All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Features
/ 5 years agoProud to see so many of my players step up to Premiership
Q&A HARVEY BILJON ON THE RECORD Proactive: Harvey Biljon Former Wasps No.9 Harvey Biljon has forged a successful career in coaching...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoBurke’s law has turned Epsom into champions
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Flyer: Kitan Ojo in action against Wellington Inset, below: Paul Burke...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester signing Matt Scott feels no pressure to replace Tuilagi void
Left in limbo by Edinburgh last Christmas, ex-Gloucester centre Scott has managed to turn uncertainty into a second stint in the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Exeter are clear favourites for the title
Jeremy Guscott hails the return of the Premiership this weekend, and will be watching Leicester and Exeter most keenly
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Features
/ 5 years agoI’m no Manu but I have my strengths
Jon Newcombe talks to Scotland centre Matt Scott about filling the Tuilagi void in Tigers’ midfield STRONG-RUNNING centre Matt Scott is...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Premiership restart preview
BATH Director of rugby: Stuart Hooper Captain: Charlie Ewels Stadium: The Recreation Ground Current position: 6th Form guide last 5 games:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoI’m thrilled rugby’s back – but I want it fast and open
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK NOTHING will ever quell my excitement at good rugby played at pace by smart,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHodge’s little and large act ready for big stage
NEWS EXTRA By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH’S star wingers Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe are on a mission to return...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: 239 days later we can all look forward to seeing Wales in action
The Six Nations finale between Wales and Scotland gives Wayne Pivac a chance to get his plans back in motion
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoMore misfortune hits Wales star Gareth Anscombe in recovery from knee injury
Anscombe will miss the rest f the PRO14 season and is a doubt for Wales' internationals starting in October
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Will Eddie Jones be able to pick Exeter players for Rome finale?
Jeremy Guscott looks at how the Premiership final could clash with England's Six Nations match with Italy
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoTop 20 Rugby Captains countdown: Part Two
Sam Warburton lands inside the Top 10 of Brendan Gallagher's rankings
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoNightmare goes on for injured Asncombe
By PETER JACKSON GARETH Anscombe, already out of action for all 15 Wales matches over the last 12 months, is in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQuins boost prop options
HARLEQUINS have signed Scotland U20 tight-head prop Mak Wilson. The 20-year-old moves to London from Scottish Super 6 side Southern Knights...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWhat a joy it will be to see Wales in action
So close to victory: Justin Tipuric goes past Henry Slade of England to score for Wales’ in the Six Nations’ 33-30...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMr Motivator Telfer scales the peaks of rugby rhetoric
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s ‘goosebump’ moments 1: Jim Telfer’s Everest speech (1997) Like many games...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTough act trying to be Leeds’ next Maradona
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALBERTO DI BERNARDO THE FORMER ITALY, CORNISH PIRATES, LEEDS CARNEGIE, BOURGOIN & TREVISO FLY-HALF Special day: Alberto di...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWill Eddie be able to pick Exeter players for Rome?
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT IT will be great when Rugby Union gets going again in England on August...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSteele switches to Harlequins Wiese signs for Tigers
HARLEQUINS have confirmed the signing of scrum-half Scott Steele following his departure from London Irish, as revealed in last week’s Blindside....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWebbe had an answer for racism: Laugh at it
Ground-breaker: Glenn Webbe playing for Wales against Scotland Glenn Webbe has never been one to blow his own trumpet. Had he...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWoodward’s Holy Trinity were just untouchable
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJackson column: Short-swap stars can carry on regardless
Peter Jackson looks at the players set to qualify for Scotland, Ireland and Wales on residency grounds
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCain column: Sotutu for England? Has Eddie Jones forgotten Dombrandt?
Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu has been one of the breakthrough players in Super Rugby Aotearoa, and Eddie Jones has been watching
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoHarlequins add competition for No.9 shirt with Scott Steele signing
Steele left London Irish last month after six years with the Exiles
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Features
/ 5 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler GLOUCESTER are still looking to add another coach to George Skivington’s new-look coaching team...
