Scotland player ratings vs England | 2023 Guinness Six Nations
A pair of outstanding tries by Duhan van der Merwe saw Scotland retain the Calcutta Cup for a third successive year.
Gavin Harper
04 Feb 2023, 13:57
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Gavin Harper
@Gav_S_Harper A freelance sports journalist who has written for Scottish Sports Mail, World Rugby, Six Nations, The Rugby Paper among others, with a special focus on Scottish rugby.
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Scotland player ratings vs Wales | 2023 Guinness Six Nations
Scotland player ratings: Scotland backed up their Calcutta Cup success with a bonus point 35-7 thumping of a hapless Wales at Murr…
Gavin Harper
11 Feb 2023, 13:50
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Scotland player ratings vs France | 2023 Guinness Six Nations
Scotland player ratings: Scotland's hopes of a first Six Nations Grand Slam were brought to an end in Paris as France edged a puls…
Gavin Harper
26 Feb 2023, 12:43
Scotland player ratings vs Ireland | 2023 Guinness Six Nations
Scotland player ratings: Scotland were denied a first Triple Crown since 1990 as Ireland continued their quest for a Grand Slam wi…
Gavin Harper
12 Mar 2023, 13:29
Scotland player ratings vs Italy | 2023 Guinness Six Nations
Scotland player ratings: A hat-trick of tries from Blair Kinghorn saw Scotland home despite a below-par performance against Italy.…
Gavin Harper
18 Mar 2023, 10:56
The 3 Scottish Lions now fighting to prove their worth
Three men who have been trusted lieutenants by Gregor Townsend now face a battle to prove their worth to the Scotland coach ahead …
Gavin Harper
28 Jul 2023, 5:09
Scotland player ratings vs Italy | 2023 Summer Nations Series
Scotland player ratings: Two tries from wing Darcy Graham helped Scotland kick off their Rugby World Cup preparations with a 25-13…
Gavin Harper
29 Jul 2023, 11:48
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Scotland player ratings vs Wales | Six Nations 2022
Scotland player ratings: Scotland were unable to back up last weekend's Calcutta Cup win as they fell to another defeat in Cardiff…
Gavin Harper
12 Feb 2022, 10:58
Scotland player ratings vs England | Six Nations 2022
Scotland recorded consecutive wins over England for the first time since 1984 as a late Finn Russell penalty ensured they retained…
Gavin Harper
05 Feb 2022, 14:00
Scotland player ratings vs Japan | Autumn Nations Series
Scotland player ratings: A dominant first half performance saw Scotland record a third win of the autumn against Japan at Murrayfi…
Gavin Harper
20 Nov 2021, 9:35
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Scotland player ratings vs South Africa | Autumn Nations Series
Scotland player ratings: South Africa squeezed Scotland out with a dominant second half performance to earn victory at Murrayfield…
Gavin Harper
13 Nov 2021, 8:53
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Scotland player ratings vs Australia | Autumn Nations Series
Scotland maintained their winning run this autumn with a hard-fought win over Australia at Murrayfield.
Gavin Harper
07 Nov 2021, 9:42
'I got on with the lads... but I never felt I played well enough to earn their respect'
Injuries have a habit of rearing their heads at the worst possible time for Cameron Redpath, but after his latest setback – a ne…
Gavin Harper
17 Apr 2021, 4:57
Exeter player ratings vs Leinster - 2021 Champions Cup
Exeter player ratings: Exeter’s hopes of retaining their European crown came to a shuddering halt at Sandy Park this evening as …
Gavin Harper
10 Apr 2021, 14:57
Scotland player ratings vs France - 2021 Six Nations
A first win on French soil this century is reward enough for Scotland after an imperfect but gutsy win for Gregor Townsend's men.
Gavin Harper
26 Mar 2021, 18:38
Scotland player ratings vs Italy - 2021 Six Nations
Scotland responded from back-to-back defeats with a comfortable bonus point win over Italy, condemning the visitors to a 32nd cons…
Gavin Harper
20 Mar 2021, 12:29
Scotland could yet be without Premiership players for France game
Scotland may be without all of their English-based players for next weekend’s rescheduled Six Nations match against France.
Gavin Harper
18 Mar 2021, 18:00
Scotland player ratings vs Ireland - 2021 Six Nations
Scotland’s winless run against Ireland extended to six matches as the visitors recorded a 27 - 24 win at BT Murrayfield this aft…
Gavin Harper
14 Mar 2021, 13:43
'It's such a huge thing. Every time I think about it, I feel a bit sick'
Scotland Women centre Hannah Smith is targeting winning a spot at the Olympics, and so focused is she on reaching that goal that s…
Gavin Harper
08 Mar 2021, 13:14
Scotland player ratings vs Wales - 2021 Six Nations
Scotland player ratings: Scotland were unable to back up their Calcutta Cup win of last weekend as they fell to Wales at Murrayfie…
Gavin Harper
13 Feb 2021, 14:15
