Leader comment: Lions selection is a blatant snub
9 years ago by The ScotsmanThis year’s RBS Six Nations Championship has been one of the Scotland rugby team’s best since the competition was launched in 2000. A record of three wins and two defeats is admittedly modest,...
Lions squad for New Zealand tour: Player-by-player guide
9 years ago by The ScotsmanWarren Gatland’s 41-man Lions’ squad in detail
Five biggest Scottish snubs from the Lions squad
9 years ago by The ScotsmanThe five Scottish stars who can count themselves unlucky not to have made the British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand.
British & Irish Lions: Two Scots named in 2017 squad
9 years ago by The ScotsmanTwo Scots have been named in the Lions squad to tour New Zealand in the summer.
Scotland’s Lions roar set to fall on deaf ears
9 years ago by The ScotsmanExactly six weeks ago Scottish rugby writers met with Warren Gatland for a chat during a visit to Edinburgh by the Lions coach and the names of local contenders were coming thick and fast.
Iain Morrison: My pick for the Lions
9 years ago by The ScotsmanThis Wednesday Warren Gatland will announce his squad for the Lions tour to New Zealand, writes Iain Morrison. Everyone has their own opinions but only the head coach knows who he wants and much will depend...
Kelly Brown is feeling sad but he hasn’t any regrets
9 years ago by The ScotsmanLast week the former Melrose man Kelly Brown announced his plans to retire at the end of the season and take up a coaching position with the Saracens Academy. Is it just me or was it approximately a week...
Benetton Treviso 21 - 6 Edinburgh: Nine in a row defeats
9 years ago by The ScotsmanEdinburgh’s losing streak rose to nine in a row, but this was a game that they might have won if they had taken their chances. They had scoring opportunities when the game was still in the balance,...
Duncan Weir loses his way with Edinburgh
9 years ago by The ScotsmanEdinburgh acting head coach Duncan Hodge admitted it had been a “difficult” couple of weeks for stand-off Duncan Weir, who has been dropped for this evening’s clash with Treviso in Italy.
Seven-try Warriors blow away lacklustre Zebre
9 years ago by The ScotsmanThere was every excuse not to show up at Scotstoun last night, a cold wind, modest opposition, the absence of several stars, but still the little ground was stowed out, a capacity crowd according to the...
