The Lock Index

In which Scrummo takes a break from scrums and looks at the performance of Scotland’s second row stock.
Darge and Gilchrist Return for France

Rory Darge and Grant Gilchrist return to international duty on Saturday, as Scotland host France in the second round of the 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations.
Scotland’s 2023 World Cup cycle selections – the forwards

Kevin Millar takes a look at how Scotland’s squad has developed across the four years of the current World Cup cycle
Scotland’s Rugby World Cup 2023 squad – ins and outs

Kevin Millar has the facts and figures as Scotland name their 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France
TESTScotland’s Rugby World Cup 2023 squad – ins and outs

Kevin Millar has the facts and figures as Scotland name their 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France
PRO14 Round (hmm): Glasgow vs Edinburgh

Following the turgid display at BT Murrayfield last weekend, Danny Wilson has made four changes for the return fixture re-scheduled from Round 9.
Have we been locked out?

Regular commenter Scrummo shifts from his usual area of the dark arts of the front row to take a look at the men behind and see how they stack up with their home nations counterparts.
England v Scotland, Six Nations 2019: Match Preview pt II – head to heads

For the final time in this season’s Six Nations, Kevin Millar runs through some key stats and head to heads as Scotland take on England at Twickenham.
Scotland v Argentina: Autumn Tests 2018 Match Preview pt II – head to heads

In Part 2 of the Scotland v Argentina match preview, Kevin Millar runs through the head to heads and key stats.
Scotland v Fiji: Autumn Tests 2018 Match Preview pt II – head to heads

Time for part 2 of the Scotland v Fiji match preview as Kevin Millar assesses the head to heads.
6 Nations 2018: Scotland 32-26 France

Iain Hay watches Scotland get their tournament back on track with the visit of France to BT Murrayfield.
Scotland v France: Match Preview Pt II – head to heads

Now that the teams are out, Kevin Millar takes a look at the individual matchups going into this weekend’s crunch match with France at BT Murrayfield.
1872 Cup Pt I: Edinburgh 18-17 Glasgow

Edinburgh took on Glasgow in the first of three 1872 Cup legs this season, and a return to back to back festive derby matches. An early sending off threatened to turn it into a mouldy brussel sprout but Edinburgh fought back to make a cracker of it as Rory Baldwin looked on.
Autumn Review: Signs of encouragement in Scotland’s pack

Gavin Harper assesses how the Scotland forwards fared over the Autumn. Who were the winners and losers?
Edinburgh 20-33 Leinster

Hamish Watson led a spirited second half comeback by Edinburgh that almost saw them snatch a losing bonus point from title contenders Leinster. Plenty for Edinburgh fans to ponder, writes Rory Baldwin.