Henry Pyrgos calls for winning finale to Warriors season
9 years ago by The ScotsmanTechnically, Glasgow still have a chance of reaching the Guinness Pro12 play-offs but it is the kind of theoretical mathematical possibility that would form the basis of a Professor Stephen Hawking lecture...
Wing Rory Scholes aims to help Edinburgh finish on a high
9 years ago by The ScotsmanWing Rory Scholes rejects the notion that Edinburgh’s season is over and the next couple of weeks are merely a going through the motions formality before a merciful break and clean slate for...
Greig Laidlaw aims to put cherry on top of Gloucester career
9 years ago by The ScotsmanScotland captain Greig Laidlaw is viewing next month’s European Challenge Cup final at BT Murrayfield as the chance for a perfect end to his three-year spell at Gloucester.
Warriors’ giant star: People think I play basketball
9 years ago by The ScotsmanGlasgow Warriors’ recent success has certainly raised the profile of the oval ball game in Scotland’s football-obsessed largest city but it remains the case that many of the team’s stars...
Nyle Godsmark’s sucker punch gives Melrose sweet revenge
9 years ago by The ScotsmanIt was a case of two out of three ain’t bad for the Godsmark family on Saturday as a couple of brothers ended their finals with winner’s medals around their necks.
Divided loyalties for Nathan Hines as Clermont face Leinster
9 years ago by The ScotsmanHe was three years at Clermont, two at Leinster. He lifted the European Cup with the Dublin outfit and lost a final with what is still reckoned to be the best club never to have won the big one. Little...
Winging it - Ulster reject Tommy Seymour on being a Lion
9 years ago by The ScotsmanIscrolled through some old newspaper cuttings online from 2011, the year that Tommy Seymour exited Ulster’s academy and joined Glasgow Warriors at the behest of Sean Lineen, a good piece of business...
Blairgowrie 23 - 33 Portobello: Porty promenade to a win
9 years ago by The ScotsmanPortobello revived memories of their glory days by winning the BT Bowl final on the international pitch at Murrayfield with a stylish win over a feisty Blairgowrie side.
Munster 10 - 26 Saracens: Sarries on the way to Edinburgh
9 years ago by The ScotsmanSaracens stormed into the final after absorbing Munster’s first-half onslaught before powering to a 26-10 victory at the Aviva Stadium.
Melrose 23 - 18 Ayr 18: Honours even as Rose relish revenge
9 years ago by The ScotsmanMelrose got some measure of revenge for last Saturday’s defeat in the league final at the Greenyards by snatching victory in the BT Cup final at Murrayfield yesterday. They looked down and out, trailing...
