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Jamie Lyall

7 months

Signing off from Rugby World Cup 2023 ❤️ 🎙. An exhilarating six weeks. A proper dream to put my voice to this tournament for the first time, as part of a brilliant TV squad. Moments and matches I'll cherish forever. As it should be.

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Jamie Lyall

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1 year

Never realised until now that Van der Merwe shifts the ball from his right to left arm after going round Van Poortvliet so he can get a good fend on Dombrandt. Probably gets hauled down short without that little skill.

Guinness Men's Six Nations

@SixNationsRugby

1 year

🎞️ THAT try but in slow-mo 😍 #GuinnessSixNations | #ENGvSCO

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The most awful news from Fiji. Josua Tuisova was informed his son, 7, had died shortly before playing Georgia. He will miss the funeral to stay at RWC. An incomprehensible loss. Hope this incredible player and person finds some solace in rugby ❤️🇫🇯

Tuisova makes ultimate sacrifice after his son’s passing in Ba

Fiji Water Flying Fijians centre, Josua Tuisova is making the ultimate sacrifice to stay back in France to represent his country for the crucial final

www.fijivillage.com

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

When you recover from a dislocated shoulder in 18 days at nearly 36 years old

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

My mum just fired this on the family group chat. Old man, formerly on the @Scotlandteam backroom staff, losing his absolute mind and ragdolling the youngest Lyall about 😂 On yersel Dougie lad

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Jamie Lyall

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3 years

Hamish Watson v France: 17 carries for 78m 3 tackles broken 13/13 tackles made 0 penalties conceded Best get measured up for that Lions blazer 🦁

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

7 months

In 2012, Bundee Aki worked as a teller in an Auckland bank. He felt the presure to earn for his young family. His rugby dream withered. Now, he is the 'form player' at RWC23 This is the story of the Samoan boy from South Auckland, by those who know him

Bundee Aki: From Auckland bank teller to Ireland rugby superstar

Bundee Aki almost quit rugby to support his young family, but became a global superstar with Ireland on the other side of the world.

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Jamie Lyall

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2 years

Ronan O'Gara now has a Top 14, two Super Rugby titles and a European crown. He's taken La Rochelle to three finals in two seasons and delivered their first Champions Cup. His players stopped Leinster weaving their lethal tapestry today. What a competitor. What a brain. What a CV.

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Jamie Lyall

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3 years

To make four Lions tours in the professional era is insane. To be good enough and durable enough to captain your fourth, nearing your 36th birthday, as a second-row, is borderline superhuman. Alun Wyn Jones - colossus.

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Jamie Lyall

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3 years

Fiji head coach Gareth Baber says his players have not been able to see their families since Easter Monday due to Covid-19. Some were debutants at this level. Some had not been on a plane before. Captain Jerry Tuwai believes, given backdrop, this gold is "more special" than 2016.

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Jamie Lyall

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3 years

A few years ago, Rory Sutherland blew his adductors. He was hauling himself around in a wheelchair, couldn't get out of bed unaided and suffered poor mental health, fearing he may have to retire. Now he's a Lion. Some journey. Some bloke. This is lovely to see.

Sky Sports Rugby Union

@SkySportsRugby

3 years

"I've been told I'm not allowed to swear so I'll struggle to put it into words!" 🤐 Scotland prop forward Rory Sutherland was shaking with excitement after being named in the British and Irish Lions squad! 🦁

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Jamie Lyall

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3 years

Fijiana coach Saiasi Fuli reveals 'three or four' of his bronze medallists only took up rugby around a year ago, and had never been on a plane before. That, plus 16 weeks without seeing their families, only burnishes their richly deserved achievement.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

There's your Lions 7 btw

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@JLyall93

3 years

Massive thanks to Ben - who should really be charging me for language tuition - for his time and patience in talking me through the proper pronunciations 🇳🇿🇫🇯🇼🇸🇹🇴. Hopefully I did them justice 🎙️

Ben Atiga

@atiga1037

3 years

Scottish commentator pronouncing Pacific Island names correctly 👌🏾 @JLyall93 #AutumnInternationals

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Jamie Lyall

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3 years

Plenty folk are saying Hamish Watson is too small to mix it with South Africa's juggernauts. Last time he played the Boks, in Nov '18, he made more metres and beat more defenders than any forward on the pitch, and didn't miss a tackle. The guts of that SA team won the RWC.

