Features
That was the month that was: November 2018
Yellow-card record, rule variations, snoozing winger and Dodson to Newcastle? …
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Features
That cold black magic
Jeff Connor reviews two television documentaries which promise to get under the skin of two great rugby institutions, but fail to deliver …
International
All Blacks hero Beauden Barrett praises Scotland’s attacking intent
BEAUDEN Barrett, the All Blacks’ match-saver on Saturday, has admitted that for a split-second he feared that Stuart Hogg had got away from him and was about to score a try in the corner. In …
Features
So close to glory … talking points from an electrifying night
You could feel the high voltage tension in the atmosphere from beginning to end in a contest of high drama. Even the Haka was diminished by the crowd. …
International
Townsend: ‘Finn would have kicked the conversion from the touchline’
GREGOR TOWNSEND last night paid tribute to his players for their heroic performance against the world’s best rugby team in pushing the All Blacks all the way before eventually washing up five points short of …
Features
How To Beat The All Blacks In Ten Easy* Stages
From a Scotsman living in the land of the long white cloud DOWN here in New Zealand, it seems that around 99 per cent of the rugby public see Saturday’s match as an easy win …
International
Hansen shows that All Blacks mean business with team selection
ONCE bitten, twice shy. New Zealand came too close for comfort to losing their long unbeaten record against Scotland the last time they were in Edinburgh back in 2014 after naming a relatively inexperienced team. …
International
Du Preez gets his big chance for Scotland versus All Blacks
GREGOR TOWNSEND has backed Cornell du Preez to add serious firepower to the Scottish back-row after the South African-born breakaway was added to the starting team to take on the All Blacks at BT Murrayfield …
Edinburgh Rugby
Toolis trusts in Aussie upbringing to give him the edge over All Blacks
NO Scottish player or supporter has ever beaten or been able to celebrate beating the All Blacks, and it follows that the home team go into Saturday’s match at Murrayfield at a certain psychological disadvantage. …
Edinburgh Rugby
Edinburgh-bound Barclay aims to rewrite history and beat the All Blacks
IT takes a lot to throw John Barclay off his stride, either on or off the pitch, and yesterday’s Scotland press conference at Oriam was no exception. Whether the topic was his impending move to …