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The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby

David Barnes & Peter Burns

Welcome to the Offside Line Podcast with your hosts Peter Burns and David Barnes.In this weekly show we examine all aspects of Scottish rugby, from the grassroots level to the Test arena, and discuss the goings on in the wider global game – helped by a regular panel of special guests and featuring exclusive interviews.David Barnes has worked as a freelance rugby journalist since 2004 covering every level of the game in Scotland for publications including The Herald/Sunday Herald, The Sunday Times,

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52:49

Episode 32: Welcoming the dragon

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2025/03/07

Barney and Burnsy preview this weekend’s Six Nations matches with a focus on Scotland hosting Wales and review the latest action in the URC and the Men’s Premiership. What do you make of their predictions? Soothsayers or stabbing around wildly in the dark? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 31: Farewell (for now), Calcutta

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2025/02/26

Barney and Burnsy get together to pick over the bones of Scotland's match at Twickenham, chat Wales-Ireland, Italy-France, the Under-20s, the Prem and the URC. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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43:52

Episode 30: Calcutta Cup preview!

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2025/02/21

While Burnsy is stuck in Edinburgh, Barney is ensconced at Twickenham with Mark Palmer and Craig Watson and all four come together to preview the 2025 Calcutta Cup and examine the Wales-Ireland and Italy-France matches. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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22:35

Episode 27: Italy preview!

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2025/01/31

Barney and Burnsy get into the nitty gritty ahead of Scotland’s opening round clash of the 2025 Six Nations with Italy at Murrayfield. We also hear from the new CEO of Scottish Rugby, Alex Williamson, and cast an eye over the other fixtures coming our way this weekend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:25:52

Episode 24: The big 2024 review and 2025 preview

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/12/31

Merry Christmas and a happy new year one and all! It’s the mega review of 2024 and our preview of 2025. Barney and Burnsy are joined by special guests Mark Palmer fromThe TimesandSunday Timesand Craig Watson, sports photography supremo, to talk through their 2024 highlights and their predictions for 2025. Sit back and enjoy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:14

Episode 22: More Currie, please

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/12/12

In this bumper episode, Barney and Burnsy welcome special guest Matt Currie to the pod as he signs a new two-year deal at Edinburgh. They also speak to Heriot’s men’s coach Bob McKillop and we hear from the SRU’s new performance director David Nucifora. There is, of course, the usual run-down on domestic rugby with a look back at the Schools Cup finals day, preview the Youth Cup Finals coming up on Sunday, delve into the action in the Men and Women’s Premierships, and chat Champions Cup and

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44:00

Episode 21: Jamie Dobie and Calum Forrester

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/12/04

This week Barney and Burnsy head to the Clubhouse restaurant in Glasgow for an exclusive sit-down with GHA’s head coach Calum Forrester before swinging over to Scotstoun for a chat with Glasgow and Scotland scrum-half/ wing Jamie Dobie. We discuss all things domestic rugby in the men and women’s Premierships and GHA’s campaign in Division One, review Edinburgh and Glasgow’s matches against Bennetton and the Scarlets, and preview a big weekend of European rugby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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29:45

Episode 20: The Autumn Review

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/11/28

On this week’s show, Barney and Burnsy review Scotland’s Autumn Nations Series performances, discuss Scotland A vs Chile and delve in the SRU’s AGM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 19: George Gregan, Peter Horne and the big...

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/11/20

Welcome to part two of this week’s pod. Barney sits down with Scotland A coach Pete Horne to discuss Saturday’s game with Chile, while Burnsy has an exclusive interview with Wallaby legend George Gregan ahead of Scotland’s match against Australia on Sunday. The boys also discuss the Scottish Men’s Premiership matches this weekend and make their predictions for each game of the Autumn Nations Series. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 18: Reviews, rants and a rebel league

