All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoHellfire Corner gives a warm welcome to all
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points Rugby was undergoing a massive boom...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAway-day fun key to pushing Hinckley back up the league
By Chris Collyer Despite turning out in the fourth tier at the age of 39, Nigel Mukarati believes his age only...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBrave Lupus banking on Mo’unga class
By MATT McILRAITH THE fourth season of Japan Rugby League One kicks off this week, with the tournament opening with the...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoOyonnax must live without Joe El-Abd
By James Harrington Oyonnax’s seven-try 53-10 bonus-point win over ProD2 rivals Soyaux-Angouleme on Friday – their first victory since October 25...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDarge: We’re all set for Toulon challenge
■By BRYN PALMER Hopeful: Rory Darge in action for Glasgow PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTLAND flanker Rory Darge believes Glasgow’s 2023 Challenge...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoJapan League One 2024/25 Season Preview
The fourth edition of Japan Rugby League One kicks off next week, with the tournament opening with the clash between Mie...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoWinners? It’s hard to look beyond Toulouse – Chris Robshaw
Paul Rees talks to Chris Robshaw about the Champions Cup - and why he rates England’s chances in the Six Nations...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoGeorge Horne hat-trick seals it for Glasgow Warriors
By Bryn Palmer Glasgow Warriors .... 38pts Tries: Horne 2, 12, 39; Rowe 16, Jones 23, Cummings 64 Conversions: Horne 3,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoMy British & Irish Lions team are ready for take-off
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week... There is a view that picking a Lions Test team almost...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGabriel Ibitoye must grab chance – Matt Banahan
By Jon Newcombe Matt Banahan is looking forward to watching Gabriel Ibitoye press his England claims during the upcoming European window....
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – Charles Rylands
CHARLES RYLANDS, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER BEDFORD BLUES AND CARDIFF MET FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoGet rid of the regions and call for Cotter, says Ring
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW MARK Ring never thought Welsh rugby would come to this; their four regional...
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Features
/ 2 years agoAll eyes now set on 2025
Paul Rees looks forward to what happens next in the international arena after a demanding Autumn Series Coming man: Sam Prendergast...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoIf you’re out for a 15, call Toulouse
WHERE have all the full-backs gone? Well you could start looking for them at Toulouse. When Belgium’s Matias Remue made an...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCollege looks to conquer the world
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY College have two more targets in mind after hanging onto their WSC U18 title with...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHinckley hold firm to secure fine win
By BILL HOOPER Old Reds............. 19pts Hinckley............ 21pts IN whirlwind conditions Hinckley held off a late surge from Old Reds to...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSailing around the Med for a year is next for me – Tyler Ardron
My Life in Rugby TYLER ARDRON THE CANADA FORWARD, CURRENTLY AT CASTRES, WHO PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR OSPREYS AND THE CHIEFS In...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDo simple things well is my mantra
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Alex White, below, the head of rugby at Syston and Loughborough University backs and...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFit-again Alex Mann is planning to come back with a bang
By Simon Thomas After a year of ups and downs, Alex Mann is back bigger and better than ever and determined...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCall to double number of Lions tours
Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS AUSTRALIAN rugby commentator Sean Maloney believes the British & Irish Lions tour should shift to touring every...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEx-Scotland captain Stuart Hogg sentenced to non-harassment order
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a five-year non-harassment order and fined after breaching bail. Hogg...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoWhy Tomos Williams should be a British & Irish Lion
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over recent years, some high-profile names have been joining the Gallagher Premiership. Finn Russell, Waisea Nayacalevu,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoAutumn Nations Series grades for each team
By Charlie Elliott No one could have expected some of the results that happened over the Autumn Nations Series, with Australia...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoThe best XV of the Autumn Nations Series
By Charlie Elliott After an Autumn filled with drama, where underperformances from home nations were compounded by Southern Hemisphere brilliance, here...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoJoe Schmidt: We’ll give Lions a real test
By Brendan Gallagher Australia coach Joe Schmidt is optimistic about the Lions challenge next summer after pushing Ireland all the way...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years ago150th party nearly ends in tears for sloppy Irish
By Brendan Gallagher Ireland............................... 22pts Tries: van der Flier 23, Doris 49, G McCarthy 73 Conversions: Prendergast 50, Crowley 74 Penalty:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJoe Schmidt gets the Aussies bouncing
By Peter Jackson For far too long yesterday, Joe Schmidt threatened to send his protege off on Lions’ business accompanied by...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSpringboks going to need a bigger trophy cabinet …
Peter Jackson looks back on a season where, once again, South Africa proved to be the best team on the planet...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoScotland must not waste potential
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... An assessment of where Scotland and England are after the autumn series,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWe can’t compete with the big dogs, admits Steve Diamond
By Paul Rees Steve Diamond will be putting young players on long-term contracts to protect Newcastle from the greater spending power...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoAlex Sanderson: We need to get our bite back
By Paul Rees MATCH PREVIEW Sale v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, AJ Bell Stadium Alex Sanderson expects Sale to bear their...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoScotland deserve fair share of British & Irish Lions
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed We may be exaggerating here, but not by much: since the wonderful Tom Smith made...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoJacques Vermeulen excited to visit old friends
By Paul Rees Exeter start their Champions Cup campaign away in South Africa on Saturday, but Jacques Vermeulen will feel very...
