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New coach Townsend backed to continue Scottish revival

9 years ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

Gregor Townsend is the perfect man to build on the foundations laid by out-going Scotland head coach Vern Cotter, according to Dark Blues wing Tim Visser. Kiwi Cotter bowed out after three years in charge...

Fascinating 2017 Six Nations comes to a close - Final Weekend Highlights Wrap

9 years ago by Rugby Dump

Things didn't go entirely to script on the final weekend of the 2017 Six Nations Championship, as Ireland upset England to block their Grand Slam, France and Wales played 100 minutes of rugby, and Italy...

Six Nations Remix: Planes, canes & meteorites

9 years ago by BBC Rugby News

An alternative look at the final round of the Six Nations, as Ireland are too hot for England, France win in the 100th minute, and Scotland cane Italy.

Townsend can keep Scots on upward curve, insists Visser

9 years ago by Irish Independent

Gregor Townsend is the perfect man to build on the foundations laid by out-going Scotland head coach Vern Cotter, according to Dark Blues wing Tim Visser.

Six Nations: Scotland’s Stuart Hogg enjoys daddy of all weeks

9 years ago by The Scotsman

Scotland’s players will be feeling the physical effects of a long, attritional Six Nations campaign this morning but, for star man Stuart Hogg, the biggest injury threat comes from smiling too much.

Six Nations: Scotland’s Stuart Hogg enjoys daddy of all weeks

9 years ago by The Scotsman

Scotland’s players will be feeling the physical effects of a long, attritional Six Nations campaign this morning but, for star man Stuart Hogg, the biggest injury threat comes from smiling too much.

Clinical Scotland provide fitting send-off for Vern Cotter

9 years ago by The Scotsman

By the time Vern Cotter faced the media after Saturday’s game that hint of moisture in the eyes witnessed as he took his acclaim on the pitch was long gone and he was, predictably, in no mood to...

Clinical Scotland provide fitting send-off for Vern Cotter

9 years ago by The Scotsman

By the time Vern Cotter faced the media after Saturday’s game that hint of moisture in the eyes witnessed as he took his acclaim on the pitch was long gone and he was, predictably, in no mood to...

Gregor Townsend will boost Scotland’s expansive game, says Stuart Hogg

9 years ago by The Guardian

• Full-back sure style favoured by Vern Cotter will continue under new coach • ‘It’s exciting times for Scottish rugby,’ says HoggStuart Hogg paid a glowing tribute to the departing head coach,...

How the Championship was won

9 years ago by RBS 6 Nations

England made it back-to-back RBS 6 Nations titles in a dramatic 2017 Championship which concluded on Super Saturday with a fond farewell in Edinburgh, a frantic finish in Paris and then a Dublin denouement.