'If we keep banging on the door, it will open'
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentPicture the scene at Leinster training today had they fallen off the edge of the cliff on Friday night. At half-time a stronger-selected and slicker Glasgow had pushed them to the edge with a 20-point...
Sparkling Glasgow lift spirits after Six Nations
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanGLASGOW served up the perfect antidote to the Six Nations hangover that all Scottish rugby fans are suffering right now. The Warriors played some superlative attacking rugby in the opening half only to...
Sparkling Glasgow lift spirits after Six Nations
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanGLASGOW served up the perfect antidote to the Six Nations hangover that all Scottish rugby fans are suffering right now. The Warriors played some superlative attacking rugby in the opening half only to...
Iain Morrison: Home nations’ World Cup hopes
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanWITH the World Cup just 173 days hence it’s time to look at what the home nations have to do between now and the big one to make themselves contenders for glory. England and Scotland may arguably...
Late flurry takes Munster step closer to play-offs
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumMunster scored five tries in the final 25 minutes to record a bonus-point 42-20 Guinness PRO12 victory over Connacht at a wet and windy Thomond Park to take a step closer to securing a play-off spot. An...
Currie 15 - 10 Glasgow Hawks: Hosts reach play-offs
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe teams were locked at 10-10 and Currie knew a draw was not good enough so were relieved to be awarded a penalty in front of the posts as time ran out. James Semple took the kick but smacked it off...
Currie 15 - 10 Glasgow Hawks: Hosts reach play-offs
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe teams were locked at 10-10 and Currie knew a draw was not good enough so were relieved to be awarded a penalty in front of the posts as time ran out. James Semple took the kick but smacked it off...
Scarlets 15-26 Edinburgh: Red mist helps Edinburgh
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanA man-of-the-match performance from scrum-half Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, as well as tries from Phil Burleigh and David Denton, secured a 26-15 triumph in West Wales. They are the first Guinness Pro12 side to...
Davies faces ban after red card
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsScarlets scrum-half Gareth Davies faces a ban after being sent off in the 26-15 Pro12 defeat by Edinburgh. Davies was dismissed for a headbutt on Andries Strauss, just two minutes after...
Kellock proud of spirited Glasgow Warriors display
1 decade ago by Glasgow Warriors newsGlasgow Warriors skipper Al Kellock believes his side produced a performance of heart and character as they scrapped to a 34-34 GUINNESS PRO12 draw with Leinster.
