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,...
Adventures with Sinbad part three: Gloucester glad to have Greig...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoRead parts one, two and four of Sinbad's latest column Having Greig Laidlaw back will be a massive boost for Gloucester. People will say that Dan Robson has done little wrong and deserves his place but,...
Brendan Macken ready to help Gloucester's end of season push
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoBrendan Macken hopes to boost Gloucester’s assault on the Premiership as they target qualification for the Rugby Champions Cup. The Leinster centre has joined the Cherry and Whites on loan for the remainder...
Tom Savage admits Gloucester must keep their concentration
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoTom Savage admits Gloucester must develop a ruthless streak if they are to climb the Aviva Premiership table. The stand-in Gloucester captain was left bitterly disappointed after his side blew a 10-point...
Parks upbeat about Scotland future
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer Scotland stand-off Dan Parks is convinced the national side are heading in the right direction, despite their latest Six Nations disappointment. A 22-19 defeat at home to Italy...
Stuart Bathgate: Vern Cotter’s choices limited
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThat is the position in which Vern Cotter finds himself as he looks forward – if that is the right phrase – to his team’s next game, against England at Twickenham a week on Saturday. Few players...
Allan Massie: Wounded England a daunting prospect
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanIRELAND have beaten England by ten points and France by seven. Scotland have lost three matches by a sum total of 13 points. Ireland are a team that knows how to win. Scotland one that doesn’t –...
How Scots managed to lose to Italy
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThere is no doubt that the 22-19 loss to Italy is a very disappointing result for Scotland. Many, including myself, had predicted a fairly comfortable victory - so what went wrong? ...
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...
