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28 Feb 2023 - Scotland Men

2024 Guinness Six Nations fixtures announced

Scotland will start their campaign on Saturday 3 February, travelling to the Principality Stadium, Cardiff to take on Wales, aiming to retain the Doddie Weir Cup. They will then welcome France to Edinburgh on Saturday 10 February, completing the opening block of fixtures. After a first fallow week, Scotland will host England at Scottish Gas […]

9 Feb 2023 - Scotland Men

Fagerson returns for Wales encounter at BT Murrayfield

Zander Fagerson returns to the front row having missed out on last weekend’s opening win over England at Twickenham, with fellow tighthead prop WP Nel moving to the replacements’ bench. 54-cap Fagerson will form a front row also containing loosehead prop Pierre Schoeman and hooker George Turner. Vice-captain Grant Gilchrist again partners Richie Gray in […]

8 Feb 2023 - BT Murrayfield

BT Murrayfield ready for The Doddie Weir Cup

The rugby world comes together once again to remember Doddie Weir – who passed away last November aged 52 – and the contribution that he gave to both rugby and his inspirational fundraising for Motor Neurone Disease, the condition that took him from us. The Doddie Weir Cup, which was jointly commissioned by Scottish Rugby […]

6 Feb 2023 - Rugby World Cup

Join the Roar ahead of France 2023

The Roar is a new free monthly bulletin delivered straight to your inbox that takes you to the heart of Scotland’s preparations for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, a direct line to the players and coaches and a front row seat in the Scotland camp. Every month we’ll bring you exclusive, extended video content from […]

2 Feb 2023 - Scotland Men

Scotland name team to face England in 2023 Guinness Six Nations Opener

Leading his side in the championship for the first time, blindside flanker Jamie Ritchie is joined at openside by Luke Crosbie, whose excellent recent form is rewarded with a second start for Scotland, with Matt Fagerson completing the back row. In the second row, the experienced Richie Gray and Grant Gilchrist, who is named as […]

17 Jan 2023 - Scotland Men

Four uncapped players in Scotland squad for 2023 Guinness Six Nations

McConnochie, who won two caps for England in 2019, is now eligible to be selected due to World Rugby’s eligibility rules allowing a capped player to switch allegiance to another country they are eligible to play for following a three-year cooling off period. Healy, who will move to Edinburgh ahead of the 2023/24 season, qualifies […]

10 Jan 2023 - Scotland Men

Scotland to play four Rugby World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Tests

Starting with a home fixture against Italy on Saturday 29 July, Scotland will then welcome France a week later, before travelling to face the Rugby World Cup hosts on Saturday 12 August with the venue to be confirmed. After a week’s break, Scotland will complete their summer programme against Georgia at BT Murrayfield on Saturday […]

11/02/16 BARNTON – EDINBURGHFormer Scottish rugby union player, Ken Scotland

8 Jan 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Ken Scotland

Kenneth James Forbes Scotland was a player ahead of his time, a true trailblazer. He was also an absolute gentleman, as keen a student of the game today, to which he brought crystal-clear but kind thinking, as he was in his playing pomp. To spend time in his company while watching his beloved Heriot’s at […]

19 Dec 2022 - Scotland Men

WATCH: Doddie Weir’s Memorial Service

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13 Dec 2022 - Scotland Men

Doddie Weir Memorial Service to be shown live on Scottish Rugby website

Doddie, the former Scotland and British & Irish Lions lock, died last month, aged 52, after a long fight against MND – motor neurone disease – and having raised millions of pounds through his charitable foundation to support research to find a cure for the appalling condition. The memorial service is due to begin at […]