All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Featured
/ 8 years agoAllen: Unlike me, these England U20s boys will be Test ready
England U20s coach Anthony Allen profers two youngsters not far away from a senior Test berth
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Farrell is just stratospheric, a class apart from the others
Jeremy Guscott on the Saracens fly-half proving to be a cut above
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoCan England take the Six Nations for a third consecutive year?
After a bruising and sometimes scrappy victory over Wales at Twickenham, the Six Nations title – and the Grand Slam –...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSir Nick had a way of stopping Scots pulses
SIR Nicholas (call me Nick) Shehadie had a chuckle to himself once every four years whenever Scotland turned up for the...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoNathan has powerpower, what about puff?
NICK CAIN says Nathan Hughes can frighten the Scots if he has enough fitness in the tank NICK CAIN Warrior: Scotland...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSee him here, see him there… Nowell pops up everywhere!
JACK NOWELL’s flashing footwork means he has been given the freedom of the field by Eddie Jones – and the Exeter...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoAdvantage laws have become a hindrance
THE mania for keeping an already frantic and attack friendly game fluid in the name of entertainment has reached epidemic proportions...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
French break the mould with move to Marseilles BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Formidable...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years ago‘Character the key to Hinckley’s triumph’
By LEE SIMS Hinckley 29pts Tynedale 26pts HINCKLEY snatched victory just three minutes from time when Joseph Wilson kicked the decisive...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOwens eager to bring Gats’ ton up in style
By ALEX BYWATER Previous: Ken Owens in action against Ireland last season KEN Owens insists Wales remain in a good position...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDrop Italy to bring back the level playing field
COLIN BOAG Snarling: Ross Moriarty, No.6, went over the top With the Six Nations taking a break this weekend it gives...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFarrell is just stratospheric, a class apart from others
JEREMY GUSCOTT Cut above: Owen Farrell slices through the Welsh defence PICTURE: Getty Images THIS Six Nations hasn’t overwhelmed us with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe’re close to letting rip now warns Deano
By ALAN HEDLEY Fast start: Sinoti Sinoti goes over for Falcons’ first try after four minutes PICTURES: Getty Images Acrobatic finish:...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoScotland U20 staff suspended
SEVERALmembers of the Scotland U20s backroom staff have been suspended following a late-night incident two days before their 36-3 defeat by...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoThomas dropped
FRANCE head coach Jacques Brunel has dropped a number of players who went out in Edinburgh after defeat by Scotland on...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn’s magnificent week on and off the field
PETER JACKSON Giving his all: Alun Wyn Jones in action against England One of the last things Alun-Wyn Jones did before...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: England won arm-wrestle as Wales paid for their errors
Jeremy Guscott delivers his verdict on England's closely-fought victory over Wales at Twickenham
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers complete swoop for another Warrior
Tigers confirm signing of Scotland international David Denton, who joins Will Spencer in moving to Welford Road for next season
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Featured
/ 8 years agoSRU suspend several members of U20 backroom staff after late-night fracas
Investigation launched after team's physio required hospital treatment for incident at Llandudno bar
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGatland raps TMO as ‘no try’ row rages
By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland hit out at the Twickenham TMO last night after his Welsh team were denied a crucial...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoNo laughing matter, Finn – get it right!
IT’s not going to be the game either coach, or indeed set of fans, dreamed of – but this afternoon’s ‘auld...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIn comes Laidlaw as Townsend decides to take a more pragmatic approach
Recall: Greig Laidlaw SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend has made six changes from the side that lost so badly to Wales...
