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25 Feb 2025

Murrayfield evokes special memories for Dalziel

A club career saw the back-row forward (he had to make an early call to ditch plans of a playmaking stand-off) represent hometown Gala, Melrose, Border Reivers and the Scotland Club XV, with Murrayfield main bowl action aplenty for many of them. And it all began, as it does for so many, as school pupil: […]

22 Feb 2025

Match Report: England 16-15 Scotland

The visitors drew first blood in a match that would contain bucket loads of drama when Duhan van der Merwe broke the line, fed Blair Kinghorn who sent Tom Jordan scampering up the left touchline. Jordan’s superb flat ball inside found Ben White, who nabbed a third Calcutta Cup try with a support line so […]

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21 Feb 2025

Match Report: England U20 57-13 Scotland U20

Despite matching England early on and producing some impressive passages of play, Kenny Murray’s side were ultimately overpowered by their hosts, who ran in nine tries on their way to a bonus point win to remain top of the table. There was a late change for the Scots before kick off as centre and captain […]

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21 Feb 2025

Preview: England v Scotland

What they said Head Coach Gregor Townsend said: “It means a huge amount. We know we play for a separate trophy, it’s the fixture that our nation looks forward to more than any other, and it’s the middle fixture of our Six Nations. “(On England) They’ve played consistently well for a while now. Throughout November they […]

18 Feb 2025

Jordan thrilled to play for the jersey

That Fiji cameo off the bench preceded a first Scotland start, against world champions South Africa a week later, and Tom even notched international points with a conversion against Portugal – his third cap, a week later. Having had two outings in this season’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations, he is primed for a first taste […]

18 Feb 2025

Gilchrist: Six Nations the pinnacle

“I’d say the last year or so I’ve enjoyed my rugby and probably played as well as I ever have in a Scotland jersey. That hunger for more is absolutely there because I love being part of this team. Playing for Scotland and playing at Murrayfield is something that I’ve grown to love more and […]

19 Feb 2025

Meet the new faces in Scotland squad

Aila Ronald (Hooker) Aila’s rugby journey started when she was just seven-years-old at Deeside Rugby Club in the north-east of Scotland. Aila played with Deeside until 2015, moving on to play for Dundee U18 where she featured predominantly in the backline, before moving on to become a forward. Whilst playing rugby, Aila was also a […]

9 Feb 2025

Match Report: Scotland 18-32 Ireland

Sam Prendergast, on his first cap away from Dublin, got proceedings started and got his hands on the ball at every turn in the opening five minutes, an offside call offering the visitors the chance to probe touch for an early line-out opportunity. It amounted to nothing but when Scotland collapsed the resulting maul, Ireland […]

8 Feb 2025

Match Report: Scotland U20 15-33 Ireland U20

Despite coming up short on the night, there were plenty of positives for the Scots to take from the evening, including some flashes of brilliance and a number of impressive performances. Four quickfire first half tries set the visitors well on their way to victory as they secured their first win of the campaign, taking […]

8 Feb 2025

Preview: Scotland v Ireland

What they said Head Coach Gregor Townsend said: “We were delighted to start the game – and the tournament – with what we set out to do. While there were moments when Italy wrestled back momentum, we found a way to win in what was a physical encounter. “Clearly, Ireland have many outstanding players – some […]