On this week’s Scotland Rugby Podcast Tom and Andy have been speaking with Scottish Rugby’s performance director Jim Mallinder and head of pathways John Fletcher about the current state of Scotland’s Under 20s team and the pathway for young players in Scotland.

Pathways and Performance for Scotland's young players

Reaction to an inspired 14-man comeback by Gregor Townsend's Scotland to defeat France 25-21 in the second World Cup warm up match at Murrayfield

Scotland stage second-half comeback to overcome France

Tom and Andy catch up with Scotland forward Pierre Schoeman for a fascinating chat ahead of Scotland’s second World Cup warm-up match against France

Schoeman on the World Cup, Scotland and mega-yachts

Reaction as Scotland beat Italy 25-13 at Murrayfield in their first World Cup warm up match

Scotland beat Italy to begin World Cup preparations

Peter Wright

Tom and Andy chat to BBC Rugby pundit Peter Wright as he reflects on his coaching and broadcasting career

Peter Wright reflects on his rugby life as coach and broadcaster

Tom and Andy catch up with BBC Rugby pundit Peter Wright as he looks back on his playing career with Scotland and the British Lions in the Five Nations and the Rugby World Cup

Peter Wright on the highs and lows of his playing career

Andy chats to Chris Paterson and Colin Gregor about the season just finished for Glasgow, Edinburgh and Scotland’s national teams in the Six Nations, URC and European Challenge Cup and look ahead to the Rugby World Cup

The season summed up for Scotland, Glasgow and Edinburgh

Andy and Tom chat to Glasgow Warriors' Duncan Weir ahead of his side's European Challenge Cup final against Toulon

Duncan Weir on Glasgow’s date with European destiny

Andy and Tom chat to Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend as he commits to a new contract with the national team. Plus we discuss his picks for the Rugby World Cup training squad.

Townsend talks after signing new Scotland deal

Reaction as Munster grind out a win over Glasgow at Scotstoun in the URC quarter final

Glasgow go down to Munster at Scotstoun

Interviews with the stars of today, memories from legends of the game plus the latest news, the BBC Scotland rugby team keeps you across everything in the world of Scottish rugby

Andy and Tom chat to Scotland captain and Edinburgh star Jamie Ritchie  and Toulon coach Richie Gray as Glasgow prepare for the European Challenge Cup final and Francesca McGhie reflects on the Women’s Six Nations campaign.

Toulon, tackling and tries

Stuart McInally

Andy and Tom chat to Scotland and Edinburgh star Stuart McInally about his World Cup dreams and retiring to become a pilot

Scotland star Stuart McInally aiming to fly high

Andy Burke and Tom English chat to Andrew Carswell about the campaign to give those, like his father Jim, who played for Scotland but didn’t receive caps, official recognition plus Scotland in the Women’s Six Nations and the latest from Glasgow and Edinburgh

Will Scotland's uncapped heroes finally be recognised?

Huw Jones

Andy and Tom chat to Scotland and Glasgow star Huw Jones about his World Cup hopes and Warriors’ chances of silverware

Huw Jones: Confidence, Comebacks and the Warriors Spirit

A special edition this week as Andy and Tom are in conversation with Scottish Rugby Union chief executive Mark Dodson.

Dodson on Townsend's future

Andy and Tom discuss Stuart Hogg's retiral and are joined by Scotland international Lana Skeldon to chat about the Women's SIx Nations

Hogg bows out and Skeldon on the Six Nations

Andy Burke and Tom English are joined by Scotland legend Stuart Hogg to look back on the Six Nations campaign and find out how it felt to win his 100th cap.

Hogg on a hundred caps and backing Townsend

Pete Horne joins Andy and Tom to preview Scotland's last Six Nations match versus Ireland

'Beating Ireland would be one of Scotland's greatest wins'

Fraser Brown joins Andy and Tom to preview Scotland's Six Nations meeting with Italy.

Time for Scotland's big players to stand up

Jade Konkel and Pete Horne join us to preview a huge weekend for Scottish rugby

Konkel and Horne on a huge weekend for Scottish rugby

Gives you the inside track on mood in the camp in Japan. Well put together.

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