Gregor Townsend rugby player
Gregor Townsend rugby player

Gregor Townsend

26th Apr 1973 1.83m/93kg Head Coach

Scotland’s World Cup squad announcement looms – who is in danger of missing out?

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend has said that the last four players to leave the squad will be a tighthead prop, a hooker, a back-row and a scrum-half.   Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend announces his 33-man...

Gregor Townsend adamant Scotland are a match for anyone

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend is adamant Scotland are equipped to go toe-to-toe with any side they encounter at the upcoming World Cup after giving formidable France another fright on Saturday.   The Scots lost...

Match Day Programme: France vs Scotland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

After an epic encounter in last weeks fixture that saw Scotland complete a second-half come back, the French have beefed up their team and return today on home soil looking to erase last weeks result at...

Scotland boss ‘confident’ Ben White will make World Cup despite injury setback

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend is confident Ben White will be fit for the Rugby World Cup even though the Scotland scrum-half has not travelled to France for this Saturday’s warm-up match in Saint-Etienne.   The...

Ritchie returns as Scotland make 6 changes to face France

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jamie Ritchie is back to lead Scotland as one of the six changes to Gregor Townsend’s starting line-up for this Saturday’s return leg against France in Saint Etienne.   Following...

Scotland Rugby World Cup Training Squad Update

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Following yesterday’s 25-21 victory over France, Gregor Townsend has reduced his Rugby World Cup training squad to 37.   Stafford McDowall, Adam Hastings, Cameron Henderson...

Gregor Townsend braced to be without prop Zander Fagerson for part of World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is braced for the possibility of losing Zander Fagerson for at least a portion of the World Cup after his red card in Saturday’s exhilarating...

Scotland produce stirring second-half comeback to beat France at Murrayfield

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland overcame the loss of key duo Ben White and Zander Fagerson to stage a stirring second-half fightback and defeat France 25-21 in an exhilarating World Cup warm-up match at Murrayfield. Les Bleus,...

Finn Russell to captain Scotland against France

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Finn Russell will lead Scotland as one of 13 changes to Gregor Townsend’s starting line-up for this Saturday’s The Famous Grouse Nations Series encounter with France at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Darcy...

Townsend: We will be putting out as strong a team as possible over the next two weeks

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Speaking after Scotland's 25-13 win over Italy in the first match of The Famous Grouse Nations Series, Gregor Townsend said he's looking forward to playing France home and away over the next couple...