The Offside Line Podcast

Hello and welcome to the Offside Line Pod. After a very gloomy pre-match pod, the boys are in fine fettle as they take a deep dive into the 2026 Calcutta Cup and an all-round Scotland performance for the ages (scrum aside) and preview the round three challenge ahead in Cardiff.If you like what we’re doing on the pod, you’ll love what’s happening on our website. The Offside Line covers the full Scottish rugby picture, international, Premiership, club, grassroots and for just £5 a month you get the full access, plus our subscriber pieces like Beyond the Headlines, where we really get stuck into the detail behind the stories.It’s proper independent rugby journalism, and it only works with your support.So if you can, head to theoffsideline.com and join us. 

While Scotland’s Six Nations hopes look as stable as Lindsey Vonn’s knee, Barney and Burnsy are here to pick over the bones of the washout in Rome. They also talk Scotland A’s draw a and the U20s win over Italy, dive into domestic matters and preview the Calcutta Cup.We are thrilled that this week’s episode is sponsored by the WRU, who are excited to be hosting Scotland at Principality Stadium on Saturday 21st February. Don’t miss your chance to be at this epic clash in one of the best stadiums in the world. With tickets starting from just £28 for under-18s and with five-star hospitality packages available, experience matchday in Cardiff and hopefully enjoy a rare away win for Scotland in the Six Nations.We’re also running a competition to win 2 tickets for the Wales v Scotland game on Saturday 21st - if you're registered or subscribe to The Offside Line you will have an email in your inbox with all the details on how to enter and we'll share a link in the show notes ...  The question you need to answer is:Which current Wales men’s head coach previously worked with Scotland as defence coach?Multiple choice answer - A) Warren GatlandB) Steve TandyC) Wayne PivacD) Rob HowleyCompetition entry link https://tally.so/r/68276k General tickets - https://www.eticketing.co.uk/principalitystadium/EDP/Event/Index/1453?position=6&utm_source=theoffsideline&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=m6n_theoffsideline Hospitality - https://walesrugbyhospitality.seatunique.com/sport-tickets/rugby-union/wales-rugby-tickets/2a1b2920?utm_source=theoffsideline&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=m6n_theoffsideline#69e3a8ac

Hello Offside Liners, welcome to a bonus episode with our intrepid men on the ground in the Eternal City ahead of Scotland versus Italy on Saturday at 2.10. Mark Palmer and Craig Watson join Barney pitch-side at the Stadio Olympico to give their insights ahead of the game.

Hello Offside Liners, welcome to this week’s show. David and Pete dive deep into Scotland’s chances in the 2026 Six Nations, look back on Edinburgh and Glasgow’s latest round of action in the URC and cast an eye over clubland. We are thrilled that this week’s episode is sponsored by the WRU, who are excited to be hosting Scotland at Principality Stadium on Saturday 21st February as part of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations 2026. Don’t miss your chance to be at this epic clash in one of the best stadiums in the world. With tickets starting from just £28 for under-18s and with five-star hospitality packages available, experience matchday in Cardiff and make this Six Nations Championship the biggest one yet.General tickets - https://www.eticketing.co.uk/principalitystadium/EDP/Event/Index/1453?position=6&utm_source=theoffsideline&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=m6n_theoffsideline Hospitality - https://walesrugbyhospitality.seatunique.com/sport-tickets/rugby-union/wales-rugby-tickets/2a1b2920?utm_source=theoffsideline&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=m6n_theoffsideline#69e3a8ac

Hello Offside Liners, welcome to this week’s show. It’s just a short episode this time around as Barney reports back from the Six Nations launch in Edinburgh and he and Burnsy cast their eyes over the lasts round of action in the URC, the Celtic Challenge and the Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership.A quick heads-up on the Offside Line Shop - there’s currently a 30% discount running on all The Offside Line branded merchandise and books for subscribers, but it finishes this Saturday the 31st. https://www.theoffsideline.com/shop/If you’ve been eyeing up a hoodie, t-shirt or bobble hat, or of course one of the fabulous range of rugby books from the shop, now’s a great  time to grab them — whether that’s as a gift or just a treat for yourself. If you’re already a subscriber, just log in to your account on The Offside Line and the discount applies automatically when you check out.   Don’t hang about, it wraps up this Saturday. https://www.theoffsideline.com/shop/

Hello Offside Liners, welcome to this week’s show. Barney and Burnsy review the latest round of action in the European Champions Cup as Edinburgh and Glasgow secure bonus point wins, they pick over the Celtic Challenge and domestic club action and debate potential selection headaches for Gregor Townsend ahead of the Six NationsThis episode is sponsored by Arnold Clark. The ‘Arnold Clark Real Sale’ is on now with huge savings on offer, go to www.arnoldclark.com or visit your local branch today. https://www.arnoldclark.com?utm_source=the_offside+_line&utm_medium=web_banner&utm_campaign=offside_line_banner&utm_content=real_sale_2026

Hello and welcome to the Offside Line Pod. Barney and Burnsy are delighted to be joined by the pod’s favourite regular renegade guests, Mr Mark Palmer of the Tjmes and Sunday Times and photographer extraordinaire Mr Craig Watson. The quartet pick over the bones of the 1872 Cup second-leg at Murrayfield, round up 2025 and look forward to what awaits us in 2026. We hope our listeners have had a wonderful festive period. Here’s to 2026. Happy new year when it comes. 

Barney and Burnsy get together for a quick pre-Christmas pod to discuss the 1872 Cup first leg, the Celtic Challenge and the Inter-District Championship. Merry Christmas to all our listeners, we hope you have a wonderful time.