Scotland 7s 26, Portugal 7s 10. The Scotland 7s team got off to a winning start against Portugal on the first day of international competition at the Hong Kong Sevens today. The Scots opened the scoring through James Thompson, Mike Adamson converting, before Pedro Bial crossed the line to bring Portugal back to within two […]
Scotland’s under-18 team got off to a winning start in the U18 Six Nations Festival by defeating France 10-8 at the Cork Institute of Technology. Musselburgh loosehead-prop Craig Owenson scored the Scots’ try. Their next match in the festival is against their Irish counterparts on Saturday.Scotland’s under-18 team got off to a winning start in […]
Scotland 7s coach Stephen Gemmell is targeting a tenth consecutive Cup quarter-final place this weekend as his squad prepares for the fifth leg of the IRB Sevens World Series in Hong Kong. The Scots have reached the quarter-final stages of every Cup competition this year and in order to continue that run of form, Gemmell […]
Scotland international hooker, Ross Ford, celebrated the opening the new sports wing at Priorsford primary school, Peebles.Scotland international hooker, Ross Ford, celebrated the opening of the new sports wing at Priorsford primary school, Peebles. Staff and pupils were joined by the Borders born front rower along with Executive Member for Education, Councillor Catriona Bhatia; and […]
Italy Women 31, Scotland Women 10 Scotland Women failed to post their first win of the 2008 Women’s Six Nations Championship just as Italy recorded their first ever win in the competition.Italy Women 31, Scotland Women 10 Scotland Women failed to post their first win of the 2008 Women’s Six Nations Championship just as Italy […]
Mike Blair and Allister Hogg both scored tries but it was not enough to prevent Italy from defeating Scotland 23-20 in the RBS 6 Nations with a late drop-goal at the Stadio Flaminio on Saturday 15 March.Mike Blair and Allister Hogg both scored tries but it was not enough to prevent Italy from defeating Scotland […]
Scotland have reshaped their back division for tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Italy in Rome in light of the ankle injury which forced the withdrawal of wing Nikki Walker yesterday. Dan Parks will now start at stand-off with Chris Paterson moving to the left-wing. Andrew Henderson, the 52-times capped Glasgow Warriors centre, is […]
Andrew Turnbull, the Edinburgh speedster, has been included in the Scotland 7s squad for the two forthcoming IRB Sevens World Series events in Hong Kong and Adelaide. On his last visit to Hong Kong with the squad in 2005, Turnbull – who is nicknamed Turnie – was among the top try-scorers at the IRB Rugby […]
Scotland will play two Tests in Argentina this summer – their first visit to the world’s third-ranked rugby country in 14 years. The Argentine Union (UAR) and Scottish Rugby have confirmed initial arrangements for the tour, which is part of the International Rugby Board schedule.Scotland will play two Tests in Argentina this summer – their […]
An injury hit Scotland Deaf International team lost a hard fought end to end Kolkata Cup Match against England at Broadstreet RFC, Coventry, on Sunday.An injury hit Scotland Deaf International team lost a hard fought end to end Kolkata Cup Match against England at Broadstreet RFC, Coventry, on Sunday. Scotland started the game with the […]