Welsh rugby league player dies during match
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanKeighley Cougars half-back Danny Jones, 29, who was a father of five-month-old twins, collapsed after being replaced early in League 1 match at London Skolars. He was treated by the match doctor and paramedics...
Pools declared for Glasgow Sevens
1 decade ago by IRBThe pools have been drawn for the penultimate round of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Glasgow, with England heading Pool A after winning in Tokyo.
Edinburgh must refocus on top-six finish in Pro 12
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanTHE pain of defeat will still be stinging today in the Edinburgh camp, but they can’t afford to wallow for long.
Edinburgh are soft touch for dominant Gloucester
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanCoach Alan Solomons had adopted a low-key, softly softly approach in the build-up, which is fair enough, until his side adopted the same approach to the first half-hour of the game, after which they were...
Clermont Auvergne 18-24 Toulon: Mitchell shows class
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanScorers: Clermont: Tries: Fofana, Abendanon. Con: Lopez. Pens: Lopez 2. Toulon: Tries: Bastareaud, Mitchell. Cons: Halfpenny. Pens: Halfpenny 4. There isn’t much to choose between the teams...
Al Kellock was foundation in rebuilding of Glasgow
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe scribe will focus on an inauspicious date in the middle of the year when the Glasgow coach Sean Lineen picked up the telephone and changed the face of Scottish rugby by persuading Al Kellock back home...
Al Kellock was foundation in rebuilding of Glasgow
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe scribe will focus on an inauspicious date in the middle of the year when the Glasgow coach Sean Lineen picked up the telephone and changed the face of Scottish rugby by persuading Al Kellock back home...
Edinburgh lament poor first half in Euro final loss
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanTHERE was heartbreak in London for legions of Edinburgh Rugby fans who had flocked to the English capital to support their team in the first-ever European final appearance by a Scottish pro team.
Nick Abendanon focuses on Euro Champions Cup glory
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe former Bath full-back insists reaching the European showpiece in his first season at Clermont vindicates his decision to leave the Recreation Ground last summer. The 28-year-old will be in the same...
Allan Massie: Resolve over foreign-based stars
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanJPR Williams, the great Welsh full-back, has said that Jamie Roberts would be a fool to return to Cardiff Blues when he chooses to leave Racing Metro. The standard of Welsh regional rugby is too low. It...