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Features
/ 5 years agoReffing comes so naturally to Nigel, it’s like driving a car
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby referees 1. Nigel Owens (Wales) Owens was poised on...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMemo to PRO16: Dublin to Cape Town is 15 hours
COLIN BOAG If Coronation Street is our longest-running soap, then the PRO14 is doing its best to rival it. Its chequered...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Jonny Gray: Exeter were after me two years ago but now felt like the right time
Jonny Gray on how Rob Baxter persuaded him join Exeter and why Scotland's World Cup exit remains a wrong he wants...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoWelsh regions fret over government’s ban on scrums
The Welsh Assembly has issued a blanket ban on scrums from taking place due to fear of COVID-19 spike
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Can Finn Russell help Scotland gain more Lions places?
Jeremy Guscott looks at the case for Scotland to have a first Test starter for the Lions since Tom Smith in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Sale Sharks back row Apollo Perelini
A teammate of Scott Gibbs in league, an opponent of Martin Johnson's in age-grade union, read Perelini's dual-code tales
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Features
/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby South Africans would boost the PRO14
EXPANDING the PRO14 to include two South African sides received a mixed reception at first. The Southern Kings weren’t a very...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby was just part of the plot for these super heroes
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the best rugby all-rounders TOP 20 …RUGBY ALL-ROUNDERS NEXT WEEK Rugby ref...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWelsh trio caught in rugby’s growing ‘minefield’
By ROB COLE Banned: Jesse Patton,Maredydd Francis and Mike Burgess WELSH rugby was back in the dock last week after bans...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDevoto the new Greenwood? There’s still time to find out
Killer instinct: Will Greenwood scores for England in the World Cup quarter-final with Wales in 2003 Roadblock: Manu Tuilagi Seeking consistency:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRediscovered – lost treasure of the Pumas
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The question “What if ?” has been described...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoClub before country as Francis signs at Chiefs
By NEALE HARVEY Staying: Tomas Francis WALES prop Tomas Francis has ended speculation over his immediate future by extending his contract...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPressure mounts on PRO14 broadcaster
By ALEX BYWATER THE PRO14’s main broadcaster,Premier Sports,have cancelled their contract with production company Sunset+Vine with immediate effect as they feel...
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Features
/ 5 years agoIt feels special here at Chiefs, I can’t wait to get started
JONNY GRAY Q&A ON THE RECORD Step forward: Jonny Gray in action against Ireland in this year’s Six Nations PICTURES: Getty...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCan Russell help Scots gain more Lions places?
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT World class? Finn Russell needs to be back playing for Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQuins to swoop for Scotsman Steele
Switch: Scott Steele HARLEQUINS are poised to sign London Irish scrum-half Scott Steele who was one of nine departures confirmed by...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWarriors recruit Bain to help plug the Gray gap
TRANSFERWRAP GLASGOW have bolstered their lock options to ease the loss of Jonny Gray joining Exeter. Former Scotland U20s lock Hamish...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Stuart Hogg can finally show his credentials
The Scotland captain can fulfill what was taken away from him by injury in 2017
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Features
/ 5 years agoGatland’s big challenge is to outsmart Nienaber
2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CREDENTIALS OF THE MEN IN CHARGE THIS WEEK… HEAD COACHES Attention...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Pat Lam has clear ability to turn Bristol into champions
Resources aside, Lam has built a special culture at Bristol which has progressed from their promotion in 2017
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoWales in negotiations to play ‘home’ matches at Twickenham this autumn
RFU would take a cut of profits from matches attended by limited crowd numbers
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby calls end to 2020 World Sevens Series
New Zealand Men's team win first title since Gordon Tietjens left and Black Ferns Sevens go back-to-back
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Features
/ 5 years agoLions contenders RANKED – Adams and May lead the way for wing combination
Nick Cain offers the five wings ready to make life difficult for the Boks' defence in 2021












