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The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby


Welcome to the Offside Line Podcast with your hosts Peter Burns and David Barnes.


In this weekly show we examine all aspects of Scottish rugby, from the grassroots level to the Test arena, and discuss the goings on in the wider global game – helped by a regular panel of special guests and featuring exclusive interviews. 


David Barnes has worked as a freelance rugby journalist since 2004 covering every level of the game in Scotland for publications including The Herald/Sunday Herald, The Sunday Times, The Telegraph, The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday/Evening News, The Daily Record, The Daily Mail/Mail on Sunday and The Sun. He established the Offside Line in 2016 to provide high-quality, independent and up-to-date coverage of all aspects of Scottish rugby.


In 2005 he co-authored Jim Renwick’s autobiography, Centre of Excellence, and in 2008 was shortlisted for Rugby Book of the Year at the British Sports Book Awards for The Accies: The Cradle of Scottish Rugby. He is the co-author of the critically acclaimed Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland and Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions.



Peter Burns is a William Hill Sportsbook of the Year shortlisted author and the managing director of Polaris Publishing Ltd. He has written eleven sports books, including Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland, This is Murrayfield: 100 Years of History in 100 Matches, Behind the Lions: Playing Rugby for the British & Irish Lions, This is Your Everest: The Lions, the Springboks and the Epic Tour of 1997When Lions Roared: The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour of 1971 and The Men in the Arena: England, Australia and the Battle for the 2003 Rugby World Cup. He is also the author of the forthcoming children's book series, Shadow Thieves.



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every 6 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
54
Years Active
2024 - 2025
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Episode 33: Slaying the Dragon (just) – and picking over its corpse with Duncan Hodge

Episode 33: Slaying the Dragon (just) – and picking over its corpse with Duncan Hodge

We’re delighted to be joined by the great Duncan Hodge, who among many other playing and coaching accolades, won 26 caps at fly-half for Scotland and now runs Accelerate Rugby: High performance train…

00:40:17  |   Mon 10 Mar 2025
Episode 32: Welcoming the dragon

Episode 32: Welcoming the dragon

Barney and Burnsy preview this weekend’s Six Nations matches with a focus on Scotland hosting Wales and review the latest action in the URC and the Men’s Premiership. What do you make of their predic…
00:52:49  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
Episode 31: Farewell (for now), Calcutta

Episode 31: Farewell (for now), Calcutta

Barney and Burnsy get together to pick over the bones of Scotland's match at Twickenham, chat Wales-Ireland, Italy-France, the Under-20s, the Prem and the URC. Enjoy!

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01:00:29  |   Wed 26 Feb 2025
Episode 30: Calcutta Cup preview!

Episode 30: Calcutta Cup preview!

While Burnsy is stuck in Edinburgh, Barney is ensconced at Twickenham with Mark Palmer and Craig Watson and all four come together to preview the 2025 Calcutta Cup and examine the Wales-Ireland and I…
00:43:52  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
Episode 29: And another thing . . .

Episode 29: And another thing . . .

Barney and Burnsy emerge from their deep funk to dissect the horrors of Scotland’s Six Nations match against Ireland, pick over the bones of the Under 20s result and look ahead to Twickenham. They al…
00:56:39  |   Tue 11 Feb 2025
Episode 28: Ciao bella!

Episode 28: Ciao bella!

Barney and Burnsy get into the nitty gritty of Scotland’s opening win of the Six Nations, discuss Wales-France, Ireland-England and the threats that Ireland are going to bring in round two. They also…
00:54:46  |   Tue 04 Feb 2025
Episode 27: Italy preview!

Episode 27: Italy preview!

