Six Nations: Double act out to rattle French
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanALEX Dunbar is nervous and twitchy. He chews his nails and his eyes shoot from side to side like a cornered fox with the hounds baying. He looks uncomfortable.
Richie Gray hoping for light relief in dark blue
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe big fella earned his first cap off the bench against France in 2010 but it wasn’t until the following year that Richie Gray announced his arrival on the international stage with such a barnstorming...
Six Nations: Hugh Blake has point to prove - Laney
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanDebate has raged over the inclusion of uncapped New Zealand native Hugh Blake in the Scotland Six Nations squad - but what’s going through his mind? Fellow former ‘Scottish All-Black’...
Six Nations: Can Scotland repeat 1999 France win?
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanIT’S nearly 20 years since Scotland last defeated France in Paris - 36-22 at the Stade de France in St Denis - but can Vern Cotter’s squad emulate the 1999 Championship-winning side of Gregor...
Ryan Wilson suspended for three months by SRU
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanSCOTLAND flanker Ryan Wilson has been suspended without pay by the SRU for three months following his conviction on two counts of assault.
New faces as France announce team to face Scotland
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe astonishing depth of French rugby was underlined today with the announcement of a team to face Scotland showing only three players who figured in the 22-strong World Cup Final squad as recently as...
Greig Laidlaw aims to emulate class of 1999
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanTHE captaincy may have fallen into his lap by accident, literally so following Grant Gilchrist’s broken arm, but it is somehow appropriate that Greig Laidlaw is leading Scotland into the Stade de...
Blair Cowan facing competition for Scotland jersey
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanYOU can grow old pretty quickly in this game. Barely eight months after his rookie appearance for Scotland, Blair Cowan has graduated speedily to the status of a senior international. One, moreover, whose...
Dickinson hoping Scotland build on Edinburgh's French momentum
1 decade ago by Edinburgh Rugby newsAlly Dickinson is confident club side Edinburgh's recent European successes over French opposition can be a springboard for Scotland's international hopes.
Dickinson hoping Scotland build on Edinburgh's French momentum
1 decade ago by Edinburgh Rugby newsAlly Dickinson is confident club side Edinburgh's recent European successes over French opposition can be a springboard for Scotland's international hopes.
