For any Scotland (Glasgow?) supporter tracking him, Tom Jordan continues to shine in the Prem. He’s everywhere when Bristol play. Clearly loving the defence optional style, but hard not to conclude Glasgow could have used his presence vs likes of Toulon. What say you, Agent Nucifora…?

Zebre have won two games all season. Edinburgh have just scraped through against them, at home, in the dying minutes. I simply cannot understand the SRU thought process that led them to that extension in post.

Big. Bad. Boan!

There are players within that Edinburgh setup who are clearly being under utilised, if not even outright professionally diminished, due to being coached by the Everitt setup. However, there are others who I simply don’t feel are at this level, which clearly doesn’t help the squad compete at all.

Not one single Edinburgh supporter was sat watching & didn’t feel that was coming.

Shouldn’t be this nervy, this late. Self inflicted by Edinburgh - yet again.

But, of course, he also then does wildly ruinous stuff like needlessly high shots too…🙄🤦

He takes far too much flak for an occasional missed dart. But there’s no faulting Ashman’s heart in an Edinburgh, or Scotland jersey. He’s the type of Hooker (better?) Head Coaches would build championship winning teams around.

Edinburgh could use a lively Scott here.

Brace: “Don’t swing, don’t swing.” Leinster player swings around and makes a mess of Ulster moving the ball away. Brace:

Three first half tries is good. Other aspects are not. It’s been a very frustrating season for Edinburgh, again.

To add, of the two teams playing today, despite the victory Bath are likely to have more opportunity against UBB. Both teams will go wide-wide & errors may well decide who progresses further. Whereas I firmly suspect Toulouse would have simply run over Bath with their tip-on phases & execution.

Two very costly moments of stupidity have likely cost Toulouse a Semifinal spot - and on current form, another European Star too. First, a sickeningly deliberate shoulder to head by Aldegheri that deserved a full Red Card. Then Dupont’s impudent trip to really nail the lid down shut. Madness.

Recreate your own Artemis splashdown with three Tunnocks teacakes and a Nespresso pod

BBC coverage of a Wales vs Scotland Women’s game has once again been little short of fan commentary in favour of Wales, with the occasional begrudging reference to Scotland. It’s well beyond time that broadcaster reconsidered how it staffs personnel for that fixture. The bias is quite off-putting.

For those who saw the game, keen to hear your (hot?) takes…

Going to miss the Glasgow game. Hope you go well, Weeg!

A ‘Home Semifinal’ if TLS win - but it’s in Milton Keynes…🙄

Wonder what score the work experience morons over on Planet Rugby will give Russell tonight…? 🙄🤦

Saints need to sharpen up here. It’s getting to the stage of every Bath phase inside their 22 they’re illegal. Can’t afford a final ten down to 14 players.

Carreras has been so poor since he signed for Bath that I’m genuinely half convinced his move was partly financed by the rest of the league as an insider threat!

Bath still take far too many phases to get into their ‘ideal’ strike areas. Attack shape & coaching is sorely lacking for long periods.

Surely Reid will be subbed out soon? You can’t risk losing him to another card given how freely Saints scored against 14.

Anyone opining on the Barbeary incident must possess a shockingly short memory. This is literally what happens every time we reach European knockout. Officials are told to ignore/downplay far more physical exchanges. See the head-on-head from Smith to Underhill which wasn’t even reviewed.

Andy O-C out for rest of the season. Arm break this time. Guy has zero luck with injuries. Barely got back to full pace following his horror leg injury. While still only 27, it already feels he’s having to fight unduly hard to make the most of his peak playing years. Hoping for a quick recovery!

Undoubtedly one of the most underrated. The sheer volume of rugby noise around Mitchell & Williams for the Lions, despite White routinely outplaying both at Test Match level, was astonishing.

Lots of denial that Matt Williams is Irish. Absolutely no Leinster fan saying they disagree with what he is saying though. Very telling

Making Luke Pearce look accomplished when it comes to actually making decisions, instead of letting the boys play 🫣

Y'all there is a woman and a black man circling the moon and NASA's mission control+ science teams are so diverse and people are nerding out about science and exploration this is all a gigantic middle finger to the stupid and hate and grotesque ghouls running our country

Leinster player then dives too. Pearce is a mess & Leinster are pretty blatantly cheating there.

Leinster Lock adjusts feet constantly to block Darcy. Then penalises Darcy for the block. Cretin of referee.

Edinburgh just need to ruffle someone's hair and this one will be all over

Three intercepts, Edinburgh? Three?? That’s insane!

Doris should have caught a card for that cheap shot shove into the ball carrier.

Doesn’t look good, Edinburgh. Does not look good.

Bad enough playing Leinster in Dublin. But Luke Pearce in the middle means literally zero interest in refereeing the ‘dirty’ areas, such as the breakdown. He much prefers just walking around with zero regard. Means Leinster will completely dictate tempo.

Well…not the best start.

Scotland u18 have two 35 minute matches v England & Ireland tomorrow. Last year they beat England, and Dunfermline's Bethan Mathieson was part of it. She has since played for Heriots and Edinburgh and is back in the u18 squad this year. GH Media has an interview here: gh-media.co.uk/blog/w6ns-bu...

I see Planet Rugby are still writing garbage clickbait. On a par with Rugbypass for how god awful they routinely are. Beyond time supporters of the game stopped frequenting both.

Towards the end of last season, despite it meaning little in the grand scheme of things, Edinburgh somehow found a rich vein of form and put together several big results - that ultimately saw their Coach extended. Tomorrow they play Leinster, in Dublin. Just saying…

I watched Schickerling at Exeter a number of times. He looked a Prem level journeyman - at best. Yet dropped into that Glasgow setup, he’s thriving. Full of fight, heart and indeed accuracy too. Club/National setups really do make a difference. It’s why Edinburgh truly worries me so.

“It’s worrying for every other team in the Six Nations”, agree the English & Irish pundits commentating on Toulouse battering Bristol. Right you are, fellas…

Suck it, The Times.

Worth noting, Glasgow left out a Test Lion who only recently featured in World Rugby’s ‘World XV’. Yet his replacement was MotM. Franco Smith’s ‘system’ is quite something.

Storm Stafford is brutal...

No point going too deep as I think everyone who watched that game would have concluded the same. However, teams shouldn’t be allowed to impede with near absolute impunity until the 79th minute just because their opponents have them under siege on their five metre line. It’s awful stuff to watch.

Good result for Glasgow. Bulls went full noise - and Broussett is a disgrace. Will need to balance some of those soft spots under rotation if they’re to go deep in both.

Steyn calling out that idiot Broussett. Beyond time.

Did Broussett take away that advantage halfway through?!

Pierre Brousset has a genuine and noticeable dislike of Glasgow that's been obvious for over a year