So – the end of the season.
Edinburgh – just a lousy year. A few good wins especially in the minnows cup but simply not good enough and only the Italians saved them from complete embarrassment in the pro 12. They played without either heart or brain. Still – a new coach to arrive in the form of Cockerill who certainly should instil some heart into them. Things really only can get better. 1/10
Glasgow: A season to far. Some real highlights in the demolition of Racing and Tigers home and away but too inconsistent in the league and faded away at the end of the season. Outclassed by Sarries and depth of squad a bit exposed but did make it into the knockout of the European cup for the first time. In the end a slightly disappointing season. Townsend is leaving for Scotland but a coach with a really good reputation is coming in – Rennie 8/10
Scotland: all in all a good year. Risen to 5th in the rankings their highest ever. Won 3 games in the six nations – first for a long time and finally got over the welsh jinx. Two superb halves of rugby against the Welsh and Irish where they blew them away. Unfortunately marred by an utter spanking by England that will burn for a long time. A really good send off for big Vern and Townsend to come in. Is this a good move? 7/10
Pro 12 – Improvements from the Welsh this year and Scarlets won which can only be good for the league and Welsh rugby. Italians still struggling and various talk about changes.
aP – not really my subject 😉 but I was glad to see Exeter win and Sarries were the form team in Europe peaking at the right time.
Overall I thought the standard of entertainment on display was good – nice to see teams with attack first prospering. aP final was a great game