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Premiership
/ 8 years ago‘Berbatov of rugby’ resigns to give Quins a boost before big Wasps re-match
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS captain Dave Ward has hailed Tim Visser’s re-signing as a “massive boost” before a match against Wasps...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNewport ensure ‘Monkey’ sits at the top of the tree at last
EVEN now virtually 100 years after his death, Arthur ‘Monkey’ Gould retains a unique place in the Welsh rugby pantheon. He...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBennett lifts Scots after bench press
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh 29 Leinster 24 MARK Bennett scored a late winner to clinch a thriller at Myreside which puts...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCooper’s catalogue of injuries seems to be over
By JON NEWCOMBE KYLE COOPER is delighted to be finally making an impact at Newcastle after an injury-disrupted first season on...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER BEDFORD, CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY AND ENGLAND LOCK BOB WILKINSON Iwent to Wales versus Scotland with a friend last Saturday –...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoControversy over ‘no try’ as Russia fall to Spanish
By JON NEWCOMBE Round-up RUSSIA’S chances of taking the direct route to Rugby World Cup 2019 were left in tatters after...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoBrunel rap for putting Jalibert in harm’s way
Mega-boot: Lionel Beauxis is back at fly-half PICTURE: Getty Images It didn’t take long for the club v country rows that...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoEngland won arm-wrestle as Wales paid for their errors
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE …EVERY WEEK England won this arm-wrestle of a contest by playing the conditions better than Wales,...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGregor Townsend names Greig Laidlaw among six changes to Scotland team
Scotland head coach makes three changes to the backs and three to the forwards for clash with France
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Jonathan Joseph must stop ambling through and get positive
'Ben Te'o could be the Billy Vunipola in the backs' writes former England centre Jeremy Guscott
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny is class on another red-letter day for Scarlets
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Marksman: Leigh Halfpenny kicks more points One day soon the scoreline will be enshrined in clubhouses all over...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Trailfinders are on long trek towards Premiership BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points COULD Ealing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEastmond’s No to France gives Sale hope of signing
Staying in England: Kyle Eastmond KYLE EASTMOND has turned down a move to France next season where Toulouse were keen to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoI’ve got FIVE world class players now says Eddie
NICK CAIN TALKS TO EDDIE JONES ABOUT ENGLAND’S CHALLENGE IN ROME TODAY DAMNED if you do, damned if you don’t. That’s...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoReds, Geese make light of a heavy pitch
By BEN RODEN Old Reds ……20 LIW Geese …14 REDS and the Irish served up an entertaining, quality game despite the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGatland: Don’t pick a Welshman
WARREN Gatland says it will be hard for a Welshman to follow him as Wales national coach after the 2019 World...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoMomentum will carry us to Twickenham with belief
SHANE WILLIAMS Midfield maestro: Centre Hadleigh Parkes That was more like it! I’ve said for a long time that Wales have...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoDeano: Eddie Jones can do the Slam and win the World Cup if Farrell and Vunipola stay fit
Newcastle Falcons head coach Dean Richards talks England's prospects in Six Nations and beyond
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rhys Webb has become the victim of politics
Peter Jackson suggests Rhys Webb may never play for Wales in Cardiff again given he will be 32 when his Toulon...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Scotland can beat Wales if they play fast and error-free rugby
Jeremy Guscott pins Scotland's hopes of victory in Cardiff on the axis of Price-Russell and dangerman Huw Jones
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Featured
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny’s kicking can win it for Wales, says Sir Gareth Edwards
Wales legend gives his backing to the Scarlets full-back to kick Wales to victory against Scotland
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWales name squad for Six Nations opener
Scarlets players dominate Warren Gatland's squad for Scotland match
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTrailblazer Brown aiming to hammer down on Italy
SAM PARKHOUSE talks to the England flanker who’s no stranger to international competition FRANCE Lise Arricastre, Cyrielle Banet, Camille Boudaud, Caroline...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoScotland
■Scotland get the honour of kicking of this year’s Championship, but start it with a tricky Friday-night trip to take on...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStrange gives Welsh boys licence to thrill
Round-up FRANCE were runners-up last season but must do without 19-year-old fly-half sensation Matthieu Jalibert, who was called up to the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBurton knew how to pick a winner when he took Liz to Cardiff
FROM his vantage point somewhere in Milan, Marvin Hagler will be keeping a beady eye on Ireland’s fortune over the coming...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoCan Wales half-backs hit it off like Gareth and Barry?
AN UNCANNY piece of Celtic history will be repeated in Cardiff next Saturday after exactly 50 years. When Wales and Scotland...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
PETER DODS THE GALA AND SCOTLAND FULL-BACK Istarted the 1984 Grand Slam with a split pair of boots and ended it...
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