As usual on a Monday, we're giving you the chance to put your burning rugby questions to our reporters, Tom English and Andy Burke.
Whether it's reflecting on Glasgow's heavy defeat to Benetton, Edinburgh's win over Connacht, or anything else Scottish rugby related, our team are ready.
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Jamie Lyall
BBC Sport Scotland
Image source, Getty ImagesMentality monsters required for play-off push
Edinburgh shouldn't be in this position, fretting over the results of others and glancing anxiously at the URC table as the final round clatters down the tracks.
They have spilled too many cheap points and bungled too many winnable games.
The draw in Parma against Zebre. The home defeat by the same opposition. The late sickening in Treviso. The gut-wrencher against the Sharks which should have been a bonus-point win, even allowing for the quality of opposition. Poor showings against toiling Welsh regions.
For all their caps and all their pedigree and all the money spent assembling this squad, you can't hang your hat on Edinburgh.
Saturday night in a sun-baked Dexcom looked to be following the same pull-your-hair-out routine. A 14-0 half-time lead evaporated in 13 minutes after the break. At 21-21, Connacht had the momentum and the hunger heading into the final throes.
Then Edinburgh found themselves again. A truer reflection of the sum of their parts and the character which should be their baseline. Mighty defence, breakdown snarl, and a sublime breakaway score from Charlie Shiel.
In the end, they got what they needed. But they'll need more. Maximum points when Ulster visit the Hive on Friday is effectively non-negotiable. They'll be praying Cardiff and Scarlets falter in South Africa, while Munster and Benetton, who occupy the final two spots in the top eight, meet in Limerick where something else will give.
It's far from a done deal, though.
Failure to reach the URC knockouts for three straight years would be a gross underachievement for this talented playing group and raise more uncomfortable questions for those coaching them.
Edinburgh's mentality has long been suspect. It's time for them to show us what they're really made of.
Forgotten half-backs still have a part to play
Edinburgh are not recruiting in either half-back position this summer, opting to trust what they have and supplement the senior pros with academy talent.
Ali Price is bound for with no replacement sought for the 2021 Lion. That might present more opportunities for Shiel, once a highly-rated youngster who has faded to the periphery of the Edinburgh squad. He's 27 now, yet started a meagre 22 professional matches.
Sure, rugby's a 23-man game, but no player wants to spend all their days warming the bench. Shiel's keen vision and searing finish was a reminder of his attributes.
Ross Thompson is the front-line 10 and Sean Everitt is a great irer of Cammy Scott, the coming man in the pivot position, who will begin to see more game time.
Where does that leave Ben Healy? The Tipperary man was Everitt's go-to fly-half last season and Finn Russell's deputy with Scotland. He went to the Rugby World Cup, played all but 20 minutes of URC rugby and became the focal point of Edinburgh's game.
Healy's fall since has been brutal. Reduced to a spectator for chunks of the campaign, out of the matchday 23 altogether and playing A games to stay sharp. This time last year, he'd played 1,356 minutes of URC rugby. To date, he's managed only 287.
Nine of those came off the bench on Saturday night, slotting the penalty which finally took the match beyond Connacht.
Shiel and Healy were unlikely heroes. Each will be determined to play more central roles next season.
There's plenty life left in Watson
At 33, Hamish Watson is no longer the untameable, undroppable berserker of Edinburgh's back-row. He's been out of the Test picture for a while now and his latest contract - a one-year deal agreed recently - is expected to be his last at the club.
Younger men are coming for his crown. Ben Muncaster has had a terrific season. Luke Crosbie's injury toils continue, but he is a warrior and seasoned international. Freddy Douglas could be a generational player in the number seven jersey that Watson has owned for an age.
The warhorse, though, still has the beastly power-weight ratio which earned him a spot on the last Lions tour.
Nobody in Galway topped his haul of 17 tackles. He seized a crucial breakdown pilfer, ran for 49m and contributed one of Edinburgh's four tries.
Watson knows he may see less action next season. His top-dog status is in jeopardy when all his rivals are fit and motoring. But there'll be no going quietly into that long night.
We asked for your views as Glasgow were well beaten away to Benetton, while Edinburgh battled to an impressive bonus-point win in Galway against Connacht.
Here's what some of you had to say:
Benetton 33-7 Glasgow
Jamie: People have sussed out Glasgow's lack of kicking and without Sione [Tuipulotu], Stafford McDowall plays too deep which leads to all play being in front of defenders so they can pick and choose where to hit which resulted in a lot of bad es under pressure or people getting smashed.
