Scotland make four changes for Calcutta Cup match

2011-03-09T09:30:29Z

Scotland coach Andy Robinson has made four changes to his starting lineup for the Six Nations match against England at Twickenham on Sunday.

Three injuries dash Scottish Six Nations hopes

2011-02-21T15:30:39Z

Scotland's hopes of beating Ireland in the Six Nations tournament at Murrayfield on Sunday were given a triple blow on Monday when Joe Ansbro, Hugo Southwell and Scrum-half Rory Lawson will captain Scotland for the first time on Saturday in their one-off test match with world champions South Africa it was announced on Wednesday.

The 29-year-old replaces the injured Mike Blair in both roles and will be hoping that his si...

Blair named Scotland skipper

2010-11-29T14:59:42Z

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Rugby match analysis: Scotland vs. New Zealand

2010-11-04T14:43:14Z

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Rugby Sevens

2010-11-03T02:46:19Z

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Munster charge back as Myler lifts Saints

2010-10-16T13:30:28Z

The Irish side recovered from a try conceded after just 56 seconds to touch down six of their own for a 45-18 success which puts them top of Pool 3 with a one-point advantage on Ospreys, 27-16 winners over London Irish on Friday.

Stand-in Munster captain Denis Leamy, Ulster kept their hopes of a European Cup quarter-final place alive on Friday with a 21-13 victory over Edinburgh in windswept Belfast.

Ulster, champions in 1999, moved into second spot in Pool 4 alongside Stade Francais on 13 points, but the French side wi...

Munster match falls victim to weather

2010-04-16T07:47:21Z

Irish province Munster's Celtic League match against Welsh region the Scarlets was called off on Saturday, a day before Sunday's kick-off, due to the freezing weather sweeping Britain and Ireland.

The pitch at Leinster's Toulouse and Cardiff Blues with a 29-19 win on Sunday at Harlequins while French side Biarritz cast aside mediocre league form to batter Newport Dragons to maintain their perfect start.

Sale joined Cardiff on nine poi...

Rugby player Blair ruled out for Scots

2010-04-16T08:59:40Z

Mike Blair, Scotland's back-up scrum-half, has been ruled out of Saturday's Test against Australia after failing a fitness test on an injured ankle.

The Edinburgh number nine suffered the injury in last Saturday's 23-10 win over Fiji after coming on to replace co-captain

Scotland select uncapped rugby trio for Fiji clash

2010-04-16T09:43:32Z

Andy Robinson has selected three uncapped players in his squad for his first Test in charge of Scotland, against Fiji at Murrayfield next month.

Former England coach Robinson has called up back-rows Alan MacDonald and Leicester staged a dramatic second half fightback to draw 32-32 with Neath-Swansea Ospreys on Sunday as the opening round of the European Cup threw up some surprises.

Last season's losing finalists needed a storming try from Jeremy Staunton in the dying minutes, converted by man-of-the-match South African fly-half Marius Goosen kicked three penalties to help Italian minnows Treviso stun French champions Perpignan 9-8 here in the European Cup on Saturday.

Over four seasons in Europe Treviso have only secured one victory, so this result -- against a team cons...

Rugby in Scotland - ?A memorable experience?

2010-10-14T13:58:07Z

Rugby is hugely popular in Scotland, and the country offers a fantastic experience for fans of the game.

When Scotland hosts a major rugby match, there is a shift in the atmosphere.

Fans flock to Scotland not just for the thrill of the game, but to enjoy the entire hospitality experience associated with Scottish rugby.

Friendship, celebration and sporting camaraderie is part of what makes a rugby trip to Scotland so special. There is also, of course, the top class rugby t...

Eight new faces for Scotland

2010-10-22T07:54:31Z

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South Africa celebrate Sevens success

2010-04-16T12:02:41Z

South Africa won the IRB Sevens World Series title for the first time on the opening day of the Edinburgh Sevens at Murrayfield on Saturday.

They came into this tournament a huge 20 points clear of England in the race for the overall title and that meant Paul Treu's tea...

Ford in for Flannery

2010-10-21T10:40:16Z

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Blair keen to seize Lions chance

2010-10-21T10:39:05Z

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Southwell heading to France

2010-10-21T10:38:23Z

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Race is on for vacant Lions scrum-half spot

2010-10-21T10:38:23Z

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Scots turn to Cross

2010-10-21T10:32:22Z

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Hadden calls up Scots reinforcements

2010-04-16T17:20:05Z

Scotland coach Frank Hadden on Friday called up five players to bolster his squad ahead of the Six Nations opener against defending champions Wales on February 8 at Murrayfield.

Glasgow prop Moray Low and number eight Phil Godman, a dozen stitches in a wound around his left eye inflicted by the knee of Jean de Villiers and the elbow of Pierre Spies, staggered from the pitch, his face streaming with crimson. Half the Scotland team ended this agonising afternoon as walking wounded.

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White sums up black mood as Scotland risk place in world elite

2010-04-16T14:32:34Z

Chris Hoy's appearance on the field before the game was a reminder that Scotland has its sporting supermen but in the Edinburgh gloaming it was the All Blacks

Brewer says challenge of beating All Blacks is just his cup of tea

2010-04-16T14:34:37Z

Frank Hadden may have been the coach announcing Scotland's team to play New Zealand, but the television cameras did not have to pan too far to spot man whose fingerprints were all over it. He may have divided loyalties at Murrayfield this afternoon but Mike Brewer, a son of Pukek...

