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4 Mar 2013 - Uncategorized

Murray and Strokosch return to Scotland squad

Murray was unavailable for reasons of his Christian faith, for Scotland’s last game – the victory over Ireland last month – while Strokosch has been sidelined since the facial injury he suffered in the Calcutta Cup contest at Twickenham.Of those who were in the match-day 23 against Ireland only David Denton is absent , the […]

26 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

Hard Work Pays Off For Paisley

Two Glasgow Warriors stars were on hand in Paisley as the final stages of three years of hard work by Paisley RFC were unveiled to club members.Scotland centre Graeme Morrison and flanker Chris Fusaro visited the club as they flicked the switch on their newly installed floodlights, and revealed the new playing strips for the […]

26 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

Murrayfield attracts capacity crowd for Scotland’s next match

Scotland’s final home game of the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship – against Wales a week on Saturday – is already sold-out.A capacity crowd of 67,144 will flock to the home of Scottish rugby to see if the team, led by captain Kelly Brown, can build on this month’s victories against Italy and Ireland. The […]

20 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

B&R Radio: Cross In For Scotland

Geoff Cross, the 30-year-old Edinburgh Rugby prop, returns to the Scotland starting line-up for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship meeting with Ireland at Murrayfield.Cross, who scored a try against New Zealand in his last start for Scotland, is the only change from the team that began the 34-10 victory over Italy earlier this month. Cross […]

20 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland Team To Play Ireland

Glasgow Warriors Rob Harley will make his second start for Scotland while Warriors team-mate, prop Jon Welsh, has been recalled to the Scotland matchday 23 for the first time since his involvement with the national side was cut short during the 2012 summer tour.Welsh, who underwent shoulder surgery on his return from the South Pacific, […]

18 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland update

Some 13 additional players have been called up to join the Scotland squad for preparations for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Ireland at Murrayfield.The only absentee from the 23 on duty in the victory against Italy nine days ago is Euan Murray who is unavailable for round three for reasons of his Christian […]

14 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland rugby hero honoured using new technology

His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, President of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, will unveil a new-style information panel at the Portsmouth Naval Memorial next week, which tells the story of Scotland and British Lions legend David Bedell-Sivright.Bedell-Sivright was among 12 greats inducted to Scottish Rugby’s inaugural Hall of Fame in 2010.The panel, to […]

7 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

MacArthur to bench for Scotland

Pat MacArthur, the uncapped 25-year-old Glasgow Warriors hooker, will be on the Scotland bench to face Italy in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match at Murrayfield.MacArthur will be in a Scotland match-day 23 for the first time after his Warriors team-mate, Dougie Hall, was ruled out through the knee injury he sustained against England.Scotland team […]

4 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

Italy Lie In Wait As Scotland Falter

Another Scotland team left Twickenham this afternoon with a crushing sense of disappointment as they opened their RBS 6 Nations Championship campaign on the wrong end of a four tries to two scoreline.Scotland could point to the regal renaissance of the Warriors Stuart Hogg, their youngest player, at full-back, a debut try for Warriors team-mate […]

3 Feb 2013 - Uncategorized

Scotland update

Scotland blindside flanker Alasdair Strokosch will see a specialist surgeon on Tuesday to decide if he can play any further part in this year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.Strokosch (Perpignan) had to retire injured early in yesterday’s Calcutta Cup match at Twickenham. Scotland team doctor James Robson said: “It would seem he has a fractured orbit […]