Tag: Scotland Rugby Union
8 months ago
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Scotland World Cup reaction: Gregor Townsend hits out at bunker review system and aims swipe at I...

Gregor Townsend has questioned the validity of rugby’s ‘bunker review’ system after losing captain Jamie Ritchie to a...

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8 months ago
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Sione Tuipulotu to honour his Tongan heritage while focusing fully on a Scotland win

Sione Tuipulotu says he will honour his Tongan heritage by playing as hard as he can against them when Scotland make ...

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8 months ago
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Rugby World Cup: Sione Tuipulotu and Finn Russell plot route to tryline as Scotland seek to avoid...

Scotland have lost only once to Tonga and there were serious ramifications.

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8 months ago
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Rugby World Cup: Scotland urged to forget about bonus point and concentrate on beating Tonga

Scotland have dismissed talk of securing a bonus point against Tonga on Sunday as they focus solely on winning their ...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Richie Gray regrets self-inflicted lineout issues and looks for 80-minu...

Official lineout statistics from Scotland’s World Cup opener against South Africa don’t make pleasant reading for tho...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Rory Darge ready for ‘interesting’ reunion with Tonga's Sione Vailanu

Rory Darge reckons Sione Vailanu is a good man to have alongside you in the trenches but going up against his club-ma...

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8 months ago
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Celtic success paves way for Nick Montgomery's arrival at Hibs - 'he quashed that pretty quickly'

Ange Postecoglou’s success at Celtic has opened the door for more Australian-based managers, according to new Hibs bo...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Gregor Townsend explains why changes may be kept to minimum for Tonga c...

Gregor Townsend has indicated that he is likely to stick largely with the side which lost to South Africa when he pic...

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8 months ago
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Scotland World Cup player ratings: One 7 against South Africa in testing afternoon for Scots

Scotland got their World Cup campaign up and running on Sunday, but it was not the result Gregor Townsend and his men...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Jamie Ritchie admits there is no margin for error now as Gregor Townsen...

Jamie Ritchie acknowledged that Scotland have been left with no margin for error at the Rugby World Cup after they lo...

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8 months ago
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'Jack is not happy': Scotland left frustrated by TMO incidents in Rugby World Cup opener as Finn ...

Gregor Townsend expressed frustration at refereeing inconsistency at the Rugby World Cup after Scotland lost 18-3 to ...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Darcy Graham on what's changed since 2019 and being better than any opp...

Darcy Graham believes Scotland’s familiarity with each other’s roles can help them escape from the so-called group of...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Zander Fagerson is ‘fresh’ and will face South Africa after serving his...

Gregor Townsend is backing Zander Fagerson to step straight back into the firing line for Scotland’s opening match of...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Jamie Ritchie backs his team to beat everyone in Pool B

Scotland have exuded a quiet confidence all week in France and there was no sign of it dipping when they arrived at t...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Gregor Townsend names team to play South Africa as Stuart McInally flie...

Zander Fagerson and Darcy Graham have returned to the Scotland team for their opening match of the 2023 Rugby World C...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Sione Tuipulotu on emotional reunion with his mum and reason for Lauryn...

Sione Tuipulotu is relishing the physical challenge that South Africa will present this weekend but there’s also a se...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Huw Jones-Sione Tuipulotu combo has its origins in Glasgow Warriors’ Ma...

They bonded over a few end of season drinks but it was more than 18 months later before Huw Jones and Sione Tuipulotu...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Improved mental resilience gives confidence going into South Africa opener

Pete Horne has detected a shift in the Scotland squad’s mental resilience as they prepare to open their 2023 World Cu...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Darcy Graham passed fit to face South Africa after coming through 'big ...

Darcy Graham has been declared fit for Scotland’s Rugby World Cup opener against South Africa after coming through tr...

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8 months ago
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Rugby World Cup: Grant Gilchrist fuelled by Japan disappointment as he calls for a best ever Scot...

The chance to right the wrongs of 2019 has been a powerful motivating tool for Grant Gilchrist as he sweats it out ah...

