Obituaries are never easy to write, especially if the individual who has passed away was someone you regarded as a friend. Someone who brought joy, happiness, huge dollops of mischief – never malicious, always good-natured – and whose spirit refused to bow to the awful physical ravages of motor neurone disease. Even those who met […]
The 61-cap internationalist passed away at his Borders home with his family by his side as his extraordinary battle against Motor Neurone Disease came to a close. Doddie’s colourful and positive character won the hearts of fans on and off the pitch whether it be for his athletic and eye-catching performances in the Dark Blue […]
John Jeffrey, Chairman of Scottish Rugby and former teammate of Doddie Weir said: “Doddie was ahead of his time as a ball playing second row and for almost a decade he was one of the first names on the Scotland team sheet. He was a great team mate on the pitch and an even greater […]
Doddie was an inspirational force of nature. His unending energy and drive, and his strength of character powered him through his rugby and business careers and, we believe, enabled him to fight the effects of MND (Motor Neurone Disease) for so many years. Doddie put the same energy and even more love and fun into […]
The sale starts on Thursday 1 December with tickets for the home Guinness Six Nations games against Wales, Ireland and Italy. The following week (Thursday 8 December) tickets for Scotland U20 Six Nations games go on sale, with the TikTok Women’s Six Nations games on sale from Thursday 15 December. As always, Scotland Supporters Club […]
He was already a fans’ favourite at Edinburgh Rugby, with whom he had been with for some three years, but the advent of a new, explosive, quality prop forward to the national ranks drew real excitement from the Scottish rugby public. Nel’s has been an international career that seen him play significant parts in some […]
Jack Dempsey comes into the side to make his first start for Scotland, having come off the bench in all of the Autumn Nations Series matches so far. He will start at number 8 with Matt Fagerson and captain Jamie Ritchie named as the flankers. Jonny Gray and Vice-Captain Grant Gilchrist partner in the second-row, […]
The independent Disciplinary Committee chaired by Shao-ing Wang (Singapore), joined by former international Stefan Terblanche (South Africa) and former international referee Juan-Pablo Spirandelli (Argentina), heard the case, considering all the available evidence, including multiple broadcast angles and submissions from the player and his representative. The Disciplinary Committee considered and accepted submissions from the player’s representative […]
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Hooker Fraser Brown, fly-half Finn Russell and centre Sione Tuipulotu all come into the starting XV which features seven Scotland players who faced the All Blacks back in 2017. Russell links up with half-back partner Ali Price, as they did in 2017, with Tuipulotu at inside centre and Chris Harris at outside centre. The back […]