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Time to talk about the 1995 you-know-what

16 March 2025 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S ODD how some Grand Slams get lost in the mists of […]

Matt Sherratt: I can’t wait to take on England

9 March 2025 0 comments

Wales interim boss Matt Sherratt praised his team’s fighting spirit and says they cannot wait to tackle England in Cardiff on Saturday. Sherratt said: “Ultimately […]

Heath takes aim at coach for England’s playing style

9 March 2025 0 comments

nBy CAMERON STEPHENS England attack coach: Richard Wigglesworth RENOWNED rugby commentator Nick Heath believes that England will struggle to develop into an exciting side with […]

Gregor Townsend: Scotland have a lot to play for in last two Six Nations games

7 March 2025 0 comments

Gregor Townsend insists Scotland still have plenty to play for in this year’s Guinness Six Nations despite back-to-back defeats against Ireland and England killing their […]

Six Nations: Time for England to focus on tries

2 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeff Probyn – A front row view of the game With another week off, there is now more time to reflect on the games […]

George Horne – The Forgotten Spark Scotland Needs to Ignite during the Six Nations

27 February 2025 0 comments

By Pete Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Scotland is an exciting team, a canvas rich with promise, still waiting for the final strokes of destiny. Gregor Townsend […]

Six Nations Round Three: Stock risers and fallers

24 February 2025 0 comments

Every weekend of the Six Nations has players, teams and many more who disappoint and others who appear from nowhere to shock the world. It […]

Six Nations: England’s warriors end Scottish curse

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway England skipper Maro Itoje hailed his side’s warrior spirit as they reclaimed the Calcutta Cup at Twickenham yesterday after five years of […]

Ben Earl – England gunning for Six Nations redemption after rewatching Calcutta Cup losses

18 February 2025 0 comments

Ben Earl revealed the agony of rewatching recent Calcutta Cup failures has left England gunning for redemption as he admitted Scotland’s last visit to Twickenham […]

Jeremy Guscott – There’s more to come from this England pack in the Six Nations

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken and Unmissable every week… England’s win over France last weekend was a huge confidence booster ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup […]

Six Nations – England need to be more consistent

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week Driving force: Tom Willis has the power to make headway up the middle PICTURE: Getty […]

Fin Smith says England choice was ‘simple’ despite Scottish connections

14 February 2025 0 comments

Fin Smith has Scottish connections everywhere he looks – but that will not stop England’s fly-half plotting the Calcutta Cup downfall of Gregor Townsend’s team. […]

Five key talking points from the Six Nations: Steve Borthwick turns a corner

10 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott Following another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, during which England managed to get a famous win over France, the complexion of […]

Six Nations – Italy vs Wales Betting Preview

7 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Wales will head to Rome to take on Italy to kick off the second round of the Six Nations. It […]

Huw Jones puts Scotland in cruise control to get opening Six Nations win

2 February 2025 0 comments

By Bryn Palmer Scotland’s Six Nations campaign is up and running. Five tries, three of them to prolific centre Huw Jones, and a bonus-point victory […]

Gregor Townsend salutes hat-trick hero Huw Jones

2 February 2025 0 comments

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend saluted hat-trick hero Huw Jones after the centre took his tally to 22 Test tries and praised co-captains Finn Russell […]

Rugby was a passport to travel the world

2 February 2025 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY MY KENT BRAY THE FORMER HARLEQUINS, QUEENSLAND AND NSW FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK I GREW up in Queensland Country, in a small town called Rockhampton, […]

Niko sets his sights on making history with Lions

26 January 2025 0 comments

EXTRA ■By CHARLIE ELLIOTT NIKO Matawalu wants to become the first ever foreign backs coach of the British and Irish Lions in the future, and […]

Fergus Burke learning from Finn Russell as he eyes succeeding him at fly-half

23 January 2025 0 comments

Saracens stand-off Fergus Burke is relishing the chance to learn at close quarters from Finn Russell as he bids to enhance his own chances of […]

Gregor Townsend confident Scotland can cope with loss of skipper Sione Tuipulotu during Six Nations

21 January 2025 0 comments

Gregor Townsend insists Scotland have the depth to overcome the devastating loss of Sione Tuipulotu to injury for the entire Guinness Six Nations. Tuipulotu, Scotland’s […]

Uncapped Fergus Burke gets nod from Gregor Townsend in Scotland Six Nations squad

19 January 2025 0 comments

Saracens fly-half Fergus Burke has been named in Scotland’s squad for the Six Nations as they look to improve on last year’s fourth-place finish. New […]

Chandler Cunningham-South and Harlequins cook up a tasty performance

19 January 2025 0 comments

By Bryn Palmer Harlequins ………..24pts Tries: Cunningham-South 14, Chisholm 20, Murley 67 Conversions: Smith 15, 21, 68 Penalty: Smith 25 Glasgow ……………… 7pts Try: Jordan […]

Lock Jonny Gray and hooker Dave Cherry recalled by Scotland for Six Nations

15 January 2025 0 comments

Bordeaux lock Jonny Gray and Edinburgh hooker Dave Cherry have been recalled to the Scotland squad for the Guinness Six Nations. Uncapped duo Jack Mann […]

Muncaster blow takes edge off it for Edinburgh

12 January 2025 0 comments

■By BRYN PALMER RC Vannes ……..25pts Tries: Beziat 25, Taccola 37, Vili 68 Conversions: Le Bail 26, 38 Penalties: Le Bail 15, 46 Edinburgh ………29pts […]

We can’t compete with the big dogs, admits Steve Diamond

1 December 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Steve Diamond will be putting young players on long-term contracts to protect Newcastle from the greater spending power of every other club […]

