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.

Worcester 9 Newcastle 30

Scotland were looking to end their Australasian tour and a 16-Test international season with an unlikely victory over the Wallabies at Sydney’s Telstra Stadium.

Iain Fullarton, the 17-stone Saracens-bound lock, has been confirmed as Stuart Grimes’ replacement in the Scotland side to play Australia in tomorrow’s second Test at Telstra Stadium.

Scotland lock Stuart Grimes today failed in his attempt to overturn a two-match suspension and will miss Saturday’s second Test against Australia.

Scotland coach Matt Williams was no closer to clearing the confusion over who will play in the second row in Saturday’s second Test against Australia after naming both Iain Fullarton and Craig Hamilton as possible partners to captain Scott Murray.

ENGLAND skipper Lawrence Dallaglio last night left his players in no doubt what he expects from them when they embark on a second Test salvage mission against the All Blacks.

Scotland will have to brace themselves for the return of Stirling Mortlock and Phil Waugh to the Australia side after Eddie Jones today named his starting line-up for Saturday’s second Test in Sydney.

Scotland will face a new-look Australia side in Sunday’s first Test after Wallabies coach Eddie Jones awarded Clyde Rathbone and Radike Samo their international debuts.

Matt Williams ended the most important week of his eight months in charge of Scotland with a headache – and that is just the way he wants it.

Bath back-row forward Scott Gray will earn his first cap for Scotland in the Staffware Challenge match against the Barbarians on Saturday.

LONDON IRISH head coach Gary Gold praised his side’s “courageous display” in their 16-15 win over Newcastle in their final home Zurich Premiership game of the season.

Newcastle Falcons 15 London Irish 16

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

NEVER BEFORE has an Irish side played for so valuable a prize as such overwhelming favourites.

Newcastle Falcons 24 London Irish 12

Scotland coach Matt Williams began a new era today by naming three uncapped players in his team for their opening RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales in Cardiff on Saturday.

London Irish 15 Newcastle 19

Scotland lock Stuart Grimes believes the battle for supremacy in the tight five could hold the key to victory in Saturday’s World Cup quarter-final showdown with Australia at Suncorp Stadium.

Glasgow skipper Cameron Mather has won a starting place in Scotland’s team for Saturday’s Pool B World Cup clash with France in Sydney.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan identified the United States’ physical strength as his team’s biggest obstacle when the two sides meet in their World Cup Pool B match in Brisbane on Monday evening.

Scotland 32 Japan 11

Returning Scotland lock Stuart Grimes admits he was far more concerned about regaining his place in Ian McGeechan’s World Cup plans than winning a 50th cap.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan today made wholesale changes to his side for Saturday’s World Cup warm-up with Wales at the Millennium Stadium.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan makes two changes to his team for the RBS 6 Nations clash with England at Twickenham on Saturday.

Scotland lock Stuart Grimes admits the Scots need more than just sheer effort if they are to get their first RBS 6 Nations win this season against Wales tomorrow.

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Ireland broke their Murrayfield jinx in record-breaking fashion to send a clear message to RBS 6 Nations Championship favourites England.

Newcastle Falcons 16 London Irish17

Powergen Cup holders London Irish scored two tries in injury time to snatch a 17-16 win at Newcastle after looking dead-and-buried at half-time.

Scotland coach Ian McGeechan has made four changes, and one positional switch, to the side that upset the Springboks as he gives a number of his squad, including Gregor Townsend, an opportunity against the touring Fijians at Murrayfield on Sunday.

The Leslie brothers make their international return together at Murrayfield tomorrow - and remain united in their belief that Scotland will need to be at their best to beat France.

Newcastle lock Stuart Grimes has been axed from the Scotland side to face Lloyds TSB Six Nations favourites France at Murrayfield.

Lions star Jonny Wilkinson will watch from the sidelines when Newcastle face Toulouse in a must-win Heineken Cup Pool Six clash tomorrow.

Newcastle have rested a number of key players for their Premiership trip to Wasps.

FRANCE are to drop Fabien Galthie for their Six Nations Championship match against Ireland on Saturday after the Colomiers player was sin-binned last weekend.