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What A Difference a Couple of Wins Can Make

Guest poster Siobhan takes a look at Saturday's match from a Welsh perspective.

5 Key Points For Beating Wales

Cameron Black continues his regular series with a look at this weekends opponents, Wales

Bradley and Back Out at Edinburgh

Michael Bradley and Neil Back got the chop today as Edinburgh announced the new interim coaches that will see out the troubled season.

Scotland U20s Team for Inverness clash with Wales U20s

Scotland under-20 will welcome back Glasgow Warriors centre, Mark Bennett, from duties with the pro-side, and Gala hooker Russell Anderson from injury, for Friday’s last home U20 6 Nations match against Wales in Inverness (8 March, kick-off 7.35pm, Admission FREE). Head coach Sean Lineen is forced to replace scrum-half Sam Hidalgo-Clyne who suffered a leg [...]

Scotland Team to Face Wales

An excuse for Weir's Way puns all round as the young fly half gets his first start for Scotland against Wales, who have announced a powerful team packed with big names.

Glasgow Hawks vs Hamilton

Douglas Ross takes a look at Hamilton vs Hawks in the National League.

Club Roundup

Moody Blue rounds up the weekend's cup and league club action

Glasgow Warriors 29- 13 Cardiff Blues – Warriors go top

A mercurial second half performance from Flying Fijian Niko Matawalu guided Glasgow to another bonus point win, sending Gregor Townsend’s men to the top of the RaboDirect PRO12.

Scotland 12 – 8 Ireland

A gritty comeback and a refusal to know when they are beaten saw Scotland record their first back-to-back Six Nations win since 2001. brodie Smithers reports from a very relieved Murrayfield.

Glasgow 20-14 Ulster

1st visited 2nd in the RaboDirect PRO12. Conditions were cold, but the atmosphere at Scotstoun was fiery in a messy, mesmerising, and at the end, close affair.

Young Stars to be blooded against the Scots again

Guest blogger Eamonn Keane takes a look at this weekend's clash from an Irish perspective.

Edinburgh go for youth while Glasgow get Horney

Edinburgh and Glasgow are both in action tomorrow night, both games are on the telly too. Harry Leonard finally gets a start, while Pete Horne is handed the 10 shirt for Glasgow.

Hamilton, Hawick and Hogg

Moody Blue takes in Hawick vs Hamilton and reminisces on watching a young Stuart Hogg during his time for the men in green.

5 Key Points For Beating Ireland

Scotland’s win against Italy will live long in the memory. Arguably one of side’s greatest victories of the professional era it added some spark to Scotland’s 6 Nations campaign with some in the squad suggesting the team might be capable of winning the tournament outright. Ireland arrive at Murrayfield on the back of a scappy [...]

The Unlucky Irish

Gav Harper takes a look at Ireland's injury woes and mulls over the team that might come to visit Murrayfield in just under a fortnight.

Edinburgh U18s 15-5 Glasgow U18s

Edinburgh Rugby under 18s overcame Glasgow Warriors 15-5 at Murrayfield last night, in full view of Scotland National under 18 head coach Eddie Pollock and our man Scott Thomson.

The Great Divide

WIth news that Michael Bradley is to step down at the end of the season and defence coach Billy McGinty has resigned with immediate effect, Moody Blue takes a look at the contrasting fortunes of our pro-teams.

Scotland U20 30-17 Italy U20

Scotland chalked up their first victory of this year’s 6 Nations under- 20 championship with a spirited perfromance against Italy at Netherdale, Galashiels, writes Stuart MacLennan.

Scotland 34 – 10 Italy

A feast of tries, a record win and a solid performance from Scotland saw disaster averted against Italy. Brodie Smithers sums up the match from Murrayfield.

5 Key Points For Beating Italy

Cameron Black takes a look at 5 key ways Scotland can counteract the impressive Italians on Saturday (with team lineup).

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