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Scotland change ten for Springboks clash

1 October 2015 0 comments

Head Coach Vern Cotter has today named the Scotland team to face South Africa in this Saturday’s World Cup match in Newcastle. Scotland lead the […]

Steve Borthwick turns Japan into Land of Rising Scrum

1 October 2015 0 comments

Japan’s pack, once the butt of jokes and considered little more than a speed-bump on the way to the try-line by rugby‘s elite nations, has […]

Cowan replaces Gilchrist in Scotland squad

29 September 2015 0 comments

London Irish back rower Blair Cowan has been named as a replacement for Grant Gilchrist in Scotland‘s Rugby World Cup squad. The lock, 25, had […]

Wales ranked second in the world

28 September 2015 0 comments

Wales have climbed to second in the World Rugby rankings following their 28-25 win over England on Saturday at Twickenham. It is their highest ever […]

Grant Gilchrist out of Rugby World Cup

28 September 2015 0 comments

Grant Gilchrist has been ruled out of the rest of Scotland‘s World Cup campaign after sustaining an injury yesterday. The 25-year-old lock limped off 19 […]

HIGHLIGHTS: Scotland open RWC account with win over Japan

23 September 2015 0 comments

Scotland kicked off their World Cup campaign with a comprehensive 45-10 win over Japan in Gloucester today. Following their exploit against South Africa in Brighton on Saturday, […]

20 Questions: Fraser Brown – Scotland hooker

22 September 2015 0 comments

How’s the Scotland camp one week away from the World Cup? Everyone was pretty happy to go through the warm-up games without any major injury. […]

PREVIEW: England v Fiji

18 September 2015 0 comments

Ben Youngs will win his 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Friday. The […]

Ben Prescott forced to retire

16 September 2015 0 comments

London Scottish have today announced that Ben Prescott has been forced to retire from rugby due to a neck and shoulder injury. The prop made […]

Relaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling

16 September 2015 0 comments

Fiji‘s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in the opening game of […]

England name team to take on Fiji in RWC opener

14 September 2015 0 comments

Ben Youngs will win a 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Friday. The […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: Hopefully England will go one better than us in ‘91 and win it

12 September 2015 0 comments

With the phoney war over, now is the time for the squad to focus on the challenges that lie ahead. The results over the past […]

My life in Rugby: Bleddyn Bowen – former Wales captain and Swansea centre

8 September 2015 0 comments

Captaining Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown was a huge honour. Not only was it Wales’ first for nearly a decade but we achieved it […]

Scotland welcome back Maitland and Seymour for French Test

3 September 2015 0 comments

Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter today welcomed the return of Sean Maitland and Tommy Seymour for this Saturday’s World Cup warm up against France in. […]

Scotland lock Jim Hamilton retires from Test rugby

2 September 2015 0 comments

Jim Hamilton has today announced his retirement from international rugby after missing out of Vern Cotter’s Scotland World Cup squad. The 32-year-old lock won the […]

Injury forces Italy into World Cup squad change

2 September 2015 0 comments

Italy have called up Glasgow flanker Simone Favaro to their World Cup squad for injured winger Angelo Esposito. Esposito, 22, picked up a partial left-shoulder dislocation […]

Scotland name World Cup squad

1 September 2015 0 comments

Head Coach Vern Cotter today named scrum-half Greig Laidlaw as captain of the 31-man Scotland squad for the World Cup. The squad features a balance […]

Dream Team: Kelly Brown – Saracens, Scotland and former Borders back row

31 August 2015 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – Clearly spent a significant part of his life in the gym, strong, good in the set-piece and talented all-round. He needs […]

Scotland ring the changes for round 2 against Italy

27 August 2015 0 comments

Vern Cotter has made 14 changes to his Scotland team ahead of the their clash against Italy on Saturday at Murrayfield. Wing Sean Lamont is […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Fortune will favour the brave in Ireland

27 August 2015 0 comments

The England-Ireland World Cup warm-up game on September 5 has huge significance for both sides. The managements can spin this however much they like but […]

Scotland drop seven players ahead of World Cup

25 August 2015 0 comments

Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has released seven players from his World Cup training squad on the back of Saturday’s 16-12 win in Italy. The […]

Three debutantes in Scotland XV for Italy clash

20 August 2015 0 comments

Scotland have named three uncapped players in their starting XV to face Italy in Turin on Saturday. Glasgow‘s Rory Hughes will makes his first international […]

Grant Gilchrist to captain Scotland against Italy

18 August 2015 1 comment

Grant Gilchrist will captain Scotland in the World Cup warm-up game against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The Edinburgh second-row, 25, will win […]

Ireland v Scotland teams

13 August 2015 0 comments

Ireland: Simon Zebo; Tommy Bowe, Jared Payne, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Ian Madigan, Issac Boss; Dave Kilcoyne, Sean Cronin, Mike Ross; Devin Toner, Dan Tuohy; […]

Nick Cain talks to England’s world class lock Courtney Lawes about his vital role in RWC 2015

13 August 2015 0 comments

Courtney Lawes hits twice as hard in the tackle as most of his Red Rose team-mates, and it has earned him a reputation as the […]

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Is the man for Scotland – Scott Hastings

