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Category: Scotland National Team

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Scotland Injury Update

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Rory Baldwin | 16 Comments |

Scotland’s blindside flanker Alasdair Strokosch could miss the remainder of the RBS 6 Nations Championship on account of an injury he sustained in yesterday’s international against Wales in Cardiff, while Max Evans is also a worry.

16 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
Tagged: Al Strokosch, David Denton, Max Evans
Wales vs Scotland

RBS 6 Nations: Wales 27 – 13 Scotland

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Rory Baldwin | 50 Comments |

This match-up threatened the sort of noisy drama last seen here in 2010, and in the end, there was something horribly familiar about it as a fifteen minute period of madness left Scotland down and out.

50 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
Tagged: Wales
Wales vs Scotland

Wales v Scotland: Tactics In Brief

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Alan Dymock | 11 Comments |

Scotland make only two changes whilst Wales lose a few to injury and one to a moment of madness. How will this game be played, though? Scotland will have to tweek their tactics slightly…

11 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
Tagged: Geoff Cross, Greig Laidlaw, Tactics, Wales
Wales vs Scotland

Scotland Team To Face Wales

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Rory Baldwin | 15 Comments |

Looks like Andy didn’t take my advice about the big wingers but otherwise the team is largely as expected.

15 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
Tagged: Greig Laidlaw
Guinness_Logo & Harp_white & gold

International Stars Fired Up for Six Nations

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Rory Baldwin |

GUINNESS® ambassadors Sean Lamont (Sco), Jamie Heaslip (Ire), Jamie Roberts (Wal) and  Ben Foden (Eng) have joined forces to promote GUINNESS, the Official Beer of the RBS 6 Nations, with a rousing and passionate video.

Article Continues...
Posted in: Promotional, Six Nations
Tagged: Sean Lamont
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Parks and Beyond

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Al Kerr | 3 Comments |

Alan Kerr has a quick look back at his love affair with Dan Parks and call for fun against the Welsh this weekend.

3 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
Tagged: Dan Parks, Wales
Wales vs Scotland

Bring On The Understudies?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Rory Baldwin | 16 Comments |

Rory has a think about changes that could be made to the team to face Wales. Who would you choose?

16 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
Tagged: Greig Laidlaw, Stuart Hogg, Wales
6N Scotland vs England

RBS 6 Nations: Scotland 6 – 13 England

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Alan Dymock | 41 Comments |

This game was nervvy and tight, but Stuart Lancaster’s new England won at Murrayfield for the first time since 2004.

41 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Site News, Six Nations
Tagged: Charlie Hodgson, Dan Parks, David Denton, England, Scotland
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And So It Begins…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Alan Dymock | 3 Comments |

Be prepared to give up the next few weeks of your life… The RBS Six Nations is about to start this weekend. Who are you scared of? Who will shine? Who will win? Alan Dymock presents a 6N Team Guide.

3 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
Tagged: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Wales
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Al’s Ill Informed Calcutta Cup Preview

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Al Kerr | 2 Comments |

Alan Kerr takes his ill informed look ahead to this weekends big Calcutta Cup match. Warning this article may contain nuts.

2 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
6N Scotland vs England

Scotland Team for Six Nations Opener

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Rory Baldwin | 67 Comments |

Andy Robinson has gone with a blend of youth and experience for his first team of the 2012 RBS Six Nations, but perhaps not in the quantities or areas we had imagined.

67 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, Six Nations
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9s and 10s: Learning from the French

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Fraser |

Fraser Gillies examines whether the French ploy of creating interchangeable half-backs could work in Scotland.

Article Continues...
Posted in: Scotland National Team, World of Rugby
Tagged: Greig Laidlaw, Mike Blair
6N Scotland vs England

Is England’s Velvet Revolution Myth or Reality?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Cameron Black | 1 Comment |

New guest writer Cameron takes a look at what sort of England team we can expect to pitch up at Murrayfield this weekend.

1 Comment | Article Continues...
Posted in: Six Nations
Tagged: Danny Care, Delon Armitage, England, Stuart Lancaster
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The Captains’ Captain

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Alan Dymock | 2 Comments |

Alan Dymock, somewhat bizarrely, argues that Scotland will have more than one captain on the pitch come the Calcutta Cup.

2 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Player Watch, Scotland National Team, Site News, Six Nations
Tagged: Ross Ford
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Jackson Is Still In, But Out For Now

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Rory Baldwin | 8 Comments |

The Herald is reporting that Ruaridh Jackson will not be considered for selection for the opening matches of this year’s RBS Six Nations for Scotland.

8 Comments | Article Continues...
Posted in: Player Watch, Scotland National Team
Tagged: Dan Parks, Duncan Weir, Greig Laidlaw, Ruaridh Jackson

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