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Jamie Lyall

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1 year

Gregor Townsend has taken plenty stick over the years, some of it justified. His record against England is incredible. Played six, won four, drawn one. Back-to-back wins at Twickenham. Totally, ludicrously unthinkable a decade ago.

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Jamie Lyall

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7 months

After the apocalypse, all that'll be left will be 23 blokes in green and gold. These Boks are made of adamantium. How do they do it? Who cares. Pieter-Steph du Toit looks like Stallone at the end of a Rocky movie. But Deon Fourie... ridiculous. Just ridiculous.

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Jamie Lyall

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2 years

England forced Scotland to attempt 140 tackles. They missed six. Matt Fagerson made 16 without missing, as well as averaging 5m per carry, breaking two tackles and pinching a turnover.

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Jamie Lyall

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1 year

Often think rugby needs a bit more spice. Yes, rugby values etc etc etc, but quite enjoy seeing wee bits of needle like this. Finn Russell going full Scott Brown here.

Ben Smith

@bensmithrugby

1 year

Big tackle from Farrell on Russell forcing the turnover. Big effort from Russell to get back around moments later and let Farrell know about his non-attempt on the Van der Merwe try. #ENGSCO

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Jamie Lyall

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3 years

Because Jonny Gray habitually makes 20+ carries and 20+ tackles a game, it's easy to forget how bloody good he is. His standards are set so high that folk take them for granted. Absolutely colossal today. Adding more gears and snarl to his game at Exeter.

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Jamie Lyall

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1 year

Tend to think Stuart Hogg's most compelling act on the field wasn't a break or a try or a booming 50m goal - it was asking two debutants to lift the Calcutta Cup in 2021. First Scottish captain to win at Twickenham in 38 years but he gave this special honour to them, not himself

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Jamie Lyall

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2 years

Darcy Graham beat as many defenders - six - as England's entire team. He was superb with and without the ball, an 84KG winger pinching the crucial turnover under the noses of behemoths.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Others will grab the headlines, but Chris Harris was terrific tonight. Makes so many shrewd defensive reads, and nearly cleaved Vakatawa in two, which must be like running headlong into a polar bear. Sam Skinner & Grant Gilchrist excellent too, relentlessly shovelling.

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Jamie Lyall

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2 years

Paolo Garbisi had 12 Benetton games under his belt when Montpellier signed him a year ago. He's just steered them to a Top 14 title, keeping a world champion, prime-years Springbok out of the 10 jersey. Twenty-two years old. What a player. What maturity.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

Richie Graymight fly under the radar in the aftermath, as much as a 6ft 10ins bloke can. His catch and pass in the 75th minute was instrumental in the winning score. Delivering some of his best rugby at 33 years old. His renaissance is huge for Scotland.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Since being papped out of the World Cup, this Scotland team have won in Wales for the first time in 18 years, at Twickenham for the first time in 38 years, and in Paris for the first time in 22 years. These are the highs they can deliver, the brilliance they're capable of.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

Matt Fagerson topped the tackle charts again with a fine haul of 19 yesterday. That's 45 in two Six Nations matches. He was the game's top carrier with 13 too. Fagerson won't get the same public admiration or headlines as others but he's put in two utterly immense no8 showings.

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1 year

An exhibition in presenting here from Joe Molloy. Well briefed, evidence at hand, challenging and probing his guests; steering a hugely important debate brilliantly. Matt Williams, I fear, delivering an exhibition in something else.

Planet Rugby

@PlanetRugby

1 year

🇦🇺 A must-watch debate on the Nic White incident in Dublin. Thoughts? 🎥 @VMSportIE

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Jamie Lyall

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3 years

Several weeks ago, Mesulame Kunavula learned his mother had passed away back in Fiji. He couldn't go home to attend her funeral. What an incredibly special day for the flanker, debuting on his local patch in Edinburgh, and running in a cracking try 🇫🇯

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

7 months

Sam Cane with a performance for the ages. Ravaged by injury, mired in criticism, his place in the XV, never mind captaincy, questioned. Famously derided by O'Mahony. 21 tackles and two turnovers tonight. A black torpedo blowing up Ireland's attack. Immense. Utterly immense.

