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Bob Skinstad says Scotland loss was inevitable
THE Scotland squad have received the backing of the one-time “golden boy” of South African rugby, Bob Skinstad, who says they shocked the Springboks in Nelspruit but was also convinced that Greig Laidlaw’s troops were always going to lose the Test match.
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Video: SRU vow to stand by Scott Johnson video
THE Scottish Rugby Union has declared 2013 to be a year of development at Test level and that international results will not affect the future of coach Scott Johnson.
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Allan Massie: Scots fail, but real hope for future
IF SCOTLAND had been at full strength on Saturday, there would have been indignation rather than disappointment at seeing a 17-6 lead turn into a 17-30 defeat.
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Brumbies 14-12 Lions: provincial side silence Lions
The ACT Brumbies, shorn of the heart of their first-choice team, secured a famous 14-12 victory over a ragged British and Irish Lions side in Canberra yesterday, handing the visitors their first defeat of the 2013 tour.
19 commentsBritish Lions defeat ‘hurts like hell’ says Parling
BRITISH and Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling admitted the first tour defeat Down Under “hurts like hell” after Warren Gatland’s side were edged out by the Brumbies at Canberra Stadium.
Massimo Cuttitta turns focus to beating his homeland
ONE sizeable figure in the Scotland camp was perhaps more distraught than any at the final whistle on Saturday as Scotland’s lead over South Africa evaporated.
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David Ferguson: How Tim Swinson nearly made Eton mess
WITH even casual conversations with players now strictly forbidden by a Scotland media management that appears to be modelling itself on Johannesburg security officials, the delights of touring these days tends to be catching up with parents of the players, who we bump into regularly as they follow their sons around the globe.
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Gavin Hastings: Lions squad still strong
IDEALLY, Warren Gatland would like to be approaching Saturday’s first Test with a clean bill of health and every one of his original British & Irish Lions tour party available for selection.
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British and Irish Lions: Doctor hails dedication
TEAM doctor James Robson has paid a glowing tribute to the professionalism of Warren Gatland’s British and Irish Lions.
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British and Irish Lions: Greats advice to Wallabies
AUSTRALIA have turned to Wallaby greats such as Nick Farr-Jones and Joe Roff for advice on what to expect from the British and Irish Lions during the looming Test series.
Harley’s Scotland call as injury ends Wilson’s tour
SCOTLAND have again raided the Glasgow Warriors for tour reinforcements with flanker Rob Harley being called up for his injured team-mate Ryan Wilson.
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Video: Johnson on Scotland’s defeat to South Africa video
SCOTT Johnson set himself a number of clear targets for the summer tour to South Africa and as well as testing out the strength in depth was a desire to instil new belief in Scottish rugby.
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British and Irish Lions: Halfpenny shines in Sydney
WALES wing George North is currently rated as “less than 50-50” to be fit for Saturday’s first Test match against Australia in Brisbane.
1 commentBritish and Irish Lions: Williams thrilled by call-up
SHANE Williams has revealed his sense of shock after being summoned from Japan to play for the British and Irish Lions.
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British and Irish Lions: Hogg on the Lions’ run
ON EVERY British and Irish Lions expedition, there is always one player who comes out of the pack as the find of the tour. In 1989 it was Jeremy Guscott and in 1997 it was fellow Englishman John Bentley.
8 commentsNear miss so hard for Greig Laidlaw to take
HE ALMOST did it. Scotland’s ‘Little General’ came very close to leading his charges to the first win in South Africa on the day he captained the national side for the first time.
Glasgow’s latest caps offer optimism for future
SCOTLAND’S interim head coach Scott Johnson has spoken often of his desire to uncover “diamonds” in the rough of a South African tour undertaken without countless internationalists.
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South Africa v Scotland: Narrow miss on famous win
WE HAVE been here before in South Africa. Different place, a decade ago, but the agony of stunning a South African side expected to trample over Scotland, yet not finishing the job, reared its ugly head again.
1 commentBritish and Irish Lions: Grant first tour start
SCOTLAND prop Ryan Grant will make his first British and Irish Lions start tomorrow against the ACT Brumbies as the tourists play their last match before the first Test against Australia.
Horne and Wilson latest casualties for Scotland
SCOTLAND’S courageous effort in defeat against South Africa on Saturday cost them another two players – utility back Peter Horne and flanker Ryan Wilson.
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Johnson proud of Scots effort but lambasts officials
SCOTLAND coach Scott Johnson refused to hide his contempt for the refereeing decisions that helped to yank the prospect of a first-ever Scotland win over South Africa in the Republic from their grasp with just over 20 minutes of a pulsating Test match remaining.
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George Gregan on the Lions tour of Australia
Iain Morrison: What do you make of Michael Lynagh’s recent suggestion that it could be a 3-0 whitewash to the Lions.
British and Irish Lions: Match did little for Scots
ONE week ahead of the opening Test match in Brisbane, yesterday’s match was a thoroughly satisfying afternoon’s work for the tourists, who racked up a record score against New South Wales, even if it did little to advance the cause of the four Scots in the party.
3 commentsBritish and Irish Lions: Gatland happy players kept cool
Coach Warren Gatland was delighted that his Lions had not reacted to provocation yesterday and promised the management would not enter any war of words off the pitch in the run-up to the Test series against the Wallabies.
British and Irish Lions: Wade added to squad
A SUSPECTED hamstring injury to centre Jamie Roberts during the victory over the New South Wales Waratahs further depleted the British and Irish Lions squad in the one area they can least afford it.
