Scotland

Blade Thomson to retire from rugby

Blade Thomson has announced he is to retire from rugby.   The 32-year-old back-rower is to hang up his boots following a head injury.   Signed from the Wellington-based Hurricanes in 2018,...

Blair Kinghorn comfortable taking a back seat to ‘world-class’ Finn Russell

Edinburgh fly-half Blair Kinghorn admits he can have no complaints about losing the Scotland number 10 jersey to the resurgent Finn Russell over the past few months.   The 26-year-old looked...

Munster Squad Update | Preparations Continue for Ospreys at Thomond

The Munster squad are continuing preparations at the HPC ahead of Friday’s URC round 14 clash against Ospreys at Thomond Park (7.35pm).     Gavin Coombes, Keith Earls and Roman Salanoa...

Ireland extend their lead at the top of the World Rugby Rankings

Unusually there were no positional changes in the World Rugby Men’s Rankings despite there being a full programme of fixtures in the Six Nations and Rugby Europe Championship.     However,...

VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: Scotland v Wales

Galthié rues missed opportunities against Ireland

Fabien Galthié was left to rue missed opportunities against Ireland as his France side ran out of steam in their 32-19 defeat, their first in 15 matches.   The battle between the world’s...

Emotional Ritchie pays tribute to Doddie Weir after historic Scotland win

Jamie Ritchie was full of emotion after lifting the Doddie Weir Cup, as Scotland paid a special tribute to the former lock in their first home match since he passed away.   Ritchie captained Scotland...

Six Nations Preview: England Vs Italy

Two teams looking to get off the mark in 2023 meet in an intriguing Twickenham tussle on Sunday afternoon as England welcome Italy. The home side’s new era under Steve Borthwick got off to a dramatic...

Six Nations Preview: Scotland vs Wales

Scotland will be looking to finally back up an opening-weekend Six Nations win when they welcome Warren Gatland's Wales to Murrayfield on Saturday.   While Scotland retained the Calcutta Cup by...

U20 Six Nations Preview: Scotland Vs Wales

Scotland and Wales are looking to bounce back from defeats in Round 1 when they collide at Scotstoun Stadium in the 2023 Under-20 Six Nations.  Byron Hayward’s side put in a promising display...