Scotland captain Scott Murray believes his players can atone for last year’s World Cup quarter-final defeat with an historic victory over Australia next weekend.

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Scotland arrived in windy Wellington today chasing their first Test win of the year as they take on Samoa.

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.

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

Craig Joiner has been named in the Scotland squad for a two-day training camp this week – four years after winning his last cap.

Scotland head coach Matt Williams has handed captain Chris Paterson the full-back berth for the final RBS 6 Nations game against Ireland on Saturday.

Scotland head coach Matt Williams has made three changes to his side for the RBS 6 Nations game against France on Sunday.

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Ben Hinshelwood has called on his Scotland team-mates to defend home turf against a team he regards as “the toughest opponents”.

Scotland coach Matt Williams began a new era today by naming three uncapped players in his team for their opening RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

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 brought prop Tom Smith back into his starting line-up after injury but left veteran fly-half Gregor Townsend on the bench for the World Cup opener against Japan on Sunday.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan today made wholesale changes to his side for Saturday’s World Cup warm-up with Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

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

London Wasps wing Kenny Logan has been handed the chance to reclaim a Scotland international jersey after being named in a 50-strong RBS Six Nations Championship training squad for senior and A teams.

ENGLAND and Wales are both counting the cost of injuries to key players ahead of the RBS Six Nations Championship.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has made four changes, and one positional switch, to the side that upset the Springboks as he gives a number of his squad, including Gregor Townsend, an opportunity against the touring Fijians at Murrayfield on Sunday.

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