All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKelso pay tribute to ex-skipper Callander
FORMER Scotland captain Gary Callander has died aged 62. The former hooker captained his country on five of his six international...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoGray hat-trick gets Chiefs off to a stormer
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................42pts Tries: Hogg 23, Gray 41, 52, 60; S Simmonds 70, Armand 80 Conversions: J Simmonds 23,...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWarriors bring in their rested big guns
Preview La Rochelle v Glasgow Today, Kick-off 3.15pm GLASGOW Warriors will be hoping to recreate their 2019/20 success as they travel...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoOut-of-form Sale wary of deadeye Anscombe
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Ospreys v Sale Today. Kick-off 1pm, Swansea.com Stadium SALE’s last visit to Wales in April ended with...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoLooking Ahead to Six Nations 2022
The Six Nations may not be the biggest rugby competition in the world, but it’s certainly one of the most loved....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChristie keeping his Test options open
NEWS EXTRA By GARY FITZGERALD ANDY Christie is being tipped for a bright international future but the Saracens youngster is not...
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/ 4 years agoBorthwick stonewalls Tigers bid for Pollard
LEICESTER have ramped up their bid to sign South Africa’s World Cup winning fly-half Handre Pollard for the 2022-23 season to...
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/ 4 years agoPark power up their defence in bid to reach Championship
By WARREN MUGGLETON ROSSLYN Park are in a “good place” but want to “get better” in the hunt for promotion, says...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRugby was religion in the Douai sixth form
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT’S over 22 years since anybody laced up their boots and...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoUSA rout wraps up dominant autumn
By SAM JACKSON Flyer: Lydia Thompson scores England’s third try ENGLAND Women completed their autumn clean sweep with an 89-0, 15-try...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThinking prop Ray believed persistence trumped all
Peter Jackson remembers the life of Ireland‘s great British Lion Ray McLoughlin When they laid Ray McLoughlin to rest last Wednesday,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoBest thing about England’s autumn was their tries
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE last round of the autumn series made everyone’s weekend – it was pretty...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaracens want Obano to link up with cousin Maro
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted list: Beno Obano SARACENS have lined up a move for Maro Itoje’s cousin...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJapan beckons for Sale’s Solomona
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Has a yen: Solomona FORMER England winger Denny Solomona is weighing up his future...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins sneak in after Saints snub late kick
By TOM VICKERS Harlequins ..26pts Tries: Anyanwu 6, 66; Steele 11, Wallace 73 Conversions: Benson 6, 11, 73 Northampton..25pts Tries: Hendy...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoReid goes from floor polishing to cleaning line-outs
By LUKE JARMYN GORDON REID was sanding floors two weeks ago and has now answered the call to play in Wasps...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPatchell makes his return for Scarlets
By SAM JACKSON WALES fly-half Rhys Patchell returned after more than a year as Scarlets development side took on Dragons A...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEason selects strongest line-up for Japan
Preview... Scotland v Japan Today, Kick-off 4.10pm SCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson has made just one change to the side that...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMaunder eager to fire reminder of his talent
By PAUL REES SAM Maunder aims to give the Exeter coaches a nudge after Covid lockdowns put his career on pause....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDefence rules day as Sarries defy Quins
By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........28pts Tries: Barrington 14, Morris 30, McFarland 39, 48 Conversions: Vunipola 16, 31, 40, 50 Harlequins ........21pts...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSaracens culture is king for Kelly
PAUL REES talks to coach Kelly Brown about the special values at Saracens Once a Saracen, always a Saracen. Kelly Brown...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoNo guff, just gumption from my top XV pundits
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is falling-off-a-log easy to poke fun at the battalions of exrugby professionals who earn a living...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCode-hopper Tiger Joe pushing for more caps
By PAUL REES RUGBY careers tend to be forged in academies, but not many players in the oval code have emerged...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHowieson using League wisdom to spur Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE SHEFFIELD Tigers DoR Jack Howieson is trying to implement a hybrid brand of rugby that takes the best...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNow De Klerk eyes Oriental gravy train
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FAF de Klerk has been exploring potential future career options in Japan as the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew eligibility rules will turn rugby into a circus
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK MALAKAI Fekitoa could have played for Tonga against England yesterday, just four years...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoConnon gives Chiefs another kick in teeth
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................14pts Tries: J Simmonds 40, Armand 50 Conversions: J Simmonds 40, 50 Newcastle ........15pts Tries: McGuigan 8,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLondon Scottish set to head north for Super 8
By SAM JACKSON LONDON Scottish hope to join an expanded Super 6 tournament in Scotland next season while remaining at their...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWhy send minnows cruising for a bruising?
