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Scotland's Seb Stephen arrives for the Nations Championship match between Fiji and Scotland at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, on July 18, 2026. The hooker made his debut in the game.

‘No regrets’: Scotland hooker's New Zealand route after academy snub
I wouldn't have done it any other way, says Stephen

Mike Blair is returning to face Scotland as New Zealand's attack coach.

Townsend’s one-time heir apparent comes home to try to outwit Scotland

Head coach Sean Everitt felt Edinburgh were "erratic" in their 31-12 defeat by Benetton in Treviso.

Edinburgh suffer first URC defeat after 'unusual and erratic' display

Jamie Ritchie was seen in a knee brace after Glasgow Warriors' win over Lions.

Ritchie hit with major Scotland injury blow as Warriors confirm fears

Finn Russell during a Scotland training session at the Oriam, in Edinburgh, on October 26, 2026.

Finn Russell opens up on Eddie Hearn, All Blacks and 100th cap

Warriors' Ollie Smith scores the match-winning try.

Scotland dealt significant injury worry as Glasgow dig in for win

Edinburgh's Matt Currie in action during the win over the Lions in the United Rugby Championship match at Hive Stadium.

‘Prove something’: Overlooked Edinburgh players can make their point

Duhan van der Merwe, left, will play for Edinburgh against Benetton but Darcy Graham will sit this one out.

Graham sits out but van der Merwe returns in Edinburgh history bid

Franco Smith during a Glasgow Warriors training session at Scotstoun Stadium.

Glasgow Warriors 'culture' defended in wake of Roddy Grant sudden exit

Dave Butcher has been appointed head coach of Scotland Women.

Butcher named Scotland Women head coach despite run of defeats

Blair Kinghorn during a Scotland training session at Oriam this week.

Kinghorn on winning Scotland place back and reunion with old coach

Assistant coach Roddy Grant has parted ways with Glasgow Warriors, it has been announced.

Glasgow Warriors coach Grant leaves club after internal investigation

Scotland's Zander Fagerson (L) and Seb Stephen at full time during a Nations Championship match between Fiji and Scotland at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, on July 18, 2026, in Edinburgh (Pic: SNS)

The ‘Scotland legend’ who Zander Fagerson aspires to emulate

Ollie Blyth-Lafferty in action during the EPCR Challenge Cup match between Edinburgh and RC Toulon at Hive Stadium.

Edinburgh prop adds language skills to his front-row repertoire

Edinburgh's Grant Gilchrist, left, Freddy Douglas, second from right, and Magnus Bradbury, right, were all left out of Gregor Townsend's Scotland squad for the autumn leg of the Nations Championship.

Players snubbed by Scotland told: ‘play well for Edinburgh’

All Blacks head coach Dave Rennie speaks to media following the announcement of his squad for the Nations Championship Northern Series.

All Blacks call up winger-turned-flanker for European tour

Blair Kinghorn, left, and Finn Russell during a Scotland training session at Oriam, on October 26, 2026.

Rugby World Cup shapes Gregor Townsend’s Nations Championship squad

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend explains his squad decisions at a press conference at the Oriam, in Edinburgh, on October 26, 2026.

Leatherbarrow Scotland call explained as Edinburgh No 8 misses out

Newcastle Red Bulls back row Ollie Leatherbarrow has been called up to the Scotland squad for the first time (Pic: SNS)

Leatherbarrow reveals Newcastle inspiration behind Scotland call up

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has revealed the quality in Ollie Leatherbarrow's game that he has been most impressed by (Pic: Getty)

Ollie Leatherbarrow: what new forward will bring to Scotland squad

Newcastle Red Bulls lock Ollie Leatherbarow has been called up to the Scotland squad (Pic: SNS)

Scotland Nations Championship squad named as Townsend springs surprise

Canterbury have won the 2026 NPC final (Pic: Getty)

Scotland qualified ace wins final in last match before Edinburgh move

Jamie Dobie started the match in Italy ad scrum half after impressing as a winger so far this season (Pic: SNS)

Four talking points from Glasgow Warriors 24-20 win away to Benetton

Liam McConnell has played a big role in Edinburgh's rise to the top of the United Rugby Championship standings.

