Colin Gregor, the 27 year old Glasgow utility back, was tonight called up to the Scotland squad for their warm weather training camp in Spain. The Scotland coaches decided to enlist Gregor after his Glasgow clubmate, Mark McMillan, sustained knocks to his shoulder and hip during training this afternoon.Colin Gregor, the 27 year old Glasgow […]
In a ground-breaking development for Scottish rugby, 25 future stars of the game are to benefit from Winning Mentors, a new programme that will give players unrivalled access to the experience of 23 former Scottish and overseas rugby internationalists. Speaking at today’s launch in Edinburgh, Gregor Townsend, programme manager of Winning Mentors and a former […]
Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Mark McMillan has been called into the Scotland squad for their warm-weather training camp in Spain this week as preparations are stepped up for next month’s Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests. Uncapped McMillan, 25, the former national under-21 captain who represented Scotland A during the summer, flew out with the home-based […]
A former Scotland captain and a fellow British Lion are among the coaching and management teams of the country’s emerging talent announced today. Tom Smith and Craig Chalmers, two iconic players in the last two decades of Scottish rugby, will be teaming up anew as part of the management team for the Scotland under-20 side, […]
Geoff Cross has been named in Scotland’s 31-man squad for their training camp next week alongside 12 other Edinburgh players and the club’s resident ‘scrum doctor says he has approached his rugby in the same way he studied medicine by focusing on getting the basics right.The 25-year-old has almost spent two years in the Black […]
Coach Frank Hadden has named two uncapped players in the Scotland training squad for next month’s Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests. In addition to Max Evans, the Glasgow Warriors back, and his fellow 25-year-old, Geoff Cross, the Edinburgh prop, the other main talking point in the 31-strong squad, chosen to prepare for the visit […]
Scrum-half Mike Blair is to continue to captain Scotland into next month’s Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests. The 27-year-old Edinburgh skipper has already led his country on five occasions since being handed the captain’s role against Ireland during last season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.Scrum-half Mike Blair is to continue to captain Scotland into next […]
Mike Blair is to continue to captain Scotland into next month’s Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests._The 27-year-old Edinburgh skipper has already led his country on five occasions since being handed the captain’s role against Ireland during last season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship._The announcement was made today by Scotland coach Frank Hadden, who also reported […]
The Scotland 7s team discovered their opponents today for the second event in the IRB Sevens World Series which takes place in George, South Africa. The Scots were drawn against reigning Rugby World Cup Sevens champions Fiji, South Americans Argentina and the second place qualifier from the African play-offs which take place later this month.The […]
All over Scotland, supporters are getting behind our national team. Now you can welcome Mike Blair and fellow players into your living room as the phenomenally popular online ‘We are Scotland’ campaign hits your television screens tonight, Wednesday 8 October!All over Scotland, supporters are getting behind our national team. Now you can welcome Mike Blair […]