Hooker Johnny Matthews is a perfectly able deputy for Scotland – John Dalziel
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyJohn Dalziel is adamant new recruit Johnny Matthews will prove a perfectly able deputy after Scotland’s World Cup hooker curse continued with the departure of Stuart McInally from the squad. It...
SCO 45-17 TGA: Scotland bag bonus-point win in lively encounter
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland kept their quarter-final hopes alive with a 45-17 bonus point victory over Tonga in a physical Pool B battle at Stade de Nice.Hooker George Turner was driven over by his fellow forwards to give...
Rugby World Cup 2023 Match Preview: Scotland v Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA fortnight after they were outmuscled and outpaced by defending champions South Africa in Marseille, Scotland will want to kickstart their Rugby World Cup challenge against Tonga, in Nice – a couple...
RWC Match Preview: Scotland v Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyA fortnight after they were outmuscled and outpaced by defending champions South Africa in Marseille, Scotland will want to kickstart their Rugby World Cup challenge against Tonga, in Nice – a couple...
Steyn and Harris among four changes - Scotland name team to play Tonga
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made four changes to his starting side for their second Pool B match against Tonga at Stade de Nice on Sunday, 24 September. Prop Rory Sutherland and second-row...
Gregor Townsend sympathetic after concussion ruins Dave Cherry’s World Cup dream
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGregor Townsend expressed sympathy for Dave Cherry after the veteran hooker’s first World Cup was brought to a premature end following a fall down the stairs at Scotland’s team hotel. It...
Dempsey preferred to Matt Fagerson - Scotland name team to play South Africa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland head coach Gregor Townsend has announced his squad to face South Africa in Marseille on Sunday with Jack Dempsey edging out Matt Fagerson to start at number eight. 1 Pierre Schoeman2 George Turner3...
Gregor Townsend: It is time for Scotland to raise their game ahead of World Cup
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyGregor Townsend has called on Scotland to take their game “up to another level” in their final World Cup warm-up match against Georgia on Saturday as he dismissed any notion of wrapping his...
Stuart McInally to retire after omission from Scotland’s Rugby World Cup squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyStuart McInally’s rugby career is over after the long-serving Edinburgh hooker was one of four players cut from Scotland’s 33-man World Cup squad. The 33-year-old, who captained the...
Jamie Ritchie captains Scotland as Gregor Townsend names his RWC squad
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Gregor Townsend has today named his 33-player squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2023, to be held in France from next month. Captain Jamie Ritchie leads a selection comprising...
