Bath back-row forward Scott Gray will earn his first cap for Scotland in the Staffware Challenge match against the Barbarians on Saturday.

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 coach Matt Williams inserted another chapter into the continuing story of where best to play Chris Paterson by moving his skipper out of his favoured number 10 position for tomorrow’s RBS 6 Nations Championships game against Ireland.

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.

Italy 20 Scotland 14

Scotland’s bid to avoid the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon begins in earnest at the Stadio Flaminio this afternoon against an Italy side who have targeted the clash as their most likely source of championship points.

SCOTLAND coach Matt Williams admits the loss of Tom Smith and Cameron Mather is a huge blow ahead of their trip to Rome to play Italy tomorrow.

Wales 23 Scotland 10

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 pulled off the narrowest of wins to sneak through to the quarter-finals of the World Cup with an enthralling 22-20 win over Fiji in Sydney.

Rupeni Caucau underlined his status as the most exciting player at the tournament by scoring two tries and leaving Scotland 40 minutes from World Cup elimination as Fiji took a 14-6 at half-time in the pool match in Sydney.

Glasgow skipper Cameron Mather has won a starting place in Scotland’s team for Saturday’s Pool B World Cup clash with France in Sydney.

GLASGOW flanker Cameron Mather will make a 12,000-mile dash to bolster the Scotland squad but admits leaving his clubmates ahead of their crucial Celtic League match against the Borders is tough.

Glasgow back-row Cameron Mather has been called into the Scotland World Cup squad three years after his last international appearance.

Two tries early in the second half settled this scrappy Celtic Cup first round match at the Brewery Field and sent Glasgow marching into the quarter-finals with a shock victory.

Leeds face a mission improbable against Zurich Premiership wild card opponents Saracens tomorrow in what should be their last game of an impressive season.

Barry Everitt tonight played down his extraordinary goalkicking feats after London Irish went second in the Premiership with a 42-14 victory over Leeds.

London Irish 42 Leeds 14