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| | | | | Sport Update | | Aidan Smith: Hearts and Celtic could be a much-needed cup classic | Murrayfield. I didnât want to have to write about the place again. At least not until I was due to go there for the purpose it was built â rugby and the autumn Tests beginning on 10 November with Scotland vs Fiji, two teams who love having the ball in their hands. |
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| | Duhan van der Merwe: Playing for Montpellier was like a holiday | It says something about the modern game when you find yourself listening to Edinburghâs Duhan van der Merwe, a winger who stands 6ft 4in tall and tips the scales at 16-odd stones, complaining that his opposite number for Montpellier in next weekendâs European Champions Cup tie is going to take some stopping. |
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| We know all about Israeli test, says Alex McLeish | Whatever else that Scotland may lack under Alex McLeish, they will not want for information on opponents. And the national manager has been assisted in genning up on the Israelis who will host his team on Thursday in the Nations League courtesy of Northern Ireland counterpart Michael OâNeill and his staff. |
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| And finally... | | Book review: In A House Of Lies, by Ian Rankin | Very early on Ian Rankin made the wise decision to have his character Detective Inspector John Rebus age with the series, fictional time and real-life time marching in step. |
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