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Jamie Lyall

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9 months

Naturally a lot of focus on who is selected, but we should pay tribute to Stuart McInally, who'd have been extremely close, and whose career is now over. Few players convert, and become world-class in their new position, mid-career. McInally was one of them. A terrific innings.

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@JLyall93

3 years

Loath to give this much attention, and there's more to it than weight, but briefly: Sam Underhill is 103KG Ardie Savea is 99KG Michael Hooper is 101KG Sam Cane is 103KG Justin Tipuric is 100KG Sam Warburton was around 103KG when he played All too lightweight to take on Boks...?

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Robbie Fergusson, after GB fight back from 21-0 down to beat USA: "The majority of the boys, after 6 Aug, don’t know what they’re doing. We are doing what we can to fight for our jobs. We are now in an Olympic semi, so if the unions don’t notice that, they won’t notice anything."

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

The next time you hear someone tell you 'the game's gone soft', point them towards any one of today's many harrowing testimonies from Steve Thompson, Alix Popham or Michael Lipman. Rugby is tougher than ever and players have paid the price.

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@JLyall93

1 year

Stuart Hogg has defined an entire era of Scottish rugby. A time when Glasgow grew into a force, & Scotland became a serious operator again. The game takes a heavy toll on body & mind, even for the greats. Hogg has said as much He retires young, but as a giant of Scottish sport

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Jamie Lyall

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2 years

Hacjivah Dayimani was a child labourer, orange seller, petrol station worker. He was moved on by his mum, gran and dad. Now, he's a @URCOfficial champion. His story could be a Hollywood movie. It was a privilege to tell it. @RugbyPass @THESTORMERS

'If I don't perform, my family don't eat': Hacjivah Dayimani's incredible tale

Stormers flanker Hacjivah Dayimani has charted an astonishing voyage from township kid and child labourer to URC winner.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

Ireland have won their games by 24, 13, 14, 15 and 13 points. Nobody has come close to toppling them. Nobody has finished within a score. An epic Slam from a remarkable group.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

10 months

How cruel sport can be. Stuart Hogg was the face, the presence and the enduring icon of a resurgent time for Scottish rugby. Brilliant, gallus, never less than utterly captivating. The game took its toll on him of late, but today's news is still desperately sad. What a player.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

'I’m quite proud to say I’ve been homeless and I’ve got through it' Jamie Bhatti has risen from the depths of austerity to make it in rugby. His recent struggles, including a breakdown at Murrayfield, are just another obstacle to be smithereened

'I knew I needed to get out of there' - Jamie Bhatti on why he simply had to leave Edinburgh

Jamie Bhatti was two reps into the dreaded bronco test when his fraying resolve finally gave way at Edinburgh.

www.rugbypass.com

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

Steve Tandy continues to do a quietly excellent job as Scotland's defence coach. Best tackle success rate in the Six Nations with close to 92%. Most tackles made and fewest missed. Second-fewest points and tries conceded. Only team to deny Ireland a try bonus point.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

A phenomenal Scottish victory. Utterly captivating and brilliantly belligerent. They had 30% territory and spent 1m 44s in the England 22. They showed a capacity to wound England with every attack. So gutsy, so ruthless. And so much potential to improve. Twickenham sacked again.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 months

Duhan van der Merwe had the ball five times yesterday. Three of those resulted in tries. Six in four against England. A Calcutta Cup colossus.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

Huw Jones made 138m from his twelve carries in Paris, yielding two tries and six beaten defenders. He's rediscovered his best rugby. He's swaggering and scoring on the international stage again.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Just can't trust that Finn Russell in big games, eh? 👀

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

7 months

Honestly, nights like these are what RWC is all about. A hurricane of noise and colour and raw, beautiful emotion So many Portuguese were inspired by the heroes of 07. Now the nation has new heroes to worship. And global fans a new team to enjoy. A potentially transformative win

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

2 years

Blair Kinghorn will get pelters for his miss, but Scotland should not have been relying on a last-minute kick to win that game. Not after being 15-6 up with 20 to play. Penalty after silly penalty conceded. Line-out faltering. Opportunities blown. Gun blasted into foot.