Glasgow fans are hopeful but appreciate it looks like this year has just been too hard on the players and therefore it's no harm if we do not win any games in the post season.
Martin: Injuries are one thing but the fall off in Glasgow's defence and their predictable 'out the back' attack is really troubling, as we hit the crucial part of the season.
There really needs to be, for the first time in a long time, a real hard inward look at the manner and the approach - players and coaches alike - because they are way off the standards the team themselves have set.
Patrick: Are Glasgow doomed to a semi-final finish this year? Feels like injuries have very much taken their toll and competing when it really matters is a bridge too far for a talented group of very young players.
David: Glasgow face the prospect of facing Leinster in two consecutive URC games, both at the Aviva, and therefore I cannot see them finishing any higher than fourth. They have had a disastrous run of injuries. Better luck next season.
Tom: Glasgow have lost self-belief since the game in Dublin. The number of mistakes we made in every part of the field was embarrassing. Missed es, missed tackles and a penalty count that felt out of control.
We will finish in fourth and I am of the opinion we will lose the quarter-final. Something is wrong and it seems that even Franco Smith can't fix it
Connacht 21-31 Edinburgh
Steve: No point nit-picking, it's a win and it's the five points we needed to take it to the final week of the regular season. Not forgetting it's another away win against a province and I'll take those every day of the week. Fingers crossed results go our way next week.
David: Forgettable day at the office for Glasgow. Edinburgh though! They really wanted that one. Best I've seen of Ross Thompson in an Edinburgh shirt and, wow, Charlie Shiel. Take a bow! Always liked him and that was an epic try.
What did you make of Scotland's club sides in Saturday's URC action?
Glasgow were well beaten away to Benetton, while Edinburgh battled to an impressive bonus-point win in Galway.
Who stood out for you and are you optimistic about your team's chances with one match of the regular league season remaining?
Image source, SNSPlayer of the match Ross Thompson tells Premier Sports: "There definitely was pressure.
"We knew we had to come here and get five points - we're really chuffed with the result.
"They were always going to have a purple patch. It was squeaky bum time there, but [Charlie Shiel] came on and scored a worldie."
Image source, SNSGlasgow head coach Franco Smith tells Premier Sports: "Compliments to Benetton.
"They have got a good team here and obviously bounced back after the loss against Stormers.
"We have got a lot of work to do. We've got to fix a couple of things and we'll be excited to get out there next week.
"Well done to them, they filled the field, put their bodies on the line and showed a lot of character."
Image source, SNSGlasgow and Scotland centre Huw Jones is set for his first appearance since March
Huw Jones returns to the Glasgow Warriors side to face Benetton in the URC on Saturday having been sidelined since the Six Nations with an ankle injury.
Jones s fellow Lions squad member Scott Cummings in the starting line-up, the latter shifting from his usual position in the second row to blindside flanker.
Sione Tuipulotu is not yet fit to return from the pectoral injury that has kept him out since January but is in contention to face Leinster in the final round of the regular URC season next weekend.
Murphy Walker could make his first Warriors appearance in a year from the bench.
Glasgow have already secured a home quarter-final in the play-offs but aim to finish second, which they currently occupy, which would also bring a home semi-final should they make the last four.
Warriors are just a point clear of Bulls, with the South African side having a more favourable looking run-in with home matches against Cardiff and Dragons.
"If I look across the number of caps that we have in the team at the moment, we're not inexperienced," head coach Franco Smith told BBC Scotland.
"Nothing is new to the boys. It's now about gelling us together and make sure that we hit our straps when it counts most.
"So our focus is absolutely on how we are going to go about our business and we've managed to stay in the second place for 16 rounds. It would be fantastic to finish the season there. That is obviously our objective but that is not the primary plan for this week.
"We play Benetton, we will play Leinster and we will play whoever in the quarters and whatever happens after that."
Glasgow: Jamie Bhatti, Johnny Matthews, Fin Richardson, Max Williamson, Alex Samuel, Scott Cummings, Rory Darge, Sione Vailanu; George Horne, Tom Jordan, Kyle Steyn (c), Stafford McDowall, Huw Jones, Jamie Dobie, Ollie Smith
Replacements: Gregor Hiddleston, Nathan McBeth, Murphy Walker, JP du Preez, Euan Ferrie; Ben Afshar, Adam Hastings, Kyle Rowe
Image source, SNSMosese Tuipulotu partners Matt Currie in the centres
Edinburgh have made four changes to the side knocked out of Europe by Bath for their crucial URC trip to face Connacht on Saturday.
