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Rugby
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Allan Massie: Follow the Welsh lead and put faith in talented youth
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Six Nations: Blurring of boundaries adds intrigue to clash
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Jim Hamilton: After all the frustration, it’s time to make it happen
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Calcutta Cup 2012: Stuart Lancaster seeking short-term success and future gains
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On The Scotsman iPad app: Allan Massie assesses Scotland’s chances in the Six Nations
Six Nations: I couldn’t resist one last crack at England, admits Dan Parks
THE sense that Scotland are moving into a new era was capped yesterdayin Cardiff when Dan Parks met with the Scottish media and explained why he had decided to quit international rugby just one game into 2012.
Six Nations: Gregor Townsend in talks with SRU over new contract
GREGOR Townsend is expected to remain part of the Scotland coaching set-up, at least for the foreseeable future, despite reports claiming yesterday that he is to be released from his duties.
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Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team video
SCOTLAND coach Andy Robinson is to shake up his coaching team as he steps up his bid to improve the national side, with a 27-13 loss in Wales yesterday taking the head coach’s record to ten defeats in 12 Six Nations matches.
31 commentsDavid Ferguson: Too soon to sharpen the knives for Townsend over Scots’ cutting edge
ATTACK is a key part of any sport and the debate now developing in Scottish rugby after another disappointing start to the RBS Six Nations Championship appears to be which characters to attack.
Kalman signs two-year deal at Glasgow
Glasgow prop Ed Kalman has followed up his Scotland debut by signing a two-year contract extension with the Warriors.
Six Nations: Alasdair Strokosch ruled out with fractured hand
FLANKER Alasdair Strokosch could miss the rest of Scotland’s RBS Six Nations campaign with a fractured hand, the Scottish Rugby Union have announced.
Allan Massie: Strike the right balance in the backs and we have the beating of France
IT’S OFTEN a good idea to start by considering the opposition. If you do that, and remember too that we were away this week, then Sunday’s performance was a marked improvement.
Six Nations: This weekend ruled out for rescheduled Paris fixture
TOURNAMENT organisers have announced that the postponed RBS Six Nations game between France and Ireland will not take place this weekend.
Shiel leaving Las Vegas with regrets
THE Scotland Sevens squad finished their Las Vegas campaign as Shield runners-up in the fifth round of the HSBC Sevens World Series.
Schools rugby: Hard work pays off for Carrick with place in final
CARRICK Academy reached a national final for the first time last week, beating Linlithgow Academy in the penultimate round of the Brewin Dolphin Scottish Schools under-18 Plate competition.
Gala 20 - 8 Boroughmuir: Bertram shines as Gala fume over Anderson absence
GALA moved back into a championship challenging position after defeating Boroughmuir in the Premiership A match at Netherdale on Saturday, despite a front-row crisis for the Maroons following the loss to injury of their hooker, Lewis Roden.
Stirling County 32 - 24 Currie: County claim Currie double
SKIPPER Alex Moffat could not disguise his delight after leading his side to a double this season over Currie.
Goode kicks Saracens to victory
ALEX Goode scored 17 points for Saracens at Adams Park to inflict a seventh successive defeat on Wasps in the Aviva Premiership, slotting five penalties to secure a 22-17 victory.
Melrose 20 - 3 Ayr: Experience and youth proves to be a potent mix for Melrose
MELROSE showed the determination and doggedness that earmarks the Scottish champions as the team to beat in the title race run-in.
Aberdeen Grammar 13 - 28 Dundee High: Dundee on a high after victory
DUNDEE High underlined their claim to be Premier A champions with a comprehensive try-bonus win at the expense of derby rivals Aberdeen Grammar.
Six Nations: Italy 15 - 19 England: Owen Farrell sparks England fightback
LIKE father, like son – Owen Farrell is being hailed as England’s man of steel after his nerveless kicking display at the Stadio Olimpico sealed a 19-15 RBS Six Nations victory over Italy.
Six Nations: IRB stands firm behind referee over late postponement in Paris
THE International Rugby Board (IRB) last night issued a statement backing referee Dave Pearson’s decision to postpone Saturday night’s France v Ireland match just before kick-off because of a frozen pitch.
