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Horne replaces Russell for French clash in Paris

Peter Horne replaces Finn Russell
Peter Horne will replace Finn Russell in the Scotland side which faces France in Paris (pic: SNS Group)   Gregor Townsend has named Peter Horne as Finn Russell’s replacement forRead More

Guinness Six Nations

Russell ruled out of Scotland’s trip to Paris

Finn Russell, disappointed with Ireland defeat
Finn Russell has lost his race to be fit for Scotland’s meeting with France in Paris (pic: SNS Group)   Stand-off Finn Russell has added to Gregor Townsend’s selection problemsRead More

Star's sweat over scan results

Townsend hopeful of Hogg’s Six Nations chances

Stuart Hogg leaves the field after being injured against Ireland
A dejected Stuart Hogg leaves the field after being injured against Ireland (pic: SNS Group)   Scotland star Stuart Hogg is facing an anxious wait to discover if he willRead More

Guinness Six Nations

Scotland fail to learn crucial lessons in defeat to Ireland

Sam Johnson scores for Scotland against Ireland
Sam Johnson scores for Scotland against Ireland in the hosts’ defeat at Murrayfield (pic: SNS Group) Scotland 13 Ireland 22 BT Murrayfield   Scotland’s seven-match home winning run came crashingRead More

Guinness Six Nations

Hat-trick hero Kinghorn dropped for Irish clash

Blair Kinghorn
Blair Kinghorn’s hat-trick against Italy wasn’t enough to keep his place for the visit of Ireland (pic: SNS Group)   Blair Kinghorn, Scotland’s Six Nations hat-trick hero against Italy, hasRead More

Guinness Six Nations

Late tries take the edge off opening victory for Scotland

Blair Kinghorn has been dropped despite his hat-trick v Italy
Blair Kinghorn goes over for his third try in the victory over Italy at Murrayfield (pic: SNS Group)   Scotland 33 Italy 20 BT Murrayfield   Scotland have plenty to work on aheadRead More

Guinness Six Nations

Johnson one of three uncapped players for Italian opener

Sam Johnson
Glasgow centre Sam Johnson will make his debut against Italy at Murrayfield on Saturday (pic: SNS Group)   Gregor Townsend is to hand Glasgow Warriors centre Sam Johnson his ScotlandRead More

Edinburgh star's bad break

Watson hands Six Nations injury blow to Scots

Scotland’s Six Nations hopes have suffered a significant blow with the news that Fraser Watson has dropped out of the squad with a suspected broken hand. The flanker was injured in Edinburgh’s Champions Cup victory over Montpellier at Murrayfield and now faces a prolonged period on the sidelines. Watson would have been one of the first names down on Gregor Townsend’s starting XV for the Guinness Six Nations opener against Italy on 2 February and the 27-year-old’s injury is a real setback for the head coach, who has a number of other problems to contend with ahead of the next month’s curtain-raiser after the weekend’s action. Glasgow Warriors’ Sam Johnson (concussion), Jonny Gray (shoulder) and Ryan Wilson (shoulder) were all hurt in their side’s loss to Saracens. Townsend has called up uncapped back-row pair Luke Crosbie and Matt Smith, with centre Alex Dunbar and lock Rob Harley also being added to the squad as cover. Scotland kick-off their Six Nations championship against the Italians in Edinburgh before welcoming Ireland to the capital seven days later. A trip to Paris to take on France on 23 February is followed by Wales at Murrayfield on 9 March before their final match against England at Twickenham on 16 March. Meanwhile, Edinburgh will face a home tie against Munster in the quarter-finals of the Heneiken Champions Cup, while Glasgow will again travel to Saracens in their last-eight showdown. The matches will be played over the weekend of 29/30/31 March.
Hamish Watson is out of Scotland’s Six Nations squad with a suspected broken hand (pic: SNS Group)    Scotland’s Six Nations hopes have suffered a significant blow with the newsRead More

Guinness Six Nations

Seven uncapped players in Scotland’s Six Nations squad

Gregor Townsend has named seven uncapped players in his 2019 Six Nations squad
Head coach Gregor Townsend is looking for further improvement from his Scotland team (pic: SNS Group)   Opportunity knocks for a number of Scotland’s rising rugby stars with head coachRead More

Agreement worth £12m

Guinness signs six-year deal to sponsor Six Nations

Guinness is the new sponsor of the Six Nations championship
  Guinness will be the title sponsor of the Six Nations championship for the next six seasons   Guinness has signed a six-year deal to become the new title sponsorRead More