Scottish Club Rugby Podcast - Episode 21 - 1.2.24

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.
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, Jedforest host local rivals Kelso looking for their first win of the season. After last week's great result at home to Currie, Kelso are in the driving seat to grab the fourth play-off spot in the Premiership. Rugby Radio will be coming live from Riverside Park for full commentary of that game. Heriot's Blues are also in contention for that fourth spot after losing at home to Hawick last weekend, but they have a good chance of putting pressure on Kelso if they can beat Glasgow Hawks at Goldenacre. The Bill McLaren Shield is up for grabs as Selkirk defend the trophy at home to Hawick, who are now home and hosed and will top the table at the end of the 18 matches. That should mean they will be Scottish Premiership Champions but that's not the case in this league - the four top teams have to go through a play-off scenario to decide the title - something Stuart is dead against, and something Dale loves. The two debate this in a heated discussion at the start of the show! Also in the Premiership Currie host Edinburgh Accies and Musselburgh play Marr at Stoneyhill.
In National 1 Champions Ayr have finished their campaign and can sit back and see who comes second, but there's only bragging rights at stake for that. Down the bottom end the race is on as to whether GHK or Dundee will be relegated. We look at the four matches being played in that division on Saturday.
In National 2 Peebles and Falkirk aren't giving an inch with both claiming good bonus point wins last weekend. Peebles are away at Stirling County on Saturday while Falkirk welcome Berwick to Sunnyside. With Aberdeen Grammar not playing Berwick have the chance to get some more points to stretch clear of Aberdeen using their game in hand, while Stew-Mel play Gordonians.
In National 3 and 4 this Saturday eyes will be on Preston Lodge v Orkney - a win for Preston Lodge will mean they take a massive step towards the title, although they can't win it this Saturday. In National 4 Garnock remain the only team unbeaten in National Rugby this season, and should be too strong for North Berwick as they march on to try and gain promotion in their first National League season.
On Rugby Radio this weekend at www.rugbyradio.co.uk you can hear two and a half hours of live rugby direct from Riverside Park, with full commentary of the Premiership game between Jedforest and Kelso, plus live score updates from across the country. We are on air from 2.30pm to 5pm.
Don't forget to check out highlights of that game on Sunday on Borders Rugby TV at www.bordersrugby.net and YouTube, plus action from Selkirk v Hawick also in the Premiership.
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