Barney and Burnsy get into the nitty gritty ahead of Scotland’s opening round clash of the 2025 Six Nations with Italy at Murrayfield. We also hear from the new CEO of Scottish Rugby, Alex Williamson…
00:22:35  |   Fri 31 Jan 2025
Episode 26: The Pigeon of Misfortune

Episode 26: The Pigeon of Misfortune

This week Barney and Burnsy dive into Saturday’s Premiership matches, the Celtic Challenge and review two rounds of Champions Cup and Challenge Cup action. Barney tells us all about his trip to Rome …
00:38:14  |   Thu 23 Jan 2025
Episode 25: The Struth and nothing but the Struth

Episode 25: The Struth and nothing but the Struth

This week Barney and Burnsy head down to the Edinburgh HQ at Murrayfield for an exclusive sit down with the club’s managing director Doug Struth. They talk past, present and future in the men and wom…
01:03:24  |   Thu 16 Jan 2025
Episode 24: The big 2024 review and 2025 preview

Episode 24: The big 2024 review and 2025 preview

Merry Christmas and a happy new year one and all! It’s the mega review of 2024 and our preview of 2025. Barney and Burnsy are joined by special guests Mark Palmer from The Times and Sunday Times and …
01:25:52  |   Tue 31 Dec 2024
Episode 23: Hampden is calling

Episode 23: Hampden is calling

This week Barney and Burnsy dive into an 1872 Cup preview with an exclusive interview with Glasgow’s Stafford McDowall. We also chat to new Glasgow signing Lisa Martin ahead of the women’s Edinburgh-…

00:35:06  |   Tue 17 Dec 2024
Episode 22: More Currie, please

Episode 22: More Currie, please

In this bumper episode, Barney and Burnsy welcome special guest Matt Currie to the pod as he signs a new two-year deal at Edinburgh. They also speak to Heriot’s men’s coach Bob McKillop and we hear f…
00:54:14  |   Thu 12 Dec 2024
Episode 21: Jamie Dobie and Calum Forrester

Episode 21: Jamie Dobie and Calum Forrester

This week Barney and Burnsy head to the Clubhouse restaurant in Glasgow for an exclusive sit-down with GHA’s head coach Calum Forrester before swinging over to Scotstoun for a chat with Glasgow and S…
00:44:00  |   Wed 04 Dec 2024
Episode 20: The Autumn Review

Episode 20: The Autumn Review

On this week’s show, Barney and Burnsy review Scotland’s Autumn Nations Series performances, discuss Scotland A vs Chile and delve in the SRU’s AGM. 

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00:29:45  |   Thu 28 Nov 2024
Episode 19: George Gregan, Peter Horne and the big preview show

Episode 19: George Gregan, Peter Horne and the big preview show

Welcome to part two of this week’s pod. Barney sits down with Scotland A coach Pete Horne to discuss Saturday’s game with Chile, while Burnsy has an exclusive interview with Wallaby legend George Gre…
00:37:40  |   Wed 20 Nov 2024
Episode 18: Reviews, rants and a rebel league

Episode 18: Reviews, rants and a rebel league

This week Barney and Burnsy have such a mega rant about various off-field matters (the rumours surrounding a new pro rugby league, the SRU’s most recent accounts, the appointment of Brett Robinson as…

01:04:14  |   Mon 18 Nov 2024
Episode 17: State of the Nation pod: Portugal

Episode 17: State of the Nation pod: Portugal

Welcome to the Offside Line State of the Nation pod!


The aim of the series is to explore the unique cultures, challenges, and triumphs that have shaped the sport in over a dozen countries, from reigni…

01:03:57  |   Thu 14 Nov 2024
Episode 16: Bomb Squad defuse Scotland’s threat

Episode 16: Bomb Squad defuse Scotland’s threat

It’s a bumper episode! Sit back and relax while Barney and Burnsy take you through all the weekend’s action, from the Men and Women’s Premierships and an extended interview with Ayr’s Grant Anderson,…
01:19:37  |   Tue 12 Nov 2024
Episode 15: Flying Fijians are grounded with ease but Springboks loom large

Episode 15: Flying Fijians are grounded with ease but Springboks loom large

This week Barney and Burnsy get into the meat of the first two Autumn Nations Tests that saw Scotland take on Fiji, while England faced New Zealand. They also look at the various permutations that Gr…

01:04:35  |   Wed 06 Nov 2024
Episode 14: Squad Pod

Episode 14: Squad Pod

Barney and Burnsy catch up for a quick bonus pod to discuss Gregor Townsend’s selection for the Scotland-Fiji game at Murrayfield, which kicks off the 2024 Autumn Nations campaign and make some predi…
00:20:13  |   Thu 31 Oct 2024
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