I thought my days of accumulating caps finished a long time ago, but not so. Thirty-three years after featuring for the British and Irish Lions as part of the IRB’s centenary celebrations in Cardiff, test recognition yielded just that.

Peter Jackson gets over the gain line, behind the headline...

HUNDREDS of mourners lined the streets of Hawick yesterday to pay their respects to veteran rugby commentator Bill McLaren.

MATT WILLIAMS last night lashed out at a number of former Scottish greats and promised his side would “put up a performance” against Ireland at Lansdowne Road this afternoon.