Scotland deserve fair share of British & Irish Lions

1 December 2024 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed We may be exaggerating here, but not by much: since the wonderful Tom Smith made the last of his […]

Scotland vs Wallabies – Match Betting Preview

24 November 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Australia head to Murrayfield in pursuit of a clean sweep in the autumn series, both teams are riding high […]

Sione Tuipulotu: This is where I’m supposed to be – Scotland vs Australia Preview

24 November 2024 0 comments

By Bryn Palmer PREVIEW… Scotland v Australia Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Murrayfield Sione Tuipulotu’s journey from the suburbs of Melbourne to the Scotland captaincy will come […]

Gritty Portugal can’t keep up with Scots

17 November 2024 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK Dominant: Josh Bayliss runs in to score Scotland’s fifth try PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTLAND showcased their strength in depth with a nine-try […]

Townsend impressed by Jordan link work

17 November 2024 0 comments

SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend applauded Portugal’s defensive effort. He said: “We’re pleased with the result. I thought Portugal were really good, they brought line speed […]

Gregor Townsend says Tom Jordan can keep improving with Bristol Bears

14 November 2024 0 comments

Gregor Townsend backed Tom Jordan to keep going from strength to strength after the new Scotland recruit agreed to join Bristol next season. The New […]

Match Reaction: Scotland happy in defeat, Springboks frustrated in victory

11 November 2024 0 comments

By Tom Jeffreys Despite South Africa boasting a comfortable 17-point winning margin in their 32-15 victory at Murrayfield yesterday, the moods in camp were somewhat […]

Scotland their own worst enemy as Springboks bomb squad revert to set piece dominance

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Tom Jeffreys Scotland…….. 32 (9)Tries:Conversions:Penalties: Russell 17, 22, 33, 44, 6120 min red cards: Cummings 11 South Africa:………. 15 (19)Tries: Mapimpi 5, 35 Thomas […]

Townsend: We’ll have to be at our very best

10 November 2024 0 comments

■By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW… Scotland v South Africa Today. Kick-off 4.10pm, Murrayfield GREGOR Townsend may have several wins over South Africa on his CV as […]

Darcy Graham ruled out of Scotland’s clash with South Africa with head injury

5 November 2024 0 comments

Darcy Graham has been ruled out of Scotland’s showdown with South Africa on Sunday after failing to pass head injury protocols. The prolific wing left […]

Townsend praise for Darcy and Duhan double act

3 November 2024 0 comments

SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend paid tribute to the “outstanding” Darcy Graham as he drew within one of fellow wing Duhan van der Merwe in […]

Scotland vs Fiji – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview

1 November 2024 0 comments

Scotland will welcome Fiji to Murrayfield as the Scots kick off their autumn campaign. Gregor Townsend’s side is one of the more entertaining teams to […]

Tom Pearson enjoys ‘Dragons’ Den’

27 October 2024 0 comments

By Paul Rees Tom Pearson will not let missing out on the England squad for the autumn internationals drag him down as he looks to […]

Tuipulotu steps up for Scotland

27 October 2024 0 comments

GREGOR Townsend has named centre Sione Tuipulotu as captain for the autumn Tests against South Africa, Australia, Fiji and Portugal, while his brother Mosese has […]

French exclusion zone is growing

27 October 2024 0 comments

It seems a criminal waste that players of the calibre of flanker Jack Willis and winger Henry Arundell are unavailable for England this autumn. They […]

Now Jonny Gray harms his chance to be a Lion

27 October 2024 0 comments

By the time the British and Irish Lions head for Wallaby country next summer, it will be 32 years since a Scotland second rower claimed […]

Sione Tuipulotu to captain Scotland for Autumn Internationals

23 October 2024 0 comments

Sione Tuipulotu has been handed the Scotland captaincy for next month’s autumn series. Gregor Townsend has appointed the Glasgow centre to the role ahead of […]

Gus Warr determined to make his case to Gregor Townsend

13 October 2024 0 comments

By Brendan McGilligan Sale scrum-half Gus Warr is determined to catch the eye of Gregor Townsend, below, ahead of the Scotland head coach’s squad announcement. […]

Japan will be latest destination for Richie Gray

13 October 2024 0 comments

By Bryn Palmer Scotland lock Richie Gray will link up with World Cup winners Pieter-Steph du Toit and Aaron Smith when his move to Japanese […]

Do Wales have a chance at landing young gun Cameron Hanekom?

11 October 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over the past decade, there has been a trend of players coming from overseas to compete for European countries. Many […]

Lively Arron Reed lights the spark to ignite Sale Sharks

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Sale Sharks …………………. 31pts Tries: Roebuck 18, 47, Warr 36, Cowan-Dickie 63, 71 Conversions: R du Preez 19, 37, 72 Gloucester ………………….. […]

Hastings opens up options for Townsend

4 August 2024 0 comments

By JOE SANTAMARIA IF YOU were to ask two different Scotland fans for their assessment of the tour of the Americas, you would be forgiven […]

We’ll benefit from tourTownsend

28 July 2024 0 comments

■By SAM JACKSON HEAD coach Gregor Townsend believes the successful tour of the Americas will bring huge benefits for Scotland in the coming seasons. Big […]

Hat-trick for Ashman as Scots down the Eagles

14 July 2024 0 comments

By Sam Jackson USA …………………… 7pts Tries: Boni 32 Conversions: MacGinty 33 Scotland ………. 42pts Tries: van der Merwe 6, Ashman 19, 26, 40+3; Horne […]

European elite keen to exclude outsiders

14 July 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Whichever way you care to define the i-word, it was an interesting few hours for Canadian sport. On July 6 in […]

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