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PRO12: Nick De Luca handed 13-week ban for tip tackle »

Nick De Luca suspended for 13 weeks

Scotland centre Nick De Luca will miss the rest of the 2012/13 season after receiving a 13-week ban for a tip tackle. The offence took place in the closing stages of Edinburgh's 24-7 loss to Ospreys on Friday, with the 29-year-old sent off for the dan...

Wed 27 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

PRO12: Warriors captain Kellock returns for Cardiff clash »

Captain Kellock returns to lead Warriors at Scotstoun

Glagsow Warroiors captain Al Kellock returns to domestic action for the visit of Cardiff Blues on Friday. The lock, who won his 50th cap for Scotland in Sunday's Six Nations win against Ireland, is one of five changes to the side which upset league l...

Wed 27 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

2013 Six Nations: SRU confirm Wales match sold out »

Murrayfield

Scotland’s final home game of the 2013 Six Nations has already sold out. An impressive 34-10 win against Italy in their second match of the tournament ahead of last Sunday's 12-8 win over Ireland has seen anticipation increase with the possibili...

Tue 26 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

2013 Six Nations: Scots battle to narrow win over Ireland »

Scotland celebrate their 12-8 victory over Ireland with the Centenary Quaich

Scotland took advantage of poor Irish finishing to claim successive Six Nations wins for the first time since 2001. The hosts overcame scant possession, waves of Irish pressure and an 8-0 half-time deficit for the unlikeliest of victories through the ...

Sun 24 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

PRO12: Glasgow Warriors shock Ulster to claim sixth successive league win »

Glasgow Warriors' Niko Matawalu produced a fourth consecutive man of the match performance against Ulster

Glasgow Warriors beat Ulster to move just three points behind the PRO12 leaders. In a frenetic match filled with bristling aggression and outstanding play, Gregor Townsend's side ran in four tries in a 20-14 win at Scotstoun Stadium. Tries from Tom S...

Sat 23 Feb 2013 by Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

PRO12: Warriors make six changes for Ulster »

FIJI DOES IT: Niko Matawalu scores a try for the Warriors

Peter Horne marks his 50th appearance for Glasgow Warriors with a rare start at stand-off against Ulster on Friday. The 23-year-old leads six changes to Gregor Townsend's side from their record win over Newport Gwent Dragons in south Wales last weeken...

Thu 21 Feb 2013 by Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

2013 Six Nations: Geoff Cross returns for Scotland »

Geoff Cross returns to the Scotland starting XV

Edinburgh prop Geoff Cross has replaced Euan Murray in the only change to the Scotland line-up to face Ireland on Sunday. The 30-year-old will make his first start of this year's Six Nations campaign at Murrayfield with Murray refusing to play on Sund...

Wed 20 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Edinburgh Rugby search for new coaching team »

Edinburgh Rugby - one of only two professional sides in Scotland

Edinburgh Rugby have revealed head coach Michael Bradley will leave the club at the end of his current contract in May. The club's search will also include a new defence coach after Billy McGinty resigned his post today. McGinty said: "I have enjoyed...

Tue 12 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

2013 Six Nations: Scotland smash Italy - team reaction »

Scott Johnson will take charge of Scotland for the first time against England at Twickenham on 2 February

Scott Johnson, interim head coach: On how happy he was with the result "We’re really happy with the scoreboard, and why wouldn’t we be? We’re in a championship and we want to win the championship so while there were some really good...

Sat 09 Feb 2013 | Read more »

2013 Six Nations: Scots smash Italy in Six Nations triumph »

Scotland's Matt Scott, moments before diving past the tryline for a goal

A reinvigorated Scotland crushed Jacques Brunel’s Italy in an unexpected display of dominance at Murrayfield today, ending a gruelling string of defeats and demonstrating a level of confidence unprecedented in recent Scottish rugby. In a command...

Sat 09 Feb 2013 by Marcus Kernohan & Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Preview: Scots look to hold off insurgent Azzurri »

Murrayfield

Scott Johnson’s scrappy Scotland side will be hoping that they can end a four-Test losing streak this afternoon, as they take on a tough-looking Italian team at Murrayfield in the second weekend of the 2013 Six Nations. Scotland have suffered a ...

Sat 09 Feb 2013 by Marcus Kernohan & Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

Egg chasers suffer from repetitive strain injury »

England will host the Rugby World Cup in 2015

There’s a certain time of year that fills me with a sense of deep-setted irritation. It’s always marked - in Edinburgh at least - by rows of little coloured flags and chalk boards outside pubs. Swathes of lairy, well-spoken men fill the st...

Wed 06 Feb 2013 by Ruth Jeffery | Read more »

2013 Six Nations: Match Day 1 Review »

Italy celebrate win over France in Rome

  A stunning unexpected win for Italy over perennial title contenders France completed an action-packed opening weekend of the 2013 Six Nations. Traditionally the Six Nations whipping boys, cheered on by 70,000 fans inside the Stadio Olimpico, I...

Sun 03 Feb 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

2013 Six Nations: Scotland announce team for Calcutta Cup »

Scott Johnson will take charge of Scotland for the first time against England at Twickenham on 2 February

Sean Maitland makes his debut for Scotland in Scott Johnson's first team as interim head coach against England on Saturday. The New Zealand-born Glasgow Warriors winger is joined in the team for the Six Nations opener by long-overlooked hooker Dougie ...

Tue 29 Jan 2013 by Callum Leslie | Read more »

SRU announces biggest ever sponsorship »

Scottish Rugby announces biggest ever kit deal with Macron

Scottish Rugby has announced its biggest sponsorship deal with Italian kit partner Macron. The Italian manufacturer will become the new kit supplier this summer for all Scotland representative teams as well as professional clubs, Edinburgh Rugby and G...

Thu 24 Jan 2013 by Gareth Llewellyn | Read more »

2013 Six Nations Preview: Wales »

Scott Williams scores the winning try against England

Rob Howley's selection for his debut season in charge of the Welsh international side, is one of experience but blighted by injury and a seven match winless streak. Fly-half Rhys Priestland, locks Alun Wyn Jones, Luke Charteris and Bradley Davies, hoo...

Wed 23 Jan 2013 by Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

2013Six Nations Preview: Ireland »

The Ireland squad that was announced last week proves both entertainment and intrigue heading into a Six Nations tournament which is about regeneration, rather than challenging for the title. Declan Kidney’s 39-man training squad is indication o...

Wed 23 Jan 2013 by Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

2013 Six Nations Preview: England »

Former Scotland scrum-half Mike Blair against England

Last season under then-interim coach Stuart Lancaster despite an inexperienced squad they managed to come second in the Championship. And his selection is again youthful and has come with a few surprises and potential gems or, alternatively, banana sk...

Wed 23 Jan 2013 by Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

2013 Six Nations Preview: This Scotland side should not be whitewashed »

Scottish rugby team

Less than a month after his announcement as coach Scott Johnson has announced a youthful side, with 10 uncapped players to take into the 2013 Six Nations Championship. The ambition with such a move is bold; the squad itself however offers a significan...

Tue 22 Jan 2013 by Michael Mawdsley | Read more »

2013 Heineken Cup: Warriors steal overtime win against sinner Saints »

FIJI DOES IT: Niko Matawalu scores a try for the Warriors

Glasgow Warriors won their first European game of the season in a thrilling 27-20 win over Northampton Saints. Peter Horne scored an impressive overtime try as Glasgow ended Northampton's Heineken Cup at Scotstoun Stadium after Waller was sent to the ...

Sat 19 Jan 2013 by Ben Cohen | Read more »

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