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@JLyall93

4 years

This is the best rugby stat I have ever encountered 🤓

Kevin Millar

@topofthemoonGW

4 years

The same number of people have walked on the moon (12) as have evaded a Jonny Gray tackle in the @PRO14Official over the last 8 seasons. @GlasgowWarriors are going to miss the big man! #WeAreWarriors #OnceAWarriorAlwaysAWarrior

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Eight Scottish Lions is a terrific return, and a great reflection of how the team has improved. It is also a hugely important milestone for a generation of Scottish fans who have not felt that close bond with the Lions.

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6 years

This glorious, swooping pass is Finn Russell in microcosm. The execution is sumptuous, to float the ball over Joseph, carrying just enough to arrow into Jones' grasp. But the courage to trust his skills - on his own 22, having been castigated all Six Nations - is more remarkable.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Rees-Zammit takes an absolute kidney-detonator from Vakatawa, gets up, fixes his hair and cracks on.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Bossed it. Absolutely bossed it. When have you seen England dominated like that at home? When you have seen Curry, Itoje and Farrell so ineffectual? Scotland didn't just match England up front, they bested them. Ridiculous performance. The drought is over.

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@JLyall93

1 year

Stuart Hogg is a giant of Scottish sport. A beacon of excellence and verve on the pitch; unafraid to confront his troubles and vulnerabilities off it. 100 caps and three Lions tours by age 30 is remarkable.

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@JLyall93

3 years

After his last sevens match, Dan Bibby pulls no punches on state of domestic 7s: “Being brutally honest, it’s a joke. We’ve been offered eight contracts. You’re asking us to play against a team like New Zealand with eight boys on not much more than minimum wage. It’s impossible."

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Jamie Lyall

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1 year

What a career. From Jed to Japan via Edinburgh, the West Country and the Massif Central. Travelling the rugby world, and giving his family some amazing experiences. A 5ft 9ins totem for Scotland. A Lion in New Zealand. Greig Laidlaw is going to make some coach.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

2 years

A pretty grim Six Nations comes to an end for Scotland. Plagued by maddeningly dull decisions, simple errors and a chronic lack of discipline. The contrast between a more profligate than usual Ireland was stark today. Scotland have regressed alarmingly.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

9 months

Fiji shipped just 7 penalties at Twickenham, and 9 away to France. Only 1 was at scrum time. They won 9 breakdown steals and spent combined 9 mins in the French & English 22s. Tackle % in the mid-80s. And that's before we get to their 51 tackle breaks. Watch out, rugby world...

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

After his bonkers five-try bonanza, Johnny Matthews now averages a try every 40 minutes this season. Across his entire Glasgow career, it's roughly a try every 60 minutes. He's basically Erling Haaland.

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1 year

Nobody in Scotland ranks will say it, but that was a monumentally important psychological win. Pressure immense. Bogeyman opponent. Game in the balance at half-time. Scotland had the guile and capability to pull away. Finn Russell fingerprints all over that second half.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Chris Harris was bloody good on Saturday. Averaged over 9m per carry, and laced a savvy defensive performance with some thrusting runs on the outside. Doesn't often get credit for his attacking game in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, but cuts a lot of clever lines for Gloucester.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

'With a 36-man squad, Warren Gatland will need utility players'

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

5 years

Two years ago today, Scotland scored this pearler 👇🙌

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

The absolute shape on Georgia prop Beka Gigashvili, or 'Stallone', as he appears to be known in camp 😳💪

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@JLyall93

1 year

Every one of England's U20s team has played pro rugby. Two are Premiership regulars who have featured in the Champions Cup. For Scotland, only Rudi Brown (17 mins in Mar 22) has any pro experience. Lots of talent, but that lack of exposure is a tricky and ongoing issue.

