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Edinburgh Head Coach Richard Cockerill believes his side are ready for their Guinness PRO14 semi-final, but dismissed they will be favourites to beat Ulster. The club will take its first steps into the PRO14 last four when they welcome Ulster to BT Murrayfield on Saturday evening, and Cockerill is looking forward to the occasion. “I’m […] READ MORE
Glasgow Warriors Head Coach Danny Wilson lamented his side’s inaccuracies at the breakdown as their slim hopes of making the Guiness PRO14 semi-finals were ended by Edinburgh. Gavin Harper shares his thoughts and comments. The hosts took control of the game after the break, with tries from scrum-halves Nic Groom and Charlie Shiel sealing a […] READ MORE
Guinness PRO14 rugby will return in Scotland this evening (Saturday) as play-off chasing Glasgow Warriors face Edinburgh at BT Murrayfield. A point will be enough for Richard Cockerill’s side to make it to the semi-finals, while Glasgow’s chances are hanging by a thread, but they’ll nevertheless be hoping to throw a spanner in the works […] READ MORE
Scotland prop Rory Sutherland deserves to be part of the British and Irish Lions squad that tours South Africa next summer, according to Edinburgh team-mate Pierre Schoeman. Pier Schoeman backs Sutherland for Lions spot Pierre Schoeman, the South African-born prop who will qualify for Scotland next summer after World Rugby extended the three-year residency period […] READ MORE
Scotland stand-off Duncan Weir is raising money for charity by growing his hair until the New Year. The Worcester Warriors playmaker has developed quite the hair-do during the Coronavirus lockdown, and has committed to growing it into 2021 to raise money for Acorns Children’s Hospice. On his JustGiving page, the 29-year-old said: “I’ve always had […] READ MORE
Breakdown specialist Richie Gray is relishing the prospect of working with the world-class talents in the Fiji squad, after joining Vern Cotter’s backroom staff. Gray will work on a short-term basis, joining Cotter’s staff for the [to-be-confirmed] Northern Hemisphere eight-nations tournament, that pits the Flying Fijians against England, Wales and Ireland, as well as Japan. […] READ MORE
Former Worcester Warriors and Scotland centre Alex Grove has reflected on the “absolute battle” of swimming the Channel, a challenge he completed in just under 14 hours as he raised money for Acorns Children’s Hospice. Alex Grove completes Channel swim Grove, who spoke to Last Word on Rugby before the challenge, set off at 00.30 this morning […] READ MORE
Former Scotland captain Kelly Brown is “delighted” to be returning to Glasgow Warriors, after he was appointed the club’s Forwards Coach. The move sees the 38-year-old end a 10-year association with Saracens – where he won three Premiership titles and the Champions Cup on two occasions – to return north of the Border and join […] READ MORE
Former Scotland and Worcester Warriors centre Alex Grove is preparing to swim the channel this weekend to raise money for charity. A massive good luck to @AlexGrove who is gearing up for his channel swim on Saturday 🙌🏊♂️ This is a massive challenge and he has raised a mammoth £18,620! Help him reach his 20k […] READ MORE
Ruaridh Jackson announced his retirement from professional rugby during the COVID-19 pandemic, ending a 16-year career that saw him make more than 100 appearances in two spells with Glasgow Warriors either side of stints with Wasps and Harlequins, and win 38 caps for Scotland. Jackson can reflect with pride on that career, and look to […] READ MORE