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Scotland-Italy rugby a preview of Euro 2008?
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Scotland v. Italy. Winner goes to the next round. Sound familiar?
Today, it wasn’t Euro 2008 qualifying, but the Rugby World Cup, and Scotland just barely beat Italy 18-16 to continue their record of making the quarterfinal of every Rugby World Cup they’ve competed in.
A close win in front of a mostly Scottish crowd, […]
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Tags: Rugby, Rugby World Cup, Scotland, Italy, Euro 2008, Group B, Scottish Premier League, Tag IndexWill Gretna ‘08 be the SPL’s worst ever?
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We are now through eight weeks of SPL action, except for the St. Mirren-Hearts match tomorrow, and with Caley Thistle’s win today and Gretna’s loss, Gretna takes their place where many in Scotland expected them to be, in the 12th-place relegation spot. Gretna surprised everyone in Scotland by jumping up three levels in as […]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueSPL Matchday 8 Preview
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We are seven matches into the 2007-08 SPL campaign, and things are looking a little more familiar. The Old Firm are in the top two spots, though not convincingly, as Hibernian waits just one point behind second-place Celtic. Gretna, everyone’s favorite for season-long basement dwellers, still hover one point above the relegation spot, […]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueScotland could be 2 seed at WC qualies
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After being drawn as the four-seed in the group of death in Euro 2008 qualifying, Scotland was understandably concerned. But now, after two wins over France and carrying a lead in the group into the final three games, our position is somewhat different. And we may have peaked at just the right time. […]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueCIS Cup: Holders Hibs, Fifers fall
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The third round of the CIS Insurance Cup (aka Scotland’s league cup) is over, and we have our eight quarter-finalists. As was to be expected today, both of the Old Firm survived. Rangers stomped Third Division East Fife 4-0, with two (including a penalty) from Kris Boyd and one each from Nacho Novo […]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueCIS Cup: Caley over Gretna, Hamilton survives
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Today’s four CIS Cup matches are over, and 3 more SPL teams have been eliminated from the competition, with one surprise from the lower divisions surviving into the quarterfinals. First Division leading Hamilton Accies rolled over struggling Kilmarnock 2-0, for their first quarterfinal league cup spot in 26 years. Inverness Caley Thistle dispatched […]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueLeague Cup fixtures, tonight and tomorrow
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The third round of the CIS Cup is upon us, with four matches tonight and four tomorrow. There are 16 teams left in Scotland’s league cup, including all but one of the 12 SPL sides (St. Mirren is out), 4 teams from the first division, and one (mighty East Fife) from the third division, […]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueOld Firm swap places as Boruc falters
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We knew it was going to be a dangerous weekend for Celtic. Coming off of the 2-0 loss at Shakhtar Donetsk that got their Champions League campaign off to an ugly start, the Easter Road visit was sure to be dicey. The 3-2 scoreline is no huge surprise, but the way it happened […]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueGretna and Caley get first wins of the season
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There were two surprising results in today’s SPL action. First (and to me, foremost), Caley Thistle notched their first win of the season, 2-1 over Hearts in Inverness. Things looked to be starting as usual for Caley when Ian Black scored an unfortunate own goal to give Hearts an early lead, but Dennis […]
Category: Scottish Premier LeagueAberdeen accepts scoreless draw to open UEFA Cup
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When Aberdeen manager Jimmy Calderwood saw his draw in the first round proper of the UEFA Cup, he could be forgiven for a bit of disappointment. Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk is arguably one of the toughest possible opponents the Dons could have drawn. After finishing fourth in Ukraine last season, they have bolstered their squad […]
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