Cotter protects Glasgow trio
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby04 March 2015The Glasgow trio of Tommy Seymour, Tim Swinson and Finn Russell will now sit out the Scotstoun side's Guinness Pro12 home match with Italian club Zebre. The players will...
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...
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,...
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...
Six Nations Preview: Scotland v Italy
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumScotland and Italy meet at Murrayfield on Saturday, both looking for their first win of the 2015 Six Nations. Which team will come out on top in this potential wooden spoon decider?Team news Scotland...
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...
Horne starts at fly-half for Scots
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsPeter Horne has been named at fly-half in place of the banned Finn Russell as one of four changes for Scotland to face Italy in the Six Nations. Fit-again Tommy Seymour replaces Tim Visser on...
'Castrogiovanni absence no boost for Scotland'
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumMartin Catrogiovanni boasts 109 caps and a formidable on-field presence, but his absence from the Italy squad at Murrayfield could actually put the hosts at a disadvantage, according to Scotland scrum...
