Mark Palmer

Rory Lamont, the former Scotland player, believes that establishing a principle of “informed consent” is the best way forward for professional rugby amid myria

Six months from now, it will all be over. On the evening of September 16, after he has led the BBC’s coverage of the Camanachd Cup final one last time, Hugh Dan

Scotland fans have long had October 7 circled as the day when their team will play an almost certainly decisive World Cup pool match against Ireland in Paris.

Chris Paterson won 109 caps for his country and no other Scotsman has scored more Test points than his 809. There were four World Cups, individual accolades and

Gregor Townsend has expressed his astonishment that Jesse Kriel avoided being cited for head-on-head contact with Jack Dempsey in last weekend’s Rugby World Cup match between Scotland and South Africa.

For a couple of Scotland hookers, this World Cup has been a disaster, with both Dave Cherry and Stuart McInally having already been forced home through injury.

Three results have stood out in Scottish rugby over the past nine days. Scotland Women’s excellent 31-17 win over South Africa in their first match of the new WXV2 competition continued a fine recent run of form in which hope for both the present and the future has been augmented by the contributions of a cadre of young talents backing up the efforts of an established core.

Glasgow Warriors now short of options at scrum half – one week after Scotland international Ali Price joined Edinburgh in season-long loan

Prop, who won 58 caps for Scotland, combines his role as scrum coach at Glasgow with running a farm that produces pastured eggs

Italy’s Philippe Doussy knows the fly half well but he’s also fully aware of the many threats that Scottish attack possesses