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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 1 comment

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 […]

Wing Tim credits Quins for improving his game

4 June 2017 0 comments

TIM VISSER believes the two years he has spent at Harlequins has improved his game “immensely” – and now he wants to become a leader […]

Warriors flop on Gregor’s farewell

7 May 2017 0 comments

Glasgow 18 Edinburgh 29 EDINBURGH ended their season of turmoil with a surprise victory over rivals Glasgow despite two firsthalf yellow cards. Edinburgh dominated at […]

Seymour gives the credit for tour place to Gregor

23 April 2017 0 comments

By GARY HEATLY TOMMY Seymour has praised Gregor Townsend for helping him turn around his career as he prepares for the Lions tour. Selection was […]

Just how good is Stuart Hogg

9 March 2017 0 comments

Earlier in his career – and he’s still only 24 for heaven’s sake – the story that Stuart Hogg was distantly related to the late […]

Glasgow sign Hurricanes flanker Gibbins

22 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have announced that Hurricanes flanker Callum Gibbins has signed for the club while Italian flanker Simone Favaro and Canada prop Djustice Sears-Duru will leave […]

Stockdale hits double to top off bonus win

19 February 2017 0 comments

By RONAN O’BRIEN NEWman Marcell Coetzee starred as Ulster soaked up the pressure to emerge with all five points in Belfast. In just his second […]

Quins suffer mauling as Bath begin to flow

19 February 2017 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BATH maintained their push for a playoff place by pulling away from a dogged and resilient Harlequins side in the final quarter […]

Glasgow sign Stormers loosehead

15 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have signed Stormers prop and Huw Jones‘ housemate Oliver Kebble ahead of the 2017/18 season. The move is subject to a visa and a […]

Bennett, Strauss and Reid to leave Glasgow

15 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have announced that Mark Bennett will join Edinburgh and Gordon Reid and Josh Strauss will leave the Warriors at the end of the season. […]

Hogg aims to end 18 years of hurt

12 February 2017 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY STUART Hogg is well aware that France like to play with flair on their own patch – but ahead of this afternoon’s […]

Confidence trick works again for Scarlets

12 February 2017 0 comments

By ALEXANDER McLEMAN Glasgow 14pts Tries: MacArthur 15 Penalties: Clegg 2, 26, 47 Scarlets26pts Tries: Williams 21, Davies 39 Conversions: Jones 40, Williams 22 Penalties: […]

Warriors can dump another millstone

12 February 2017 0 comments

NO ONE club carried as much clout during the opening round of the Six Nations than Glasgow Warriors. Of Scotland’s 23 against Ireland no fewer […]

Glasgow sign Stormers fly-half

9 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have brought in Stormers fly-half Brandon Thomson on a two-month deal as cover for Finn Russell during the Six Nations. The South African has […]

Favaro to leave Glasgow but new deals for centres

8 February 2017 0 comments

Italian international Simone Favaro revealed that he will leave Glasgow at the end of the season in what he described as an imposed decision. The […]

Huw Jones to join Glasgow next season

7 February 2017 0 comments

Glasgow Warriors have signed Scotland international centre Huw Jones ahead of the 2017/18 season, subject to medical. Edinburgh-born Jones, who currently plays Super Rugby in […]

Scotland duo commit to Glasgow

11 January 2017 0 comments

Glasgow have confirmed that Scottish internationals Tommy Seymour and Tim Swinson have signed new deals to remain at the club. Winger Seymour has signed a […]

Putting Carter in the shade sends Russell into the spotlight for Lions

6 January 2017 0 comments

Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend reckons Finn Russell’s big-match temperament will thrust him into the spotlight when it comes to British & Irish Lions fly-half […]