Cotter protects Glasgow trio
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby04 March 2015The Glasgow trio of Tommy Seymour, Tim Swinson and Finn Russell will now sit out the Scotstoun side's Guinness Pro12 home match with Italian club Zebre. The players will...
Stuart Bathgate: Vern Cotter’s choices limited
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThat is the position in which Vern Cotter finds himself as he looks forward – if that is the right phrase – to his team’s next game, against England at Twickenham a week on Saturday. Few players...
Team of the Week: Emerald shades
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Ireland were not exactly pure Emerald, but they were good enough to take their winning streak to a record-equalling 10 Tests and move clear at the top of the Six Nations standings. While England produced...
Six Nations 2015: Scotland vs Italy Player Ratings
1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog15. Stuart Hogg: 6 His kick offs were far better placed than Russell’s efforts in the first two weeks, and he ran with intent, although faded in the second half. His distribution let him down twice,...
Best of the weekend: Ireland strike decisive blow in Six Nations title race
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogItaly stun Scotland with last minute scoreItaly produced a last minute penalty try to break Scottish hearts at Murrayfield. All of Scotland’s progress over the opening two weekends was dashed by a...
Young Scotland facing prospect of wooden spoon
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe remaining games against England and Ireland were always going to be tough, but at least a win against Italy would have sent Scotland into those fixtures with some tangible proof that they are becoming...
Last-gasp Italy break Scottish hearts
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumItaly secured their first Six Nations victory of 2015 with a last-gasp 22-19 win against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday, leaving the hosts facing their fourth wooden spoon in 11 years. Mark Bennett's...
Late collapse hands Italy win
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby28 February 2015Mark Bennett's intercept try and 11 points from skipper Greig Laidlaw's boot looked to have put the hosts in command early on. But scores from Joshua Furno and Giovanbattista...
Scotland 19 Italy 22, match report - Last-minute penalty try earns Azzurri Six Nations victory at Murrayfield
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsDismissed as a basement basement battle in the build-up, this scrappy match lived up to its downbeat billing. Nobody was in much danger of mistaking it for anything but a wooden spoon decider, and Scotland...
Preview & key stats: Scotland v Italy (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsScotland have made four changes, including bringing in Peter Horne to start at fly-half in place of the suspended Finn Russell. Wing Tommy Seymour takes over from Tim Visser and Tim Swinson replaces...
