against Munich on Wednesday 30 March at 9pm at the Parc des Princes Tickets for the match against Bayern Munich C'est terminé ! Une très belle victoire de nos Parisiennes face à Soyaux ! 🤩#PSGASJ pic.twitter.com/Lfbi9GmYzw SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend has called up five players ahead of the opening round of the Guinness Six Nations with Scotland kicking off their campaign against Italy at Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Saturday afternoon Leicester Tigers second-row Cameron Henderson Soyaux-Angouleme back-row Alexander Masibaka and Glasgow Warriors full-back Ollie Smith have all been added to the squad Masibaka is clearly the curve-ball selection The 23-year-old qualifies to play for Scotland via his a mother from Paisley His father is from Fiji and he was born in Perth playing briefly for Western Force before moving to France initially to join Montpellier in 2022 where he spent a season without playing a 1st XV game before joining Soyaux-Angouleme at the start of the 2023-4 campaign The Monday Bulletin (27th January): Uruguay a surprise package in Perth and nominations sought for Celebration of Women in Sport Awards URC: gritty Glasgow hold off late Connacht fightback 6N: Gregor Townsend insists Scotland won’t be sidetracked by injury setbacks who sustained a groin injury playing for Bath in their victory over Sale Sharks at the weekend and will remain with Bath for further assessment to determine exact timescales for his recovery Dylan Richardson and Max Williamson on the list of players unavailable due to injury at the start of this tournament Scotland’s updated 2025 Six Nations squad The Monday Bulletin (27th January): Uruguay a surprise package in Perth and nominations sought for Celebration of Women in Sport Awards Have to confess I’ve never heard of Alex Masibaka before this call up Just watched some YouTube videos of him this season and good god what a ball carrier he is massive & carries ball extremely hard as well as being a try machine Masibaka and Smith is to add to the training squad and get more opportunity to look at them in training or let them develop in the 6N environment I’m a bit surprised that Sam Skinner wasn’t called up as a replacement lock as we look a bit inexperienced in that department now He should have been in the squad to start with imho but maybe others disagree with me 😁 Also glad Euan Ferrie is in because Tom English always raves about him 😀 He’s a miniature Sione Vailanu – bulky low centre of gravity and a quick turn of pace … and with a mammy fae Paisley he won’t need a translator … Was wondering when the second row reinforcements would be called up Cammy Henderson is a hugely valuable addition but he needs to get out of Oyonnax to further his test career he must be doing pretty well to get in ahead of Alex Craig who had a great comeback game for Glasgow – as if he’d never been away who gives us real mobility at the back and we’ve certainly suffered some significant losses pre-campaign despite our depth in quality my heart was in my mouth watching Finn and others safely negotiate games that frankly I couldn’t give two hoots about But the English paymasters will insist on their very expensive pounds of flesh and we are unable to do anything about it Russell fortunately has the knack of staying out of trouble but I’d rather see him under wraps in a Scottish training camp enjoying the same benefits as the Six Nations stars from other countries soon to return from injury and hopefully playing a part in the latter half of this Six Nations campaign It would be very easy to do something about it All the SRU had to do is make the same payment to the prem league that the RFU does to release the English players Tom Dodd must count himself unlucky along with Bradbury as potential replacement for Bayliss Magnus Bradbury suspended so couldn’t be called in Tom Dodd was outstanding on Saturday at Scarlets Have been impressed every time I have seen him play Unfortunately you also have to question whether Marcus can keep the head the last thing we need in our 6N is Yellows/Reds … The list of Scotland red cards in the 6N is quite impressive: Murray 2006 – Hogg 2014 – Fagerson 2021 – Russell 2021 – Gilchrist 2023 Not to mention Nathan Hines 5 yellow cards whilst playing for Scotland … oh … and Jamie Ritchie’s penchant for testing the patience of referees at breakdowns let’s single out a player who has rarely played for Scotland try to make a link with red/yellow cards and see if that conjures up a rational conclusion And Russell often plays the full 80 or very close Really worried that he’ll end up playing too much as well as being susceptible to injury Fingers crossed he brings his form and run of injury-free game time to the 6N he wants him playing as many minutes as possible in every game It’s called getting your money’s worth he is definitely getting value for money at the moment I see that Gray didn’t play at the weekend as declared unfit by Bordeaux… Thought that Ollie Smith looked sharp and hungry yesterday for a first game back I like Ollie and it’s great to have him back after such a long injury spell But it feels a bit desperate to have him come into the squad after one run out (where he didn’t show an awful lot TBH playing out of position in poor conditions against pretty limited opposition) Just didn’t scream out to me that he’s ready for 6N-level yet A bit like pulling this Masibaka chap out of French 2nd tier… Good to see Henderson come in though But such a shame for Bayliss to get injured right on the cusp of the 6N and when he was playing some real quality rugby Hope it doesn’t turn out to be a serious or long term issue Surely this was the ideal opportunity for an up and coming academy player to gain some valuable international experience What does this say about the state of our U20s if we go to the D2 to get a player to cover back row he could be a revelation but I see it as a missed opportunity for our own home grown talent Think it’s great for Townsend to get a closer look at this player and see if he can step up if called upon The idea of just bunging in an academy player is a bit odd Any of those players in the squad could get called upon There’s no shortage of opportunities – almost all our back row players at Edinburgh and Glasgow end up getting capped at some point anyway Difficult time to call up an academy player as most of them will be involved with Scotland U20’s Liam McConnell is the one I’d have liked to have seen get a shot A great prospect but some way to go before ready for this level Can build on a Solid first start for Edinburgh on Saturday always wondered when he’d get the call Shame for Bayliss as he’s a really dynamic player and always adds something Scotland remain badly exposed in these weeks around the 6 Nations when English and French clubs protect their own players but play all their Scots Hurd all playing at the weekend so thankfully only 1 injured the Rugby Union pay English clubs to effectively allow their internationalists to remain in the English training camp rather than play club rugby but they must have some kind of arrangement and I don’t mind admitting that I winced throughout the Sale -Bath game yesterday Stuart Hogg facing lengthy lay-off and … “If Langholm proves anything, we have to stay focused. As far as the title race goes, it was huge for us that Kelso got only three points at Earlston.” … “We did well to fight back at times, but we gave away some silly penalties, allowed them far too easy access into our 22. When you give them access to the 22 time and time again, it’s difficult to put that amount of effort in.” … Enjoyed this article? Quality journalism like ours is made possible by readers like you. If you value our in-depth coverage of Scottish rugby at all levels and want to see more, please consider supporting us with a subscription or donation It helps us keep delivering the news you love Thank you for being a part of The Offside Line community “From a consistency point of view, [Russell] is once again one of the best tens in the world” – Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan … “There’s plenty to go away and work on. We’ve seen some boys we didn’t know too much about. There are definitely boys here who will benefit from the experience.” … Line-up contains some Under-20s players needing game-time ahead of the World Rugby U20 Championship in Italy at the end of June … “It’s only two weeks post-operation. We’re looking at him being available later in May. I’m sure everyone else is waiting for him to return to the field to see if he can be available for the Lions, which he will be. … “There was some satisfaction in creating opportunities to score tries. That we didn’t finish was frustrating for the players. Overall, we haven’t quite performed to our potential.” … independent and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of Scottish rugby photographers and business minds bring their talents and enthusiasm to our unrivalled coverage of the game © 2016-2025 Scottish Rugby News from The Offside Line | Kept onside by webporty