AFTER being also-rans in the initial years of the PRO12, Glasgow and Connacht rose through the ranks to win the title in 2015 and 2016 respectively, sparking a rivalry along the way that has become …
DOUGIE FIFE, whose 15-a-side professional rugby career seemed to be over when he was discarded by former Edinburgh coach Alan Solomons at the end of the 2015-16 season, has been named on the right wing …
SHEILA BEGBIE has taken over the role of Director of Domestic Rugby on a permanent basis. She has been doing the job informally since Keith Russell departed in mysterious circumstances in May, having initially become …
THE last time Watsonians won the title, exactly 20 seasons ago, it was the culmination of years of systematic strengthening of the side. It is far too early to predict that Stevie Lawrie will deliver …
FORMER fans favourite Niko Matawalu has returned to Glasgow Warriors on a one-year contract, with the option of a second year, subject to visa and medical. He arrives back at the club after two fairly unhappy years in the Aviva Premiership …
RICHARD COCKERILL insisted earlier this week that ‘you can’t run a rugby team by committee’. Stirling County are determined to prove the new main man at Edinburgh wrong, having made the left-field decision to replace …
THIS time last year, Scott Cummings sustained an injury that ruled him out of action for six months. Now, not only has the Glasgow Warriors lock long since recovered from that dislocated shoulder, he is …
MELROSE and Ayr shared the major honours last season, and the pair are widely expected to be fighting it out at the top this time round too. But Melrose head coach Robert Chrystie is sure …
THE trip to County Durham eleven days ago to take on Darlington Mowden Park in a pre-season friendly was not a resounding success for Heriot’s. A skeletal side, ravaged by niggly injuries and badly timed …
THE general consensus at the moment seems to be that Finn Russell has become so central to the national team’s fortunes that the prospect of going into a Test match without the Glasgow Warriors playmaker …
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