Richie Gray back in nick of time to tackle Scotland’s long, hot summer
“Do you expect me to drop the biggest, most exciting, most dynamic, most explosive, most athletic second row Scotland has produced in years?” The words were from Andy Robinson, the then Scotland head...
View ArticleScotland and Ireland book passage to India in dramatic finale
Scotland and Ireland have both clinched their places in the ICC World Twenty20 tournament in India next year after finishing top of their respective qualifying pools at the weekend.
View ArticleLeague success top of agenda for Alan Solomons
Competing in Europe is highly desirable for any ambitious club, but Alan Solomons, Edinburgh’s head coach, has admitted that their run to the Challenge Cup final last season may have cost them a place...
View ArticleNo excuse now, says Duncan Hodge
It may be an experimental, inexperienced team that Scotland are fielding in Dublin today but according to Duncan Hodge, the backs coach, there are no excuses: the players have to perform because there...
View ArticleJonny Gray finds it surreal to scrum down with brother
Talk about brotherly inspiration. Four years ago Jonny Gray, still a schoolboy, was hauling himself out of bed while it was dark to watch his older brother Richie make his bow in the last World Cup in...
View ArticleHenry Pyrgos picked to lead after Scotland rotate
It is quite a feat to be both adventurous and cautious at the same time, yet somehow Vern Cotter managed to pull off the trick when he named his side to face the United States in Scotland’s second...
View Article‘Wrecking ball’ punt for Springboks
Heyneke Meyer, the South Africa coach, is cautious by nature. In the World Cup he would much rather go with proven players and tactics than take risks. So it was out of character when he suggested that...
View ArticleMoving the point of attack is the way to defeat Samoa
Gavin Hastings recalls his own special role after a late change of tactics succeeded in foiling the big hitters
View ArticleJoubert and controversy not strangers
Sprinting from the field at the end of matches where he has incurred the wrath of fans and coaches is not a new experience for Craig Joubert, the referee whose dash for cover at the end of Scotland’s...
View ArticleJon Humphreys seeks gain after so much pain
The only way anything good can come out of the agony of Scotland’s controversial World Cup exit is to ensure that the positive improvements achieved by the squad are built upon when they next face the...
View ArticleMichael Cheika leads criticism of Craig Joubert’s treatment
Leading figures have criticised World Rugby’s decision to publicise their conclusion that Craig Joubert was wrong to give Australia a last-minute penalty that cost Scotland a place in the World Cup...
View ArticleEdinburgh gain from decision to embrace eager John Hardie
Rugby officials have done a U-turn and decided to offer John Hardie, the New Zealand flanker who was drafted into the Scotland squad in July and then played a leading role in every World Cup match for...
View ArticleEdinburgh’s run hits buffers after falling to Italy’s returning heroes
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View ArticleMark Bennett on shortlist for Breakthrough Player of Year
The growing strength of Scotland’s attacking play has won official recognition with Mark Bennett, the 22-year-old centre, winning one of the three nominations from World Rugby as Breakthrough Player of...
View ArticleAlan Solomons tells squad to step up or lose out
With the World Cup drawing to a close and the internationals who took Scotland to the quarter-finals on the brink of returning to club action, Alan Solomons, the Edinburgh head coach, has warned the...
View ArticleGlasgow move quickly to tie down Finn Russell before time
Glasgow Warriors have moved early to make sure that they don’t have a fight to keep Finn Russell, their Scotland fly half. No sooner had he returned to training with the club after five months away...
View ArticleAlex Dunbar hands Glasgow Warriors an unexpected bonus
Glasgow’ Warriors’ hopes of relaunching their season after slumping to sixth in the Guinness PRO12 and losing their opening home game in the European Champions Cup have been given a major boost with...
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