EDINBURGH full-back Chris Paterson looks set to be fit for duty in the Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test Series after taking in part in yesterday's Scotland training
ANDY ROBINSON'S decision to ditch common practice and name two players as joint captains of the Scotland rugby team will be viewed as either a masterstroke or a catastrop
STEWART'S-MELVILLE skipper Richard Borthwick believes the Inverleith men can use last weekend's win over Capital rivals Watsonians as a springboard to Scottish Hydr
HOOKER Steve Thompson completed the final stage of his remarkable comeback yesterday when he was named in England's starting team to face Australia at Twickenham on Sat
MAX EVANS will undergo surgery on a knee injury tomorrow, meaning he will take no part in Scotland's autumn Test series later this month. Prop Alasdair Dickinson has also
IRELAND coach Declan Kidney has confirmed Brian O'Driscoll will skipper the Grand Slam champions for their series of Test matches against Australia, Fiji and South Africa.
LEIGH Halfpenny believes Wales are no longer in awe of the All Blacks. But Halfpenny and company need to walk the walk on Saturday following a demoralising run of 20 succ
NEW Zealand's World Cup play-off against Bahrain this month is being billed as the country's biggest match in decades. And the All Whites, who have not qualified for
HERIOT'S coach Bob McKillop admits the unavailability of key men means the timing of this month's opening match in the inaugural British & Irish Cup is far fro
PLAYERS from the three Scottish sides involved in the inaugural British and Irish Cup have called on fans from across their rugby regions to back the teams as they take on t
THE longstanding feud between the Scottish Rugby Union and Gala RFC over who should shoulder the financial burden of maintaining the Netherdale pitch appears to have been reso
Robbie Deans has made the most radical selection change of his reign as Wallabies coach, naming a brand new centre pairing for Saturday's Twickenham showdown with England.
England have been hit by injury even more than Australia, so Fox Sports rugby commentator Greg Clark thinks the Wallabies will retain the Cook Cup against England at Twickenham.
New Zealand fly half Dan Carter could have the chance to create history after being passed fit to play Wales at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday.
England's sledging of the Wallabies scrum has gone quiet, yet Australia prop Ben Alexander is acutely aware the proof must be rammed home again in the Cook Cup Test on Sunday.
Jonny Wilkinson and Steve Thompson have been re-united in an England team for the first time since 2003 after being named in Saturday's side to play the Wallabies.
The Wallabies must improve their lineout or face dire consequences against England in the Cook Cup Test at Twickenham on Sunday (EDT), coach Robbie Deans says.
