David Sole
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Has-been international rugby player; executive coach; @SchoolforCEOs Managing Partner and co-founder; Chairman @WorldwideCancer
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I’ve been struck by the accolades and testimonies for Alastair Cook and his abilities as a player - but most of all, by what his peers say about his character as a man and team-mate...
And then you get this...
I know who I’d rather spend time with...
Farewell Alastair Cook.
I'll be honest: I can't forgive him for wrecking
@KP24
's England career, he bored me to tears as a batsman, has barely scored an important Test run for years & it's weird he never sweats.
But he gave his all for England & played many invaluable innings.
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Now I wish I’d had the chance to play against this idiot.....
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If you're going to go down, go down fighting, giving it EVERYTHING! So proud of
@Scotlandteam
today - deserved so much more
#SCOvAUS
#AsOne
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A big thank you to
@willcarling
for this - an honourable man who pays his debts!! Ever since we upgraded to Whispering Angel from Blue Nun,
@Scotlandteam
have won the Calcutta Cup! Long may that continue!
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I've had worse days....
On this day thirty years ago... Scotland secured their third Grand Slam.
Watch highlights from the 1990 Grand Slam at .
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What a brilliant result and totally deserved!
@Scotlandteam
were sublime against a very competitive England. Bring on Wales!
PS - looking forward to the vino
@willcarling
!
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Well that was AWESOME! What a performance - and a well deserved victory!
Intensity and passion....just what this
@SixNationsRugby
fixture deserves
Brilliant
@Scotlandteam
! Pure dead brilliant!
#SCOvENG
#6Nations2018
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What a brilliant victory - totally deserved! Just finished article for the
@Sunday_Post
so off to open a bottle or 6...
@Scotlandteam
totally dominant and I'm now wishing I had put a few quid on them at 80-1 to win the
@SixNationsRugby
- think the odds will have shortened a bit!
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Thank you
@willcarling
for the lovely bottle that arrived yesterday...
‘Whispering Angel’ - raising the standards somewhat....!!
It’s on to chill and we’ll be toasting the good health and happiness of you and yours in due course! 🙏🏻 🙏🏻
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This is so sad to hear. Spent weeks with Nigel during 2003
@rugbyworldcup
in Australia. There could be no kinder, funnier, nicer man to travel and work with…
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Taking my hat off to Mrs S as she has converted the dining room into a workshop to make masks and hats for
@NHSMillion
- everyone can make a little difference...although a slightly concerned that I’m not going to have any shirts post lockdown!
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17th March always brings back very happy memories - especially when it falls on a
@SixNationsRugby
Saturday! Happy St Patrick's Day!
#1990
#GrandSlamSaturday
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Albeit 28 years apart.....!
#prouddad
"We beat England" 😎
#teamsole
#makinghistory
#followscotland
@CricketScotland
#solesareawesome
#ScovEng
#puredeadbrilliant
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What a lovely surprise in the post this morning. Brings back wonderful memories of 9 weeks in Australia, a bruising series against
@qantaswallabies
and lifelong friendships. Thank you
@lionsofficial
- I’m honoured to be able to call myself a Lion 🦁
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The longer this goes on and the more public the discussion, the lower the chance of reaching a workable solution...
All we want is for the
@Scotlandteam
to honour the jersey; to wear it with pride for those who have gone before and those for who will follow - coaches and players
READ | Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend outlines his position on the absence of stand-off Finn Russell from Scotland camp, and responds to comments made in a national newspaper yesterday.
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Happy St Patrick's Day!
I always have very fond memories of this particular day from a few years ago....
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Well that was quite extraordinary....and hard to tell who will be the more disappointed. Incredible comeback by
@Scotlandteam
but to concede the try as the clock was red was heart-breaking.
A fabulous match and the
#CalcuttaCup
stays in Scotland!
#ENGvSCOT
#6nations2019
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Happy St Patrick’s Day!
A day that always has very special memories....
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32 years ago....feeling old!
In the huddle, bagpipes ringing around the ground.
The ultimate pre-match.
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Very sad to hear this news - an outstanding rugby player taken too soon…
Scotland &
@lionsofficial
prop Tom Smith sadly passed away earlier today aged 50.
