Daily Diary

Scots rugger buggers get smugger

Posted 21/09/2007 by The Daily Diary

Thus far, the home nations have not exactly covered themselves in glory at the Rugby World Cup, having laboured to patience-sapping wins against the likes of Portugal and Georgia while losing to any teams from countries that have actually played rugby before.

However, Scotland was this month celebrating a rare sporting success (let’s face it – their footballers winning against France was a fluke) in the Lawyers’ Rugby World Cup, also held in France as the main event swung into gear.

The plucky Scots beat Wales, Italy (twice) and even the hated Sassenachs on their way to ultimate glory, although not without a few scrapes along the way – indeed, Burges Salmon partner Euan Bremner lived up to the rough-and-tumble antics of sporting namesake Billy by picking up a couple of broken ribs en route.

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