{"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":"Scotland in Sevens Heaven!","slug":"scotland-in-sevens-heaven","published_at":"2026-05-20T12:38:53+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-offside-line-podcast-the-first-for-scottish-rugby-6997989/scotland-in-sevens-heaven","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/scotland-in-sevens-heaven","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66c5db6caba59aa5bb7c20fb/e/6a0dab5d0d236309bc34d306/media.mp3","summary":"Hello Offside Liners and welcome to this week’s show.    Scotland in Sevens Heaven!   With Burnsy off on holiday, we’ve got a special episode this week with Barney catching up with some of the key players in Scotland’s famous 2016 HSBC World Sevens Series final tournament win over England at Twickenham, which happened 10 years ago this Friday.    Thanks to coach Kitty MacRae, skipper Scott Wight, Mark Robertson, James Johnstone and James Fleming for providing their memories of a rare Scottish rugby fairytale story.   This episode is brought to you by the Howden Melrose Sevens - one of the highlights of the Scottish rugby calendar and our sponsors of The Offside Line podcast this week.   And we've got something special for the community - subscribers and registered users can get 10% off tickets for this year's event on Saturday the 23rd of May at the iconic Greenyards. The discount applies across all ticket options: ground, stand, enclosure, and the Doddie Club, which is the premium hospitality experience on site.   Worth a special mention on the Doddie Club, £10 from every ticket sold goes directly to the My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, so you're getting a brilliant day out and supporting a cause that means so much to this community.   Head to  tickets.melroserugby.org  and use the code  OFFSIDELINE2026  at checkout to claim your 10% off Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Hello Offside Liners and welcome to this week’s show. Scotland in Sevens Heaven! With Burnsy off on holiday, we’ve got a special episo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4522,"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/scotland-in-sevens-heaven/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/scotland-in-sevens-heaven.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}