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Guinness Six Nations

Hogg given the nod as he replaces McInally as captain

Respected: Stuart Hogg (pic: SNS Group) Gregor Townsend has named Stuart Hogg as his new captain as the Scotland head coach prepares for this year’s Guinness Six Nations Championship. TheRead More

Coaching changes

Tandy new Scots assistant as Taylor heads to Australia

Team: Townsend and Taylor (pic: SNS Group) ​Former Ospreys head coach Steve Tandy has been named as Gregor Townsend’s new assistant, replacing Australia-bound Matt Taylor. Tandy joins from Super RugbyRead More

Argentina also confirmed

Scotland to wrap up Autumn series against the All Blacks

Close: Scots lost narrowly two years ago (pic: SNS Group) Scotland will bring the curtain down on next year’s Autumn Tests with the visit of the All Blacks to Murrayfield.Read More

2019 Rugby World Cup

More questions than answers as Scotland head home early

Exit: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group) It takes nearly 13 hours to fly from Japan to the UK but for the Scotland team dumped out of the 2019 Rugby WorldRead More

2019 Rugby World Cup

Armchair fans need to play a good game to see stars in action

World stage: Stuart Hogg (pic: SNS Group) While Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend will be hoping to get his tactics spot-on in Japan, armchair fans will have their own strategiesRead More

Townsend names 31-man squad

McInally chosen to lead Scotland into Rugby World Cup battle

Japan-bound: Gregor Townsend and Stuart McInally with the World Cup squad (pic: SNS Group) Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named Edinburgh hooker Stuart McInally as captain of his 31-manRead More

Swinson in as cover

World Cup KO for Skinner as injury rules him out

Sam Skinner
Injury: Sam Skinner (pic: SNS Group) Scotland’s friendly win over France at the weekend has come at a cost with lock Sam Skinner ruled out of the World Cup.  TheRead More

World Cup training pool named

Townsend: selection shows depth of our squad

Gregor Townsend has named his World Cup training squad
Tough calls: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group)   Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend today named a 42-man training squad in preparation for Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan in September.Read More

Guinness Six Nations

Scotland kick-off 2020 campaign in Dublin

Scotland beat England 25-13 at Murrayfield in 2018
Scotland won 25-13 in 2018 (pic: SNS Group)   Scotland will kick-off their 2020 Guinness Six Nations campaign in Dublin with Ireland providing a stern opening challenge at the AvivaRead More

Guinness Six Nations

Scots denied famous win after Twickenham heroics

Scotland celebrate their fourth try at Twickenham
Scots staged stunning fightback (pic: SNS Group) England 38 Scotland 38 Twickenham   The old adage ‘a game of two halves’ was never more in evidence as Scotland retained theRead More