A hugely respected player, Tom will be greatly missed by everyone associated with rugby in Scotland and throughout the game.
All our thoughts are with Tom's family and friends at this time.
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Sandy Carmichael's 50 caps would be well over 100 in the modern game. An icon of the sport and one of my heroes when I was growing up...RIP
Scottish rugby loses an all-time great with death of Sandy Carmichael -
@Scotlandteam
Read: -
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Congratulations to
@IrishRugby
on your Grand Slam - well deserved!
All the best teams win Grand Slams on
#StPatricksDay
!
#1990
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What dreadful news...
A star of the game struck down...
Tom Smith: Former British and Irish Lions prop reveals stage four cancer diagnosis
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Brilliant to see so many
@Scotlandteam
players selected for the
@lionsofficial
today. It is the ultimate honour and privilege to be chosen to play with the best in your peer group - go well gentlemen...
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@widow_waiting
I thought you might like to watch this when you’re ready
"A grieving person is going to laugh again and smile again. Yes, they're going to move forward. But that doesn't mean that they've moved on."
Watch
@noraborealis
's full TED Talk here:
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I don't think that
@Scotlandteam
can be this vague and non-specific on such an important issue.
What a shame that this has happened - the primacy of the team has to come first, but this 'breach of team protocol' must be pretty cataclysmic to warrant Russell's exclusion.....
STATEMENT | Scotland team spokesperson: “Stand-off Finn Russell will play no further part in preparations for Scotland’s Six Nations opener against Ireland, having been disciplined for a breach of team protocol during the week’s camp in Edinburgh. He has returned to his club."
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Phenomenal performance by
@Scotlandteam
against
@AllBlacks
this evening. Deserved more but really made everyone proud
#SCOvNZL
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I’m sorry but I thought the 1st April was on Monday....
This is simply bizarre when you consider how impoverished the club game is in Scotland - for the governing body to be investing abroad just doesn’t make sense to me
BREAKING | Scottish Rugby becomes the first Tier 1 national governing body to link with a club (
@OldGloryDC
) in the newly sanctioned Major League Rugby competition in the United States.
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#prouddad
moment....
Many congratulations
@JamieSole2
! Can't wait to see you run out in the dark blue of
@Scotlandteam
!
TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT 🏴
Scotland Club XV team named to take on Ireland Club XV in the Dalriada Cup on Friday at Netherdale, Galashiels (kick-off 7.30pm).
#AsOne
Get your ticket for the game at
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A fine bunch of teammates….
⏮️ 15.07.89
The first Lions side to come from behind to win a Test series 2-1 😤
📍 Sydney, Australia
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How times have changed....
Usual routine on the 16th March 1990...two pints of Guinness in the Buckstone Arms and then off to a film at the Dominion cinema.
Seemed to work out OK for us....
Finn Russell's team protocol was in relation to consumption of alcohol at the team hotel. I have the latest live on STV News at Six.
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The win was critical for
@Scotlandteam
but dear me - talk about winning ugly...!
Hopefully it’s a turning point but where has the ambition to play fast rugby disappeared to?
Time for the
@Sunday_Post
.....
#ITAvSCO
#SixNations
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Another gambling debt paid…!
Thank you very much
@willcarling
- you’re a good man!!
Slainte!!
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What a brilliant result for
@CricketScotland
and phenomenal cricket to dominate their group! Well done indeed!
Bring on the next stage of the
@T20WorldCup
!
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“Scotland have never won three Tests in a row in a World Cup”
I don’t that’s correct
@TEnglishSport
- what about 1991? I don’t recall losing any games on the way to the semis...
Scotland at crossroads on quest for Rugby World Cup quarter-finals
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Heartbreak in the last match and the pain will last some time, but
@CricketScotland
team can be truly proud of what they have achieved over the last few weeks.
Remember Roosevelt’s words
‘The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena’
Well done gentlemen…
#CWC23
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Wise words from father to son - hoping Adam makes his debut on Sunday!
'I'm just a very proud parent right now. I'm a very, very happy dad'
Legend Gavin Hastings 'really excited' as his son Adam is poised to make his
@Scotlandteam
from the bench v Canada this weekend.
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Looking forward to the 'has-beens' lunch at
@EdinburghAccies
today before the game against
@MelroseRugby
- it's been a while since this photo was taken of the current club captain and his Dad...!
