All-Ireland bid for Rugby World Cup to be unveiled
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanAn all-Ireland bid to stage the 2023 Rugby World Cup is set to be officially unveiled. Officials from the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) will today join representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive...
Strauss, Nakarawa sign new Glasgow Warriors deals
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanGLASGOW Warriors have been handed a major boost ahead of the Champions Cup clash with Toulouse with Josh Strauss and Leone Nakarawa both agreeing new deals with the club.
Gregor Townsend: A month to shape Glasgow’s season
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanWE have a huge month of rugby ahead of us, which starts with our two European Rugby Champions Cup ties with Toulouse, progresses with a visit to Scotstoun of the Guinness Pro12 leaders Munster, then ends...
Neil Cochrane keen to make up for lost time
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanIT TAKES only ten minutes to drive from the playing fields of Boroughmuir High School to BT Murrayfield, but Neil Cochrane has taken a more circuitous route from the start of his career as a tearaway back-row...
Brown: Glasgow must turn screw at scrum in Toulouse
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanFRASER Brown has warned Glasgow that they will need to produce a complete scrummaging performance if they are to withstand the vaunted power of a Toulouse pack, considered by some as the most powerful...
Fire versus Dragons shows Welsh can play front-row
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanJON WELSH marked his return from shoulder surgery and a six-month recovery period with a man-of-the-match performance against the Dragons. Now, he is determined to do everything he can to claim the tighthead...
Video: all of Scotland’s Autumn Test tries
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanTHE Scotland national team scored the most tries in an autumn series in the past seven years last month, with the side touching down on 11 ocassions in their three Test matches.
Dan Parks glad to be back ‘home’ in Glasgow
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanFORMER Scotland stand-off Dan Parks flew to Dubai today to take part in a veterans rugby tournament, but he is glad to be “home”, having moved back to Glasgow a few weeks ago.
Rugby union power list: ruthless All Blacks are still the team to beat
1 decade ago by The GuardianBrodie Retallick and New Zealand look formidable before the Rugby World Cup 2015, and the scoreboard makes Ireland the world’s second-best teamStill the team to beat after a ruthlessly efficient end-of-year...
Heriot’s regain sharpness to beat Hawick
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanHeriot’s clicked into gear instantly after a three-week lay-off, lost the plot for a while and then came good for a second half in which Hawick were swept aside to ensure the Edinburgh side stay...