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5 years

This is a brilliant shot from Saturday's TV coverage. Darcy Graham, Prince of Hawick, cackling atop his throne of felled Englishmen. What an exhilarating talent.

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Jamie Lyall

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9 months

Scotland proving when they stay in the battle, they have the weaponry, the engine and the depth to hurt the best. As awesome a force as France were - and they were seriously awesome for a bit - those Scottish tries were beautifully crafted. They're in a good place.

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@JLyall93

3 years

Excuse the gross self-indulgence, but what a pleasure to call a Scotland game at Murrayfield for the first time on @primevideosport . Big thanks to Rory Lawson and John Barclay for steering me through. Hope those watching enjoyed the action as much as we did.

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7 months

Rugby gets a lot of flak, some of it entirely deserved. And sometimes the game really doesn't help itself. But this stupendous weekend has showcased our sport at its very best. Amazing skill, ferocious intensity, awesome physicality. Sporting theatre to take your breath away.

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@JLyall93

2 years

Scotland U20 thrashed 55-17 by Georgia. They've now lost to Italy by 20, Wales by 30 and, in March, Ireland by 54. Thirteen defeats on the spin - not one by a single-score margin. A group of young players badly let down by those running the Scottish game.

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@JLyall93

3 years

Brilliant message from all-conquering NZ co-captain Sarah Hirini after Tokyo glory: "Yeah, we’ve got titles and we’ve won things but I want our group to be good people and show the world that you can be a good, genuine person and still have success. Our programme allowed that"

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3 years

Huge blow for Glasgow after their bruising trip to Devon: Adam Hastings has turned down a new deal and agreed to join Gloucester next season. More soon @RugbyPass

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4 years

'My partner was terrified of coming home in case I’d done anything' Matt Smith speaks with astounding bravery about the mental turmoil that drove him to consider suicide & leave rugby at just 23 The game can - & must - learn from his story. Here it is 👇

The extraordinary mental torment of Matt Smith: 'I'd always have thoughts of chucking myself... it...

Matt Smith endured harrowing thoughts of killing himself but the retired 23-year-old Glasgow forward is now at peace with a career of just 25 appearances.

www.rugbypass.com

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1 year

Sione Tuipulotu: so good he can make linebreaks running backwards. Another scintillating performance from the @GlasgowWarriors centre. Distribution and dynamism. Heft and guile. He's got the lot. The skill - and cojones - on show for the winning score was superb.

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5 years

Ben Toolis hit 52 rucks yesterday, and was among the first three arriving Scots at all but six, while making 24 tackles and missing none. Hell of a shift. Magnus Bradbury the game's top carrier with 18 for 104m.

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1 year

Scotland attempted 192 tackles today and missed nine. They conceded one line-break, and 11 penalties. A record victory over Wales secured by scintillating attack, but built on iron defence.

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1 year

Huw Jones' strike rate of 15 tries in 34 Tests is terrific. On a minutes-played basis, it equates to one try every 135 minutes of international rugby. Better than a try every other game.

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@JLyall93

6 years

The immense Stuart Hogg v NZ: 17 carries for 117m 3 clean breaks 6 defenders beaten 4/4 tackles made With the boot, a booming spiral touch-finder, and a delicate grubber that set up Huw Jones' try

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3 months

Scottish rugby would have combusted into a pile of ashes had they not seen that out. A spectacular, palpitation-inducing collapse. From cruise control to panic stations. It should have been a bonus-point romp but wins in Cardiff, however bonkers, are not to be sniffed at. Wow.

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5 years

Speaking of Chris Paterson drop-goals against Australia, this nonchalant 50-yard howitzer was a belter...

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3 years

Sorry Wales. Now you know how it feels 😳

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3 years

How it started v how it's going 😂🤓 @ScottHastings13

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4 years

Jonny Gray's stats today are bonkers... 17 carries for 44m 1 clean break 4 defenders beaten 6 off-loads (two more than Nakarawa 👀) 21/21 tackles made Rampaging brutality laced with neat flourishes. That's what we want to see...

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4 years

Proper soppy post, this, but it was such a privilege to realise a childhood dream today, commentating on a Six Nations match on TV for the first time. All the better for a bruising Scottish win. Thanks to @rorylawson9 for looking after the big speccy debutant on the gantry.