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Well done and congratulations to
@JRFURugby
on your first
@rugbyworldcup
quarter final - you deserve it!
#JAPvSCO
#RWC2019
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A shame Scotland stopped playing in the second half - seemed like they were trying not to lose rather than trying to win…
Disappointing result and a bit dull to watch…
#SCOvFRA
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Nothing to add to this.....
Former Scotland rugby star
@DoddieWeir5
tells
@BBCJohnBeattie
about the emotions and fears of his battle with MND
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A brilliant tour with an outstanding group of men - not to mention bloody good players! 5 superb ‘non-playing’ staff: Manager, 2 coaches, doctor and physio all of whom were utterly superb.
Quite different to the modern game!
The story of the 1989 Tour 🦁
A thread 👇
34 years ago, captained by the legend Finlay Calder, the Lions headed down under for the first full tour of Australia since 1899 🇦🇺
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Great game at Murrayfield in the
@SixNationsRugby
Both teams came to play rugby but
@Scotlandteam
composure and bench made a big difference
A great result after last week
#SCOvsFRA
#6Nations2018
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Not easy winning away from home in the
@SixNationsRugby
but
@Scotlandteam
did it really well and deserved their victory in Wales. Not that pretty but definitely worth celebrating!
#WALvSCO
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No brainer....has to be big Gav!
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So
@willcarling
.....shall we both toast 'the game of rugby' with a glass of Blue Nun this evening....?!
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Love the way
@Nigelrefowens
communicates with the players - so clear, so assertive and so empathetic
#ENGvNZL
#RWC2019
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Often it takes a while for the magnitude of a signficant victory to sink in....
It was an amazing day at
@GrangeCC
yesterday - huge congratulations to
@MeerGoose11
and your
@CricketScotland
team - people will be talking about the victory for years!
So proud of all of this crew!
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Chuffed to see
@JamieSole2
in this squad - would love to see him run out in the dark blue of Scotland against the Irish!!
SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT
Scotland Club XV squad named for the Dalraida Cup fixtures against Ireland Club XV, the first leg taking place on Friday 31 January at Netherdale.
#AsOne
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Roy was my room-mate for my 1st cap - couldn’t have asked for a better, kinder or more experienced person to share a great experience with. He grabbed a match ball at the end of the game (vs France) and gave it to me in the dressing room....just a top guy and fabulous player
Here are my thoughts on Roy Laidlaw, a great player and a great man!👍
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Unusual to leave a snowy London to return to a glorious Edinburgh! We’re very luck to live and work in such a stunning city!
#Edinburgh
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You have to watch this to the end.....
The way I screamed after watching the end of this video! 😩😩😩😂
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Sport can be cruel - it's how you come back from disappointments that define you. Hold your heads high
@Scotlandteam
#AsOne
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Edinburgh - you are looking quite spectacular this Christmas Eve....! Have a very Happy Christmas everyone!
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Feel a bit sorry for this cute wee beastie at this time of year, but he tastes SO good...!
Happy Burns Night to everyone celebrating our national bard!
#BurnsNight
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I take my hat off to Japan.....brilliant rugby albeit some missed tackles by Scotland aren’t helping
#JAPvSCO
#RugbyWorldCup
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Time for
#teamsole
refreshments!
@CricketScotland
going along well so far...!
#followscotland
#SCOvENG
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Really sorry & sad to hear this news - will do anything to help big man
@DoddieWeir5
Doddie Weir diagnosed with MND
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I have the best family...! Thanks guys - just wish you were all here to share a slice with me!
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On
#NationalSiblingsDay
just wanted to say I’m really proud of this lot...you couldn’t ask for a lovelier group of siblings....
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Well worth reading.... 👇🏻
Analysis: Russell crisis symptomatic of a deeper problem in Scottish Rugby -
@Scotlandteam
Read: -
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The last match with the North and South terraces. The bulldozers moved in on Monday….
David Sole & Derek White last match at Murrayfield
Scotland vs France , 7 March 1992 (10-6)
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Don’t be put off by the small text…just have a read
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Far more encouraging performance for
@Scotlandteam
but they will be rueing their mistakes & penalties
Game was there for the taking and you don't get those opportunities away from home often
Off to write a column for the
@Sunday_Post
now with some further thoughts...
