Munster 20 Glasgow Warriors 26

FREDERIC MICHALAK has been named in France’s team to play Scotland in Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash at Murrayfield.

Scotland coach Frank Hadden has named two uncapped players in a 32-strong squad for training at Murrayfield next week as the Scots intensify their preparations for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations Championship.

Leinster 46 Glasgow 22

THE buzz and excitement once the sole preserve of Munster’s home games in the Heineken Cup is likely to be transferred to the RDS this afternoon (5.15) when Leinster take on Glasgow Warriors in a must-win encounter.

STILL only October and yet one team’s Heineken Cup ambitions will already lie in tatters once Leinster and Glasgow Warriors are done with each other at Hughenden tomorrow.

Scotland head coach Frank Hadden will assess the national captaincy on Sunday when he prepares for his first squad training session after his permanent appointment.

Leinster’s first outing at Donnybrook for six months ended in a nervy 26-21 Celtic League win as stand-in skipper Felipe Contepomi rescued his side with his right boot.

Scotland back-row forward Jon Petrie has vowed to make his mark for Glasgow Warriors to maintain the international captaincy for the autumn test series.

The Scottish Rugby Union have revealed a seventh consecutive season free of positive drug tests.

Jon Petrie was today named Scotland’s 106th Test match captain for the summer games with the Barbarians and Romania.

Wales remain firmly on course for their first Grand Slam since 1978 after a blistering display of running rugby destroyed Scotland in the RBS Six Nations clash at Murrayfield.

WHEN Clive Woodward was announced as coach of the 2005 Lions tour to New Zealand, we all made a couple of assumptions.

ANYBODY doubting the strength in depth in the Munster camp should be reassured by the side being fielded by coach Alan Gaffney for tomorrow’s Celtic League tie against Glasgow at Thomond Park (kick-off 5pm).

Ireland international Malcolm O’Kelly credited his team for holding their nerve in the 40-13 win over Scotland in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at Murrayfield.

SKIPPER Gordon Bulloch insists Scotland cannot afford to feel sorry for themselves after the defeat by France in Paris as they prepare for Saturday’s meeting with Ireland.

France 16 Scotland 9

Scotland coach Matt Williams blasted the refereeing decisions which cost his team a famous RBS 6 Nations result in France.

Glasgow have made three changes in personnel as they bid to overturn a confident Connacht at Hughenden this evening.

Scotland 17 Australia 31

Scotland 14 Australia 31

Toulouse 43 Glasgow 17

Glasgow 34 Ulster 20

Borders 7 Glasgow 10

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Australia 17-10 Scotland H/T

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.

Matt Williams did not face quite the dilemma he expected when deciding who to cut from Scotland’s touring squad ahead of the Test matches against Australia, with three recent replacements and four injured players heading home.

Scotland number eight Jon Petrie has been cleared of any serious neck injury after undergoing scans in a Sydney hospital.

Matt Williams today described Scotland’s performance in their 33-15 defeat to a shadow NSW Waratahs side as the most disappointing of his time in charge.

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

Leinster 31 Glasgow 30

MUNSTER’S travel jinx struck again yesterday when the team had to endure a five hour delay en-route to Wales for a Celtic League game with Celtic Warriors this evening.

Glasgow Warriors flanker Cammy Mather has been ruled out of the Scotland team to face Ireland at Lansdowne Road in the final match of the RBS 6 Nations.

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 added three players to his squad for the RBS Six Nations Championship game against Italy on Saturday, March 6.

Glasgow 27 Ulster 25

Cardiff Blues 29 Glasgow 19

Scotland skipper Bryan Redpath has rejected suggestions that Australia are vulnerable ahead of Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final showdown in Brisbane.

Scotland’s build-up for tomorrow’s crucial World Cup clash with Fiji was scarred by a couple of internal punch-ups during training this week – and skipper Bryan Redpath could not be more delighted.

Scotland emerged from their potentially fraught World Cup match against the United States with a convincing win, an improved performance and a winger quickly emerging as one of the stars of the tournament.

Simon Danielli continued his superb start to the World Cup with two tries in three minutes and prop Gavin Kerr also touched down as Scotland opened up a solid 24-9 lead over the United States.

Flanker Andrew Mower was today ruled out of Scotland’s opening World Cup match against Japan on Sunday.