1 commentSix Nations: Three return for England
MANU Tuilagi and Courtney Lawes have returned to England’s RBS Six Nations squad after missing the victories over Scotland and Italy.
Six Nations: Warren Gatland hails Welsh team’s ‘maturity’
WALES head coach Warren Gatland hailed the maturity of his side after seeing them take a second step on the road to a potential RBS Six Nations Triple Crown with a 27-13 victory over Scotland at the Millennium Stadium.
Women’s Six Nations: Wales Women 20 - 0 Scotland Women: Scotland’s women draw another blank
SCOTLAND Women’s Six Nations hopes were left in tatters as they crashed to a second Championship defeat as Wales ran riot in Cross Keys.
Stuart Bathgate: Optimism is tempered by defeat, but some genuine signs of hope emerge from behind shadow of humiliation
“The most glaring problem yesterday was the stupidity of de Luca and Lamont in being sin-binned”
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Six Nations: It’s not all gloom as new faces offer Scotland bright flashes of promise
THERE have been many lean times in Scottish rugby and a run of just five victories in the last 27 RBS Six Nations games makes clear this is one, but as we look for perspective there are genuine signs of hope to clutch.
3 commentsSix Nations: Scotland’s costly yellow card offences ‘daft’, says Andy Nicol
DAFT, silly, unfortunate. BBC pundits used different adjectives to describe the yellow cards picked up by Nick de Luca and Rory Lamont yesterday, but their meaning amounted to the same thing: both backs had committed avoidable errors which had cost Scotland heavily.
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Former Wales captain pours more scorn on Scotland
WELSH criticism of Scotland’s try-scoring troubles continued yesterday when former Wales captain Gwyn Jones claimed that not even rugby legends Barry John or Dan Carter could improve the situation.
16 commentsSix Nations: Warren Gatland still seeking suitable punishment for card offenders
WALES coach Warren Gatland has revealed he suggested imposing fines of up to £30,000 for players who receive needless yellow cards.
Six Nations backs referee Barnes over decisive penalty
THE International Rugby Board and RBS Six Nations have exonerated referee Wayne Barnes of blame for Ireland’s 23-21 defeat by Wales.
Ayr look to re-ignite title hopes
AYR travel to Melrose this afternoon knowing that victory at the Greenyards could just about catapult them back into an intriguing top-flight title race.
Fisken replaces Eddie in Sevens
SCOTLAND Sevens coach Graham Shiel has had to call on the services of back-row Graham Fisken to join the team at the Las Vegas Sevens this weekend after James Eddie was forced to return home with an injury.
1 commentLindsay Wheeler has the look of the leader Scotland require
LINDSAY Wheeler will look to continue where she left off against England last Sunday and lead Scotland Women’s rugby players to victory in Wales tomorrow.
Jim Hamilton: Dan Parks had career highlights some can only dream about
IT WOULD be understandable if Scottish supporters are travelling to Wales this weekend not quite bubbling with the same excitement with which we all headed into the Calcutta Cup match.
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Six Nations: Sub-zero in Paris but Vincent Clerc raring to go
THE Stade de France passed a pitch inspection yesterday afternoon in preparation for today’s RBS Six Nations showdown between France and Ireland.
Six Nations: Stuart Lancaster givesthumbs-up to brave recruits
STUART Lancaster has given his young England rugby side two crucial commodities before they take the field against Italy in the RBS Six Nations at the Stadio Olimpico today.
Allan Massie: It’s not how you start, Scotland, it’s how you finish
WELL, at least Scotland will not be burdened with the tag of favourites tomorrow. Although Warren Gatland is cagey enough to dampen down expectations of a comfortable victory for Wales, you would be hard put to find any pundit prophesying a Scottish win.
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Six Nations: Millennium meltdown in the past for Sean Lamont
SEAN Lamont can remember the last time he faced Wales in the Millennium Stadium, but he wishes he couldn’t.
