Jon Petrie was today named Scotland’s 106th Test match captain for the summer games with the Barbarians and Romania.

New Scotland head coach Matt Williams intends to restore some home pride in this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship.

New Scotland coach Matt Williams has urged clubs north of the border to cease drafting in imported players to allow young local talent to flourish.

EX-LEINSTER coach Matt Williams has outlined a controversial plan entitled “Fortress Scotland” which will eventually see the international side being made up of home-based players only.

Glasgow Rugby scrum-half Andy Nicol revealed how agonisingly close he came to making his World Cup dream come true.

Former Scotland scrum-half Andy Nicol has claimed the future of the international number nine jersey was safe in the hands of Edinburgh Rugby’s Mike Blair.

Kenny Logan has been recalled to Scotland's 24-man squad for the Six Nations Championship game against Italy.

Scotland captain Budge Pountney has been ruled out of next month’s three-Test series because of a shoulder injury.

The Scotland team that will play Ireland at Murrayfield in the Six Nations Championships on Saturday has been named.

Versatile Roland Reid is ready to kick off his new life as a wing when Glasgow face Ulster tomorrow night.

Nathan Spooner has been forced to withdraw from the Leinster team for tonight's game against Glasgow, his shoulder injury preventing him from making his debut.

Glasgow Warriors captain Andy Nicol is confident that the professional clubs can offer Scotland coach Ian McGeechan a boost ahead of the Six Nations climax against Ireland next month.

The Lions suffered a tortuous defeat in Stadium Australia as the world champions took the three-Test series.

Former Scotland captain Andy Nicol is expected to be drafted into the Lions team to face Australia in the third test in Sydney this morning.

Scotland scrum-half Andy Nicol has been given a clean bill of health in the build up to Saturday's Six Nations encounter with Italy at Murrayfield.

Scotland captain Andy Nicol admits that he is facing a race against time to be fit for the Six Nations clash with Italy on March 17.

Scotland will rake over the coals of their mammoth Calcutta Cup defeat at Twickenham on Saturday for any sign of life in the dying embers of their Six Nations campaign.

England wonderkid Iain Balshaw was compared with All Blacks superstar Christian Cullen after producing another virtuoso Six Nations performance that thrilled his adoring Twickenham fan club.

Aa expected the class of England was too much for Scotland and if Ireland does get to play the Calcutta Cup champions in this year’s Six Nations, serious consideration will have to be given to ways and means of countering England’s impressive attacking game.

Jonny Wilkinson will spearhead England’s bid to regain the Calcutta Cup today, and admits: ‘‘I know people expect me to play well.’’

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

This summer’s Lions trip to Australia has probably come 12 months too early for rugby league convert Jason Robinson.

Ian McGeechan felt Scotland had thrown victory away against Wales despite staging a great second-half fight-back.

Scotland captain Andy Nicol leads his country at the Stade de France on Sunday refusing to reflect on missed glory.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has made several changes for his side's Six Nations opener against France in Paris on Sunday.