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1 year

A beacon of light, a totem of strength. An inspiration way beyond sport. The world will be a darker place without Doddie Weir, but his legacy will endure in the quest to cure this awful disease. RIP.

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5 years

If ESPN stats are accurate, Jonny Gray has made 41 tackles and missed none. That is an absolutely ridiculous return. Been outstanding in all aspects of play but particularly on fringe defence. Seven other Glasgow forwards making over 20 tackles. Whopper of a victory.

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4 years

Twelve years ago, Jason White drove Paul Sackey halfway to Haymarket as Scotland won back the Calcutta Cup. Some shot...

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3 months

Astonishing, again, from Duhan van der Merwe, whose capacity for the incredible has been a huge factor in Scotland's dominance of this fixture. As recently as a decade ago, four Calcutta Cups in a row was a laughable suggestion. No longer. Scotland have obliterated the narrative.

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4 years

A little over a year ago, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne couldn't make a Scarlets 23. Now, he's a European champion. Such a combative, resilient specimen, his late turnover penalty was monumental.

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3 years

Often lost amid the waffles, bureaucracy and title talk, is the fact that Scotland can land a best-ever finish of second tomorrow night. Stuart Hogg spoke well about how the team feel about the events of the past wee while.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

Emiliano Boffelli has played every minute of the 11 Argentina Test matches since Michael Cheika took over. On Saturday - fittingly, in Edinburgh - he wins his 50th cap. A superb player in wonderful form.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

Some enormous defensive numbers on the Scottish side. Every starting forward into double figures for tackles. A total of 136 made by the pack and only five missed. Matt Fagerson with 27, Luke Crosbie 20, Pierre Schoeman 19.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

7 years

Jonny Gray has now played over 750 minutes of Test rugby without missing a tackle. At least 136 in a row #rugbyunited

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

2 years

A year ago, Kyle Rowe was without a contract, working nightshift in a Bathgate warehouse. Now, he's in the Scotland squad. A brilliant tale of resilience and perseverance. Hear the London Irish winger's side of things tomorrow @RugbyPass

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

6 years

When did Scotland last have two stand-offs as lethal as Russell and Hastings? Or a group of centres as good as Jones, Dunbar, Scott, Bennett, Taylor, Horne, Johnson et al? Or hookers as brilliant in the loose and over ball as Brown and McInally, with Ford & Turner in the van too?

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Wasn't sure Ali Price would make this Lions tour, but how he's seized his opportunity and how richly he deserves his starting berth.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

Such a privilege calling an engrossing scrap between Italy and Scotland @primevideosport alongside excellent @rorylawson9 & @johnbarc86 . Hugely encouraging Italian display; Scotland 4 tries and a 5th win on bounce. Hope you had as much fun watching as much as we did commentating.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

What a breathtaking game at The Stoop. Scotland clever in attack, dogged at the breakdown. Clearly very well coached and very resilient to come back from 21pts down. Loads of impressive performers, especially 9-10-12 combo. Most young enough to play next year. Hugely encouraging

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

Pierre Schoeman got through a mighty volume of work on Sunday, again. In 53 minutes on the pitch, he made 15 carries for 65m. That takes his championship tally to 47 carries - only Ellis Genge is anywhere near that figure among front-rows.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

1 year

A breathtaking performance from Finn Russell. Magic and maturity.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

4 years

DTH van der Merwe leaves Glasgow a true great of Scottish pro rugby. A mountain of tries, many in the biggest games, and some blockbuster moments. Beyond that, he and his wife have had a huge cultural influence off the field too. Few have given as much to the Glasgow cause.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

3 years

This is class from Luke Crosbie's Insta. The Livingston lad outworked his private school rivals to make it, and had to bide his time for a cap. At Edinburgh, they call him Terminator. Brilliant to see the debutants recognised pitchside, in front of friends and family, on Sat.

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Jamie Lyall

@JLyall93

9 months

Darcy Graham: 15 carries for 83m - only Dulin made more carries 5 broken tackles A 19th try in his past 16 matches Scintillating.

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