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@ChunkyRef

Proud Welshman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 living in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Rugby Referee, ex-RN, and likely to have spent more time in the NAAFI queue than the gym!

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@NewMiltonRFC This is a great idea…. Good job I’ve moved north or Sam would have needed a padded sofa in there
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New Milton RFC@NewMiltonRFC·
Our new sin bin ❤️
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@StrathieSharks @Scotlandteam Sharing a rather lumpy crossing to Orkney with what I believe is your u18 squad. Boys being seasick, understandable in the conditions, but every time one went to the loo unwell, a teammate followed to look after them. Well done guys #AsOne
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Today’s rugby adventure brought me to @GlasgowAccies firstly for a school game in the morning, and then to AR the men’s 1st XV game v. @MusselburghRFC. Time for some R&R between games!
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@Liam0324 There’s more than one 🤣
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Liam@Liam0324·
There's a certain 'rugby fan' on here who has never said a positive thing about Welsh rugby and has no understanding of how financial statements work. It's genuinely painful to see some of their 'content' and comments.
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Today’s 🏉 adventure, a tremendous game between @GHArugby 2’s and @WATSONIANFC 2’s. 6 tries a piece and a 36 all draw! Who says only a bad ref gets a draw!
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@calgas21 @Lance_Bradley_ @rugbygaga Or is a CEO who recognises that her area of expertise is in the boardroom and dealing with the business side, whilst bringing in other experts in their field for the rest? Only time will tell, but there will be no overnight fix
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Marc Sewell@calgas21·
@Lance_Bradley_ @rugbygaga A CEO who has outsourced key aspects, suggesting she’s incapable of understanding and dissecting information and to make key decisions as she sees fit for the Welsh game, so, therefore, she’s incompetent and isn’t the right person to lead Welsh rugby, along with her chum, RCK.
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Lance Bradley@Lance_Bradley_·
Even as an Englishman I have to admit I didn’t really enjoy that. You always want to see a truly competitive Wales team. But I’m lucky enough to be involved in Welsh rugby, and so I can say that I know better times are on their way. Keep the faith. 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻
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Simon@ChunkyRef·
@willcarling Having watched Scrum V though Will, didn’t you lose? 😜🤣
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Will Carling@willcarling·
Now that was as impressive as we have seen for a very long time from England. Focused, ruthless, relentlessl. Curry’s brilliant. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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@RugbyRefereeNet Thought he had a tremendous game, very clear communicaiton and dealt with the DuPont injury with a calm yet understanding manner. Well done Gus, an official we can all aspire to be like 👍
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RugbyReferee.Net@RugbyRefereeNet·
Congrats Gus. Just a shame the usual social media trolls feel the need to pile in unnecessarily once again. Forgetting rugbys core values. Onwards Gus!
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Congratulations to Emirates World Rugby Match Official Angus Gardner who today becomes the first Australian to referee 50 tests. Ahead of the @SixNationsRugby match between @IrishRugby & @FranceRugby Angus shares his thoughts on what the milestone means, those who have helped him along the way, and the journey to @rugbyworldcup 2027 within a talented team of match officials. @RugbyAU

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@MarkPalmerST I remember that days that Wales were 💩 so kept the arrogance away when we got good, because rugby is always cyclical. Ireland weren’t arrogant when they first got good, but are taking it to new levels now! Advice to any Scots wanting to be arrogant… get good first 🤣
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Mark Palmer@MarkPalmerST·
Our regular reminder to all purveyors of the "Scotland are arrogant" chat, which now seems to be coming out of Wales in addition to Ireland: talk to some actual Scottish people and you may well soon conclude that we are, in fact, the most pessimistic, self-doubting nation around
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@Scrum365 @LliamQ So in theory reverting back to Prem 1,2 & 3? I believe that was tried a good few years back, granted before I moved to Scotland. Considering the leagues have now finished, maybe a 12 team Prem & Championship, then a Nat 1 North & South, and then Regionals?
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Scrum365@Scrum365·
@LliamQ This is what my league structure would look like. 3 competitive leagues.
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Scrum365@Scrum365·
Does Scottish clubland need another restructure? Would below more sense? 10 team Premiership 10 team Championship 12 team National League. You’d then have very competitive regional leagues. What should clubland look like?
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@Lance_Bradley_ Fun is an understatement considering that I know live in Scotland and know half of the appointed officials! 🤣😍
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@CardiffRugbyWeb What I will say in Hollie’s defence is that the game will be properly reviewed and if mistakes were made they will be highlighted. I didn’t get to see the game so can’t comment on incidents, but not sure that commenting on % of home wins is particularly helpful
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Cardiff Rugby Life@CardiffRugbyWeb·
Wtf was that ending?! Connacht off their feet and playing the 9, no decision from Davidson and the game ends?! Protected her record of home wins, I guess. #CONvCAR
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@GThomas_3 @trussliz PM for 5 minutes and in that time almost crippled the economy in one fell swoop! Not much time for anything else
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Gareth Thomas@GThomas_3·
@trussliz You were PM, did you or those muppets working with you do anything about it? 🥬
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Liz Truss@trussliz·
Utter lunacy. We have the highest energy prices in the developed world. It's killing industry and making us poorer. Frack, baby, frack. telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…
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@MrMarkBeaumont @MNDoddie5 @davezaplephoto A brilliant event, an honour to meet yourself and so many other people that achieved greatness in their respective fields, all with one common goal of finding a cure for MND. Here’s to next year 🥂
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Mark Beaumont@MrMarkBeaumont·
A week ago I was riding out of Dundee alongside Kathy Weir and a magnificent peloton of fundraisers for @MNDoddie5 This photo gallery by the talented @davezaplephoto - available for weddings and other adventures! 📸
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A fantastic week riding Doddie’s Grand Tour with sporting legends everywhere… as we finished, I just had to release the hidden info to two of the greatest legends, that I was indeed the Senior Service 🤣 Amazing, from everyone involved especially Tour Captain Rob Wainwright
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@MrMarkBeaumont @MNDoddie5 See you in Stranraer tomorrow night! Seems like full circle having done the first ever Doddie ride organised by @wintsrugby and now my first opportunity to do “the big one”! Ride strong over in Ireland
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Mark Beaumont@MrMarkBeaumont·
Here we go again - started back in 2019. The community & fundraising around the mega Doddie ride. I’ll be back riding with Rob Wainwright & friends, alongside hundreds. Support if you can, either by sharing or sponsoring and many thanks > justgiving.com/page/mark-beau… @MNDoddie5
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@JerseyRFC If only I’d have been in the crowd 😉
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Jersey Rugby Club@JerseyRFC·
We've been advised that the ref can't continue after HT after his earlier injury. Discussions ongoing to determine 'what happens next'?... 🤔
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