Scotland Women head coach Lee Adamson has made a number of changes to his team for the RBS 6 Nations visit of Italy Women to Meggetland Stadium on Saturday 24 February (kick-off 12.30pm). Scotland will play their first game of the campaign at the home of Boroughmuir RFC this weekend.Scotland Women head coach Lee Adamson […]
Scotland captain Chris Paterson today urged Scotland supporters to pay homage to his team-mate Scott Murray who will equal the Scottish cap record total when Italy visit Murrayfield in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday. Murray, first capped against Australia in 1997, wins his 82nd cap against the Azzurri. He gives absolutely everything for […]
Scotland Under 20 head coach Greig Oliver has handed three new players starting berths for this Fridays clash against Italy U21 at The Falkirk Stadium (kick-off 7:30pm). In the pack, Tynedale flanker Graeme McGilchrist gets his first U21 Six Nations start whilst Callum Anderson takes his place on the left wing and Edinburgh Rugby scrum-half […]
Scotland A captain Gordon Ross has presented Scotland sportswear to charity group AquAid Lifeline for youngsters in Malawi ahead of the game against Italy A at McDiarmid Park, Perth, on Friday 23 February (kick-off 7.30pm). Members of the charity group are travelling to the African country to work in an orphan village, helping with sports […]
Scotland have made two changes to their squad for Saturday’s clash with Italy in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at Murrayfield. Nathan Hines, introduced as a second-half substitute in this month’s victory against Wales, will start in the second-row instead of Jim Hamilton. It will be Hines’ 40th cap and he will partner Scott Murray […]
The Mayor of Saint Etienne in the Rhone-Alps region of France leads an impressive delegation visiting Murrayfield on Saturday 24 February, for the RBS 6 Nations Scotland v Italy match. The purpose of their visit is to tell the accredited journalists at the match about the town of Saint Etienne and the Rhone-Alps region – […]
Gordon Ross will captain Scotland A in the game against Italy A on Friday 23 February at McDiarmid Park in Perth (kick-off 7.30pm). The Castres stand-off will be partnered by Border Reivers scrum-half Rob Chrystie in the half-back positions. Gordon Ross will captain Scotland A in the game against Italy A on Friday 23 February […]
Scotland Under-19 head coach Peter Wright has announced his 26-man squad for the game against Italy Under-19s at The Greenyards, Melrose RFC, on Sunday 25 February (kick-off 2.30pm). Entrance to the game at Melrose on Sunday is free and former Lions and Scotland international Wright is hoping supporters will come along in their numbers for […]
The Scottish Rugby Executive Board is currently undertaking a wide ranging strategic review of all aspects of its professional teams. It recognises that professional rugby in Scotland is still struggling to fully take off at pro team level and the Board believes it has a duty to its stakeholders radically to examine all aspects of […]
Scotland A will take on the USA at Henley in this year’s Barclays Churchill Cup and, just five days later, play England Saxons at Twickenham. Scotland A beat their English counterparts in last year’s tournament in Toronto to make it to the final against New Zealand Maori. Scotland A will take on the USA at […]