Glasgow Warriors are on course for a record number of season-ticket holders for next season, with 1200 supporters – 25% of whom are new members – having signed up since the public sale began last month.
Gavin Hastings, the former British & Irish Lions captain, is confident that Jonny Wilkinson will yet be convinced to pull on a red shirt for this summer's tour to Australia.
The build-up to Graeme Morrison's final appearance for Glasgow Warriors last month made it pretty obvious but confirmation was finally provided yesterday that the inter-national centre is quitting the game after a decade in professional rugby.
JONNY wilkinson was crowned European player of the year on Sunday, less than 24 hours after steering Toulon to victory over Clermont Auvergne in the final of the Heineken Cup, but the accolade will not move him any closer to a place in the forthcoming British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.
Nathan Hines, the former Scotland lock, has said that Vern Cotter, his coach at Clermont Auvergne, is the right man for the job of looking after the Scottish national side.
The problem all those lists of things you really must do before you die is that so many of the so-called unmissable experiences seem more likely to shorten your life than enhance it.
David Harley, the Howe of Fife president, has paid tribute to the players who have put the Cupar outfit on the brink of retaining the overall Legacy Sevens Series title this weekend.
The destination of the title will be decided today at Riverside where Jed-Forest host their 112th tournament, bringing to a conclusion the 10 gruelling rounds that count towards the competition, writes Alan Lorimer.
The stories in football are not often translated into articles about rugby, but it seemed pertinent to consider Chelsea's achievement in winning the Europa League title last night as Leinster secured the Amlin Challenge Cup with a impressive victory over Stade Francais at the RDS Arena.
Leinster A triumped in a tense British and Irish Cup final at Kingston Park last night after levelling the scores at the end of normal time and then coming from behind at the end of twenty minutes of extra time to lift the title.
Brian O'Driscoll yesterday ended speculation over his future by agreeing a one-year contract extension with Ireland and Leinster, although he will miss tonight's final against Stade Francais.
A number of Scots will be looking to get their hands on silverware tonight when they run out for Newcastle Falcons in the final of the British & Irish Cup against Leinster A at Kingston Park.
19 May 2013
18 May 2013
