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Greig Laidlaw Scores - pic © Al Ross

Contracts and player news from Edinburgh and Glasgow as Laidlaw is rested, Fife is injured and Brown and Bryce sign new deals.

Brown Back To Face France

Kelly Brown - pic © Al Ross

Kelly Brown returns to captain his country at 7 as part of Scott Johnson’s latest Six Nations selection to face France on Saturday.

Our Scotland XV: The Half Backs

Greig Laidlaw

Continuing our regular series building towards the viagogo Autumn Internationals, Barry P is next up with a look at Scotland’s options for the half-backs, scrum and fly-half.

Our Team: Scrum-Half

Greig Laidlaw - pic courtesy of Edinburgh Rugby/PA Images

Mike Blair has gone, Chris Cusiter is injured. Will we see Laidlaw and Pyrgos duelling for Scotland’s 9 shirt? Rory completes the XV.

Our Team: Standoff

tom heathcote

In the latest of our series looking at Scotland’s Six Nation selection options, Rory takes a look at the key position of standoff. Will Ruaridh Jackson carry Glasgow form to the international stage. Is young Heathcote ready? Who does the kicking?

Changes at Edinburgh, Chops at Glasgow

Duncan Weir - Photo © Alastair Ross

Edinburgh have a bit more bite in their pack, and are playing with a sense of fun. Glasgow, meanwhile, are looking unlikely to change. Will it take time, or is it just that they cannot evolve?

Seeing Off Samoa

Scotland have won well on their summer tour, but with more heat and more organised opposition in Samoa should there be tactical changes?

Australia 6-9 Scotland

Scotland win rain - pic courtesy SRU

Scotland went in unheralded by many, and came away with their first away win in Australia in 30 years.

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