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30 Sep 2023

Report: Scotland 84-0 Romania

Scotland’s first opportunity came from a loose ball. A penalty for offside was put into touch by Ben Healy just over five metres out, and though the lineout was spilled and hacked through by Romania, Darcy Graham picked up, slalomed through the defence and passed to Skinner on the right wing, but it went forward. […]

30 Sep 2023

Report: Scotland 36-5 Spain

The opening exchanges were nervy for both, with Scotland finding their feet in their first fixture since the TikTok Six Nations. Spain had a narrow advantage in the opening quarter of an hour, and when Scotland were penalised for not rolling away in the ruck, the visitors kicked to the corner. Scotland then conceded another […]

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30 Sep 2023

FOSORC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 9

Saturday 30 September: Ayrshire Bulls v Stirling Wolves It was a driech afternoon as the game got underway at Millbrae. Both sides started the game strong, and the first points were made after ten minutes of play. Wolves were applying the pressure, but Ayrshire Bulls were able to push through, and it was skipper Blair […]

24 Sep 2023

Scotland 45-17 Tonga

Immediate reflection was much more “job done” and plenty still to work on – as Scotland acknowledged in their post-match media chat – than any OTT celebration, but with Romania up next in six days’ time in Lille, Scotland can build towards what is being billed as a showdown with Ireland in Paris next month. […]

22 Sep 2023

FOSORC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 8

Friday 22 September: Watsonians v Ayrshire Bulls It was a crisp evening as the game got underway at Myreside as both teams danced around each other without any points being scored for the first 25 minutes of play. Both sides conceded multiple penalties during the first half, but it was only after Bull’s were offside […]

10 Sep 2023

Match Report: South Africa 18-3 Scotland

Trailing 3-6 at the break, Scotland’s scrum and lineout creaked under the weight of the Springbok onslaught and although Gregor Townsend’s team continued to seek ways to unlock the South African defence, they were invariably doing so very much on the back foot. In his post-match TV interview, Townsend acknowledged Scotland had lacked accuracy and […]

8 Sep 2023

FOSROC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 7

Friday 8 September: Stirling Wolves v Boroughmuir Bears As the game got underway at Bridgehaugh for the first eight minutes Stirling Wolves were dominate in the Bears half, but the visitors remained firm and pushed back successfully. An awarded penalty for Wolves not releasing allowed them to strategically kick and take the lineout from the […]

1 Sep 2023

FOSROC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 6

Friday 1 September : Watsonians v Heriot’s Rugby Heriot’s drew first blood at Myreside after a delicate kick from Bruce Houston over Watsonians defensive line saw Fin Campbell gather and he grounded the ball by his fingertips for the first try of the evening. Bruce Houston’s kick was successful, and the visitors were in the […]

26 Aug 2023

Match report: Scotland 33-6 Georgia

A record crowd for a Scotland v Georgia fixture took in the match at Scottish Gas Murrayfield for a final goodbye to their Scotland team before the Rugby World Cup 2023. In the first half, Georgia were the side to offer the most hope to their supporters before the journey to France before Scotland broke […]

25 Aug 2023

FOSROC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 5

Friday 25 August: Stirling Wolves v Watsonians The rain did not let up as Jason Baggott got the game underway at Bridgehaugh. Watsonians stayed deep in Wolves territory for the majority of the first part of the game however the host’s defence worked tirelessly to keep them at bay. The first try came at the […]