Instead of preparing for Friday’s Test match against Samoa and a sixth Scotland cap, Tom Philip was today left to contemplate knee reconstruction surgery and nine months of intense rehabilitation after a seemingly innocuous accident on the beach left him with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament.

Glasgow winger Sean Lamont will make his Scotland Test debut against Samoa in Wellington on Friday.

Scotland head coach Matt Williams has added three players to his squad for the RBS Six Nations Championship game against Italy on Saturday, March 6.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has taken a massive World Cup gamble by naming Chris Paterson at stand-off for Saturday’s make-or-break qualification decider with Fiji.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan identified the United States’ physical strength as his team’s biggest obstacle when the two sides meet in their World Cup Pool B match in Brisbane on Monday evening.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has omitted Brendan Laney from his World Cup squad to play in Australia next month.

Worcester centre Ben Hinshelwood returns to the Scotland international fold for the first time since November.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has opted for wholesale changes for the game against Canada West tomorrow.