Scotstoun

And the former Scotland international believes they have the players within the squad to be finishing inside the URC's top eight and competing in the end of season play-offs.

He also suggested there could be a season of change at Scotstoun and added, I hope Edinburgh are going to get better.

They need to do something.

Like Glasgow, I know they fell short last season, but you look at their performances, you look at the style of play, they're really a cool team to get behind.

And then they went to the second relay, which again, unfortunately, has disappeared because it's got swallowed up by bigger events.

So it was at Scotstoun, it's called the McAndrew Relays.

And you'll like this one, John, because, what do you call it, a purvey? A purvey.

Ah, sorry, a purvey, right.

We used to come back from Glasgow games when he was still staying at the house.

And we'd spend 45 minutes drive from Scotstoun back home.

And he would just talk about the game for 45 minutes.

And I would sit there.

They ended up getting to the quarterfinals with that late surge.

They lost to Glasgow 33-21, but gave Glasgow a good fist of it over in Scotstoun.

So yeah, that's how they finished last season.

The incomings are quite interesting.

He's proved he's the best of the best in 2026.

He held off Aussie Cam Myers like he did at Scotstoun in Glasgow in 2026, taking the lead and never really looking like it was ever going to lose it from about 250 metres to go.

So by my calculations, Michael, and I've been debating this While on the river in London for most of the day, seeing some amazing sights, including Tower Bridge opening for the barge that we were on.

We were very lucky for that.

But two weeks before I went to fight him, I was out for three days.

and gone usually i'm fine but i was gone and i had spent all my money betting online and then the money that i had in cash was on the casino so i was literally potless but i had a wee bit of stuff on me and i was like if i text him through i'll go and see him somebody messaged me it was a pub around about my area so i went to go see him drop a wee bit off get a wee bit of money i'll go and get food and i'll go to my bed and that's me i'm done and at this point I couldn't tell you if it was Pancake Tuesday or Sheffield Weddings that I was away so I went to go and meet him at the wrong pub completely wrong pub and I've sat and I've went I've jumped back and I've went to go and drive away again and for some reason thought I had to have had beard oil on my face no idea why beard's shit you know what I mean it doesn't make a difference it doesn't make it any better so I've tried to put a beard on couldn't get a grip on my wheel and smashed my van and it's at a wee point in Scotstoun a place it's called Victoria Park there's a big camera the face is done so I've sat down and I've phoned my pals that I met so I'm going to need to pick me up Soon as I've done that, he's been saying to me, just f***ing run, just run, just run.

I'm like, f***ing run? Where can I run? He's like, mate, there's a park.

You're in a park? I'm like, ah, f*** it.

And we sat down with, couple of months beforehand and said let's try and have at least a pre-event interview or post or article on the website or part of an article on the website for every member of the team because we're recognising they've been picked for a Commonwealth Games in Scotland and we hit about 33 34 out of 39 38 as it became when Eilish was injured.

And we picked up a couple of those that we hadn't spoken to in the mix zone in the first couple of the days at Scotstoun.

So also at Scotstoun, I mean, Medals always dominate.

Medals go on your algorithm.

They go on your feed.

But that kind of only is valuable if that kind of passes on to the next generation.

I mean, how encouraged do you feel about the next generation coming through? Do you think we'll ever see or do you think we can succeed this kind of success repeated? Who would you be looking out for? What names?

it's a brilliant question Susan and it's probably what keeps me awake at night it's sport there's no guarantee in sport you know it's not a straight line it never is there's no such thing as a gimme or a stick on or a guarantee I think you referenced that actually ahead of Josh Kerr's gold at Gold at Scotstoun you