Ben White was just a short flight away from the British and Irish Lions when he was called up as a replacement for the current tour, but fellow Scotland scrum half Andy Nicol was about to climb the Sydney Harbour bridge when he became the answer to a scrum half emergency in the build up Read More …
Former captain Nick Easter believes Tom Willis can become England’s answer to French star Gregory Alldritt if the Saracens forward is allowed to hold onto the problem No8 jersey for the rest of the Six Nations campaign. Willis made a significant impact in his first start in the role in the dramatic win 26-25 win Read More …
Former captain Kelly Brown is backing flanker Rory Darge to make the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia and help Scotland end their 10 game losing run against Ireland at Murrayfield. Darge,24, scored a try in Scotland’s 31-19 win over Italy and is Scotland’s co-captain alongside Finn Russell whose performance against the Azzuri mirrored Read More …
Adam Hastings, the Gloucester outside half, has an uncanny ability to capture the attention of social media, including an incredible drop goal from his own half and being on the receiving end of a massive hit delivered by a 123kg Fijian second row. His latest internet contribution has been constantly replayed to try and work Read More …
Kelly Brown, the former captain, is backing Scotland to move a step nearer a first Six Nations Grand Slam by registering a second successive win over France in Paris on February 26 after their best start to the championship. Having beaten England and produced a record 35-7 win over Wales, Scotland, who won their last Read More …
Eddie Jones has been warned his makeshift midfield will have to break through the best defensive centre in World rugby when they take on Scotland in opening Guinness Six Nations clash at Murrayfield on Saturday. That is the accolade George Skivington, the Gloucester director of rugby, is giving his outside centre Chris Harris who will Read More …
Dr James Robson is a veteran of more than 200 international matches and his skill and experience underpinned every British and Irish Lions tour from 1993 to 2013, putting him at the heart of some of the greatest highs and debilitating lows in the history of the most famous touring team in the world. Robson Read More …
Former Scotland and Lions captain Gavin Hastings believes controversial World Rugby plans to scrap scrums, line outs and mauls to allow the game to return during the COVID-19 pandemic will turn the sport into touch rugby and that sevens should be the obvious route back. Hastings, whose son Adam is the current Scotland and Glasgow Read More …
England head coach Eddie Jones has finally accepted that Maro Itoje needs to be allowed to fully recover from the knee injury that has ruled him out of all but one of England’s Six Nations matches with the Saracens lock sent back to his club in the build up to Saturday’s clash with Scotland at Read More …
Eddie Jones issued a stark warning to Scotland today, insisting that Owen Farrell has fully recovered from his leg injury and is now “ fitter and faster” than he has ever been heading into the Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield. Farrell picked up his injury in the win over Wales and has been given his Read More …
