Articles Archives - Scottish Rugby

22 Mar 2025

Match Report: Scotland 24-21 Wales

It was Wales who were first to the party, taking advantage of a marginal missed touch to build territory through multiple phases and when scrum-half Keira Bevan found a gap, it took good scramble defence, and a knock-on to follow, to foil. The hosts were then overpowered from the resulting scrum, giving away the game’s […]

21 Mar 2025

Scotland Women v Wales | Preview

What they said Head Coach Bryan Easson: “They are a familiar enemy, it’s always tasty and they are always close games and games that we really enjoy. “Two styles that are a little bit different, it can be quite physical, it can also be a really good tactical battle as well. “We know that Sean (Lynn) […]

21 Mar 2025

Unique Match Illustrations for Guinness Women’s Six Nations

Smith, @sophylouise_illustration on Instagram, is a Glasgow based illustrator and creator. Her work is characterised by vibrant colours and a generous dose of Scottish humour and is regularly displayed in Glasgow’s Barras Market. 500 copies of each design are being printed to create a limited edition keepsake for the tournament. Lucky fans attending home games […]

18 Mar 2025

Scotland’s Culture Queen, Rhona Lloyd

“I’m massively excited for this Six Nations, especially with it being a Rugby World Cup year, it definitely adds another level of excitement to the competition”, said Rhona. “We’re obviously not looking too far down the line yet, we have to focus on this competition here and now but we do have to recognise this […]

17 Mar 2025

Win and defeat as Scotland U18 Men squad visit Newcastle

Two scores from Daniel Casserly, after one from Harvey Preston, weren’t enough for Scotland as Wales ran out 33-17 winners in the second fixture of the day. Earlier, a Rory Baxter try and crucial Jake Dalziel conversion with the last play secured a 40-38 win for Scotland U18 Development against Newcastle Falcons. The score was […]

15 Mar 2025

Match Report: France 35-16 Scotland

The hosts got on the scoreboard first, their metronomic full-back Thomas Ramos clipping over a simple penalty after Scotland had come in illegally through the middle of an attacking maul (3-0, 4 mins). Neither side could be accused of keeping things tight, even in the early minutes, with both Finn Russell and Romain Ntamack attempting […]

14 Mar 2025

Under-20 Six Nations: France 45 – 40 Scotland

In a 12-try thriller, scores from Jack Brown, Fergus Watson, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, Cameron Van Wyk and Freddy Douglas were the pick of an extensive highlight reel for Kenny Murray’s side, who pushed the champions all the way on their own patch. The only two changes to the Scotland side came in the pack, with Seb […]

14 Mar 2025

Preview: France v Scotland

What they said Head Coach Gregor Townsend said: “France could be going for a grand slam, they didn’t get the win against England but in their other games they’ve been very dominant. The importance for us is not to allow them to get any momentum, because when they can get in behind teams, they’re very clinical. […]

14 Mar 2025

Showing who’s Moss; Charlie Moss on his route to Montpellier and U20 Six Nations camp so far

An academy player for his local club, Wasps, the lock was there when they fell into administration and soon found a new home at London Irish. Within a month, he found himself in the same position once more after their demise. But a Scotland U18 international against France in a Six Nations festival had caused […]

8 Mar 2025

Match Report: Scotland 35-29 Wales

Ben Thomas kicked off at a cacophonous Scottish Gas Murrayfield, and Wales were gifted a penalty within a minute when Jamie Ritchie was adjudged to have contested illegally at the game’s first line-out. Gareth Anscombe dispatched an excellent early nerve-setter from 40m out (0-3, 2 mins). 15 phases later, Scotland had responded in style. A […]