2011 - Page 22 of 22 - Scottish Rugby

26 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Scotland Open 2012 With Calcutta Cup Cracker

Scotland will open next year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship with a Calcutta Cup cracker, and the same pattern will be followed at Twickenham in 2013. The 2012 competition will see Scotland welcome their oldest international opponents England to Murrayfield for their opening fixture. Details of the fixture list for the next two years were announced […]

26 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Scrivener Calls For Bite Against Wolfhounds

Scotland A head coach Nick Scrivener today challenged his players to produce a combative performance and claim a third straight Netherdale win when Ireland Wolfhounds visit the Gala ground on Friday (kick-off 7.30pm, admission free). The A team have emerged victorious from each of the last two fixtures to be staged in the Borders, beating […]

26 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Warriors Selected In ‘A’ Team

Last week, Glasgow Warriors were once again the club with the biggest_representation in the Scotland national squad for the forthcoming RBS 6_Nations when 11 players were named in Andy Robinson’s 34-man squad. This week, they are providing half the Scotland ‘A’ team as 11 Glasgow players (six from outside the national training_squad) have been named […]

25 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Kellock Resumes As Scotland Captain

Alastair Kellock, the 29-year-old Glasgow Warriors lock, was named today as the man to lead Scotland into the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Head coach Andy Robinson is restoring Kellock to the captain’s role which he performed with distinction on last summer’s tour to Argentina, where Scotland posted a historic 2-0 series success. Al Kellock […]

25 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Kellock Resumes As Scotland Captain

Alastair Kellock, the 29-year-old Glasgow Warriors lock, was named today as the man to lead Scotland into the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Head coach Andy Robinson is restoring Kellock to the captain’s role which he performed with distinction on last summer’s tour to Argentina, where Scotland posted a historic 2-0 series success. Robinson […]

24 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Scotland 7S Aim To Build On South African Success

Head coach Graham Shiel has added three new faces to his Scotland 7s squad as they target further improvements in the third and fourth legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington and Las Vegas, having lifted the Bowl in South Africa [pictured]. Dave McCall (wing) and Alex Dunbar (centre) have been selected from […]

13 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Scotland Under-20 Return To Inverness

Following the highly successful hosting by Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC of last year’s Scotland under-20 fixture against France, Scottish Rugby is delighted to confirm that the team will return to the Highland capital next month for another 6 Nations clash. The under-20s’ second home game of the championship, against Ireland, will be played at Tulloch […]

3 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Scotland Women Kick Off New Year In Spain

Scotland Women took on their Spanish counterparts this afternoon, fielding a team captained by Susie Brown (pictured left) and featuring nine new caps.Under sunny skies in Madrid, the new-look Scotland side faced a well established Spanish outfit, in the visitor’s first international since last summer’s Rugby World Cup. Photo: www.photoscrum.com A promising start saw newcomer […]

3 Jan 2011 - Uncategorized

Scotland Women Kick Off New Year In Spain

Scotland Women took on their Spanish counterparts this afternoon, fielding a team captained by Susie Brown (pictured left) and featuring nine new caps.Under sunny skies in Madrid, the new-look Scotland side faced a well established Spanish outfit, in the visitor’s first international since last summer’s Rugby World Cup.Photo: www.photoscrum.com A promising start saw newcomer Caroline Collie […]