12 August 2015 1 comment

Scott Hastings says it is time Scotland ditched skipper Greig Laidlaw to give Sam Hidalgo-Clyne his chance at scrum-half. Hidalgo-Clyne, 21, enjoyed a breakthrough campaign […]

Scotland show faith in Vern Cotter

12 August 2015 0 comments

Vern Cotter has re-affirmed his position as Scotland head-coach and extended his contract for another year until 2017. The Kiwi, who is currently preparing the […]

England in need of big Semesa Rokoduguni’s physicality says Matt Banahan

7 August 2015 0 comments

Semesa Rokoduguni deserves a shot at World Cup glory according to Matt Banahan, who insists his Bath colleague would offer England “something different”. Red Rose […]

Brendan Gallagher’s column: Scandalous delay that haunts the World Cup

6 August 2015 1 comment

One of the biggest drawbacks of Rugby Union’s obsession with amateurism was that the Rugby World Cup was belatedly dragged kicking into this world 15-20 […]

My Life in Rugby: John Devereux – Wales dual-code international

21 July 2015 0 comments

I was one of the last crop of players who was capped while still a student at what was then known as South Glamorgan Institute. […]

Fight to the death will bring best out of Billy Twelvetrees

18 July 2015 1 comment

Billy Twelvetrees insists he is excited rather than daunted by the battle raging around England’s coveted No.12 jersey as the clock ticks down on Stuart […]

Nick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling

15 July 2015 0 comments

There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had a jarring reminder when […]

My Life in Rugby: Keith Robertson – former Scotland wing

14 July 2015 0 comments

When I began playing, in U19s age group rugby, at Melrose, you had to have boiled white shorts, polished black boots and boiled white laces […]

Brendan Gallagher speaks to Firebrand Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu about preaching the message of alofa

2 July 2015 0 comments

As well as being a cracking Test centre and fly-half and a ‘have boots will travel’ professional for a decade or more, Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has […]

My Life in Rugby: Paul Dodge – former Lions, England and Leicester centre

30 June 2015 0 comments

When I first started playing for Leicester at the grand old age of 17 we were lucky to get 200-300 people watching, and at Welford […]

Glasgow’s stardust can light up Scotland says Gregor Townsend

26 June 2015 0 comments

Scotland will prosper at this year’s Rugby World Cup, according to Gregor Townsend, who believes the dark blues can capitalise on the feel-good factor surrounding […]

Inside this week’s edition of TRP

19 June 2015 1 comment

Another busy week in the world of rugby, another brilliant issue of The Rugby Paper! TRP will have all the action and reaction from the U20s […]

EXCLUSIVE: BT Sport set to showcase Championship rugby

10 June 2015 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE BT Sport are ready to add the Championship to their growing rugby portfolio. The broadcaster is said to be close to agreeing […]

Six Nations TV deal set to rocket past £50m a season

9 June 2015 0 comments

The next Six Nations television deal is expected to increase by 25 per cent.

My Life in Rugby: Jason Forster – former Wales, Dragons and Bedford flanker

26 May 2015 2 comments

It’s only when you look back on your career that you realise how special your time as a professional sportsman was; the camaraderie, banter and […]

London Scottish sign Scotland Sevens scrum-half

20 May 2015 1 comment

London Scottish have confirmed the signature of Scotland Sevens scrum-half Russell Weir ahead of the 2015/16 season. The 25-year-old former age group international, who had […]

Brendan Gallagher’s feature: How the RAF revived spirit of Bader and Cooler King

14 May 2015 1 comment

Through adversity to the stars, as the RAF motto proclaims. Taking on the might of the Army and Navy has always been a tall order […]

20 Questions: Kane Thompson – Newcastle lock

6 May 2015 0 comments

What do you make of Newcastle’s season? It’s been disappointing. We haven’t been able to close out a few games we could have won. But […]

Nathan Hines to join Scotland coaching team

6 May 2015 0 comments

Former Scotland and British & Irish Lions lock Nathan Hines has been recruited to the national coaching team on a two-year contract following his decision […]

Harlequins to face USA in pre-season friendly

29 April 2015 1 comment

Harlequins will prepare for next season with a pre-season tour to Philadelphia culminating in a unique friendly against the USA at PPL Park on Sunday, […]

Young Gun: Josh Caulfield – England U18s and Exeter lock

24 April 2015 0 comments

Representing England was always Josh Caulfield’s dream but to do so next to his best friend Curtis Langdon made it even more special. The Exeter […]

Peter Jackson: Can’t blame Callum Sheedy for keeping his options open

23 April 2015 2 comments

Callum Sheedy is already eligible to play international rugby for Wales and Ireland. Soon the teenaged fly-half will be further spoilt for choice when he […]

Gordon Ross to join Worcester coaching team

22 April 2015 0 comments

Worcester Warriors today announced that former Scotland international Gordon Ross will become the Club’s Academy Transition Manager. The 37-year-old will move to Sixways this summer […]

Jeff Probyn: Salary cap is essential to keep our clubs solvent

17 April 2015 0 comments

Last week’s European results drew some interesting opinions from casting doubts on the French international side, to a call for another salary cap increase in […]

Quins continue revamping of squad with addition of Visser

30 March 2015 1 comment

Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Scotland international Tim Visser bringing to an end his six-year connection with Edinburgh. The deal continues Quins’ recent trait […]

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