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Blair replacement

Zondagh named as new attack coach for Scotland

Pleased: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group). South African AB Zondagh has joined Gregor Townsend’s backroom team as Scotland attack coach. The 35-year-old joins from Toulouse RFC following the team’s EuropeanRead More

Scots' boost

Townsend ‘humbled’ by Lions coaching role

Role: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group) Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend and assistant coach (defence) Steve Tandy have been named in Warren Gatland’s coaching group for the 2021 British &Read More

Fan ban poses different test

Will numbers add up for Scotland in Six Nations?

Test: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group) It’s not the scenario Dominic McKay would have envisaged for his last Six Nations Championship as Scottish Rugby’s chief operating officer. Widely credited withRead More

Guinness Six Nations Championship

Townsend names uncapped quartet in 35-man squad

Depth: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group) Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has named four uncapped players in his squad of 35 for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations Championship. Edinburgh hookerRead More

Head coach rewarded

Townsend to tackle World Cup after new contract

Deal: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group) Gregor Townsend will lead Scotland into Rugby World Cup 2023 after signing a new contract for a further two years. Townsend took on theRead More

Double blow for Scotland

Townsend hit by injuries to Russell and Hastings

Finn Russell
Blow: Finn Russell (pic: SNS Group) Gregor Townsend’s plans for the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup have been disrupted by injuries to stand-offs Finn Russell and Adam Hastings. Russell limped outRead More

40-man squad named

Russell welcomed back into the fold by Townsend

Finn Russell, disappointed with Ireland defeat
Fall-out: Finn Russell (pic: SNS Group) Finn Russell’s international exile is over, the playmaker having been recalled to the Scotland squad for the first time since last year’s World Cup.Read More

Autumn Nations Cup

Familiar faces lie in wait for Townsend’s Scotland

Gregor Townsend
Gregor Townsend: challenge (pic: SNS Group) The schedule for the upcoming Autumn Nations Cup has thrown up the intriguing prospect of Scotland coach Gregor Townsend going head to head withRead More

Guinness Six Nations Championship

Three changes as Scots aim to end with a flourish

Gregor Townsend has named his World Cup training squad
Happy: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group) Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes to his team for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations finale against Wales in Cardiff. All threeRead More

Guinness Six Nations Championship

Injured Gray adds to Scots’ Six Nations problems

Injured: Jonny Gray (pic: SNS Group) Scotland will be without Jonny Gray for the remainder of the Six Nations after the lock was ruled out by injury. The 25-year-old wonRead More