When strong-running Scotland centre Alex Dunbar damaged his knee two days before the Calcutta Cup, it was a devastating blow for Scottish rugby. Not only did one of the standout…
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Saints and Sinners: the weekend’s talking points
The Saints Europe’s finest Stand up and take a bow all the players who threw caution to the wind in the final round of RBS Six Nations matches and served…
Six Nations: Team of the tournament
Any Six Nations team is bound to be contentious, so with the hide of a rhino, I’ve picked the best team in the tournament. So without further ado, here it…
Six Nations: Vern Cotter and Joe Schmidt are Friends Reunited
It will be a case of fingers and toes at the ready on Saturday, as everyone tries to calculate the points-difference totals of England, Wales and Ireland to determine who…
The Craig Chalmers Column
RESULTS AREN’T coming for Scotland but head coach Vern Cotter has got my backing. Even after four successive Six Nations defeats, I can see that things are moving forward. The…
Six Nations: Five things we learnt – Scotland
Thank goodness for… Jonny Gray, Blair Cowan and most importantly Stuart Hogg. These three players continue to perform well, even as those around them fluctuate wildly from the sublime to…
Saints and Sinners: The weekend’s talking points
The Saints Take a bow, Paulie He ended up on the losing side and was even robbed at the lineout on one occasion, but Ireland lock and captain Paul O’Connell…
Six Nations 2015: Round four
A round-up of the action from the fourth round of the Six Nations
Six Nations: five key clashes in round four
After what seemed a lifetime, but was merely a two week break, the Six Nations is finally ready to get back under way with a number of questions to be…
Six Nations: Five things Scotland learnt against Italy
We’ve learned we’re still not learning It was pointed out to Vern Cotter in the post match press-conference that he and others had talked about discipline after every game so…