Scotland coach Townsend waits for news on Hogg injury
Scotland coach Gregor Townsend is keeping his fingers crossed for good news as Stuart Hogg prepares to see a specialist about his injured shoulder.
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Scots fall unacceptably flat in second half to fail their biggest test yet
Here’s Scotland’s second half performance against Ireland in their 22-13 Guinness 6 Nations defeat laid out in the simplest terms.
Jamie Ritchie bears the scars and the disappointment
The 12 stitches in a gash just above his eyebrow made it look like Jamie Ritchie had been pummelled by Anthony Joshua, but the 22-year-old remains more concerned with the mistakes than the scars of battle in international rugby.
Talking points ahead of Scotland v Ireland
Ireland will be itching to hit back to winning ways when taking on Scotland at Murrayfield in Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash.
Townsend sticks with the plan and drops hat-trick hero Kinghorn for Maitland
Hat-trick hero Blair Kinghorn made Gregor Townsend and his assistants go for an extra day before making their final decision on selection, but they’ve stuck with the advance plan and the Edinburgh youngster drops to the bench for Saturday’s meeting with Ireland at Murrayfield.
Dropping hat-trick hero Kinghorn was tough decision – Townsend
Gregor Townsend admits he was racked with second thoughts as he weighed up whether to drop hat-trick hero Blair Kinghorn for Saturday’s crucial Guinness Six Nations crunch with Ireland.
Stuart Hogg philosophical about the ref’s error and targeting more records
Stuart Hogg edged closer to Scotland’s all-time try-scoring record but got referee Luke Pearce to admit he’d unfairly denied the Lions full-back a record breaker.
Scots stay under the radar with winning but incomplete performance against Italy
There’s always an “aye, but” with Scotland.
Hat-trick may not be enough to retain Scotland place, says Blair Kinghorn
Blair Kinghorn admits scoring Scotland’s first ever Six Nations hat-trick may not be enough to keep his place for next week’s showdown with Ireland.
Kinghorn hat-trick helps Scotland seal bonus point win over Italy
Blair Kinghorn scored Scotland’s first ever Guinness Six Nations hat-trick as they kicked-off this year’s tournament with a 33-20 win over Italy.