Wales Ireland a game of two halves as the old cliché goes. Ireland ran out to a 3-23 half-time lead and got out to 3-30 early in the second half before Wales started to play. It was always going to be to little to late as even when down players Ireland were ferocious in defence guarding their line as if their lives depended on it. So we had the final score of 22-30. Both … [Read more...]
Six Nations 2013 – Player Watch Preview
We are excited about the upcoming Six Nations and some of the new/old faces on show. We will pick one player from each nation who we expect will feature as a star on the field and will be firm fan favourites off-field. First call will be for England and our new boy is Joe Launchbury Joe a London Wasp burst onto the international scene in the Autumn internationals and … [Read more...]
Scotland Rugby World Cup squad
Andy Robinson has selected his 30-man squad for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and as expected, there is no place for Glasgow Warriors' Johnny Beattie. Al Kellock captains the squad at lock, but winger Nikki Walker is unavailable after sustaining an injury late in the game against Italy on Saturday. Notable inclusions are; Kelly Brown, John Barclay and Nick De Luca with … [Read more...]
RWC Warm-up Game Scotland v Italy Teams
Scotland host Italy in a Rugby World Cup warm-up game on Saturday 20 August, at: Murrayfield with kick-off at; 1700 BST and coverage live on BBC Two. This game is the last chance for players to stake a claim to one of the 30 who will be on the plane to new Zealand in September. Simon Danielli starts on the left wing, with Nikki Walker on the bench, and it looks like a … [Read more...]
Scotland shade home warm-up game – Scotland 10-6 Ireland
This low scoring affair saw Scotland looking the better team as they enjoyed long spells with the ball, but could not break down the stubborn Irish defence. It was Ireland who posted the first points thanks to the boot of Sexton and so they went in 3-0 up at half time. The second period and it was more of the same and on 49 minutes Scotland levelled thanks to a Paterson … [Read more...]