Sam Skinner rugby player
Sam Skinner rugby player

Sam Skinner

31st Jan 1995 1.96m/111kg No 4 Lock

New dad Kyle Steyn keen to keep Calcutta Cup in Scotland’s hands

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

New father Kyle Steyn is intent on helping Scotland maintain their recent ownership of the Calcutta Cup this weekend after watching helplessly from his couch as his team-mates suffered an agonising Guinness...

Scotland hoping Darcy Graham will return after Six Nations showdown with England

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Graham missed the opening two matches of the championship against Wales and France with a quad problem. Scotland are hopeful that talismanic wing Darcy Graham will be fit enough to play a part in the...

Harry Paterson admits Scotland start was ‘beyond my pre-season expectations’

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harry Paterson admitted he could never have imagined starting a Guinness Six Nations match for Scotland just months after wondering how he was going to get a game in Edinburgh’s high-calibre back...

Finn Russell rues late drama but admits Scotland can’t leave it to the referee

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Finn Russell admitted Scotland should not have got themselves into a position for the officials to effectively decide the outcome of their dramatic Guinness Six Nations match against France. Ben White’s...

Gregor Townsend felt Scotland should have been given crucial try in France loss

2 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend felt Scotland were robbed of victory over France as he expressed bewilderment that the officials failed to award them a try in the last action of a dramatic Murrayfield showdown. Les Bleus...

Darge and Gilchrist return for France encounter

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Co-Captain Rory Darge and second row Grant Gilchrist return to international duty on Saturday, as Scotland host France in the second round of the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations at Scottish...

Grant Gilchrist feels surviving Wales fightback will serve Scotland well

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Grant Gilchrist believes Scotland’s bitter-sweet Guinness Six Nations victory over Wales has left them in the perfect frame of mind for their second championship match at home to France on Saturday. The...

Scotland Injury Update Ahead of Round 2

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Luke Crosbie is out of the Guinness Six Nations with a shoulder injury and Richie Gray is ruled out for the duration of the championship with a bicep injury. WP Nel and Darcy Graham...

Scotland squad named for 2024 Guinness Mens Six Nations opener in Cardiff

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Gregor Townsend has named his squad to face Wales at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff for the opening round of this year’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations. Scotland...

Scotland Team Preview: Men’s Six Nations 2024

3 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland started their Guinness Six Nations campaign in style in 2023, with a Calcutta Cup victory at Twickenham and a record win against Wales seeing them win their opening two matches of a campaign for...