Scotland 19 Italy 22, match report - Last-minute penalty try earns Azzurri Six Nations victory at Murrayfield
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIgnominy for Scotland, but no injustice. This brutal result snuffed out the signs of progress of the past few weeks, and left the Scots’ championship in ruins. They lost their shape in the second...
Scotland 19 Italy 22, match report - Last-minute penalty try earns Azzurri Six Nations victory at Murrayfield
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsDismissed as a basement basement battle in the build-up, this scrappy match lived up to its downbeat billing. Nobody was in much danger of mistaking it for anything but a wooden spoon decider, and Scotland...
Preview & key stats: Scotland v Italy (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsScotland have made four changes, including bringing in Peter Horne to start at fly-half in place of the suspended Finn Russell. Wing Tommy Seymour takes over from Tim Visser and Tim Swinson replaces...
Scots lean on Horne at No.10
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Glasgow's Peter Horne has been drafted in to replace suspended flyhalf Finn Russell for Scotland's Six Nations clash with Italy on Saturday. Russell lost an appeal earlier this week against a two-match...
Six Nations: Peter Horne selected at stand-off
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe man of the match in the Warriors’ win against Ospreys at the weekend, Horne has been preferred for the No 10 jersey to Edinburgh’s Greig Tonks, who is on the bench. There are three other changes...
Scotland change four with Horne starting
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumScotland have named Peter Horne as replacement for the suspended Finn Russell in one of four changes for their match against Italy on Saturday. Horne comes in at fly-half with Tommy Seymour starting...
Six Nations: Greig Laidlaw rules out No 10 return
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanSCOTLAND captain Greig Laidlaw expects either Greig Tonks or Peter Horne to play at stand-off against Italy on Saturday should Finn Russell lose his appeal today against a two-week ban. The scrum-half...
Laidlaw: I'm not the man for fly-half role
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumScotland fly-half Finn Russell will learn his ban appeal fate on Wednesday, but skipper Greig Laidlaw insists he is not the man to fill in at number 10 if his colleague is ruled out of Saturday's Six...
Gloucester bring in Canterbury scrum-half Heinz
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumGloucester have boosted their half-back options for next season with the signing of Crusaders scrum-half Willi Heinz. The 28-year-old will join Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw and youngster Callum Braley...
Gloucester Rugby sign Crusaders scrum-half Willi Heinz
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoGloucester Rugby have added experience and quality to their half-back ranks next season with the capture of Crusaders scrum-half Willi Heinz. The 28-year-old will join the current Scotland captain Greig...
