Calcutta Cup: Scots change five
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Scotland coach Vern Cotter made five changes to his starting line-up for this Saturday's Calcutta Cup clash with England at Twickenham Stadium. Edinburgh No. 8 David Denton is the only player among...
Scotland change five to face England
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsHead coach Vern Cotter has made five changes to his Scotland starting line-up for Saturday's Six Nations match against England at Twickenham. Edinburgh back row David Denton, who replaces Johnnie...
Benetton Treviso 8-29 Edinburgh: Visitors close gap
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe capital club earned a bonus-point victory to narrow the deficit but Edinburgh went to sleep in the middle of this match. They scored two tries at the tail end of the first quarter then sat back and...
Treviso v Edinburgh (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsStuart McInally, who decided to switch from number eight to hooker in 2013, makes his first start in that position for Edinburgh against Treviso. The 24-year-old's promotion from the bench is...
Cotter protects three ahead of England clash
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumScotland head coach Vern Cotter has pulled three Glasgow players from weekend action as he tries to protect them ahead of next week's Six Nations clash with England. The Glasgow trio of Tommy Seymour,...
Six Nations 2015: Scotland vs Italy Player Ratings
1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog15. Stuart Hogg: 6 His kick offs were far better placed than Russell’s efforts in the first two weeks, and he ran with intent, although faded in the second half. His distribution let him down twice,...
Young Scotland facing prospect of wooden spoon
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe remaining games against England and Ireland were always going to be tough, but at least a win against Italy would have sent Scotland into those fixtures with some tangible proof that they are becoming...
Parisse parties as Scotland self-destruct
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThe temptation was to observe the train-wreck that was the Scotland team - the despair, the shock, the anger at the end of a second-rate Test match. But rather than dwell on Scottish misery,...
Cotter message falling on deaf ears
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby28 February 2015The Dark Blues' faces were left matching their crimson red change strip as they threw away victory against Italy with a late collapse - leaving them near certainties to...
Six Nations: Italy's penalty try seals famous win over Scotland
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandItaly earned a last-minute penalty try to beat Scotland 22-19 at Murrayfield for its first Six Nations win in two years overnight. Referee George Clancy awarded the try with less than 30 seconds left...