The capital side head to Galway needing a win to keep their play-off hopes alive.
Edinburgh are 10th in the table, two places and two points outside the top eight, with two matches of the regular season remaining.
Lock Marshall Sykes and back-rower Ben Muncaster come into the forward pack, while centre Mosese Tuipulotu and wing Jack Brown also start.
Magnus Bradbury captains the side in the absence of the rested Grant Gilchrist, while Jamie Ritchie and Harry Patterson both miss out with concussion.
Pierre Schoeman starts in the front row fresh from his call-up to the British and Irish Lions, though fellow Lion Duhan van der Merwe is still not ready for action after an injury layoff.
Darcy Graham starts and will have a point to prove after missing out on Andy Farrell's 38-man squad.
"I think the results don't reflect our performances over the past couple of weeks," said Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt.
"If you look back at the Sharks game and at Bath, the effort and the work and energy that the guys have put in on the park has been irable. So we'd look for the same there. What I'm looking at this week is for more accuracy and what we're good at.
"The result's vitally important tomorrow. Obviously, it's a challenge playing in Galway.
"We've had a good week of preparation. We've got over the Bath game and the guys are ready to go."
Edinburgh: Wes Goosen, Darcy Graham, Matt Currie, Mosese Tuipulotu, Jack Brown, Ross Thompson, Ali Price; Pierre Schoeman, Ewan Ashman, D'arcy Rae, Marshall Sykes, Sam Skinner, Ben Muncaster, Hamish Watson, Magnus Bradbury (c)
Replacements: Paddy Harrison, Boan Venter, Javan Sebastian, Glen Young, Liam McConnell; Charlie Shiel, Ben Healy, James Lang
Andy Burke
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSHuw Jones says it's "a special feeling" to be selected for the British and Irish Lions after fearing at one stage his international career was over.
After a blistering start to his Scotland career that saw him score 10 tries in his first 14 Tests, the centre's form deserted him and he missed out on selection for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
Jones has since re-established himself as one of the world's finest midfielders, won a URC title with Glasgow Warriors and is one of eight Scots heading to Australia this summer with the Lions.
"It's been a bit of a journey, my career," Jones, 31, told BBC Scotland.
"At one point, I thought my international career was over. To get to this point, even to turn that around and get back into the Scotland squad was massive for me.
"Over the last couple of years, to play well here and play well with Scotland and ultimately get this call, it's just huge. I guess all the hard work did pay off.
"It feels amazing knowing where I've been and the ups and downs I've had in my career to get to this point.
"I think a lot of it is just relief that the wait is over and relief to hear your name called after all the work."
Andy Burke
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, SNSScott Cummings its he feared his chance of selection for the British and Irish Lions had gone when injury struck before the Six Nations.
The Scotland lock missed the entire tournament after suffering an arm fracture in Glasgow's Champions Cup meeting with Harlequins in January.
That left the 28-year-old in a race against time to be fit for the Lions but he made his return for Warriors off the bench two weeks ago in the URC defeat to Bulls and was one of eight Scots named in Andy Farrell's 38-man squad for the tour to Australia.
"Injuries happen, there's nothing you can do about it," Cummings told BBC Scotland.
"I was just trying my best to get back fit as quickly as I could. I had a couple of setbacks and injuries so it ended up taking me a bit longer than I'd hoped.
"I did think that might have been any chance of me getting on the tour gone, but thankfully I got back to fitness in time.
"I believe it's the pinnacle of the sport for us. It's something that brings countries together. You go on this special tour and I've got great memories of getting up early and watching the 2013 tour in Australia when I was still school.
"These are moments that you dream of as a kid but you never know if you're going to make it there. To achieve that has been something special."
We asked for your views after eight Scotland players were named in Andy Farrell's Lions squad for the tour of Australia this summer.
Here's what some of you said:
Colin: A liberty. Darcy Graham and Jamie Ritchie should be in the squad. Ben White easily before Alex Mitchell.
Chris H: Absolutely delighted for Scott Cummings, such a quality player and will be brilliant in a team of Lions.
Stuart: Gutted for Darcy but congratulations to all the others selected. With Mack Hansen being injured, surely Darcy would be the next on the plane if Hansen doesn't make it back in time? Shame there's no back rows on tour but the competition in the back row is crazy.
Chris G: Selection of an injured and underperforming Hansen at the expense of Graham showing that Andy Farrell can drive Scottish rugby fans to despair just as effectively off the pitch as he can on it.
Alex: I don't know how England have got five more players than Scotland do, Darcy and Tom Jordan very unlucky not to go.