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8 months ago
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Rugby World Cup: Inside South Africa camp ahead of Scotland clash - locals onside, Napoleonic tra...

The South Africa flags are flying high in La Seyne-sur-Mer, the commune close to Toulon where the Springboks are basi...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: South Africa very wary of Finn Russell ahead of opener - ‘magician with...

Duane Vermeulen has warned his South Africa team-mates that Finn Russell is a magician whose talents must be kept in ...

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8 months ago
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Rugby World Cup: Temperatures rise as stylish Scotland sweat it out at Côte d'Azur ceremony

Nice rolled out the blue carpet for Scotland on Monday as Gregor Townsend’s side were officially welcomed to the 2023...

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8 months ago
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Rugby World Cup: John Jeffrey backs ‘best ever Scotland team’ to qualify from group of death

John Jeffrey, a World Cup semi-finalist, has declared Gregor Townsend’s side “the best ever Scotland team to take the...

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8 months ago
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Gregor Townsend urges French public to adopt Scotland as their second team - 'our best can defeat...

A group that has pitched Scotland against the world’s top two is something to be embraced according to Gregor Townsen...

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8 months ago
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Scotland Rugby World Cup: Darcy Graham on course to be fit for South Africa but doubts over forward

The sun came out to welcome Scotland to the Cote d’Azur on Sunday and head coach Gregor Townsend delivered some brigh...

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9 months ago
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Huw Jones on impact of 2019 Rugby World Cup snub: ‘I'm a better player and a more resilient person’

Huw Jones was the big-name omission from Scotland’s last World Cup squad and the Glasgow Warriors centre jokes he suf...

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9 months ago
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Rugby World Cup: France to flourish, lopsided tournament, Scotland aim to avoid unwanted first

The draw for the 10th edition of the Rugby World Cup is so lopsided it’s in danger of keeling over.

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9 months ago
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South Africa will be worried about Scotland but in Canan Moodie they have an unbelievable talent,...

New Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt claims South Africa will be worried about Scotland pulling off an upset when the sid...

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9 months ago
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Scotland ‘have have all the belief in the world’ they can beat South Africa - prop’s bold claim

If rugby is a 23-man game, then South Africa are the masters of making the extra personnel count.

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9 months ago
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Kyle Steyn would love a crack at South Africa - and there's a case to be made for him to start

In the rush to acclaim the dazzling and devastating talents of Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe on the Scotland w...

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9 months ago
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Jack Dempsey: Scotland will go in ‘all guns blazing’ against South Africa in World Cup opener

Jack Dempsey has promised that Scotland will go in “all guns blazing” against South Africa in their opening match of ...

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9 months ago
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South Africa are playing open rugby and it could suit Scotland, hopes Gregor Townsend

A seismic weekend of international rugby which saw South Africa rip New Zealand apart and England lose at home to Fij...

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9 months ago
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Duhan van der Merwe at the double as Scotland overpower Georgia after sticky start

It was comfortable in the end but Scotland had to wait until the second half before getting on the scoreboard against...

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9 months ago
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Scotland v Georgia is necessary game of risk ahead of Rugby World Cup for Sam Skinner

Gregor Townsend will have Georgia on his mind this weekend but it would be natural for the Scotland coach’s thoughts ...

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9 months ago
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Gregor Townsend goes full tilt at Georgia with one eye on South Africa as Scotland finalise World...

The chance to further build cohesion and fluency ahead of the World Cup outstripped any concerns over potential injur...

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9 months ago
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The four referees who will take charge of Scotland at the Rugby World Cup

Gregor Townsend has praised the standard of refereeing at Test level after the match officials for the Rugby World Cu...

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9 months ago
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Scotland training gets ‘feisty’ in front of watching A-lister as Zander Fagerson attends 'tackle ...

Hollywood A-lister Gerard Butler was an interested spectator as things became overheated during Scotland training thi...

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9 months ago
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Ben Healy on haggis, switching sides from Ireland to Scotland and proving people wrong

Ben Healy says he isn’t a bitter person but the new Scotland stand-off is quite prepared to use his snub by Ireland a...

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