{"podcast":{"title":"The Offside Line Podcast: The First for Scottish Rugby","slug":"the-offside-line-podcast-the-first-for-scottish-rugby-6997989","podcast_index_feed_id":6997989,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/the-offside-line-podcast","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-offside-line-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/66c5db6caba59aa5bb7c20fb/1755710009062-980f8074-664e-4414-9e4a-8b2f953a91fc.jpeg","author":"David Barnes & Peter Burns","episode_count":99,"summary":"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 sho…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T20:17:25.011096+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-offside-line-podcast-the-first-for-scottish-rugby-6997989"},"episode":{"title":"Glasgow blow it – again","slug":"glasgow-blow-it-again","published_at":"2026-06-08T14:42:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-offside-line-podcast-the-first-for-scottish-rugby-6997989/glasgow-blow-it-again","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-offside-line-podcast-the-first-for-scottish-rugby-6997989","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-offside-line-podcast/episodes/glasgow-blow-it-again","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66c5db6caba59aa5bb7c20fb/e/6a26c08c4bf3e47b18e8b3cc/media.mp3","summary":"Hello Offside Liners and welcome to this week’s show. Barney and Burnsy pick themselves off the floor after the disappointing end to Glasgow’s URC season and delve into the semi-final performance before looking ahead to Scotland’s upcoming Nations Championship campaign.  How about a full year of the Offside Line for the rugby fans in your life? Buy this for Father's day and the voucher arrives within 24 hours. The recipient activates it any time before 31 August so they can choose whether they want to get stuck into Scotland's Nations championship games and follow the Scotland U20s on the World stage at the Junior World Championships or hold off until the Premiership & Pro teams are back in action from August. A full 12 months whenever they're ready for £50 (includes 2 months for free).   Gift a subscription – A Year of The Offside Line - Rugby News from The Offside Line RUGBY BOOKS ~48 HOUR DELIVERY There's also a great selection of rugby books available in our shop, including Behind the Thistle, The Grudge, This Is Your Everest, When Lions Roared and most recently, This is Murrayfield. Expect around a 48-hour delivery - order by Wednesday 17th June.  The Offside Line Rugby Gift and Merch Shop Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Hello Offside Liners and welcome to this week’s show. Barney and Burnsy pick themselves off the floor after the disappointing end to Glasgow’s URC season…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2296,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-offside-line-podcast-the-first-for-scottish-rugby-6997989/episodes/glasgow-blow-it-again/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-offside-line-podcast-the-first-for-scottish-rugby-6997989/glasgow-blow-it-again.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}