Scottish Club Rugby Podcast - Episode 17 - 4.1.24

Scottish Club Rugby Podcast

In this week's podcast - the only podcast to cover exclusively club rugby in Scotland - Stuart and Dale look ahead to Saturday's matches on the first weekend of 2024. There's also an exclusive interview with Matty Douglas, Head Coach of Hawick, the current Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup champions who go into the new year at the top of the table.
As always, we'd like to thank the following clubs for supporting the podcast - Hawick, Marr, Selkirk, Jedforest, Kelso, Glasgow Hawks, Ayr, Melrose, Gala, Peebles, Stirling County, Berwick and Stewart's-Melville. You can hear from these clubs in every episode of the podcast throughout the season when they have matches.
In the Premiership this Saturday, there are two matches in the Premiership, and both are vital clashes. Hawick visit Malleny Park to take on Currie in a 1st v 3rd battle, while Kelso are aiming for a top four finish to get into the play-offs in their first season in the top flight this century. They visit Balgray to face Glasgow Hawks.
In National 1 Ayr have been crowned champions with a 14/14 success in all their games this season. They are at home to Highland this Saturday trying to make it a perfect 15 against the third-paced team, but Biggar play Gala and there's a local derby in Glasgow between GHA and Glasgow Accies at Braidholm.
While there's nothing happening in Nationals 2 and 4 this weekend, there is a game in National 3 between Allan Glen's (3rd) and Howe of Fife (4th) and you feel that whoever loses this one will struggle to catch Preston Lodge and Orkney who are holding down the top two positions at the moment.
On Rugby Radio this weekend at www.rugbyradio.co.uk you can hear two and a half hours of live rugby direct from Balgray with full commentary of the Premiership fixture between Glasgow Hawks and Kelso, plus live score updates from across the country and interviews. We are on air from 1.30pm to 4pm.
Don't forget to check out highlights on Sunday of that game on Borders Rugby TV at www.bordersrugby.net and YouTube.
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Remember to join Stuart Cameron and the team at Rugby Radio for our Scottish Club Rugby Podcast every Thursday for the rest of the season.

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Remember to join Stuart Cameron and the team at Rugby Radio for our Scottish Club Rugby Podcast every Thursday.

Chapters

1. Premiership (00:00:00)

2. National 1 (00:29:00)

3. National 3 (00:51:37)

4. Matty Douglas (Hawick Head Coach) Interview (00:54:23)