Scotland lock Sam Skinner will make his first appearance since the World Cup victory over Romania in September when he starts for Edinburgh in their Challenge Cup match at home to Gloucester on Saturday.
Sam Skinner has signed a new two-year deal with Edinburgh a year after arriving at the Scottish capital from boyhood club Exeter Chiefs.
Sam Skinner can remember exactly where he was during the last Rugby World Cup – and it wasn’t where he wanted to be. Part of Scotland’s training squad for the 2019 tournament, the abrasive Edinburgh lock-cum-flanker’s versatility made him an almost certain pick for the final 31-man party.
Sam Skinner is encouraged by the squad depth of Scotland ahead of the World Cup, even though it is making it far harder for him to nail down a starting place.
Edinburgh lock Jamie Hodgson has been called up to the Scotland squad after Sam Skinner withdrew through injury. The 27-year-old Glasgow Warriors second-rower was forced off in the first half of Saturday’s 16-15 defeat by Australia.
Sam Skinner has warned his Scotland colleagues to be braced for a France side eager to avenge recent defeats when they meet in Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown at BT Murrayfield.
The tightening Premiership salary cap has had an effect at Exeter as Scotland international Sam Skinner has signed for Edinburgh.
Gregor Townsend's team return to action when they welcome Andy Farrell's Ireland to BT Murrayfield on Sunday.
In the office of Britain’s top hamstring surgeon, the news struck Sam Skinner harder than any opponent, a double-dose of reality that left him feeling like the entire England pack had just trampled over the top of him.
Scotland supporters had assumed the Top 14-winning Richie Gray would be the next man up in the event of an injury at lock, but he wasn't considered to replace injured Sam Skinner.
