Gregor Townsend sympathetic after concussion ruins Dave Cherry’s World Cup dream
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGregor Townsend expressed sympathy for Dave Cherry after the veteran hooker’s first World Cup was brought to a premature end following a fall down the stairs at Scotland’s team hotel. It...
Mcinally replaces cherry in rugby world cup 2023 squad
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyEdinburgh hooker Stuart McInally has been called up into the Rugby World Cup 2023 squad to replace David Cherry who has left the tournament through injury. To ensure a full front row...
Scotland reaction (captain Ritchie, head coach Townsend, Cherry, Jones, Darge)
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyON-FIELD REACTION Jamie Ritchie, captain and flanker On Scotland's frustration: "Got to give credit to South Africa for putting us under pressure and we just couldn't execute under that pressure....
Darcy Graham passed fit for Scotland in World Cup opener against South Africa
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyDarcy Graham has been passed fit to start Scotland’s Rugby World Cup opener against South Africa on Sunday after his pre-tournament injury scare. The 26-year-old Edinburgh wing – seventh on...
Dempsey preferred to Matt Fagerson - Scotland name team to play South Africa
7 months ago by Ultimate RugbyScotland head coach Gregor Townsend has announced his squad to face South Africa in Marseille on Sunday with Jack Dempsey edging out Matt Fagerson to start at number eight. 1 Pierre Schoeman2 George Turner3...
Scotland name team for final match before the upcoming Rugby World Cup
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJamie Ritchie will lead Scotland in their final match before the upcoming Rugby World Cup, as head coach Gregor Townsend today named his squad for The Famous Grouse Nations Series fixture against...
Stuart McInally to retire after omission from Scotland’s Rugby World Cup squad
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyStuart McInally’s rugby career is over after the long-serving Edinburgh hooker was one of four players cut from Scotland’s 33-man World Cup squad. The 33-year-old, who captained the...
Jamie Ritchie captains Scotland as Gregor Townsend names his RWC squad
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyHead coach Gregor Townsend has today named his 33-player squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2023, to be held in France from next month. Captain Jamie Ritchie leads a selection comprising...
Scotland’s World Cup squad announcement looms – who is in danger of missing out?
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyGregor Townsend has said that the last four players to leave the squad will be a tighthead prop, a hooker, a back-row and a scrum-half. Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend announces his 33-man...
Updated Men's World Rankings
8 months ago by Ultimate RugbyJapan are at their lowest position in almost eight years after their loss this weekend. Saturday’s 35-12 defeat to Fiji in Tokyo will see them fall two places to 14th, a position they...