Blaming the blazers

2010-04-16T14:51:37Z

Six Nations' rugby resumes this weekend. Still all to play for. The first two rounds of the tournament, which ends on 18 March, produced a generally grey show of unforced errors and a glum lack of daring.

Only the briefest shaft of sunlight has penetrated. BBC television's overly enthusiastic blanket covera...

Wales bank on value from newly minted Halfpenny

2010-04-16T14:57:41Z

Leigh Halfpenny watched Wales clinch the grand slam last March in a bar called Edwards, a hefty punt away from the Millennium Stadium. On Saturday, the 19-year-old will follow in the footsteps of 59 players, including arguably the greatest produced by th...

MacLeod left out

2010-10-21T10:25:31Z

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Six-try Leinster stun Wasps

2010-04-16T12:51:35Z

Ireland skipper Brian O'Driscoll scored twice as Leinster ran in six tries in a 41-11 demolition of former double champions Wasps in the European Cup on Saturday.

O'Driscoll, who later limped off, scored twice in the first 15 minutes while Australian flanker Rocky E...

McAlister spurs Sale to victory over Clermont

2010-04-16T12:58:41Z

All Black Luke McAlister turned in a magnificent man-of-the-match performance to spur Sale to an impressive 32-15 European Cup win over perennial French underachievers Clermont on Saturday.

French woes were assuaged, however, as unbeaten Top 14 leaders Stade Francais beat Ulster 26-10 on a day when Cardiff, Newport-Gwent D...

Magners League need not be cider to the Premiership's bubbly

2010-04-16T13:29:44Z

Andy Robinson this week argued that the Magners League, which kicks off tonight, had the potential to become bigger than the Guinness Premiership. The former England head coach, now in charge of E...

RFL 'Magic Weekend' moves north

2010-10-21T10:18:25Z

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RUGBY LEAGUE: Murrayfield wins two-year deal to host Magic Weekend

2010-10-21T10:18:11Z

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RFL Magic moves north

2010-10-21T10:18:08Z

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Sharks draw Heineken Cup champions Munster in next season's group stage

2010-10-21T10:16:07Z

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Robinson delighted with victory

2010-10-16T19:41:35Z

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Tigers bounce back in style

2010-10-16T19:38:25Z

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Robinson ready for Edinburgh challenge

2010-10-15T18:40:28Z

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Robinson named Edinburgh coach

2010-10-15T18:39:30Z

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Robinson could land Edinburgh job

2010-10-15T14:15:56Z

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Leeds step up Larkham bid

2010-10-15T10:29:47Z

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SRU demand Edinburgh payment

2010-10-15T10:25:16Z

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Maxwell: It's time to end rugby row

2010-10-15T10:25:15Z

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Paterson: I needed a new challenge

2010-10-15T10:24:18Z

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Gloucester announce Paterson signing

2010-10-15T10:24:16Z

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Paterson move ramps up tension

2010-10-15T10:24:14Z

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Carruthers: SRU have eyes for Edinburgh

2010-10-13T23:14:57Z

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Edinburgh boss eyes more top stars

2010-10-13T15:53:27Z

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Edinburgh reveal Larkham coup

2010-10-13T15:57:08Z

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Paterson ready to return

2010-10-12T21:13:19Z

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Garvie hopeful 'deal can be done'

2010-10-12T21:12:03Z

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Stade seal swoop for Taylor

2010-10-12T20:01:39Z

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Gloucester show their clinical side

2010-10-15T10:16:24Z

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Gloucester look for balance

2010-10-12T19:29:44Z

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Sinbinned Tindall off the mark

2010-10-15T10:15:38Z

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Ryan in rallying call to English

2010-10-15T10:15:36Z

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Scotland Hogmanay New Year

2010-12-31T13:00:30Z

Torch carriers proceed up Edinburgh's Royal Mile to Calton Hill launching the start of Edinburgh's Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations, Thursday Dec. 30, 2010, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Hogmanay is the traditional year end celebration with many of the participants dressed in Viking costume for the various street parades and public festivities. (AP Ph...

Britain Norman Wisdom Obit

2010-10-22T13:40:13Z

FILE - British comedian Norman Wisdom points out to American film actress Shirley MacLaine, the Duke of Edinburgh's name on a record sleeve, at a record launch in London, in this Dec. 2, 1961 file photo. The Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Pope Benedict XVI walk at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. The Pontiff is on a four-day visit the first-ever state visit by a Pope to...

BRITAIN POPE

2010-09-16T07:16:17Z

Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Edinburgh, Scotland, on a windy day to begin the first papal state visit to Britain, Thursday Sept. 16, 2010. (AP Photo / Andrew Milligan, pool)

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Britain US Pope

2010-09-15T22:15:43Z

Members of the Royal Regiment of Scotland Band march into the grounds of the Palace of Holyroodhouse, in Edinburgh, Scotland in preparation for the visit of the Pope, Wednesday Sept. 15, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI will visit Edinburgh Thursday a...

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