1 commentWales U20 25 - 15 Scotland U20: Young Scots take first-half punishment
JAMIE Farndale gave coach Peter Wright something to cheer about as he grabbed two tries in the final ten minutes to allow the Scotland Under-20s to salvage some pride in Wales last night.
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Six Nations: Townsend cautions against ‘too much enthusiasm’
COMPOSURE under pressure is the key to Scotland winning against the odds in Cardiff tomorrow, according to Gregor Townsend.
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Six Nations: Scottish turnaround is vital to save their tournament
TIME may wait for no man but international rugby is certainly not waiting for Scotland to uncover its finishing touch.
2 commentsMurrayfield to open to supporters tomorrow
THE SRU is opening up Murrayfield tomorrow to allow supporters to watch the Wales v Scotland match in the Thistle Suite.
Giant screens in the west stand hospitality suite will be showing the game (kick-off 3pm), along with the provision of a cash bar and snack bar.
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Edinburgh 14 - 15 Ospreys: Edinburgh sunk by brilliant solo try
EDINBURGH came agonisingly close to beating their Welsh opponents at Murrayfield last night, eventually losing by the odd point in 29. They had the platform and the chances to win but didn’t take them – where have we heard that recently?
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Six Nations: David Denton carrying hopes of nation already as Scots look to Cardiff
THOSE who think the players, rather than the coaches, will overcome Scotland’s interminable struggle to score tries, can see hope in the shape of No 8 David Denton.
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Ashton embraces England discipline
CHRIS Ashton believes life on the straight and narrow is already paying dividends for England as they prepare to tackle Italy at the Stadio Olimpico.
Six Nations: Keith Earls back in centre for Irish
KEITH Earls has been restored at outside centre for Ireland’s RBS Six Nations clash with France in Paris tomorrow night.
Shiel is feeling lucky in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas Sevens tournament marks the mid-point in the HSBC Sevens World Series and for Scotland Sevens head coach Graham Shiel it’s another opportunity to reach the team’s goal of a first Cup quarter-final.
1 commentRugby: Edinburgh fringe men must step up for Ospreys’ visit
IF EDINBURGH were making heavy weather of climbing the RaboDirect PRO12 prior to the RBS Six Nations they would seem to face a battle now with nine of their first-line players missing.
Glasgow 19-9 Scarlets: Returning Ruaridh Jackson in fine form as he kicks Glasgow to win
ALTHOUGH they exhibited the current Scottish trait of not being able to put their opponents away when clearly the better side, Glasgow did quite enough to win this RaboDirect PRO12 match at Firhill.
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Six Nations: Michael Bradley backs Greig Laidlaw to succeed
EDINBURGH coach Michael Bradley has backed Greig Laidlaw to lead Scotland well at the Millennium Stadium on Sunday having witnessed his quality close-up.
Six Nations: Lock role for former captain Ryan Jones as Wales reshuffle pack
FORMER Wales captain Ryan Jones will take the place of banned lock Bradley Davies in Sunday’s RBS Six Nations clash against Millennium Stadium visitors Scotland.
1 commentUnder-20 Six Nations: Peter Wright calls on backs to be more physical
SCOTLAND will try to put a heavy 59-3 defeat to England last Friday at Firhill behind them when they face Wales tonight in the second round of the Six Nations under-20 championship at Eirias Park in Colwyn Bay.
Six Nations: Wales keep Andy Robinson in a sweat over roof request video
SCOTLAND coach Andy Robinson has changed tack and requested that the Millennium Stadium roof be closed for Sunday’s RBS Six Nations Championship match, but Wales will keep him guessing.
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Six Nations: Glasgow team-mates have travelled very different roads but reach same destination
TWO of the three uncapped players on the Scotland bench for Sunday’s match in Wales are Glasgow boys, but, apart from the fact that Duncan Weir and Ed Kalman will both be hoping to get the nod from coach Andy Robinson at some point, they could hardly be more different.
1 comment- Scottish independence: David Cameron set to snub Alex Salmond’s separation talks bid
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- Six Nations: Steadman given notice as ruthless Robinson seeks to strengthen team
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