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Three return for Montpellier

Montpellier bring in Benjamin Thiery, Mamuka Gorgadze, Sakiusa Matadigo to copper-fasten their sound start to the Challenge Cup at home to Connacht on Friday evening.

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Murray called up by Scotland

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Foley makes dramatic return

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Munster name XV

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Farley, Wilkinson and Flavin drafted into Connacht team

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Four new faces in Scotland get-together

Edinburgh overcome lowly Borders

Edinburgh 17 Borders 3

Fri, 01 Dec, 2006

Springboks too strong for Scotland

South Africa 36 Scotland 16

Sat, 10 Jun, 2006

Borders stick with same backline

Border Reivers head coach Steve Bates has selected the same backline that played against Connacht a fortnight ago for this Friday’s Celtic League clash against Leinster.

Thu, 06 Apr, 2006

O’Driscoll wins fans’ vote to take Six Nations player of the championship

BRIAN O’DRISCOLL has been named RBS 6 Nations player of the championship after leading Ireland to the Triple Crown.

Fri, 24 Mar, 2006

Triple Crown warriors prepare for next battle

YOU might imagine that Ireland’s Triple Crown heroes would prefer to put up their feet and call it a day for this season.

Tue, 21 Mar, 2006

Scots on the rocks for parting shot

EXACTLY 128 years ago, Ireland and England played the first international rugby match at Lansdowne Road.

Sat, 11 Mar, 2006

Southwell given chance at full-back

Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has handed Hugo Southwell the number 15 jersey for the Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test against New Zealand on Saturday.

Wed, 23 Nov, 2005

Scotland reshuffle for Samoan test

SCOTLAND head coach Frank Hadden insists strength in depth has allowed him to make changes for the second Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test against Samoa on Sunday.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2005

Cusiter poised for Scotland comeback

Scotland head coach Frank Hadden has restored Chris Cusiter to the starting 15 for the Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Test against Samoa on Sunday.

Tue, 15 Nov, 2005

Settled Maggs aiming to keep Ulster’s run going

ULSTER and their Ireland centre Kevin Maggs aim to continue their recent good Celtic League form against the Borders at Netherdale (7.30 pm), this evening.

Sat, 15 Oct, 2005

Munster fightback earns bonus-point win

Borders 23 Munster 38

Sun, 10 Apr, 2005

Ulster battle for win against Borders

Ulster 17 The Borders 13

Fri, 25 Mar, 2005

Wallabies on form at Hampden

Scotland 17 Australia 31

Sat, 20 Nov, 2004

Williams cuts back Scotland squad

Scotland coach Matt Williams has reduced his squad ahead of Saturday’s Autumn Test against Australia to 23 players.

Wed, 17 Nov, 2004

Injuries mar Scotland's Test preparations

Scotland’s development tour officially ended today when eight players were sent home and Matt Williams’ trimmed down Test squad began fierce preparations for the first Hopetoun Cup Test match against Australia on Sunday.

Wed, 09 Jun, 2004

Scotland prop signs new Borders deal

Scotland prop Bruce Douglas has signed a new two-year deal with The Borders.

Tue, 18 May, 2004

Joiner gets call-up for Scots

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

Sun, 02 May, 2004

Coach hails Scots' new caps

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.

Wed, 11 Feb, 2004

Humphreys stands down for clash with The Borders

DAVID HUMPHREYS has pulled out of the Ulster side for their Celtic League tie against The Borders at Ravenhill tonight (7.30 pm).

Fri, 28 Nov, 2003

Paterson handed fly-half chance

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.

Wed, 29 Oct, 2003

McGeechan unfazed by USA forward power

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.

Sat, 18 Oct, 2003

Scots recall Smith

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.

Fri, 10 Oct, 2003

McGeechan wants best for last

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan today admitted that his players must produce their best performance of the three countdown Tests if they are to finish their World Cup preparations with victory over Ireland.

Thu, 04 Sep, 2003

Robson registers 'concern' over Murray

Scotland team doctor James Robson has admitted to a “slight concern” over the fitness of Scott Murray for next month’s World Cup.

Tue, 02 Sep, 2003

McGeechan revamps Scotland

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

Wed, 27 Aug, 2003

Springboks seal series over Scots

South Africa 28 Scotland 19

Sat, 14 Jun, 2003

Redpath a fan of shorter Six Nations

Scotland captain Bryan Redpath admitted the new condensed RBS 6 Nations format has had nothing to do with his side’s poor results this year.

Wed, 26 Mar, 2003

Redpath plays down Scots win

Skipper Bryan Redpath gave a cautious welcome to Scotland’s first win of the RBS 6 Nations Championship against Wales at Murrayfield.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2003

Scots defeat Wales at Murrayfield

Scotland fans were finally given something to celebrate as Ian McGeechan’s side put their woeful form in the 2003 RBS 6 Nations Championship behind them with victory over Wales at Murrayfield.

Sat, 08 Mar, 2003

O’Sullivan’s men meet great expectations

EXPECTATION isn’t always matched by reality but on this occasion, most analysts got the first weekend of the Six Nations just about right. Victories for England and Ireland were predicted and Italy’s win was further confirmation of how bad things are in Wales.

Mon, 17 Feb, 2003