Rugby Union

Size isn’t everything, bigger is not necessarily better, and brawn does not always trump brain, even in such a remorselessly physical sport as rugby. Those are the conclusions Matt Scott arrived at over the summer, leading him to shed ten kilos, and he is convinced that his form has already improved as a result.

Danny Wilson’s appointment as Glasgow Warriors’ head coach has not been met with universal approval by supporters of the Scotstoun side but the new man has tasted success in club rugby, and on the European stage to boot.

Edinburgh forward Nick Haining has been handed a two-week ban for his dangerous challenge on Agen’s Thomas Vincent.

Glasgow boss Dave Rennie has confirmed he will be leaving Scotstoun at the end of the season to become the next head coach of Australia.

Scotland assistant coach Danny Wilson has been named the new head coach of Glasgow Warriors following confirmation of Dave Rennie's appointment as Australia head coach.

Having been there throughout Stuart Hogg’s Glasgow Warriors journey from precocious teen prospect to one of the biggest names in world rugby, Kenny Murray has a deep understanding of just how much of a threat the full-back will be when he lines up for Exeter Chiefs against his old club in Saturday’s European Heineken Champions Cup clash at Sandy Park – but the defence coach points out that this familiarity can also give a valuable insight into where the weaknesses in his game lie.

Edinburgh attack coach Duncan Hodge is confident that his team now have the strength in depth needed to fight on two fronts after they made 12 changes and won convincingly in Agen last week. In recent years both Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh have struggled to be successful in Europe and in the Pro14, but, after the 31-10 Challenge Cup win in France and an encouraging start in the league, Hodge sees good reason to be optimistic about the current campaign.

Edinburgh’s Nick Haining is expected to be suspended for several weeks if found guilty at a citation hearing in London on Wednesday of an alleged offence in last week’s Challenge Cup match against Agen.

Hawick delivered another knock-out punch in the new Tennent’s Premiership to prove that the Greens are back on track after an early uncertain start to the season.

A dominant second-half performance which brought 20 unanswered points secured a second consecutive win on the road to establish Watsonians as the early-season pace-setters in this inaugural Super6 season.

DTH Van der Merwe may not have been aware at the time that he had equalled the record for Glasgow’s most prolific European tryscorer but he was evidently purring after the Warriors’ tight victory on Saturday.

The Scottish Rugby Union is set for a cash boost of £35 million after a “deal in principle” to sell a 27 per cent stake of the Guinness Pro14 championship to private equity firm CVC Capital Partners.

The more things change, the more they stay the same, as the French might say, but the FOSROC Super 6 is now upon us and must be considered the new normal.

This was an odd game that swung one way then the other before coming down to a photo finish at the wire when the Southern Knights’ full-back Ciaran Whyte levelled the scores with the last kick of the game.

Bulls overpowered the Bears to post their first win in the new Fosroc Super 6 competition, and added a bonus point for good measure.