Edinburgh's disruptor-in-chief hopes to take club form into Test arena

Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith (Pic: Getty)

Glasgow Warriors survive brave Benetton performance to claim URC win

Lorn Cowie, Scotland's oldest former player, has passed away at the age of 100 (Pic: SNS)

Scottish Rugby's oldest former international player passes away at 100

Huw Jones and Duhan van der Merwe could be two big name omissions from the upcoming Scotland squad (Pic: SNS)

Why unprecedented depth could lead to big name Scotland omissions

Edinburgh's Mosese Tuipulotu, left, and Geordie Gwynn, right, are all smiles as they celebrate a try by Matt Currie (partly hidden) in the 31-10 win over the Lions in the BKT United Rugby Championship match at Hive Stadium.

I watched Edinburgh beat Lions and saw 11-year first

Riley Higgins should be fit to play for Edinburgh Rugby by early December.

Edinburgh's marquee man lands as Duhan van der Merwe injury explained

Edinburgh's Hector Patterson celebrates with team mates after scoring a try during the win over Lions at Hive Stadium. (Photo by Ewan Bootman / SNS Group)

Patterson dazzles as Edinburgh equal best start but comeback cut short

Josh McKay is once again missing from the Glasgow Warriors match day squad (Pic: SNS)

Smith explains van der Merwe and McKay absences for Benetton match

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend (Pic: SNS)

Scotland make rugby world rankings jump ahead of Nations Championship

Ayr beat Currie 41-27 in last season's Premiership Final at Millbrae (Pic: SNS)

Blockbuster clash tops Premiership weekend as Ayr and Currie face off

Ollie and Jerry Blyth-Lafferty, Edinburgh Rugby's front-row brothers.

Blyth-Lafferty brothers on the rise: Edinburgh sibling Jerry and Ollie

Jamie Ritchie during a Glasgow Warriors training Session at Scotstoun Stadium.

Jamie Ritchie in Glasgow Warriors debut and there's a new face at 10

Lions players honour their late team-mate Hyron Andrews ahead of the European Champions Cup match against La Rochelle at the Marcel-Deflandre Stadium in western France, on October 17, 2026.

No minute's silence but Edinburgh will pay respects to Hyron Andrews

Aicha Sutcliffe, centre, will make her first Scotland start in Friday's game v Australia while Hannah Ramsay, right, has been switched from full-back to stand-off. Leah Bartlett, left, is on the bench.

Scotland Women bid to finish on high in Canberra in WXV Global Series

Alex Craig has described Glasgow Warriors teammate Tavi Tuipulotu as 'a good friend' (Pic: SNS)

Glasgow Warriors lock praises debuting teammates after Sale win

South African rugby player Hyron Andrews passed away while on tour in France last week (Pic: Getty)

Hyron Andrews cause of death confirmed as Lions release statement

Scotland international lock Alex Craig has signed a new contract with Glasgow Warriors (Pic: SNS)

Second Scotland star signs Glasgow contract extension in as many days

Edinburgh scrum-half Hector Patterson has signed a new contract.

New deal for Edinburgh scrum-half who is learning from Scotland’s No 1

The New Zealand squad perform the Haka ahead of a Quilter Nations Series match between Scotland and New Zealand at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, on November 08, 2025 (Pic: SNS)

Scotland to face All Blacks in New Zealand for first time in 27 years

Grant Gilchrist, centre, during an Edinburgh Rugby training session at Hive Stadium, alongside Marshall Sykes, left, and Pierre Schoeman.

Gregor Townsend delay could help 88-cap forward stake Scotland claim

Ruwald van der Merwe (not pictured) says he has been pleasantly surprised by the emphasis on forwards play and set pieces at Glasgow Warriors this season (Pic: SNS)

Glasgow new boy reveals biggest surprise about Scottish rugby

Scotland international lock Alex Samuel (left) has signed a new deal at Glasgow Warriors (Pic: SNS)

Scotland international signs Glasgow Warriors contract extension

Duhan van der Merwe, centre, is back in training with Edinburgh Rugby.

