Ireland went on to clinch their third Grand Slam in the recently concluded Six Nations 2018 tournament after beating England 15-24 in the final round. Here are few of the key points from the tournament.
Greig Laidlaw kicked the decisive penalty in the 78th minute as Scotland sealed a thrilling 29-27 victory over Italy in the final round of the Six Nations Championship clash at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made five changes for the Six Nations Championship final round clash against Italy to be played at Stadio Olimpico on Saturday.
As the fourth round of Six Nations Championship 2018 came to a conclusion with Ireland claiming the title, we take a look at few of the key points from last weekend's encounters.
The Six Nations trophy is firmly secure in the Irish hands after they dispatched Scotland to secure 28-8 bonus-point at Lansdowne Road on Saturday and followed by England's 22-16 defeat against France at Stade de France.
The masses of rugby union fans are avidly watching the current Six Nations with an intense eye as they would in any other edition of the tournament, but plenty could still change as we move towards crowning this year’s winner.
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has made one change to his team as Edinburgh back Blair Kinghorn will make his first Scotland start in place of injured Lions winger Tommy Seymour for this Saturday’s Six Nations Test against an unbeaten Ireland side.
Scotland international Rhona Lloyd says the University of Edinburgh is a brilliant environment to play rugby at a high level as well as obtaining a degree.
England rugby head coach Eddie Jones has revealed he copped verbal and physical abuse on a train trip from Edinburgh to Manchester following Scotland's Calcutta Cup victory on Saturday.
Scotland No 8 Ryan Wilson has been cleared of making contact with the eye area of England's Nathan Hughes during his team’s Calcutta Cup triumph on Saturday and is free to face Ireland next weekend.
Owen Farrell and Ryan Wilson will escape punishment for their alleged involvement in the tunnel fracas before the Saturday's NatWest 6 Nations Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield.
There was plenty to celebrate for the Scottish team and their fans over the weekend. The celebrations lasted long into the night and there was plenty of analysis waiting for the fans when they woke on Sunday. Surprisingly there was plenty of questions pointed towards referee Nigel Owens.
Six Nations Championship organisers have asked for explanations from both Scotland and England following a footage of the tunnel scuffle between the two teams emerged before kick-off on last Saturday at BT Murrayfield Stadium.