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Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend drops captain Greig Laidlaw for Wales clash

7 March 2019 0 comments

Tommy Seymour and Jonny Gray to win 50th caps for Scotland, but the team announcement isn’t without surprise

Edinburgh vs Montpellier: Champions Cup Preview

16 January 2019 0 comments

Edinburgh vs Montpellier – 18/1/19 It’s first versus second on Friday night in Pool 5 of the Champions Cup. Edinburgh have won four out of […]

Gregor Townsend announces Scotland Six Nations squad

16 January 2019 0 comments

Scotland name seven uncapped players in their squad for the upcoming Six Nations. Hookers Jake Kerr, Dave Cherry and Grant Stewart will be battling it […]

Gregor Townsend lauds quality of 40-man squad announced for November Tests

17 October 2018 0 comments

Three uncapped players named by the Scotland head coach

Lane likely to be only new face in Wales squad

14 October 2018 0 comments

STEFFAN THOMAS OWEN Lane looks set to be named in Warren Gatland’s Wales squad for the November tests this week. The 20-year-old wing scored two […]

Hamilton happy to ignore keyboard warriors

30 September 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER LUKE Hamilton has revealed that he has been a target for social media abuse after swapping his Welsh heritage for a new […]

Kinghorn waiting as Hogg is ruled out for Autumn

23 September 2018 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY Young flier: Edinburgh full-back Blair Kinghorn STUART Hogg will miss Scotland’s Autumn Internationals after being ruled out for 10-12 weeks due to […]

Sam pins his Scotland hope on Scarlets move

12 August 2018 0 comments

SAM Hidalgo-Clyne believes he has taken his career to the next level by swapping Edinburgh for last season’s PRO14 finalists Scarlets. The Scotland scrum-half tur […]

Scotland hand head coach Gregor Townsend contract extension

31 July 2018 0 comments

Three more years at Murrayfield

Kinghorn must play for Scots says Southwell

29 July 2018 1 comment

Talent spotter: Southwell SCOTLAND young gun Blair Kinghorn is only going to get better during the upcoming season and a place has to be found […]

Weir plotting his route to World Cup via Warriors

29 July 2018 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Returning: Jono Lance HAVING survived an horrendous injury experience last season following a botched steroid injection in his groin, Scotland standoff Duncan […]

Blues stint sets Rory up for a big season

15 July 2018 1 comment

Young Saint: Rory Hutchinson AFTER recovering from injury to star for Bedford Blues last season, Northampton centre Rory Hutchinson is aiming to make this his […]

Home Nations must resist giving rivals the upper hand

15 July 2018 0 comments

BIG thanks to Gregor Townsend for being such a good coach that Scotland could not ignore his talents for another overseas appointment. Unlike Wales. If […]

Simon Easterby steps in for Ulster until McFarland’s arrival

3 July 2018 0 comments

The Ireland forwards coach will provide support to the province

Vernon brings Test pedigree to Exiles

1 July 2018 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY MARQUEE signing Richie Vernon is ready to spearhead London Scottish’s charge for a top six Championship place after quitting Glasgow for a […]

Hogg leads young Scots into battle for first time

17 June 2018 0 comments

STUARTHogg will captain Scotland against the USA as head coach Gregor Townsend makes 12 changes from the team that started last weekend’s 48-10 win over […]

Lang takes centre stage as Jackson returns at 10

10 June 2018 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON HARLEQUINS playmaker James Lang and Edinburgh flanker Jamie Ritchie were set to make their make Scotland debuts in their first summer Test […]

New cap Kinghorn plots route to Japan

3 June 2018 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ace: Blair Kinghorn PICTURE: Getty Images BLAIR Kinghorn knows that Gregor Townsend has put a lot of faith in him and […]

Hurricane Thomson targeting Scotland

20 May 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Boost: Blade Thomson BLADE Thomson has handed Scotland coach Gregor Townsend a big boost with the news the Hurricanes back rower is […]

Quins fly-half Lang brings physicality to midfield

13 May 2018 0 comments

Scotland summer squad Call up: James Lang HARLEQUINS playmaker James Lang will relish the chance to make an impact at international level following his shock […]

Scotland select emerging players for summer tour of the Americas

8 May 2018 0 comments

Gregor Townsend rests seven first-teamers for June Tests

ON THE BLING SIDE

6 May 2018 0 comments

Bath set to confirm Cokanasiga deal BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Bath-bound: Irish wing Joe Cokanasiga BATH are poised to announce the […]

Tim Visser calls time on Scotland career

3 May 2018 0 comments

Dutch born winger brings an end to his international career

Exploiting loopholes in rugby’s law book

4 March 2018 0 comments

MATT EVERARD TALKING TACTICS This year’s Six Nations has been a hot bed for cunning coaching tricks. Guys like Eddie Jones and Gregor Townsend spend […]

Nigel Owens responds to those calling him a ‘cheat’ in wake of Scotland’s win

27 February 2018 0 comments

Did the majority of England supporters take Saturday’s loss gracefully?