#IREvSCO
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Happy St Patrick's day - always a day that holds fond memories for me
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When you just can’t decide....lager? Cider? Lager? Cider?
What the hell - it’s
#fridaynightcocktails
- Snakebite!
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Brilliant performance by
@Scotlandteam
v
@WelshRugbyUnion
A great 1st win for
@johnbarc86
as captain!
#SCOvWAL
#RBS6Nations
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15 forwards and 15 backs - no wonder we won…30 against 15!
1990 Scotland vs England
Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Dressing room interviews
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Really enjoying
@ScottHastings13
commentating on
@EdinburghRugby
on
@btsportrugby
- I know he’s mate but I think he’s one of the best commentators around and we should hear more of him on TV!
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The irony is that if
@Scotlandteam
go out of
@rugbyworldcup
because of the weather and lack of back up contingency plans by governing body it won’t be the first time in recent times will it
@icc
@CricketScotland
@cricketworldcup
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Phenomenal performance by
@Scotlandteam
U20 against
@EnglandRugby
- really gutsy win against the odds...hopefully an omen for the Calcutta Cup?
#SCOU20vENGU20
U20 | FT | It's all over here at Myreside as Scotland score 17 unanswered points to record a famous victory! (24-17)
#SCOU20vENGU20
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I really don’t think the ball is being put into the centre of the channel of the scrum.....what say you
@brianmoore666
?!
#FRAvWAL
#6nations2019
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Worth reading (as always)....
I'v spoken to people from World Rugby and the SRU today about the typhoon disruption. The following seems relevant -
1. All teams signed up to the tournament rules, but they were mindful of the 'robust contingency plans' said to be in place.
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Looks like a team with plenty of firepower needed to score 4 tries. Exciting back three and really looking forward to seeing George Horne start - a real talent in waiting....
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Fantastic victory by
@Scotlandteam
against
@qantaswallabies
- such incredible defence to close out the match! 4th in the World now!
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Exhausted watching it on TV. Really gutsy performance after playing an extra tie, losing two players and taking on two pro teams in getting the silverware....not the cup but a great day!
#ProudDad
What a day! So chuffed for
@JamieSole2
and
@EdinburghAccies
reaching the final of the Melrose 7s. An amazing team performance!
#solesareawesome
#teamsole
#Melrose7s
@KingsOf7s
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Fantastic result for
@CricketScotland
over the West Indies - payback for 2019!
Time the associate nations took their place in the main competition - expand the
@cricketworldcup
@ICC
!
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Huge defensive effort but too loose & inaccurate in attack. Gave Ireland the first try and fought back well to get a bonus point.
Another day where it’s ‘should have, could have’ but credit to Ireland for closing out the game. No Triple Crown for anyone this year!
#IREvSCO
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Tough to sum up such a great performance by
@Scotlandteam
in a short column for the
@Sunday_Post
but I've done my best....unsurprisingly, quite a few superlatives in the copy!
#SCOvENG
#NatWest6Nations
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Lovely trip down the coast to St Abbs on Saturday for a long walk - what a beautiful spot....and great crab sandwiches!
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Could the Finn Russell incident have been handled differently....some views:
How do you deal with a maverick?
via
@LinkedIn
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I find this animation slightly depressing....!
We're less than a month from the 2020 Championship.
Who will be the first winner of the decade?
#GuinnessSixNations
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Utterly brilliant try!
Yoshihito was a delightful team mate who didn’t speak a word of English!
1992 New Zealand vs World XV
Athletic Park, Wellington
NZRFU Centenary
22 April 1992, Yoshihito Yoshida Try
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First task of this morning complete....
Ordered 1 x 75cl Blue Nun for delivery to
@willcarling
on Monday - hopefully it will arrive chilled for instant consumption, knowing how he just can’t get enough of a good thing...!
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Huge day for
@Scotlandteam
- these are the days you play for Leave nothing undone and have no regrets at the end of 80 mins
#asone
#SCOvAUS
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Really brave performance from
@Scotlandteam
against
@FFRugby
- incredibly intense test match...as they should be in the
@SixNationsRugby
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