CHRIS HEWETT THE Rugby Europe Championship was back up and running this weekend, with the Netherlands facing Russia in Amsterdam, and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHogg out to prove Scots are among world elite
Challenge: Stuart Hogg CAPTAIN Stuart Hogg wants Scotland to prove they belong among Test rugby’s elite by beating Australia at Murrayfield...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoO’Donnell back for Scots
FOUR players could debut for Scotland women against Japan on November 14. Shona Campbell, Holly McIntyre, Meryl Smith and Anne Young...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWatson’s production line is strong as ever
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Colts champions: George Watson’s U16s, winners of the Scottish Schools in...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDallas was not a big hit for Kiwis
GEORGE Watson’s College have produced a host of notable players but one of their rugby alumni also went on to achieve...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPolledri not near return
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER flanker Jake Polledri is still a long way from returning after a knee injury he sustained almost a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoENGLAND AND SCOTLAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON
WIN a pair of tickets to England v Tonga or Scotland v South Africa courtesy of Dove Men + Care! Dove...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIt’s four for Steyn as Scotland tyros shine
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Scotland ............60pts Tries: Maclean 6, 14; Steyn 21, 32, 38, 80; Schoeman 28, Turner 49, Haining 70, Kebble...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWasps join hunt for Chiefs’ Skinner
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS are interested in talking to Sam Skinner, right,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JENNY MAXWELL THIS WEEK... LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING AND SCOTLAND SCRUM-HALF Loughborough...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDaly back in December
RUGBY SHORTS ELLIOT Daly could return for Saracens in early December after surgery on a stress fracture. The 29-year-old has not...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRapid Rufus set to be let off the leash against Tonga
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND are poised to unleash the “electric” Rufus McLean on Test rugby on Saturday as they launch their...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGreenock granny is Sione link
THERE can’t be that many Tuipulotus in the Glasgow telephone directory but one will soon be found in the Scotland three-quarter...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Glasgow Warriors lock Max Williamson
Scotland will boast plenty of experience at next year’s U20 Six Nations after prioritising first-year academy players in their squad last...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoWill Jones’ ruthless calls bring about bold changes for England
England were embarrassed in their last outing in the Six Nations, putting forward one of their worst performances in the history...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoClubs and Unions must get on better – Halliday
By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING EPCR chairman Simon Halliday insists the relationship between clubs and unions must improve for the sake of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWarriors roll on but miss bonus
By GARY HEATLY Zebre Parma ....6 Glasgow ..........17 GLASGOW made it three wins in a row in after a dominant first...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCanucks deserve all our sympathy
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Canada’s failure to qualify for the World Cup...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBath’s celeb stars must find their old hard edge
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE DEMISE OF THE PRIDE OF THE WEST COUNTRY WHAT is wrong at Bath? The club which...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBird’s-eye view of the pride of Scottish rugby
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoSix Nations 2022 Preview
The Six Nations is just around the corner and, with it, the chance to see if England can recover from last...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter 42-5 Worcester: Sam Simmonds comes roaring back to fire up Chiefs
THE Lions returned and Sam Simmonds burst out of the cage to resume where he left off last season. The Premiership’s...
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