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Jan 31, 19 •
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Scotland international prop, Rory Sutherland, has today put pen to paper on a new one-year deal, keeping him in the capital until at least 2020. Sutherland, 24, joined Edinburgh in 2014 and has since gone on to make 71 appearances for the capital club, with...
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Nov 26, 17 •
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The Qantas Wallabies have been defeated by Scotland 53-24 in a disappointing end to their 2017 Spring Tour campaign at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh. In Stephen Moore’s final Test in a Wallabies jersey, the men in gold played the entire second half a man...
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Mar 16, 17 •
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Head Coach Vern Cotter has named one change to the starting Scotland side to face Italy in this Saturday’s final RBS 6 Nations match at BT Murrayfield (kick-off 12.30pm) – live on BBC. Scotland cap centurion Ross Ford will start his first match of the...
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Feb 10, 17 •
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Full-back Stuart Hogg will become the youngest player in history to reach a half century of Scotland caps, in a side that features one change to face France in Paris this Sunday in the RBS 6 Nations (12 February, kick-off 3 pm GMT) – live on BBC. At 24...
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Jan 20, 17 •
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Head Coach Shade Munro has announced a 32-player squad for the 2017 Women’s Six Nations Championship, which will see Scotland play three home games at Broadwood Stadium. Scotland Women will open their campaign against Ireland Women on Friday 3 February...
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Jan 18, 17 •
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Head Coach Vern Cotter today named a 37-man Scotland squad for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations Championship. Among the group is 37-times capped Gloucester centre Matt Scott who – after missing out on selection in the autumn – has earned a recall thanks to a...
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Jul 25, 16 •
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The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) have signed Mick Byrne as National Skills Coach through until the end of the next Rugby World Cup in 2019. Byrne returns to Australian Rugby having begun his national coaching career with the Qantas Wallabies from 1998-2000 as...
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Jun 16, 16 •
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Date: 18 June 2016 Venue: Toyota Stadium, Tokyo Kick-off: 12h20 SA Time TV: Not televised in SA Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Referee: Ben O’Keeffe (NZL) Assistant Referees: Marius Mitrea (Italy), Brendan Pickerill (NZL) TMO: Ian Smith (Aus)...
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Mar 17, 16 •
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Head Coach Vern Cotter has made three changes to the starting Scotland team to face Ireland in this Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations finale in Dublin (kick-off 5pm) – live on ITV. Glasgow Warriors stand-off Duncan Weir has been handed his first start of the...
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Mar 16, 16 •
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Scotland forwards David Denton and Jonny Gray have been ruled out of this Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Ireland in Dublin through injury (kick-off 5pm) – live on ITV. A scan at Spire Murrayfield Hospital yesterday (Monday) confirmed the...
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Mar 11, 16 •
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Match: Scotland vs France Venue: Murrayfield Date: 13 March 2016 Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time TV: SS6 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Scotland: 15. Stuart Hogg 14. Tommy Seymour 13. Duncan Taylor 12. Alex Dunbar 11. Tim Visser 10. Finn Russell 9. Greig Laidlaw...
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Mar 9, 16 •
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Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby centre Matt Scott has been ruled out of the 2016 RBS 6 Nations championship through injury, it was confirmed today (Wednesday). A MRI scan at Spire Murrayfield Hospital on Monday confirmed that Scott sustained elbow ligament...
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Mar 8, 16 •
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Head Coach Vern Cotter has added three Glasgow Warriors players to the Scotland squad for this Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations match against France at BT Murrayfield (kick-off 3pm) – live on BBC. Centre Alex Dunbar, scrum-half Henry Pyrgos and hooker Fraser...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Date: 27 February 2016 Venue: Stadio Olimpico Kick-off: 16h25 SA Time TV: SS6 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Italy: 15 David Odiete 14 Leonardo Sarto 13 Michele Campagnaro 12 Gonzalo Garcia 11 Mattia Bellini 10 Kelly Haimona 9 Edoardo Gori 8 Sergio Parisse...
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Feb 25, 16 •
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Fit-again Scotland wing Tim Visser is the only change to the starting Scotland side named today to face Italy this Saturday at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome (kick-off 2.25pm GMT, 3.25pm local) – live on ITV. Visser – who has scored 10 tries in 23 Tests –...
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Feb 22, 16 •
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Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter has made five changes to the Scotland squad for the 2016 RBS 6 Nations. Glasgow Warriors trio Grayson Hart (scrum-half), Rob Harley and Ryan Wilson (back-row), join Edinburgh Rugby’s uncapped hooker George Turner and...
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Feb 11, 16 •
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Head Coach Vern Cotter today named one change to the Scotland team to start against Wales in Cardiff this Saturday (13 February, kick-off 4.50pm) – live on BBC. Both teams go into the match seeking their first win of the 2016 campaign, after the...
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Feb 4, 16 •
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Date: 6 February 2016 Venue: Murrayfield Kick-off: 18h50 (SA Time) TV: SS1 Follow live on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Scotland: 15- Stuart Hogg, 14- Sean Maitland, 13- Mark Bennett, 12- Matt Scott, 11- Tommy Seymour, 10- Finn Russell, 9- Greig Laidlaw (C), 1- Al...
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Jan 25, 16 •
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Prop Alex Allan (Glasgow Warriors) and back-row Hamish Watson (Edinburgh Rugby) have been added to the Scotland squad for the pre-RBS 6 Nations camp in St Andrews. The pair checked into the team hotel with the rest of the group last night (Sunday) and will...
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Jan 24, 16 •
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6 Nations Squads: IRELAND SQUAD: Forwards: Rory Best (Captain), Sean Cronin, James Cronin, Ultan Dilate, Tadhg Furlong, Jamie Heaslip (VC), Rob Herring, Mike McCarthy, Jack McGrath, Martin Moore, Sean O’Brien, Tommy O’Donnell, Rhys...
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Jan 24, 16 •
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Head Coach Vern Cotter has appointed Defensive Contact Specialist, Richie Gray, on a consultancy basis for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations Championship. Gray joins the Scotland set-up following a three-season spell as South Africa’s Specialist Breakdown...
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Jan 19, 16 •
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Head Coach Vern Cotter today named uncapped props Zander Fagerson and Rory Sutherland in a 35-man Scotland squad for the 2016 RBS 6 Nations. Glasgow Warriors’ tighthead Fagerson turns 20 tomorrow (Wednesday 20 January) meaning he could become the fourth...
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Nov 25, 15 •
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Scotland 7s Head Coach Calum MacRae has named three new caps in his 12-man squad to compete in the opening leg of the 2015-16 World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series, in Dubai (Friday 4 – Saturday 5 December). The squad, which will travel to South Africa for the...
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Oct 19, 15 •
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Photo: Getty Images Following a full review of match officials’ performance, the World Rugby match official selection committee has clarified the decision made by referee Craig Joubert to award a penalty to Australia for offside in the 78th minute of the...
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Oct 16, 15 •
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Date: 18 October 2015 Venue: Twickenham Kick-off: 17h00 SA Time TV: SS1 Follow on Twitter: @RugbyFifteen Wallabies: 1. Scott Sio (14 Tests) 2. Stephen Moore (C) (99 Tests) 3. Sekope Kepu (60 Tests) 4. Kane Douglas (20 Tests) 5. Rob Simmons (57 Tests) 6....
