Roddy Grant delighted after Edinburgh win Melrose Sevens
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanSeeing a Scottish pro-team waltz off with the Melrose Sevens trophy for a third successive year may stick in the craw of some hard-core Borders rugby enthusiasts but there was no doubting how much it meant...
US rugby celebrates start of a new Pro league
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanNext Sunday afternoon at 4pm Pacific Standard Time a little piece of rugby history will be made. The first match of a brand new USA pro-league will kick off when Sacramento face San Francisco on Bonney...
Heriot’s eye league and cup double
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThere are a busy eight days looming just over the horizon for Heriot’s rugby club, who will challenge for the cup at BT Murrayfield in next weekend’s final against Melrose before finishing...
Edinburgh’s City slickers make it five sevens for the pros
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe Scottish pro-team grip on the Melrose Sevens continued yesterday as Edinburgh won the 126th staging of the world’s oldest tournament in the abbreviated game.
Allan Massie: Sevens can be the perfect antidote
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanIn the wake of last week’s article about desirable changes in the Laws of Rugby, I heard from one of Scotland’s stars of the 80s. He was, he said, off to Hong Kong to watch the tens and sevens...
Roddy Grant targets Melrose Sevens glory for Edinburgh
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanRoddy Grant enjoyed a stellar sevens career, representing Scotland on the global circuit, playing Hong Kong three times, a World Cup and a Commonwealth Games, but his record at the birthplace of the abbreviated...
Zebre 14 - 43 Glasgow: Seven tries keep Warriors in Pro12 hunt
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanFor the second week in a row, Glasgow Warriors came good in the second half after a shoddy first 40 minutes to rescue the result and the bonus point they desperately needed to keep up the pressure in the...
Glasgow Warriors wary of wounded Zebre as Italians come home
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanZebre may be in the grip of a soul-destroying three-game run in which they have failed to score a single point but Glasgow coach Gregor Townsend believes a return to home turf will make the Italian strugglers...
Leone Nakarawa among five changes in Glasgow Warriors line-up
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanGlasgow Warriors coach Gregor Townsend has rung the changes for tomorrow evening’s re-arranged Guinness Pro12 match with Zebre in Italy.
London Scottish confirm signing of centre Robbie Fergusson
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanLondon Scottish have confirmed the signing of young centre Robbie Fergusson on a permanent basis.
