The Scotsman's Allan Massie laments the state of the Scottish pro clubs.
"The opening weeks of next season look like being miserable ones for Glasgow and Edinburgh, weakened by departures and the absence of players on World Cup duty, and without adequate reserves to replace them. Sean Lineen has some experience of making bricks without straw, but Glasgow's sorry position, languishing near the foot of the Magners League, shows that this is a tough demand, even for one of his invincible optimism.
"He will have to piece together a side lacking Graeme Morrison, Ruaridh Jackson, Chris Cusiter, Moray Low, Dougie Hall (or Fraser Thomson), Alistair Kellock, Richie Gray, Johnnie Beattie and John Barclay. Just to cheer him up, Bernardo Stortoni is off to herd cattle on the pampas, Aly Muldowney is departing for Exeter and Kevin Tkachuk is retiring."
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