Scotland

Glasgow prop Jon Welsh believes the Warriors' Guinness Pro12 title triumph is their reward for refusing to settle for second best.

Scotland assistant coach Duncan Hodge will take on the role of Edinburgh Rugby backs coach at the end of the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the capital club have confirmed

Record-breaking Scotland prop Euan Murray has announced he is retiring from the international game.

Former Scotland lock Nathan Hines has returned to the international fold to join Vern Cotter's coaching staff.

The New Zealand Rugby Union have been extremely active in their attempts to bolster their already formidable sevens team with some extra firepower ahead of the sport’s debut at the Rio Olympics in 2016.

Glasgow centre Mark Bennett faces a race against time to be fit for Scotland's World Cup squad after he was ruled out for the rest of Warriors' Guinness Pro12 campaign following shoulder surgery.

London Irish v Edinburgh in the European Challenge Cup quarter finals threw up a tasty clash at nine. Throughout the years Scotland have had a plethora of quality at scrum half, and this game saw two bright Scottish scrum half prospects line up opposite each other.

Glasgow captain Al Kellock has announced his retirement from rugby.

Scotland will kick off their World Cup preparations when they head to a high-altitude training base in the French Pyrenees this summer.

Scotland international Geoff Cross has completed his year-long beard growing fund-raiser after it was shaved off at his club's training ground today.

If you like mathematics, statistics or bonus points, then this is the subject for you. I am lucky enough to be at Twickenham this Saturday and as the game starts I will know how many points England need to win by!

Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw admits the Dark Blues will be left red-faced if they do not end this year's RBS 6 Nations with a victory on Saturday.

Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw has called on his side to keep their single-minded focus on beating Ireland to avoid the wooden spoon.

The penultimate round of the 2015 Six Nations offered up a true spectrum of international rugby.

Scotland centre Matt Scott has called on the Tartan Army to shake off their tag as "gallant losers" and make history by beating England at Twickenham on Saturday.

The need for rugby, that's what it feels like as we approach the weekend in the northern hemisphere. The annual viewers come out to spectate on pub TVs, the critics gun for SL and PSA and the BBC bring out presenters with trendy new scarves and coats.

David Denton, Jim Hamilton, Matt Scott and Dougie Fife will all start for Scotland against England on Saturday after Vern Cotter made five changes to his starting XV.

Scotland skipper Greig Laidlaw has admitted even his spot in the team is not safe following the Dark Blues' disaster against Italy.

Sean Maitland arrived in the Scotland camp with plenty of ideas on what is needed to get their RBS 6 Nations campaign off the mark after replacing injured Glasgow team-mate Sean Lamont.

Glasgow winger Sean Lamont has been ruled out of Scotland's remaining RBS 6 Nations games with a knee injury.