SCOTLAND U20 coach Sean Lineen is convinced some of his young U20s squad who picked up the Six Nations Wooden Spoon will go on to play for Scotland at senior level.
Scotland’s Under 20s rediscovered their joie de vivre against France, with a red card having an influence for the third out of their four games.
Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill did not rule out the idea of moving to top French club Clermont, while explaining his frustrations of coaching in Scotland.
GLASGOW coach Dave Rennie may be set to leave for Australia at the end of the season, but this is not a game which will live long in his memory after the post-match analysis is done.
EDINBURGH coach Richard Cockerill hoped his team had a restless night on the eight-hour bus journey back from Swansea, planning how to turn narrow defeat into victory in Ulster.
Adam Hastings earned his first ever man-of the-match award in one of the most impressive early performances since Finn Russell made his Glasgow breakthrough a few miles down the road in Cardiff.
HAVING passed their physical test by winning the opening Guinness Pro14 game, new head coach Richard Cockerill has challenged his players to prove their mental metal next.
RUGBY coaches may not be in the Donald Trump league for glossing over truths in press conferences, but Wales forwards coach Robin McBryde was clearly wrestling with some alternative facts this week.
GLASGOW are facing a back-row crisis after suffering two more injuries as well as their first defeat of the season. Head coach Gregor Townsend may be forced to call up more youngsters for next weekend’s match against unbeaten Ulster at Scotstoun, which is close to a sell-out.
GREGOR Townsend says he is not worried about the Warriors’ lack of cutting edge in attack as they prepare to face defending champions Connacht in their Guinness PRO12 opener. That is despite a 33-19 friendly defeat in Gloucester on Friday night when Glasgow failed to turn huge amounts of pressure into tries.
