DAN BIGGAR supplied 26 points as Ospreys completely crushed regional rivals the Scarlets by 60-17 with seven tries to two in this rearranged Magners League clash at the Liberty Stadium.

Glasgow 30 Edinburgh 18

CONNACHT coach Eric Elwood is hoping there will be no repeat of last year’s hammering at the hands of Edinburgh when the two sides meet this evening in Murrayfield (7.05pm).

MARTIN JOHNSON tackled the reality of top-flight rugby after his England side made hard work of defeating Samoa at Twickenh am on Saturday.

Scotland 21 South Africa 17

SOUTH AFRICA hope that a turbulent week, which began with two players being sent home for failing drugs tests, will end with their Grand Slam mission three-quarters complete later today.

Uncapped Northampton centre Joe Ansbro will replace the injured Max Evans in Scotland’s team to meet South Africa in the second autumn Test at Murrayfield tomorrow.

Nineteen-year-old Alex Blair will make his Edinburgh debut, beside his brother Mike, in Saturday’s clash with Leinster at The RDS (kick-off 6.05pm).

NATHAN HINES is facing off against his old club and one of his main rivals for a Scotland jersey on Saturday evening, but the Australian born second-row isn’t getting worked up about it.

Edinburgh 27 Northampton 31

Edinburgh 32 Leinster 24

Argentina lock Esteban Lozada has recovered from a head injury to line up for Edinburgh against Leinster in the Magner’s League on Friday night.

MUNSTER coach Tony McGahan clearly sees stability as the key to Magners League success this season.

Puma lock Esteban Lozada has recovered from a back injury to take his place for Edinburgh at home to Munster in the Magner's League on Friday night.

Argentina 9 Scotland 13

Leinster 37 Edinburgh 28

Niall O’Connor gets the nod over Ian Humphreys and captain Rory Best returns at hooker to steer Ulster against Edinburgh for Sunday's Magner's League match at Murrayfield.

Rob Moffat has made four changes to Edinburgh’s starting line-up for the trip to Connacht in the Magner’s League tomorrow..

Nathan Hines and Alasdair Strokosch today handed Scotland a much-needed fitness boost ahead of next Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations game in Italy.

SCOTLAND A coach Sean Lineen has a bit of unfinished business to settle with the Irish Wolfhounds in tonight’s A international at Ravenhill (7.30pm).

Andy Robinson has admitted it was a tough decision to axe four of his former Edinburgh players from the Scotland squad for the opening two games of the RBS 6 Nations.

Chris Paterson, Ben Cairns and Scott Newlands are back for Edinburgh for the visit of Magners League champions Munster to Murrayfield on Friday evening.

Edinburgh coach Rob Moffat knows what to expect from Magner's League bedfellows Ulster when they meet in the Heineken Cup at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Stade Francais 31 Edinburgh 7

Captain Mike Blair and centre Nick de Luca will start for Edinburgh for the first time this season against Leinster in the Magner’s League at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Scotland international lock Jim Hamilton makes a return to the Edinbrugh side to take on Leinster in the Magner’s League at Murrayfield tomorrow night.

Edinburgh 16 Cardiff 3

Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson gives prop Ryan Grant his first ever Magners League start against with Munster at Musgrave Park on Saturday.

Scotland A coach Andy Robinson has named six Glasgow Warriors and five Edinburgh players in his side to face Ireland A at the RDS on Friday night (7.30pm).

Edinburgh have signed Scott MacLeod after the Scotland lock was released by the Scarlets.

This time last year, Scott Gray was turning out for Doncaster in England's National League One.

Suspended forward Scott MacLeod was an expected omission from the Scotland squad announced today for the autumn internationals against New Zealand, South Africa and Canada.

The international career of Scott MacLeod is hanging in the balance for the second time after it was revealed last night the Scotland lock has failed a drugs test.

Two New Zealanders playing club rugby in Scotland, Justin Matheson and Josh Abraham, have been banned from the game for the maximum two years after testing positive for drugs.

Scotland have named uncapped trio Ben Cairns, Thom Evans and Moray Low in their 30-man squad for their summer tour to Argentina.

Nathan Brew and Gavin Evans will form a new centre combination for Llanelli Scarlets against Munster in the penultimate Magners League game of the season at Stradey Park on Saturday.

Italy 23 Scotland 20

Scotland repeated their victory over England in 2006 with another courageous defensive performance to regain the Calcutta Cup at Murrayfield.

Scott Murray could be in line for a sensational return to the Scotland side for the Calcutta Cup clash with England at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Scotland lock Scott Macleod has been warned and reprimanded after testing positive for the drug Terbutaline – an asthma medication which is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s banned list.

SCOTLAND coach Frank Hadden found the scoreline in the 34-13 defeat by Ireland hard to accept after his side had dominated possession in the opening quarter of the RBS 6 Nations game.

Two teams with a lot to prove are set met at Croke Park for their third RBS 6 Nations games of the season today.

Scott Macleod has vowed to make the most of a rare opportunity to start a match for Scotland when they take on Ireland in the RBS 6 Nations in Dublin tomorrow.

THE MORE you distance yourself from the events of Stade de France 10 days ago, the more the feeling grows that the opportunity for an all-too-rare victory in the French capital was spurned.