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Well I’ll be there pushing Scotland on, I’ll accept the heritage players for now as I know behind the scenes SRL are working hard without any budget, and the 60 odd lads who turn up at weekends to play work dam hard. Hopefully we can actually get games going in Scotland, it’s going to be slow but we’ll get there

Despite all the detractors for the game it being televised on YT Enjoy

Well at least it’s being played and it’s a step forward from what we’re use to, the current management team of the SRL appear more active now, from what we’ve been used to so I’ll accept it yeah would have loved to see the game played up here but it’s a joint venture to cut the costs between Ireland Scotland n Newcastle so a neutral venue was chosen

Really need to get these games played on properly marked out pitches, doesn’t really help in promoting the game, but appears to be a good crowd

Sunday 27th sees Scotland play Ireland in Gateshead. Another welcome fixture for the domestic players of both nations

No idea to be honest but the links between Scotland and Newcastle are strong, Though good to see this fixture on the cards. Hopefully next year we can get Wales involved and some kind of Celtic cup. Could involve the French domestic side with The Netherlands. If Euro rugby get their act together the likes of Serbia, Czech Republic, Greece, Norway, Germany could playoff for a right to join the Celtic setup Winner playing off against the bottom club etc

14 of the 17 players were Scottish born and all play in the league, plus it was the oldest ever Scottish team by age to represent Scotland so brilliant effort all round Just need to increase the number of teams n players but the Scotland A pathway could really work if regular games are played yearly

To be fair Scotland were made up of local lads from the league in Scotland which is an amazing move, no heritage players involved. Hopefully over time we can encourage disheartened RU players to cross codes which will only make the league stronger

The Netherlands take the honour in Sassemheim 34-26 Here a link to the game albeit a poor one

The SRL name Newcastle assistant coach Adam Houston as head coach for this weekends Scotland A vs The Netherlands alongside Scotland Students team manager Andrew Lang as his assistant Kick off is 2pm Saturday at RC Bassets in Sassenheim Unsure if it’s being streamed but The Netherlands usually do some kind of broadcast

Scotland A made up of players from Glasgow, Edinburgh & Forth Valley beat the North East Select 40-12 Next stop The Netherlands 14th Sept

I understand this weekend prior to the Newcastle Rochdale match Scotland A will be playing in a warm up match for their match against the Netherlands on the 14th Sept Not sure who their playing and why in Newcastle but great to see the local lads getting a run out on the international scene https://www.facebook.com/share/p/rYfm8xDUpDVnMf4o/?mibextid=WC7FNe

After leadIng at halftime 12-4 Glasgow succumbed to Edinburgh 24-30 in a closely fought contest. The great thing is how Glasgow have improved over the past 12 months, even Forth Valley have impressed with closely fought games. Hopefully we can get at least 1 other team up n running next year

Glasgow defeated Forth to reach the grand final this coming Saturday at Cambuslang KO 3pm where they take on Edinburgh Prior to this Scotland U16’s take on Ireland over 2 games. Game 1 starts at 12pm Admission is £5

Well despite all the banter Scotland ran out winners over USA 32-10 so will go on to meet France