Preview Archives - Scottish Rugby

19 Apr 2024

Preview: Italy v Scotland Women

What the coach said “We were disappointed with last weekend’s performance (against England). That wasn’t us, that wasn’t a performance we have come to know this group are capable of. We want to return to the side that won in Wales and really stretched France. “We’ve trained this week looking at the conditions, and we […]

17 Apr 2024

Guide to the Games | Round 1

Friday 19 April: Southern Knights v Edinburgh A KO 7:35pm How to Watch This Friday’s game will be broadcast live on BBC ALBA with coverage starting from 7.30pm. BBC ALBA is available on: Freeview / You View 7 (Scotland only), Freesat 109 (UK), Sky 117 (Scotland), Sky 169 (rest of UK), Sky Glass 121 (Scotland), […]

12 Apr 2024

Preview: Scotland Women V England Women

What they said Scotland Women Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “We’re benchmarking performances just now. I think we saw from our last game against France that our performances are moving forward and we’ll be looking to do the same again. “If we put in a performance like we did against France and gain respect from […]

29 Mar 2024

Preview: Scotland Women V France Women

What they said Scotland Women Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “It’s always important to start any competition or any campaign with a win and a good performance. We were pleased with the victory but a little frustrated with how clinical we were but we can take that as a positive. “I thought the crowd last […]

22 Mar 2024

Preview: Wales Women V Scotland Women

What they said Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “We’ve kept our feet firmly on the ground coming into this Six Nations because we know we are coming up against some of the best teams in the world. Coming into it with some good performances and wins does set that belief and sets us in good […]

15 Mar 2024

Preview: Ireland V Scotland

What they said Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend said: “The players are very much aligned with us with where we can improve. There’s no better match than Ireland away to give back and show who we are. “This weekend is a real challenge for us. We’re playing for a lot of things, we’re playing for […]

2024 Under 20 Six Nations Championship Round 4 Italy vs Scotland

14 Mar 2024

Preview: Ireland U20 V Scotland U20

What they said Head coach Kenny Murray said: “Being up at half time against Italy proved that we can compete against these teams, but we must give a full 80-minute performance.” “The small errors we made against them cost us and that’s the reality of international rugby. “We know Ireland are going to be even […]

8 Mar 2024

Preview: Italy V Scotland

What they said Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend said: “Playing in Italy is always a challenge, the atmosphere and passion the Italians bring is unique in world rugby. Italy have been building over the last two years and have had some great performances. “We experienced that at Murrayfield last year when they pushed us right […]

7 Mar 2024

Preview: Italy U20 V Scotland U20

What they said Head coach Kenny Murray said: “The team have had a good fallow week and are ready to get stuck in again for our final two Six Nations matches. “Again, we had a strong second half performance against England, but didn’t manage to start strong like we set out to do. “Italy’s recent […]

1 Mar 2024

Two men’s Scotland U18 teams travel to face Wales

First, a Scotland U18 A side will take on Wales Development U18, kicking off at 12pm. Then Scotland U18 will play Wales U18 on the same pitch, with kick off at 2.30pm. The wider Scotland U18 squad has been selected with the help of the FOSROC Academy festivals and U18 inter-city derbies held earlier this […]