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Craig Chalmers believes Stuart Hogg will lose the Scotland captaincy

Craig Chalmers believes Stuart Hogg has captained Scotland for the last time after the national team’s Guinness Six Nations campaign ended under a cloud. It emerged on the eve of Saturday’s 26-5 defeat in Ireland that Hogg was one of six players who ...

22 Mar 2022 at 18:25

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Hamish Watson: A win in Dublin would be nice way for Scotland to end Six Nations

Hamish Watson has challenged Scotland to turn a “mixed” Six Nations into a relatively successful one by signing off with a rare victory in Dublin on Saturday. Gregor Townsend’s side have won two and lost two of their matches so far and go into the ...

18 Mar 2022 at 14:55

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Gregor Townsend: It’s the right time to replace Finn Russell with Blair Kinghorn

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend insists he would prefer to focus on why he selected Blair Kinghorn to start at stand-off rather than the demotion of talisman Finn Russell to the bench for Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash in Ireland. The ...

17 Mar 2022 at 14:55

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Finn Russell dropped for Scotland’s trip to Ireland as Blair Kinghorn starts

Scotland talisman Finn Russell has been dropped to the bench for this Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown with Ireland in Dublin. Edinburgh’s Blair Kinghorn takes the place of the highly-regarded Racing 92 stand-off, whose performances in ...

17 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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Scotland scrum-half Ali Price ready for ‘incredibly proud moment’ in Rome

Ali Price is relishing the prospect of winning his 50th cap for Scotland in Rome’s Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The 28-year-old Glasgow scrum-half made his international debut against Georgia at Rugby Park in 2016 and is excited about ...

11 Mar 2022 at 13:25

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Scotland keen to impress in Italy despite absence of Duhan van der Merwe

Scotland will complete their Guinness Six Nations campaign without Duhan van der Merwe. The 26-year-old has been hit with a three-week ban after he was sent off for reckless or dangerous play during Worcester’s defeat at London Irish ...

08 Mar 2022 at 22:25

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Scotland prop Pierre Schoeman expecting stiff resistance from ‘passionate’ Italy

Pierre Schoeman is aware Scotland will have to deal with Italy’s passion and physicality if they are to triumph in Rome this weekend. The Scots head to Stadio Olimpico on Saturday looking to bounce back from consecutive defeats ...

09 Mar 2022 at 15:25

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Mark Bennett relishing Scotland return and hopes to finish Six Nations on a high

Scotland may be out of Guinness Six Nations title contention but there is no chance of Mark Bennett treating Saturday’s showdown with Italy as a meaningless fixture. The 29-year-old Edinburgh centre feared his international ...

08 Mar 2022 at 15:25

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Pieter De Villiers welcomes new trophy commemorating Massimo Cuttitta

Scotland assistant coach Pieter De Villiers has welcomed the introduction of a new trophy commemorating Massimo Cuttitta. Scotland and Italy will play for the newly-unveiled Cuttitta Cup for the first time in Saturday’s ...

07 Mar 2022 at 19:55

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Gregor Townsend urges Scotland to finish Six Nations on a high

Gregor Townsend has called on Scotland to banish recent disappointments by finishing their Guinness Six Nations tournament with a flourish. The Scots had high hopes going into the tournament but, after beating England ...

10 Mar 2022 at 14:55

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Finn Russell v Paolo Garbisi – a look at Scotland and Italy’s stand-off battle

Italy and Scotland meet at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday in a Guinness Six Nations clash between two sides who have struggled at times in the opening matches of the tournament. Here, the PA news agency looks at the ...

10 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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Kyle Steyn to start for Scotland in Six Nations trip to Italy

Kyle Steyn will make his first Six Nations start for Scotland as one of five changes to the starting XV for this Saturday’s clash with Italy in Rome. The Glasgow winger’s only previous appearances in the ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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