Scotland

Scotland have kept their hope of making it to the quarter-final of the Rugby World Cup alive as they defeated Pool B rivals Tonga with a 45-17 margin. Here are the highlights from the encounter.

Scotland have kept hopes of quarter-final alive as they secured a 45-17 bonus point victory over Tonga in their Pool B clash of the Rugby World Cup at Stade de Nice on Sunday.

The national team may currently be playing on the biggest stage of them all in France at the Rugby World Cup, but now a second squad is descending on the same country to represent Scotland.

South Africa have been handed a relief ahead of their second World Cup fixture against Romania on Sunday with centre Jesse Kriel not cited following an incident in the recently concluded clash against Scotland.

South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has played down injury fears following his latest setback in the Rugby World Cup opener against Scotland last weekend.

South Africa began their Rugby World Cup title defence with a 18-3 victory over Scotland in the Pool B clash at Stade de Marseille on Sunday.

Scotland will be looking to cause one of the 'upsets' of the opening weekend at the World Cup + Logan discusses the latest challenge he is involved with in support of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation.

Faf de Klerk will be winning his 50th Test cap for South Africa after being named in the starting line up for the upcoming Rugby World Cup encounter against Scotland.

With France and New Zealand opening the 2023 World Cup in Paris on Friday, September 8th, many people have wondered who the favourites will be and how the home nations will get on.

France vs New Zealand feels like a monumental way to kick off the World Cup + watch out for Italy while Pool B might well throw up one or two surprises.

New Zealand have dropped to the fourth position in the World Rugby Rankings following their defeat to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup warm-up fixture at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday.

Scotland scored five second half tries as they defeated Georgia with a 33-6 margin in the Rugby World Cup warm-up game at Murrayfield on Saturday.

Scotland's back-row is stacked with talent but the 26-year-old has been selected by Gregor Townsend for the Rugby World Cup and he is keen to continue making his family, friends and country proud over in France.

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has left out hooker Stuart McInally from the 33-man Rugby World Cup squad that was announced on Wednesday.

Scotland centre Huw Jones is upbeat about his team's chances in the upcoming Rugby World Cup campaign that will kick-off next month in France.

France fly-half Romain Ntamack will undergo a scan on his knee to assess the extent of damage that he sustained during the warm-up fixture against Scotland.

A powerful performance in the final quarter did not prove enough as Scotland were edged out by France with a 27-30 margin in the Rugby World Cup warm-up game in Saint Etienne on Saturday.

Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie is excited about the prospect of leading his side into the upcoming Rugby World Cup campaign in France.

England will be looking for a response and a much-needed boost when Wales visit Twickenham while Scotland will be aiming to build on last weekend's excellent victory against France.

Scotland have received a huge boost ahead of the Rugby World Cup campaign with prop Zander Fagerson set to be available for the tournament opener following a reduced ban.