CONOR O’SHEA is expected to be named as Harlequins’ new director of rugby.

Scotland 23 Fiji 10

SCOTTISH lock Nathan Hines, currently in South Africa with the British and Irish Lions, is to quit French side Perpignan to join Heineken Cup champions Leinster.

Andy Robinson was today unveiled as the new Scotland head coach.

The new Scotland head coach will be unveiled today at a midday press conference at Murrayfield.

The SRU will interview a short-list of candidates for the vacant Scotland head coach position in the coming weeks – but Mike Brewer is out of the running.

Andy Robinson today finally ended any doubt he wants to be the next Scotland head coach by confirming he has applied for the role.

Andy Robinson was today expected to announce whether he is applying for the Scotland job.

SEAN LINEEN insists he would be “amazed” if Andy Robinson does not apply for the Scotland job in the coming days.

Chris Cusiter has warned Scotland captain Mike Blair he is after his number nine jersey.

Chris Paterson has urged Andy Robinson to apply for the Scotland job after the former England boss revealed had not yet decided whether to do so.

Edinburgh 16 Cardiff 3

Frank Hadden could be offered another role within the Scottish Rugby Union after losing his job as Scotland head coach.

SCOTLAND head coach Frank Hadden stepped down yesterday with immediate effect after a frustrating Six Nations campaign ended with just one victory.

Frank Hadden’s four-year spell in charge of Scotland came to an end tonight after the Scottish Rugby Union announced he was stepping down with immediate effect.

England 26 Scotland 12

Frank Hadden insists John Barclay has not been made the scapegoat for Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations defeat by Ireland after dropping the flanker for Saturday’s clash with England.

FRANK HADDEN insists the dissection of Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations campaign must wait until after Saturday’s final game against England. Head coach Hadden takes his side to Twickenham knowing defeat will mean he has failed to fulfil the Scottish Rugby Union’s (SRU) minimum target of two championship wins for the second successive year.

ENGLAND manager Martin Johnson stoked the boiler ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup showdown by declaring he has no sympathy for a struggling Scotland side with “a chip on their shoulder”.

Scotland captain Mike Blair was today named in the side for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with England.

Scotland captain Mike Blair is winning his battle to be fit for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with England.

CHRIS PATERSON has revealed his pain at seeing Scotland head coach Frank Hadden’s job come under increasing pressure in the wake of another Six Nations defeat to Ireland.

Mike Blair has warned his Scotland team-mates they can forget about ending their long wait for an RBS 6 Nations win over Ireland if they do not learn the lessons from the sides’ last meeting.

Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll insists there is no danger of his side underestimating Scotland at Murrayfield this evening.

TRYING to gain an edge, that’s what rugby is about at the top level, and that’s why — according to Ireland coach Declan Kidney — Scotland have a slight but perhaps crucial advantage going in to today’s Six-Nations match in Murrayfield.

Declan Kidney fears inside knowledge could be Ireland’s undoing in their quest for the RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam.

JIM HAMILTON and Nathan Hines smashed their 18-stone-plus frames into each other as hard as they could and knew they would be fit for Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations game against Ireland.

Jim Hamilton was today recalled to the Scotland side for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland after recovering from a shoulder injury.

FRANK HADDEN admits his second-row selection dilemma for Scotland’s Six Nations clash with Ireland has one major advantage — it will keep the opposition guessing.

TO arrive at the penultimate phase of the Six Nations championship unbeaten, with a clean bill of health, and competition for places at an all-time high is as much as any coach could have wished for — especially in Declan Kidney’s inaugural season at the helm.

Chris Paterson was today recalled to the Scotland side for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland – but head coach Frank Hadden delayed finalising his selection at second row.

IRELAND hooker Rory Best will lead Ulster’s Magners League challenge against Glasgow at Ravenhill on Saturday night although Stephen Ferris and Paddy Wallace are still unavailable.

The entire Scotland squad is fully behind head coach Frank Hadden, according to wing Thom Evans.

SCOTLAND prop Allan Jacobsen faces four months on the sidelines after tests showed he will require shoulder surgery.

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Euan Murray will return to the Scotland front row for Saturday’s crucial RBS 6 Nations clash with Italy.

CARDIFF BLUES claimed revenge for their shock 28-0 defeat in Scotland in November, but a second-half comeback by Glasgow made it a lot harder than looked likely at the interval of this Magners League encounter.

Scotland flanker Kelly Brown insists he was wrongly denied a try during his side’s RBS 6 Nations defeat in Paris.

Clement Poitrenaud has called on France’s critics to give the team more time to adapt to their new ambitious approach.

Injured prop Euan Murray admitted Scotland were made to pay for basic errors as they crashed to their second RBS 6 Nations defeat in seven days.

France 22 Scotland 13

Two weeks ago, Simon Danielli had virtually written off his chances of playing in this year’s RBS 6 Nations.

Frank Hadden today recalled Thom and Max Evans to the Scotland team for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with France.

Injuries have forced Scotland to delay naming their team for Saturday’s RBS Six Nations clash with France.