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Features
/ 2 years agoTime for big guns to deliver in the Six Nations
PAUL REES ASSESSES THE FORM OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE, WALES AND ITALY IN THE BUILDUP TO THE SIX NATIONS ENGLAND Result:...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – Grant Hughes
GRANT HUGHES, THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND STIRLING COUNTY WING, NOW WITH CHINNOR, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGreening and Byrne join head injury lawsuit
NEWS EXTRA BRITISH and Irish Lions Lee Byrne and Phil Greening are among 390 rugby union players taking part in the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoThis weekend’s best matchups in the Gallagher Premiership and United Rugby Championship
By Charlie Elliott With most players back from the Autumn Nations Series, the Premiership and URC return with a bang. With...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoIreland vs Australia – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Ireland prepares to host Australia this Saturday, both teams are coming off contrasting results. Under...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoGlasgow Warriors vs Scarlets – Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports After a long break, the URC is finally back! This Friday, Dwayne Peel’s Scarlets will head...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoCould Toby Booth be Wales’ next head coach?
It’s safe to say the sun isn’t shining on Welsh rugby right now. Warren Gatland’s team suffered a record 12th consecutive...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCould Jarrod Evans be the answer for Wales at fly-half?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The fly-half position is most associated with the game of rugby union. Many greats, like Dan...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoAutumn Nations Series Team of the Week: England trio impress in final game of disappointing campaign
By Charlie Elliott England managed to salvage some dignity in their final game against Japan, while Australia failed to continue their form over the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoEddie Jones fires back at Danny Care as Steve Borthwick vows to persist with blitz
By Tom Jeffreys In typical Eddie Jones fashion the Japan head coach, following his side’s 59-14 defeat to England on his...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoEngland solidify flat-track bully status to spoil Eddie Jones’ comeback
By Tom Jeffreys England……………… 59 (35)Tries: Earl 10, Underhill 14, George 24, 31, Sleightholme 37, Furbank 53, Cowan-Dickie 60, 65, Roebuck...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoScotland vs Wallabies – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Australia head to Murrayfield in pursuit of a clean sweep in the autumn series, both...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLawrence is working hard to stay in step with Smith
OLLIE Lawrence admits playing with Marcus Smith takes some getting used to but the Bath centre insists the link-up is moving...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoSione Tuipulotu: This is where I’m supposed to be – Scotland vs Australia Preview
By Bryn Palmer PREVIEW... Scotland v Australia Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Murrayfield Sione Tuipulotu’s journey from the suburbs of Melbourne to the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland’s second string struggle to overcome Chile
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland A ........ 19pts Tries: Reed 2, Dodd 58, Penalty 72 Conversion: Thompson 59 Chile ................... 17pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAll Blacks prove too strong for feisty Italy
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Italy .................... 11pts Try: Menoncello 76 Penalties: Garbisi 12, 16 New Zealand ...29pts Tries: Roigard 24, Jordan 39,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoIf someone thinks I’m an a***, they can switch off
Paul Rees talks to James Haskell, the former England flanker, about being part of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby...
International Rugby
Henry Slade: England have a real chance in the 2027 Rugby World Cup
International Rugby
Peter Winterbottom says England have made no progress under Steve Borthwick
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