Samoa 39 - 10 Italy: Samoans grab final spot
Samoa scored back-to-back wins over Six Nations opposition by beating Italy 39-10 in South Africa, setting up a clash with the Springboks in the final of the four-nation tournament.
Lions 47 - 17 Waratahs: Halfpenny stars for Lions
LEIGH Halfpenny produced a command performance as the unbeaten British and Irish Lions delivered their best display Down Under just seven days before tackling Australia.
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Tom Smith on the British and Irish Lions’ chances
SCOTLAND’S struggles in the professional era were underlined yesterday when hooker Fraser Brown found himself on the bench against the Springboks after playing most of the season on the flank for Heriot’s.
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South Africa 30 - 17 Scotland: Scots lose to Springboks
SCOTLAND have had so many heroic defeats that supporters have become sick of the term, but this was one of those memorable Test match performances where the final result was the only disappointing, even cruel aspect of am unexpectedly impressive Scottish display.
54 commentsRuan Pienaar wary of Greig Laidlaw threat
THE CONTEST between the opposing No 9s this afternoon could prove to be as attention-grabbing as the Mbombela Stadium itself.
Samoa bid to secure final spot
PRIOR to Scotland’s clash with hosts South Africa, buoyant Samoa will face Italy, who lost 44-10 to the Springboks in the opening round of the three-week, four-team tournament.
England wary of wounded Pumas
ENGLAND are bracing themselves for a backlash from Argentina in the second Test at Velez Sarsfield today after winning the first by a record 32-3.
Bradley Harper nails his colours to Scotland
SCOTLAND’S search for new talent around the world goes on with the appearance this week at squad training in Nelspruit of a teenage South African who wants nothing more than to play for Scotland.
British Lions: Waratahs get lowdown from Gibson video
WITH the British and Irish Lions naming a side for today that hints at combinations for the first Australia Test, the need for Wallabies to spy on the tourists has lessened.
Stuart Hogg tipped to solve No 10 riddle for Scots video
STUART Hogg could provide the answer to Scotland’s long-standing problems at stand-off, the country’s greatest ever Lion suggested last night.
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Allan Massie: Gatland can’t have learned much from Lions games
THE Lions have been suffering a high injury count in Australia – a bit surprising since only one of their four matches to date has been a genuine contest.
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SRU secures fresh deal with BBC for Scotland games
SCOTLAND’S autumn Test fixtures with Japan, South Africa and Australia will be shown on the BBC after the SRU thrashed out a more lucrative new deal with the public broadcaster.
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Video: Scotland braced for Springboks battle video
SCOTLAND may never have headed into a Test match on foreign soil with less expectation of them claiming victory than is the case in South Africa’s Kruger town of Nelspruit, but there remains a defiant spirit in this inexperienced squad – in spite of the fact they may find themselves turning to their sixth or seventh-choice hooker in the shape of Fraser Brown.
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Video: Scotland defiant ahead of Springbok Test video
SCOTT Johnson has dismissed suggestions that his Scotland squad were soft against Samoa and suffered the consequences both in a first Test defeat to the South Sea Islanders and a squad floored by injury.
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Video: South Africa coach Meyer expects battle video
THE changing face of South African rugby could not feature a more engaging and quietly ambitious individual than Heyneke Meyer. And the fulfilment this week of a childhood dream will mark another milestone for the Springboks coach.
British and Irish Lions: Warbuton place in spotlight
SAM WARBURTON received a ringing endorsement as he prepares to lead the British and Irish Lions against New South Wales Waratahs tomorrow.
1 commentSolomons latest coach to be linked with Edinburgh
SCOTTISH Rugby has confirmed that the search for a new Edinburgh coach is being undertaken during the national side’s current tour of South Africa.
3 new caps in Scotland squad to face South Africa video
SCOTLAND have tasked Scott Johnson and Sean Lineen to scour the world and unearth new Scottish talent, but judging by the latest round of debutants selected for Test duty the programme is already working.
1 commentRugby: Under 20s beat Samoa but lose out
Scotland’s hopes of securing a place in the group of 5th-8th ranked countries for the final two rounds of the IRB World Junior Championship were dashed despite the Scots Under-20s winning their final Pool C match against Samoa Under-20s 36-33 at the Stade Pascal Laporte in Nantes last night.
Scotland turn to Greig Laidlaw in Springboks Test
IF EVER Scotland needed a shrewd rugby brain and a lion-sized heart it is now as they prepare to face South Africa in an historic first Test match in the Springbok head coach’s home town with an expected 40,000 passionate Bokke fans roaring their side on at the new Mbombela Stadium.
‘British Lions squads need to be bigger’ - Gatland
WARREN Gatland believes that future British and Irish Lions squads may need to be bigger in number because of rugby’s increased physical nature and injury attrition rate.
8 commentsStewart’s Melville make Finlay Calder club captain
Former Scotland and Lions legend Finlay Calder has been appointed club captain at Stewart’s Melville for season 2013/14.
Rugby: Gavin Henson | Wales v Japan | Marland Yarde
WALES have made four changes for the second Test against Japan in Tokyo on Sunday.
1 commentBritish Lions: Mako Vunipola’s rise to Test call
Mako Vunipola looks set to complete a remarkable eight-month rise from international rookie to British and Irish Lions Test prop next week.
1 commentKiwi Hardie linked with Scots swoop
Scottish Rugby is today being linked with another raid on New Zealand’s professional scene to bolster the 2015 World Cup squad.
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