Duhan van der Merwe on track for Edinburgh return along with team-mate

Jamie Ritchie signed for Glasgow Warriors this summer but has so fan been unavailable for selection (Pic: SNS)

Warriors set to hand out eagerly-awaited debut as Scotland duo return

Montpellier's Adam Hastings offloads during the win over Bath.

Hastings shines in win over Bath as Russell summons him for a beer

Scotland international winger Arron Reed scored two tries for Sale Sharks in their Champions Cup defeat to Glasgow Warriors (Pic: Getty)

I watched Glasgow Warriors overpower Sale Sharks - four talking points

Edinburgh's Geordie Gwynn scores a try during the EPCR Challenge Cup loss to RC Toulon at Hive Stadium.

Edinburgh Rugby set URC target before international break

South African back rowers Ruwald van der Merwe made his Glasgow Warriors debut away to Sale Sharks in the Champions Cup (Pic: SNS)

'Absolutely honoured' - van der Merwe impresses on Glasgow debut

Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu finally got to play alongside his younger brother Tavi (inset) as the hooker made his Glasgow Warriors debut in their Champions Cup win over Sale Sharks (Pics: SNS)

Sione Tuipulotu says playing alongside brother a dream come true

George Ford had an excellent individual game for Sale Sharks but Glasgow were too strong and secured the win (Pic: Getty)

Glasgow Warriors start Champions Cup campaign with bonus point win

Toulon get to grips with Edinburgh Rugby scrum-half Hector Patterson.

Analysis Intriguing Patterson v White battle but another class act stole show

Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt.

'Great person': Edinburgh boss pays tribute to Andrews

Edinburgh's Tom Currie (L) and Glen Young try to stop a Toulon attack.

Edinburgh Rugby undone by Toulon as Jaminet and White steal show

Scotland under 20 vice-captain Jake Dalziel will make his first start for Newcastle Red Bulls on Saturday (Pic: SNS)

Dalziel handed first Newcastle Red Bulls start in European clash

Ruwald van der Merwe will make his Glasgow Warriors debut against Sale Sharks this weekend (Pic courtesy of Glasgow Warriors)

Glasgow relish unleashing their new signing on Sale in Champions Cup

Former Sale Sharks lock Hyron Andrews, now with Lions, has passed away aged 31 (Pic: Getty)

Rugby community in shock following sudden death of Lions player

Glasgow Warriors kick off their 2026/27 Champions Cup campaign at the CorpAcq Stadium against Sale Sharks this weekend (Pic: Getty)

How to watch Sale Sharks vs Glasgow on TV and online plus team news

Melrose head coach Callum Anderson (left) and Hawick head coach Graham Hogg (right) (Pics: SNS)

Premiership rugby returns with Melrose hosting Hawick in Borders Derby

Josh Kerr will deliver the match ball ahead of Scotland v New Zealand.

Kerr to play part in Scotland v New Zealand Murrayfield clash

Edinburgh Rugby face Toulon at the Hive.

Explainer How to watch Edinburgh v Toulon on TV and online plus team news

Edinburgh will play Toulon in the opening round of the EPCR Challenge Cup this season (Pic: Getty)

Explainer Challenge Cup format changes and new bonus point system explained

The Investec Champions Cup trophy (Pic: Getty)

Explainer Champions Cup format changes and new bonus point system explained

Ollie Smith, left, has been used in a variety of positions by Glasgow Warriors head coach Franco Smith.

Ollie Smith embraces new Glasgow Warriors role as stats reflect value

Scotland's Evie Gallagher in action against Australia during the WXV Global Series match at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh on September 26, 2026.

'World's on-form player': Scotland Women look to talisman

Edinburgh's Grant Gilchrist celebrates after the win over Toulon in last season's Investec Champions Cup at Hive Stadium.

Edinburgh not fazed by Toulon turmoil as Challenge Cup path opens up

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