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25 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland under-16 selected for Wellington

Following a successful camp at Tulliallan, the Scotland under-16 management team have selected 26 players to face Wales, England South and France at the 2013 Wellington Festival.For the second successive season Scotland have entered an younger, U16, team in the festival, with Scottish Rugby’s head of player development, Stephen Gemmell, highlighting the benefits.”Put simply it’s […]

21 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Hong Kong classic for Scotland 7s

After reaching the Cup quarter-finals in the last two rounds of the HSBC Sevens World Series, in Wellington and Las Vegas, Scotland 7s go into tomorrow’s opening match of the Hong Kong 7s against Portugal (9.28am, UK time), relishing the opportunity to build on their recent form. This week preparations have gone very well, firstly […]

16 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland v France: Live scoring

Stade de France, Pariskick-off: 8pm GMT (9pm local)Scotland take on France in the final game of the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship.Blustery conditions, nervy anthems and the rain lashes down at Stade de France tonight.Hogg fumbles the early pass – conditions making the ball slippery and pitch breaking up. Picamole gives away the first penalty […]

15 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland Women look to cut la moutarde in Dijon

Scotland Women play their final fixture of this season’s 6 Nations tournament against France at Stade Bourillot in Dijon on Friday (15 March, kick-off 7pm local)While the forward line-up remains the same following last weekend’s defeat to Wales, there are changes to the backs with Scotland under-20 utility back Lyndsay O’Donnell (Worcester) making her debut, […]

13 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Gilchrist To Make Scotland Debut

Grant Gilchrist, the 22-year-old Edinburgh Rugby lock, will win his first cap for Scotland in Saturday’s final 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship match against France in Paris.Gilchrist, the 6ft 8ins product of the Alloa and Stirling County clubs, replaces the injured Richie Gray. The only other change to the starting line-up sees the experienced Alasdair […]

13 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland Team To Face France

There are 11 Warriors in the Scotland squad to face France in Paris on Saturday, with five starting and six on the bench.For the final 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship match, Duncan Weir retains his place at fly-half, while Sean Lamont, Sean Maitland and Stuart Hogg keep their places in the backs. Alasdair Strokosch is […]

12 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

EDPs Recalled For Scotland Club XV

Following their win over Ireland Club International last Friday, Scotland Club XV head coach, Phil Leck, has recalled Edinburgh Rugby EDP trio Alex Allan (man of the match winning try-scorer v Ireland), Robin Hislop and Hamish Watson for Friday’s (15 March) match against their French counterparts in Bourgoin-Jallieu (kick-off 6pm, UK time).Leck has made two […]

9 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland pay the penalty

It was an afternoon for records, to Scotland’s detriment – the most attempted penalty kicks in a game than in any match in international rugby history resulting in a hugely frustrating afternoon for both teams and less than the spectacle anticipated by the full house at Murrayfield, despite flashes of what could have been.Head coach […]

8 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Busy Weekend Of Rugby Action Ahead

The RaboDirect PRO12 may be in hibernation this weekend but there’s still plenty of rugby action across the country.The Scotland national team take on Wales tomorrow in a sold out fixture at Murrayfield, looking for their third win on the bounce for the first time in the Six Nations. There are six Warriors in the […]

5 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Weir Starts And Wilson On Bench For Scotland

Duncan Weir will make his first start for Scotland in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales at Murrayfield, while Ryan Wilson has been included on the bench for the first time.There are six Warriors in the starting line-up and six included amongst the replacements.Weir, whose three previous caps have been won from the […]