Edinburgh number eight Simon Taylor believes Scotland are moving in the right direction under coach Matt Williams.

Richard Burns needs only to repeat his performance of the last three years in the Network Q Rally of Great Britain at the end of this month to achieve his ambition of becoming world champion for the first time.

The Lions have suffered an injury hammer blow - former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio has been ruled out of their tour Down Under.

Jonny Wilkinson once again sat out Lions training in Perth today - but Graham Henry’s injury problems are easing ahead of Friday’s tour opener against Western Australia.

Donal Lenihan insists he has no concerns about New Zealand-born players being selected for the Lions.