Street-Wise Glasgow Have It Sussed Out for Victory; Borders Coach Admits Frustration at the Interpretation of the Laws

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borders 7 glasgow 10 Heard the one about the Scotsman, the Englishman and the Welshman . . . All right, it's an old, old story and, frankly, the subject matter could hardly be less entertaining, but there is much to be taken from it being retold.

Steve Bates, the Englishman in question, had just watched his Scottish team, the Borders, beaten by their countrymen because Glasgow were better at working out just how much Huw Watkins, the Welsh referee, would let them away with.

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Street-Wise Glasgow Have It Sussed Out for Victory; Borders Coach Admits Frustration at the Interpretation of the Laws

"What this reminded me of is the frustration of rugby at this level with the way laws are interpreted," said Bates, just back into top level coaching after a year out, but for whom all the horror...

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