Bryn Palmer
Freelance digital content & social media editor. Previously headed up rugby union and features for BBC Sport website.
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2 weeks ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
There aren’t many pundits and have-a-go Lions selectors who don’t have Andrew Porter inked into their projected squads for this summer’s expedition to Australia. Most haven’t just stamped his passport for the trip Down Under; they also have him down as their favoured starting loosehead for the Test series against the Wallabies.
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3 weeks ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
Wes Goosen grew up with his parents, proud South Africans Alan and Kim, wanting him to play for the Springboks. But having moved with his family as a four-year-old from his birthplace in East London to New Zealand, the young ‘Goose’ had designs on an All Black jersey as he made his way first in Auckland, then Wellington. Aged 26, he thought he’d left that dream of international rugby behind when he ended a productive six-year spell with the Hurricanes in 2022 to join Edinburgh.
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3 weeks ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
Edinburgh and Scotland wing Duhan van der Merwe is unlikely to play again before Andy Farrell names his British and Irish Lions squad on 8 May for this summer’s tour to Australia. The 29-year-old, Scotland’s record try-scorer with 32 in 49 Tests, suffered an ankle injury early in Edinburgh’s URC win over Dragons last Friday.
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1 month ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
Scotland's senior players 'have gone to a different level' in quest for top-three finish Copied to clipboard 0 5:58am, 21 March 2025 Scotland’s men’s team may have flattered to deceive in another Six Nations, but for the nation’s women’s side, the Championship starting this weekend provides an inviting opportunity to hit a notable milestone on the road towards this year’s Rugby World Cup.
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1 month ago |
rugbypass.com | Bryn Palmer
Scotland player ratings: Scotland’s Six Nations campaign ended largely as expected with a 35-16 defeat at the Stade de France as the hosts sealed their first title since 2022 in Paris. A third loss of the campaign condemned the Scots to a fifth fourth-place finish in the past six years. Here is how the Scotland players fared:15.
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"Going to the Aviva Stadium and playing against arguably the best club team in the world is motivation enough" @GlasgowWarriors won't be fully loaded heading to Dublin with some key players missing, but expect the URC champs to still fire some shots... #LEIvGLA
"We all know everything about Leinster. They’re the most talked about team" Franco Smith gives his honest take on Leinster, with @ABCBrynPalmer 👨💻 #LEIvGLA #investecchampionscup https://t.co/uxCXS6dmeG
.@leinsterrugby and @IrishRugby prop Andrew Porter on: 🦁Why he won't get @lionsofficial hopes 'up too high' 🔥Why 3 @ChampionsCup final losses 'add fuel to the fire' 💪Why QF v @GlasgowWarriors will be 'as close to a Test as you can get' ➡️https://t.co/2fgaDrKmo7 @RugbyPass
Appropriate George Horne should equal @GlasgowWarriors club record of 5⃣4⃣ tries with man he's drawn level with - DTH van der Merwe - watching on as part of Warriors' reunited 2015 Pro 12 winners Trademark Warriors try too, but hosts have work to do... HT: GLA 14-15 Munster
