The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby
Oct 13, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min · 18 segments
Hello Offside Liners and welcome to this week’s show. Barney and Burnsy get out of the studio to record a special interview with former Scotland U20s, Stirling County and Heriot’s second-row Adam…
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Glasgow Warriors bounce back from last week's frustrating draw with Ulster to claim a convincing 36-19 bonus point win over Connacht at Scotstoun on Friday night.
And while it wasn't quite the free-flowing Glasgow rugby we're used to seeing, their forwards were absolutely dominant, particularly at the scrum and driving maul.
Connacht actually started the stronger with Sean Jillian scoring the opening try, but Glasgow soon took control.
Gregor Townsend crossed twice from driving mauls with Rory Darge also getting on in the act, giving the Warriors a 19-7 lead at the break.
And there was a lovely bit of skill early in the second half as Dan Lancaster picked out Jamie Dobie with a cross-field kick, and Dobie produced a perfectly weighted grubber for Josh Mackay to score Glasgow's fourth try.
Connacht threatened a comeback with two tries from Josh Aioni, but Glasgow's forwards had the final say.
Replacement hooker Seb Steven, who is just looking better and better with every game he plays, went over for yet another driving maul before Lancaster rounded things off with a late penalty.
Gregor Townsend was excellent with his two tries, while Rory Darge made some important contributions defensively.
Jamie Dobie was named player of the match, and his involvement in Mackay's try was probably Glasgow's best attacking moment of the evening, and probably of the season so far.
Maybe not the most spectacular rugby they'll play this season apart from that one try, but five league points in the bag and a welcome return to winning ways ahead of Europe.
James Grayson gave Edinburgh an early lead with a penalty, but a yellow card for Malcom Satale allowed Zebre to hit back through Alessandro Fusco.
Edinburgh soon took control with Matt Curry powering over for their first try before Freddie Douglas finished off a driving maul to give them a 15-5 lead at halftime.
Magnus Bradbury, who was excellent throughout, added a third after the break, but Zebre weren't quite finished.
Edinburgh picked up yet another yellow card, this time for Harry Morris, and Giacomo Ferrari crossed to bring the Italians back within 10 points.
The big question then was whether Edinburgh could get that fourth try and secure the bonus point, and they left it right until the death with the replacement Tom Curry going over from a rolling maul on the final play.
Bradbury was probably the standout performer with Freddie Douglas and Liam McConnell also making g- big contributions up front, so another encouraging result for Shaun Everett's side, who have now made their best start to the league season in 11 years.
Glasgow Warriors bounce back from last week's frustrating draw with Ulster to claim a convincing 36-19 bonus point win over Connacht at Scotstoun on Friday night.
And while it wasn't quite the free-flowing Glasgow rugby we're used to seeing, their forwards were absolutely dominant, particularly at the scrum and driving maul.
Connacht actually started the stronger with Sean Jillian scoring the opening try, but Glasgow soon took control.
Gregor Townsend crossed twice from driving mauls with Rory Darge also getting on in the act, giving the Warriors a 19-7 lead at the break.
And there was a lovely bit of skill early in the second half as Dan Lancaster picked out Jamie Dobie with a cross-field kick, and Dobie produced a perfectly weighted grubber for Josh Mackay to score Glasgow's fourth try.
Connacht threatened a comeback with two tries from Josh Aioni, but Glasgow's forwards had the final say.
Replacement hooker Seb Steven, who is just looking better and better with every game he plays, went over for yet another driving maul before Lancaster rounded things off with a late penalty.
Gregor Townsend was excellent with his two tries, while Rory Darge made some important contributions defensively.
Jamie Dobie was named player of the match, and his involvement in Mackay's try was probably Glasgow's best attacking moment of the evening, and probably of the season so far.
Maybe not the most spectacular rugby they'll play this season apart from that one try, but five league points in the bag and a welcome return to winning ways ahead of Europe.
James Grayson gave Edinburgh an early lead with a penalty, but a yellow card for Malcom Satale allowed Zebre to hit back through Alessandro Fusco.
Edinburgh soon took control with Matt Curry powering over for their first try before Freddie Douglas finished off a driving maul to give them a 15-5 lead at halftime.
Magnus Bradbury, who was excellent throughout, added a third after the break, but Zebre weren't quite finished.
Edinburgh picked up yet another yellow card, this time for Harry Morris, and Giacomo Ferrari crossed to bring the Italians back within 10 points.
The big question then was whether Edinburgh could get that fourth try and secure the bonus point, and they left it right until the death with the replacement Tom Curry going over from a rolling maul on the final play.
Bradbury was probably the standout performer with Freddie Douglas and Liam McConnell also making g- big contributions up front, so another encouraging result for Shaun Everett's side, who have now made their best start to the league season in 11 years.
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