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10 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Mistakes Cost Scots Home Win

Scotland U20 8, Ireland U20 31 The Scotland Under 20 team suffered another defeat at The Falkirk Stadium tonight, this time at the hands of Ireland U20, in their final home game of the 2007 U21 Six Nations Championship. However, the final result did not reflect the vastly improved performance from the previous two outings […]

10 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Scots Gain Sweet Revenge

Scotland 18 Ireland 11 Scotland, playing with greater imagination, fully deserved their victory in the Club International at Meggetland tonight in front of a crowd of 1112. In gaining revenge for their defeat in the inaugural match at Donnybrook last year, the Scots withstood a rather one-dimensional battering ram approach from the Irish and simply […]

10 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Scots Lose To Three Try Ireland

Scotland Women 6, Ireland Women 18 Scotland Women team lost by three tries to nil against Ireland Women at Meggetland today. After the game, head coach Lee Adamson said: We were disappointed not to get the win.Scotland Women 6, Ireland Women 18 Scotland Women team lost by three tries to nil against Ireland Women at […]

9 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Good Evans, Donnie

The Scotland 7s team will have a touch of the Max factor as Thom Evans will team up with his younger brother, Max, on Saturday afternoon as the Scotland 7s team take to the international pitch at Murrayfield during the half-time break of the RBS 6 Nations Championship match between Scotland and Ireland.In a sevens […]

8 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Murray To Set New Cap Record

Scotland lock Scott Murray will break Gregor Townsend’s Scottish cap record total when he appears in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Ireland at Murrayfield. Murray, first capped against Australia in November 1997, will be winning his 83rd cap.Scotland lock Scott Murray will break Gregor Townsend’s Scottish cap record total when he appears in […]

7 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Borders Boys Make Scotland Side

Four Border Reivers players have made the Scotland team for the fourth game in succession. Club captain Chris Cusiter, prop Gavin Kerr and back-row Kelly Brown have all made head coach Frank Hadden’s starting XV in every game of the RBS 6 Nations campaign so far whilst hooker Ross Ford, who has been listed on […]

6 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Junior Academy Players Named In Squad

Eleven members of the National Junior Academy have been listed in the Scotland under-18 squad to play against Boys Clubs of Wales this weekend. The 28-strong squad includes two players from Howe of Fife/Bell Baxter High School who completed a unique treble in winning the Royal Navy Scottish Schools 7s, the Bell Lawrie Scottish Schools […]

6 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Mcvie To Lead Scots In Club International

Tam McVie, the experienced back-row forward, has been named once again to lead the Scotland Club International team for their match against their Irish counterparts at Meggetland on Friday. McVie skippered the Scots in the inaugural match last season and is one of six survivors from that close-call defeat at Donnybrook, alongside Rory Couper, Murray […]

6 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Scots Women Aim To Finish In Fine Style

Scotland Women’s trio of RBS 6 Nations home games comes to a conclusion this Saturday (10 March) against Ireland Women at Meggetland in Edinburgh (kick-off 11am). Anticipating a vibrant capital city full of rugby supporters this weekend, Scotland Women’s assistant coach, Jo Hull said: Edinburgh will be buzzing with international fever, so if you haven’t […]

5 Mar 2007 - Uncategorized

Nine Added To Scotland Squad

Scotland have added nine players to the 22 who were on duty against Italy for training today ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Ireland at Murrayfield. They are forwards Johnnie Beattie, Alastair Kellock, John Barclay (all Glasgow Warriors), Alasdair Strokosch (Edinburgh Rugby) and Bruce Douglas (Border Reivers); and backs Thom Evans, Dan […]