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...
Darcy Graham passed fit for Scotland in World Cup opener against South Africa
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyDarcy Graham has been passed fit to start Scotland’s Rugby World Cup opener against South Africa on Sunday after his pre-tournament injury scare. The 26-year-old Edinburgh wing – seventh on...
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...
Steven Kitshoff Overtakes Irish Star as URC Top 100 Leader
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbySpringbok prop Steven Kitshoff has risen to the No 1 spot in the latest update to the URC Top 100 with forward players dominating the upper end of the ‘pound-for-pound’ rankings. Based...
The body still feels good enough – Scotland prop WP Nel has no plans to retire
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyWP Nel insisted he will keep playing until his body tells him otherwise as he outlined his pride at going to a third World Cup with Scotland aged 37. The Edinburgh prop went to the 2015 and 2019...
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...
Zander Fagerson eyes Scotland’s World Cup opener after red card ‘roller coaster’
1 year ago by Ultimate RugbyZander Fagerson admits he is “relieved” not to have had his World Cup dream dashed by suspension after going through an emotional “roller coaster” in the aftermath of his red card...
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...