Graeme: Disappointed for Darcy, especially as Hansen has been selected, hopefully he will be on standby.
Adam: Very surprised that Darcy has been omitted and Hansen included when he currently is struggling to walk as the video link showed on the Live Lions announcement! Perhaps a chance of a call-up if Hansen's injury does not sort itself in the suggested five weeks.
Stefan: Think the Scottish picks are fair for the most part, I do think that Graham and Ritchie are a bit unlucky to miss out. Honourable mention to Jordan and White who must surely be on the reserve list should they be needed.
Mark: Gutted for Darcy in particular along with Jordan. Hansen and Elliot Daly instead? White also unlucky but Tomos Williams was always likely to be in the frame to boost Welsh numbers.
Image source, SNSAndy Burke and Tom English talk to six of the eight Scots selected for the 2025 Lions tour - Zander Fagerson, Scott Cummings, Sione Tuipulotu, Huw Jones, Duhan van der Merwe and Pierre Schoeman.
Andy Burke
BBC Sport Scotland Senior Reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesScotland prop Fagerson toured with the Lions in 2021 but did not feature in the Test matches against South Africa
Zander Fagerson is relishing a second crack for the British and Irish Lions after feeling he failed to do himself justice on the 2021 tour to South Africa.
The Glasgow Warriors prop was rewarded for the remarkable consistency he has demonstrated for club and country with a place in the squad heading for Australia this summer.
Now Fagerson, 29, is targeting a spot in the Test side to face the Wallabies having been the only one of the eight Scots in the squad who failed to feature in the Test series four years ago.
"I feel like I didn't really give a great of myself," Fagerson told BBC Scotland.
"Just a few bits and bobs on that last tour. It was probably the body. I went into it in great shape. Then I had a little bit of a niggle with that back spasm.
"I always felt, what if? There were so many good players on that tour as well. I just ed the boys wherever I could.
"I absolutely loved being part of it four years ago. I can't wait to be part of it again this time.
"To me, it's just a culmination of so many years of hard work and sacrifice. Also, it's a childhood dream. You're playing in the garden when you're a kid, you want to be a British and Irish Lion.
"To actually be able to wear the jersey before and get the opportunity again, especially in front of friends and family and in front of fans this time, it would be absolutely incredible. It's a pinch-me moment."
Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer
Image source, SNSEdinburgh prop Pierre Schoeman poses with a Lions shirt at Murrayfield
Pierre Schoeman said that he was full of cheers and tears when he made Andy Farrell's Lions squad bound for Australia next month.
"I'm feeling extremely proud and grateful as well," said the Edinburgh and Scotland prop. "It's a massive privilege to be part of that group. You know, you work so bloody hard and you have dreams and aspirations and to now, get rewarded, it just makes you want to work even harder, to put more fuel on the fire.
"We watched the announcement at home, myself and my wife. We were in the house, chilling. A beautiful sunny day. I think the neighbours thought maybe I burned my steak on the coals because I shouted very loud (when his name was read out) and there were a few tears from the prop. It's magnificent.
"It's something that you should cherish because you have dark days and storms, but also moments like this, great moments. You should celebrate the victory moments like this.
And the tears he talked about?
"Yeah, especially as me and my wife hugged each other. I think she grabbed my cauliflower ear. So, maybe that's why I was crying. It is emotional."
Schoeman gave thanks for his faith, something that's always been an important part of who he is.
"You pray, you have faith in God that he'll bless you with a talent to be able to do these things," he said. "My wife and I left South Africa with two suitcases just to make our life here and I'm so happy."
Schoeman was hotly fancied to make the squad and he allowed himself to dream about it, explaining: "It was a clear vision. I had written it down as a goal that I will achieve, but humbly said as well. It's nerve-wracking."
Himself and Duhan van der Merwe phoned each other during the preamble, which felt endless. "The magnitude of the whole globe watching this and the massive responsibility that comes with it," he added.
"And that's why I say, leave no stone unturned, work every day to add that value. You have to be prepped and ready to go. The sword has to be sharpened and ready for battle every bloody day, every bloody week."
Tom English
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer
Image source, SNSDuhan van der Merwe said he was in shock when named in the British & Lions squad.
The Scotland winger had multiple concerns ahead of the announcement and found it hard to smile in the aftermath because he was so drained.
The 29-year-old hasn't played since the end of March because of injury so was fretting over his place in the squad to travel to Australia.
"Since I've picked up the niggle, you have doubts and you start thinking, 'Is this going to have an effect on me going on the tour">
