Brave Scotland effort spoiled by familiar failings
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanSO CLOSE and yet so far. If a Scotland rugby supporters had a quid for every time that lament has passed their lips they could buy up half the contents of the Louvre.
Wales’s worst fears realised after World Cup warm-up too far against Italy
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Wales 23-19 Italy• Gatland counts cost of fielding strong team against ItalyIt may feel like the benefit of hindsight but there was no escaping the sound of the groan that went around Wales late...
Scotland’s Greig Laidlaw takes heart from the narrow defeat by France
1 decade ago by The Guardian• France 19-16 Scotland• Scotland captain said there were building blocks for World CupFor Scotland there is little consolation in the fact that they deserved a victory in Paris more than England a...
Rugby World Cup 2015: Impressive Scotland keen to focus on the positives from their French performance
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsScotland may have lost late on, but won many fans for the attacking, aggressive style of rugby they played against France
Scotland come close but France hang on in tight Paris Test
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpFrance finished their preparations for this month's Rugby World Cup by beating a spirited Scotland in Paris on Saturday. Three penalties from Frederic Michalak and a Noa Nakaitaci try proved decisive...
Improving Scots are still vulnerable
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsDespite heroic defending in Paris, there is a vulnerability about Scotland ahead of the Rugby World Cup, argues Tom English.
Gatland accepts losing duo would be a major blow
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsWarren Gatland admitted losing Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb would be a major blow to Wales' World Cup hopes after seeing the pair stretchered off in agony yesterday.
Rugby World Cup 2015: Dogged Scotland denied by late Nakaitaci try in final warm-up fixture
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsScotland held their own in a hard, uncompromising and relentlessly physical contest, but lost out late on
France’s Noa Nakaitaci strikes late to deny defiant Scotland
1 decade ago by The Guardian• France 19-16 Scotland• Scotland rattle France but are left with little comfortA murky night in Paris but France’s World Cup prospects are getting brighter by the match. After giving England food...
Brave Scotland lose out in Paris thriller
1 decade ago by The TimesScotland took everything but victory from this game. They came through with pride and confidence boosted, with a blessedly short...
