Episodes

  • Episode 007: Great White Shark leaves blood in the water

    Episode 007: Great White Shark leaves blood in the water
    Sep 24 2024

    This week Barney and Burnsy chat about John Jeffrey’s acrimonious withdrawal from the campaign to become the head of World Rugby alongside special guest Mark Palmer from The Times; we hear from Gregor Townsend at the launch of a new charity, GREAT, and his fundraising trip to Japan for 40tude; we chat domestic rugby, looking at the opening round of the URC and another thrilling weekend in the Rugby Championship.


    Gregor’s trip to Japan aims to raise money to establish the Tom Smith Screening Fund, which will subsidise free screening for colon cancer for women and men aged 35-50 – named after the Scottish rugby legend who tragically died from colon (bowel) cancer in 2022. Gregor and his wife Claire and Tom’s widow Zoe will be part of a team taking on the Tom Smith Ginza Ridge Challenge, attempting to summit ‘4 peaks in 4 days for 40tude’ on the Ginza Ridge in the Northern Japanese Alps.


    If you would like to donate to this important cause and/or to GREAT, there are links below:


    http://www.justgiving.com/page/gregor-townsend-1724406162792

    www.greatrugby.scot


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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 006: There’s been a murder . . .

    Episode 006: There’s been a murder . . .
    Sep 17 2024
    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.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 005: It’s an emergency pod!

    Episode 005: It’s an emergency pod!
    Sep 11 2024
    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.

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    17 mins
  • Episode 004: Hammerings everywhere!

    Episode 004: Hammerings everywhere!
    Sep 10 2024
    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.

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    32 mins
  • Episode 003: Glorious weather and some glorious (and inglorious) rugby

    Episode 003: Glorious weather and some glorious (and inglorious) rugby
    Sep 3 2024
    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 . . .

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    34 mins
  • Episode 002: Bonus Pod - the Big Interview with Matt Scott

    Episode 002: Bonus Pod - the Big Interview with Matt Scott
    Aug 29 2024
    On this special Big Interview bonus pod, we head to Murrayfield for a chat with Matt Scott. The Scotland centre has recently re-joined Edinburgh for his third stint at the club after four seasons at Leicester Tigers, where he was a key part of the Steve Borthwick revolution that took the most storied club in England from the doldrums to Premiership champions. We talk about his club career at Currie, his rise into professional rugby, his time with Edinburgh, Gloucester, Leicester and Scotland and his life beyond the grass.

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    34 mins
  • Episode 001: Is David Nucifora the man to positively reshape Scottish rugby?

    Episode 001: Is David Nucifora the man to positively reshape Scottish rugby?
    Aug 27 2024

    In today’s episode David and Pete discuss the SRU’s appointment of David Nucifora, look at Leon MacDonald’s departure from the All Blacks, have a chat with the Daily Telegraph’s Chief Rugby Correspondent, Gavin Mairs, about Felix Jones’s departure from England, review the first round of the Arnold Clark Women’s Premiership and look ahead to the first weekend of fixtures in the Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership. We hope you enjoy!


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    44 mins
  • Introducing the Offside Line Podcast

    Introducing the Offside Line Podcast
    Aug 23 2024
    Welcome to the Offside Line Podcast with David Barnes, editor of the Offside Line, and author Peter Burns. This episode is a little introduction to your hosts, sets out our plans for the show and previews the opening weekend of the Arnold Clark Women’s Premiership season with special guests Rachel Law from Watsonians and Izzy Desoindre from Cartha Queen’s Park.

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    18 mins