A moment of New Zealand magic denied Scotland a famous victory in a pulsating contest at BT Murrayfield.

Scotland survived a second-half fightback to kick off their international season with a 44-38 win over Samoa at BT Murrayfield.

Skipper Greig Laidlaw rescued a win for scrappy Scotland as he slotted over a last-gasp penalty to seal a 19-16 win over Argentina.

Australia have beaten Scotland 23-22 in their international match at Murrayfield.

Inspirational skipper Scott Brown's second-half strike gave Celtic a narrow but deserved 1-0 Ladbrokes Premiership win over Dundee at Dens Park.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Scrappy Scotland were denied a smash-and-grab win in Paris after France stormed back to claim a 19-16 win in both side’s final match before the World Cup.

England have selected Brad Barritt and Jonathan Joseph as their centre pairing for Saturday’s World Cup warm-up game against Ireland at Twickenham.

Euro 2016 Qualifire Group D

Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw admits the Dark Blues will be left red-faced if they do not end this year’s RBS 6 Nations with a victory on Saturday.

France coach Philippe Saint-Andre has made eight changes for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy at the Stadio Olimpico.

Scotland were left facing their fourth wooden spoon in 11 years after a late collapse handed Italy a RBS 6 Nations win at Murrayfield.

Glasgow’s Peter Horne has been given the nod to replace suspended stand-off Finn Russell for Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy tomorrow.

Scotland coach Vern Cotter has handed four Edinburgh players their first call-ups after naming his squad for next month’s RBS 6 Nations opener with France.

Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes hailed his players after they took advantage of Celtic’s postponement at Partick by beating St Johnstone to move top of the Scottish Premiership.

Scotland prop Alasdair Dickinson does not believe the grass will be greener for international rugby if more Tests are played on artificial surfaces.

Captain Greig Laidlaw was left disappointed after Scotland missed the chance to record a shock victory over New Zealand, but felt there was plenty for his side to be proud of nevertheless.

Stuart Lancaster has no qualms about picking Anthony Watson on the right wing for tomorrow’s QBE International against South Africa and believes he is ready for his first Test start.

The Tartan Army have no right to boo Republic of Ireland international James McCarthy on Friday night, according to his former Hamilton team-mate Alex Neil.

Scotland suffered last-gasp heartache as France snatched a 19-17 RBS 6 Nations win after Jean-Marc Doussain kicked the winning penalty at Murrayfield with just 90 seconds left.

Italy 20 Scotland 21

Italy 20 Scotland 21

Scotland head coach Scott Johnson claims full-back Stuart Hogg has timed his return to form perfectly as the Dark Blues gear up for their RBS 6 Nations opener.

Scotland head coach Scott Johnson has made four changes to his side for Sunday’s opening RBS 6 Nations match with Ireland.

Scotland 0 South Africa 28

Dundee United 1 Dundee 1

France 23 Scotland 16

Celtic 5 Dundee 0

Dundee United 3

Dundee chief executive Scot Gardiner has hailed the club’s promotion to the Clydesdale Bank Premier League as great news for everyone involved with the Dark Blues.

Dundee 1 Rangers 3

Oxford 16 Cambridge 31

Dundee chairman Bob Brannan insists the Tayside club will continue discussions before making any further legal plans after the Scottish Football Association upheld the decision of the Scottish Premier League to fine Livingston over the Hassan Kachloul affair.

The Scottish Football Association have upheld the decision of the Scottish Premier League to fine Livingston over the Hassan Kachloul affair, leaving Dundee relegated to the Bell’s First Division.

Dundee have made the first cuts to their playing staff with eight players released by the Dark Blues following their relegation from the Bank of Scotland Premier League.

Dundee have been relegated from the Bank of Scotland Premier League after failing to win at Livingston today.

Dundee manager Jim Duffy admits the departure of Davie Hay from Dunfermline throws up even more uncertainty in the battle to avoid relegation from the Bank of Scotland Premier League.

Tottenham goalkeeper Bill Brown has died at the age of 73.

Dundee chief executive Peter Marr has hit out at Rangers for being “short-sighted” in the race for striker Nacho Novo.

Dundee manager Jim Duffy believes his side will bounce back from their bad run and expects the return of his injured players to be the catalyst for a Dens Park revival.