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Doddie Weir pictured in 2019, two years after he was diagnosed with MND. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Gregor Townsend and Jamie Ritchie pay tribute to Doddie Weir

27 November 2022 Stuart Bathgate 2

SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend and captain Jamie Ritchie have added their tributes to Doddie Weir, who died yesterday aged 52 after a long fight against motor neurone disease. In a statement released by Scottish …

Sione Tuipulotu was once of the big success stories from Scotland's win over Argentina. Image: Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Scotland v Argentina: Scotland player ratings

20 November 2022 David Barnes 43

Finn Russell and Darcy Graham star as Scotland need their Autumn on a high …

Stuart Hogg and Darcy Graham celebrate another try for Hawick's dynamic duo. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Scotland v Argentina reaction: Townsend pays tribute to Russell’s all-round game

19 November 2022 David Barnes 16

Back three of Stuart Hogg, Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe also praised after scoring five of the team’s eight tries …

Duhan van der Merwe was a powerful presence on the wing for Scotland. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Scotland v New Zealand: Scotland player ratings

14 November 2022 David Barnes 24

Hosts register their best performance of the Autumn but it’s not enough to secure a first ever win over All Blacks …

Scotland got the job done versus Fiji. Image: Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Autumn Test Series: Takeaways from this weekend’s action (5th & 6th November)

7 November 2022 Iain Morrison 7

Argentina, France, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand and Scotland all win …

Scotland winger Darcy Graham was official man-of-the-match versus Fiji. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Scotland v Fiji: Scotland player ratings

6 November 2022 The Offside Line Team 23

A frustrating match for Gregor Townsend’s side …

Scotland loose-head Pierre Schoeman is tackled by James Slipper of Australia. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Scotland v Australia: Scotland player ratings

30 October 2022 David Barnes 24

If you don’t take you chances in Test match rugby then you are not going to win games …

Finn Russell and Gregor Townsend. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Scotland’s Autumn Test squad: Finn Russell omitted, Jamie Ritchie captain and Jack Dempsey called up

19 October 2022 David Barnes 78

Dempsey is one of three uncapped players in squad alongside his Glasgow Warriors team-mates Stafford McDowall and Murphy Walker …

Jamie Ritchie and Grant Gilchrist have been unveiled as Edinburgh co-captains for the coming season. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Mike Blair reveals reasons for choice of two Edinburgh captains

14 September 2022 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on Mike Blair reveals reasons for choice of two Edinburgh captains

Grant Gilchrist retains the honour and is joined by Jamie Ritchie, who succeeds Stuart McInally in the role …

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Jamie Ritchie ponders ‘amazing’ prospect of being asked to captain Scotland

27 July 2022 Stuart Bathgate 4

JAMIE Ritchie has declared it would be an “amazing” honour if he were to be offered the Scotland captaincy by Gregor Townsend, but insisted that he had already realised a childhood dream simply by being …

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