Why is Scotland’s rugby team outselling its football team? The loo lorries are a clue
My usual rule is that there’s more than enough discussion on football in this and other media outlets without my ever being required to add to it.
Scotland Rugby Team
Scots will compete at the Six Nations, vows Gregor Townsend
Scotland are already at the level of Ireland and the other leading teams in the Northern Hemisphere, believes Gregor Townsend, but concedes that his side didn’t find the flow this Autumn that led to their best performances during his time in charge.
Scotland still tending positive after a sideways step of an Autumn Series
If you’re not going forwards, you’re going backwards goes the adage-become-cliché, and if you hold fast to it then Scotland unquestionably regressed this November.
Scotland 14 Argentina 9: Scots edge a dour defensive battle in the Murrayfield rain
Sean Maitland scored the only try of the game to give Scotland a narrow edge over Argentina at Murrayfield and ensure the Autumn Test Series ended on a winning note.
Strauss’ comeback from missed squads complete as he faces Pumas
When Josh Strauss got the call from Gregor Townsend in October telling him he wasn’t in the Autumn Tests squad, the big No 8 still didn’t think his third selection snub in a row meant the end.
Townsend unleashes the Hastings and Russell midfield on Argentina
It’s a radical change that doesn’t even seem to have been on the agenda a few weeks ago, but Gregor Townsend indicated that a midfield combination of Adam Hastings and Finn Russell could take Scotland into the Six Nations.
Scots have the basics and the tricks, says Grant Gilchrist
Scotland may have lit up Murrayfield with their first try against South Africa on Saturday, but it was the second one that required proper research and development, according to Grant Gilchrist.
Stuart Hogg ready to take on Pumas despite ankle roll
Stuart Hogg is on target to play against Argentina in the final Autumn Test despite the fact it was his recently-operated ankle he injured during Saturday’s loss to South Africa.
Scots look for go-forward in final Autumn Test after Springbok disappointment
Scotland desperately want to sign off the Autumn Test series with a win against Argentina or risk losing momentum over the winter heading into next year’s Six Nations.
Scots’ execution the issue in Springbok defeat, not intent or style
Apologies to Andy Robinson, but if he is a little smug at still being the last Scotland head coach to plot victory over the Springboks in the wake of Saturday’s 26-20 loss at Murrayfield, he’s on his own.