Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is a man famed for left-field selections - "The Toonie Tombola" as the fans often refer ...

Back-rower Luke Crosbie and second-row duo Grant Gilchrist and Jonny Gray have also had injury issues in recent weeks.

The void left by Tuipulotu is clear but there is now an opportunity to try new combinations and shock their Six Nations ...

This time last year, Jamie Ritchie’s status within the Scotland squad was firmly under the microscope. The flanker had lost ...

Planet Rugby looks at the players who need to prove a point this Six Nations to make the British and Irish Lions tour.

BBC Scotland's chief sportswriter Tom English ... Will the likely loss of Scott Cummings be underestimated and overshadowed by Sione Tuipulotu's injury? Tom answered: Cummings is a huge loss.

ROME, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Losing captain Sione Tuipulotu to injury is a blow to Scotland’s Six Nations hopes but coach Gregor Townsend believes it will offer the chance for others to make an impact.

Tuipulotu will miss the entirety of the competition due to a pectoral injury in a major blow to Scotland’s prospects of winning the Six Nations.

Darge and Russell jointly lead Scotland in last year’s Six Nations, while the Glasgow Warriors flanker was given the responsibility on his own during the summer tour, only for Gregor Townsend to ...

Easterby ready to keep Ireland ahead of the rest in Six Nations Rugby· January 21, 2025 Losing captain Sione Tuipulotu to injury is a blow to Scotland’s Six Nations hopes but coach Gregor ...

The word during the week, from Scotland's Six Nations training camp ... With talismanic captain Sione Tuipulotu also out, the head coach does not have his troubles to seek with less than a ...