TEAMS: Round Three of the Six Nations

22 February 2018 0 comments

Rest week over, here’s the all the team news ahead of this weekend’s rugby

No laughing matter, Finn – get it right!

11 February 2018 1 comment

IT’s not going to be the game either coach, or indeed set of fans, dreamed of – but this afternoon’s ‘auld alliance’ match at Murrayfield […]

In comes Laidlaw as Townsend decides to take a more pragmatic approach

11 February 2018 0 comments

Recall: Greig Laidlaw SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend has made six changes from the side that lost so badly to Wales with the most significant […]

Gregor Townsend names Greig Laidlaw among six changes to Scotland team

8 February 2018 0 comments

Scotland head coach makes three changes to the backs and three to the forwards for clash with France

Guscott column: Scotland can beat Wales if they play fast and error-free rugby

31 January 2018 0 comments

Jeremy Guscott pins Scotland’s hopes of victory in Cardiff on the axis of Price-Russell and dangerman Huw Jones

Wales name squad for Six Nations opener

30 January 2018 0 comments

Scarlets players dominate Warren Gatland’s squad for Scotland match

Burton knew how to pick a winner when he took Liz to Cardiff

28 January 2018 0 comments

FROM his vantage point somewhere in Milan, Marvin Hagler will be keeping a beady eye on Ireland’s fortune over the coming weeks. The ‘Marvelous’ one […]

Guscott column: I wouldn’t ask Jack Nowell to play outside centre, Eddie

23 January 2018 0 comments

(Photo: Getty Images) By Jeremy Guscott IT is interesting that Jack Nowell is now being talked about by Eddie Jones as an outside-centre, especially as […]

Barclay continues as Scotland captain despite Laidlaw’s inclusion for Six Nations

16 January 2018 0 comments

Gregor Townsend also names four uncapped players in squad expected to challenge for Six Nations title

Wales advised to consider Vern Cotter as successor to Gatland

2 January 2018 0 comments

Mike Ruddock urges the WRU to consider the former Scotland boss he describes as a ‘class act’

Ruddock: Add Cotter to the list for Wales

31 December 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES are being advised to consider Vern Cotter as their new head coach. Mike Ruddock, the only Welshman to oversee a Grand […]

Wales miss out as Dai commits to Wasps

24 December 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON DAI Young is set to sign a long-term contract with Wasps that will effectively rule him out of succeeding Warren Gatland as […]

Visser flies in from maternity ward

24 December 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY TIM Visser has revealed how Harlequins’ crippling injury list forced him to make an emergency trip to Belfast last week – just […]

Gordon Reid ready to play catch-up in Scotland ranks after concussion woe

20 December 2017 0 comments

‘If I play well for London Irish rewards will come’ says Scotland loosehead

Scotland’s resurgence promises top class Six Nations

10 December 2017 0 comments

THE Six Nations looms ever brighter on the horizon with the certainty that the 2018 version will be like no other. For the first time […]

Jackson column: Gregor Townsend is showing Wales the way to play

7 December 2017 0 comments

Peter Jackson on the evolution of Scotland and how they may be firmer favourites for the Six Nations than Wales

Hardie banned for three months

3 December 2017 0 comments

EDINBURGHand Scotland flanker John Hardie has been handed a three-month suspension by Scottish Rugby for “gross misconduct” over alleged cocaine use. The ban is “part […]

Watson ready to home in on Scots No.7 role

5 November 2017 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY HAMISH Watson knows the upcoming Autumn Tests are a chance for the Scotland team to show supporters how quickly they are improving […]

Denton: I had to quit Bath for Test dream

3 August 2017 0 comments

David Denton wants to wear the Scotland jersey again but as hard as it was to admit, he reckons it would have been almost impossible […]

Scots can have no complaints over Lions selection says Sean Maitland

18 July 2017 0 comments

Warren Gatland named only two Scottish players – Stuart Hogg and Tommy Seymour – in his initial squad announcement

Young Gun: George Stokes – Glasgow flanker

14 July 2017 0 comments

Growing up in Spain, George Stokes always faced an uphill battle to make it as a rugby player without the professional pathways that exist in […]

Scotland’s ill-discipline opens door for Volavola

25 June 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON SCOTLAND crashed back to earth yesterday after an ill-disciplined performance saw them fall to Fiji in Suva. Gregor Townsend’s men travelled to […]

Watson grabs revenge for Scots’ World Cup misery

18 June 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON A SENSATIONAL try by Hamish Watson helped Scotland beat Australia in Sydney and avenge two consecutive narrow defeats, including a controversial World […]

Plenty of changes for Scotland for Australia Test

15 June 2017 0 comments

Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has named eight personnel changes to his starting XV to face Australia at Allianz Stadium. Townsend has bookended his selection […]

Townsend tenure off to a flier as Italy self-destruct

11 June 2017 0 comments

By ALEXANDER McLEMAN SCOTLAND opened their summer tour in style with a dominant performance over Italy in Singapore. Tries from Ali Price, Tim Visser, Damian […]

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