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Bryn Palmer
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Bryn was rugby editor at the BBC Sport website for many years and features editor for a couple more before returning to Scotland, where he started covering the game in 1997 at PA and the Scotsman before a year Down Under, reporting on the first of three Lions tours in 2001. He is now a freelance writer and editor for several media outlets.
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9 days ago International Rugby
Scotland 'expected' to beat Australia and 3 other talking points from
9 days ago Autumn Nations Series
Scotland player ratings vs Australia | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
11 days ago Autumn Nations Series
Four talking points as Wallabies and Scotland face judgement day
14 days ago International Rugby
'One of the toughest guys I've ever met': Horne on Scotland A squad
Mosese Tuipulotu set for Scotland bow in A clash with Chile
Mosese Tuipulotu will get his first outing in a Scotland jersey when he starts for the Scotland A team in Saturday’s fixture aga…
Bryn Palmer
18 Nov 2024, 8:33
Jack Dempsey to miss Australia and chunk of Glasgow season
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has confirmed number eight Jack Dempsey will miss their final autumn Test against Australia an…
Bryn Palmer
15 Nov 2024, 3:27
Opinion
Four talking points from Scotland’s latest defeat by South Africa
It is a strange scenario where a defeated coach hails a 17-point loss as “one of their best performances” in recent times and …
Bryn Palmer
11 Nov 2024, 4:44
Opinion
Scotland player ratings vs South Africa | 2024 Autumn Nations Series
Scotland player ratings: Scotland slipped to a ninth successive defeat against South Africa, and a fourth under Gregor Townsend, …
Bryn Palmer
10 Nov 2024, 12:21
Interview
Handre Pollard: 'I'm not going to be trying no-look cross-kicks any time soon'
If you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, they are certainly handy to have around to show the young pups a thing or two. Not th…
Bryn Palmer
09 Nov 2024, 15:00
Interview
Hawick Balls, Bill McLaren and the extra yard: How Scotland last beat the Boks
Rory Lawson recounts how his legendary grandfather's favourite sweets helped inspire Scotland to victory in his first Test as capt…
Bryn Palmer
09 Nov 2024, 3:53
'I'm relieved' - Sione Tuipulotu pens new Glasgow deal, explains why
Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has handed Glasgow and national coach Gregor Townsend a major fillip by resisting the overtures o…
Bryn Palmer
07 Nov 2024, 10:14
Interview
Boks warned Scotland are a different beast from World Cup encounter
Scott Cummings believes Scotland have to beat one of the best teams ever to grace world rugby if they are to realise their own dre…
Bryn Palmer
05 Nov 2024, 3:07
Scotland player ratings vs Fiji | Autumn Nations Series
Scotland player ratings: Gregor Townsend's men put Fiji to sword, with Darcy Graham scoring four tries in a virtuoso performance.
Bryn Palmer
02 Nov 2024, 15:19
Analysis
Four talking points ahead of Scotland's out-of-window Fiji Test
Despite missing several key players including Finn Russell and Blair Kinghorn due to their opening Autumn Nations Series fixture b…
Bryn Palmer
01 Nov 2024, 8:58
Exclusive
Tommy Seymour: ‘I'm just glad I'm not playing now. There's an embarrassment of riches’
Scotland have not historically had a glut of prolific wingers, but the current generation is bucking the trend.
Bryn Palmer
31 Oct 2024, 7:10
Glasgow Warriors address Sione Tuipulotu's future at club
Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith has addressed reports this week that Scotland centre Sione Tuipulotu is being pursued by …
Bryn Palmer
19 Oct 2024, 5:20
Scotland blow as Kyle Steyn injury 'more serious' than thought
Scotland have been dealt another injury blow two weeks out from their opening autumn Test against Fiji with Glasgow wing Kyle Stey…
Bryn Palmer
19 Oct 2024, 5:01
Interview
Darcy Graham 'jealous' of rival wings as pressure grows to regain form
Scotland wing Darcy Graham admits he is under pressure to hit top form for Edinburgh if he wants to reclaim a starting spot for hi…
Bryn Palmer
18 Oct 2024, 3:23
A fresh Javan Sebastian setback isn't the update Scotland wanted
The 30-year-old, who won his 10th cap when he started Scotland’s final summer tour Test against Uruguay, had just recovered fro…
Bryn Palmer
16 Oct 2024, 2:59
Edinburgh respond to Duhan van der Merwe exit revelations
Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt admits the club are “desperate” to keep Duhan van der Merwe after RugbyPass reveale…
Bryn Palmer
13 Oct 2024, 6:21
Ben Healy pays price for 'directionless' Edinburgh display
Edinburgh fly-half Ben Healy has paid the price for their “directionless” display in last week’s URC mauling by the Lions an…
Bryn Palmer
11 Oct 2024, 6:07
Matt Scott: 'Worst half of rugby I have ever been involved in'
As far as the 34-year-old is concerned, nothing has quite lived down to the first half of last Saturday’s URC fixture against th…
Bryn Palmer
10 Oct 2024, 3:05
Sean Everitt on the Edinburgh loss dubbed 'humiliating' by ex-player
Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt insisted he won’t be pressing any panic buttons despite his anger at watching his side slip to…
Bryn Palmer
06 Oct 2024, 5:00
Edinburgh provide bleak update on Emiliano Boffelli injury
Edinburgh have confirmed they expect to be without full-back Emiliano Boffelli for a large chunk of the season as the Argentine st…
Bryn Palmer
04 Oct 2024, 6:01