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/11/18

This week Barney and Burnsy have such a mega rant about various off-field matters (the rumours surrounding a new pro rugby league, the SRU’s most recent accounts, the appointment of Brett Robinson as the new chair of World Rugby) as well as reviewing the Women’s Premiership and all the action from the Autumn Nations Series, that we had to split the pod in two. We hope you enjoy part I.Thursday’s part episode will include an exclusive interview with Wallaby legend George Gregan as part of our preview

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1:03:57

Episode 17: State of the Nation pod: Portugal

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/11/14

Welcome to the Offside Line State of the Nation pod!The aim of the series is to explore the unique cultures, challenges, and triumphs that have shaped the sport in over a dozen countries, from reigning world champions South Africa to the rising nations of Georgia and Portugal and the potentially dominant USA, and all points in between.Each episode dives deep into a different nation’s rugby scene, uncovering its rich history, standout players, and the grassroots efforts that bring communities

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1:19:37

Episode 16: Bomb Squad defuse Scotland’s threat

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/11/12

It’s a bumper episode! Sit back and relax while Barney and Burnsy take you through all the weekend’s action, from the Men and Women’s Premierships and an extended interview with Ayr’s Grant Anderson, to Scotland’s mighty effort against the back-to-back world champion Springboks, the England-Australia classic, the dud in Dublin and the Flying Fijians heaping more misery of Warren Gatland’s Wales. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:04:36

Episode 15: Flying Fijians are grounded with ease but...

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/11/06

This week Barney and Burnsy get into the meat of the first two Autumn Nations Tests that saw Scotland take on Fiji, while England faced New Zealand. They also look at the various permutations that Gregor Townsend might look to unleash against the Springboks on Sunday.There is also a special segment with Jamie Lindsay from Breadalbane Finance and the boys dive into domestic action in the Arnold Clark Women’s Premiership. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:25

Episode 13: The Wight Stuff

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/10/29

Barney and Burnsy go through all the weekend's action in the Men and Women's Premiership and the URC and are joined by special guest Scott Wright, the former Scotland 7s great and current coach of Melrose. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:31

Episode 12: Two-ipulotu: Gregor Townsend names his...

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/10/23

Barney and Burnsy delve into Gregor Townsend's 2024 Autumn Internationals squad - and we hear from the man himself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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38:42

Episode 010: Dead cat bounce?

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/10/16

Join the guys as they dissect a cracking weekend of rugby in the URC, WXV2, the Men and Women’s Premierships and chat to Alan Lorimer for our first section on schools rugby - and examine whether Edinburgh's result against the Stormers is a turning point for the team or a dead cat bounce. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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53:09

Episode 006: There’s been a murder . . .

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/09/17

Barney has to hold his hands up for throwing Musselburgh head coach Derek O’Riordan under the bus before their game against Ayr at the weekend. Stuart Bathgate makes a return to the pod to discuss Scotland Women’s tremendous win over Fiji and Edinburgh’s pre-season victory over Gloucester. And the boys have a deep dive into the mooted creation of either a British and Irish league or a revamped Anglo-Welsh league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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17:11

Episode 005: It’s an emergency pod!

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/09/11

It’s an emergency pod! Barney and Burnsy cancel all their plans to bring you news of Scottish Rugby’s breaking announcement that Alex Williamson is going to be new Chief Executive, finally plugging the hole left by Mark Dodson’s departure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:41

Episode 004: Hammerings everywhere!

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/09/10

This week Barney and Burnsy chat about Scotland Women’s thumping victory over Wales, another epic between South Africa and New Zealand, the Argentine rope-a-dope pulled against Australia, the latest goings on at Edinburgh and Glasgow and a round-up of the weekend’s action in the Arnold Clark Men and Women’s Premierships. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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33:51

Episode 003: Glorious weather and some glorious (and...

The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby ·

2024/09/03

This week Barney and Burnsy are joined by Stuart Bathgate as they dive into the latest action in the Arnold Clark Men and Women’s Premierships, discuss the Rugby Championship, Scotland Women versus Wales, Glasgow’s bomb squad getting a doing by Zebre and reveal a potential comeback story that would make a movie if it came to fruition . . . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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