Ulster boss Mark Anscombe praised the spirit of his team after they earned a home tie in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup with a scrappy 9-8 victory over Castres at Stade Pierre-Antoine.

Castres 8 Ulster 9

Gethin Jenkins is hoping his Welsh team-mates will have learned the harsh lessons of the second Test against the Wallabies in Melbourne when they try to salvage something in Sydney in Saturday’s third and final game.

Fiji 25 Scotland 37

Centre Nick De Luca has been restored to the starting line-up in Scotland's only change for Saturday's RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon decider with Italy.

Scotland wing Lee Jones is making “good progress” following the head injury which forced him from the field in last night’s 32-14 RBS 6 Nations loss to Ireland in Dublin, team doctor James Robson has said.

Ireland 32 Scotland 14

Three stitches under Mike Ross’s right eye told you all you needed to know about the physical toll a Test match in Paris takes on a player but the Ireland tighthead prop believes he will be fresh and ready to go again when duty calls this Saturday against the Scots.

Scotland international Max Evans was back at training today after being cleared of assaulting a man at a nightclub.

Scotland international Max Evans was back at training yesterday and could face Ireland after being cleared of assaulting a man at a nightclub.

Flanker Alasdair Strokosch could miss the rest of Scotland's RBS 6 Nations campaign with a fractured hand, the Scottish Rugby Union have announced.

Scotland have made two enforced changes for Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales in Cardiff, with Greig Laidlaw set to make his first Test start.

Stuart Lancaster confirmed he has applied for the full-time England coach’s job after joining his players in shedding blood in a physical Calcutta Cup win over Scotland on Saturday.

All the evidence may point to Castres running up the white flag in Limerick today but Munster have plenty of reasons to expect yet another tough challenge on a crucial afternoon of Heineken Cup rugby at Thomond Park.

DRAMA and Ronan O’Gara appear joined at the hip these days with the Corkman once again delivering the final blow with Saturday’s Pool 1 cliff hanger deep in injury-time.

Scotland centre Max Evans is to face trial charged with hitting a man with a glass at a nightclub.

England 16 Scotland 12

Scotland’s dejected players immediately turned their attentions to beating England in Auckland next Saturday after a loss to Argentina which left them facing World Cup elimination.

Scotland 12 Argentina 13

Scotland 15 Georgia 6

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson today confirmed a 30-man Rugby World Cup squad featuring few surprises and Alastair Kellock as captain.

The Scottish Rugby Union are to conduct a performance review after chief executive Gordon McKie told of his disappointment following “unacceptable” displays this season.

Scotland 21 Italy 8

Scotland were today aiming to avoid the RBS 6 Nations wooden spoon in their clash with Italy at Murrayfield.

OH, how a few performances can change a team.

Back-row forward Kelly Brown was said to be in good spirits after being forced off with a head knock at Twickenham, and will be assessed daily until the visit of Italy.

IF ENGLAND wanted to dampen expectations that they will claim their first Grand Slam in eight years in Dublin next weekend then they did rather a good job of it at Twickenham yesterday.

Max Evans was left to reflect on yet another try in a losing cause for Scotland after England’s Calcutta Cup victory at Twickenham today.

Tom Croft made a try-scoring return to the England team and immediately turned his sights on Grand Slam glory.

Martin Johnson admitted his England side would have to improve significantly to clinch an RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam next weekend against Ireland.

England 22 Scotland 16

Scotland 18 Ireland 21

Ireland winger Tommy Bowe has warned Scotland that he has been revitalised by his injury-enforced lay off.

Scotland 6 Wales 24

HEAD coach Andy Robinson has urged his Scotland players to seize their second opportunity after naming an unchanged side for the visit of Wales to Murrayfield in the RBS 6 Nations on Saturday.

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations clash with Wales at Murrayfield.

France 34 Scotland 21

Scotland went in search of a first RBS 6 Nations win over reigning Grand Slam champions France in Paris with Alastair Kellock restored as captain.

Scotland go in search of a first RBS 6 Nations win over France in Paris tonight with head coach Andy Robinson unfazed by history and focused on nothing other than victory.

HEAD COACH Andy Robinson is unfazed by Scotland’s history in France and his side’s recent try-scoring record ahead of the RBS 6 Nations opener at the Stade de France today.

Scotland go in search of a first RBS 6 Nations win in Paris on Saturday with captain Alastair Kellock joined by Glasgow team-mate Richie Gray in the second row and Nathan Hines starting at flanker.

Uncapped trio Jon Welsh, Rob Harley and Jack Cuthbert have been named in the Scotland squad for the RBS 6 Nations Championship, head coach Andy Robinson announced today.

IF this is a phoney war, then Toulon will be completely bamboozled when they sit down and watch the video of Munster’s final Magners League match before returning to European duty next Sunday in the south of France.

Munster 22 Glasgow 20