Tag: Scotland national rugby union team
. . Mike Catt firmly believes that Johnny Sexton can follow his lead by playing until his late 30s when Ireland's attack coach called for patience with the new framework he has put in place.
. . Irish head coach Andy Farrell announced that high-performance coach Gary Keegan worked with the squad on mental preparation over the course of the Autumn Nations Cup.
. . Matthieu Jalibert, the French fly half, is only making its second test start today. The previous one came against Ireland in Dublin more than two and a half years ago. Jalibert's lack of exposure
. . SCOTLAND bypassed Italy last week but this time faces a tougher test in France which should be a vibrant competition from start to finish in Edinburgh today. France is the favorite on the ...
. . Fineen Wycherley moves from the second to the back row for a visit to Scotstoun.
. . Scottish defense coach Steve Tandy has identified Antoine Dupont, half of the French scrum, as a world-class talent and a threat to domestic hopes for the Autumn Nations Cup final.
. . Scotland will not be afraid of the French threat this afternoon. The home team were stripped of both Finn Russell and Adam Hastings, but France lost their own services earlier this week
Four of the changes are injury related, while Blair Kinghorn is preferred to Darcy Graham on the wing
France makes eight changes for the difficult visit to Murrayfield
The Fall Nations Cup in Scotland match with Fiji in Murrayfield on November 28 was canceled after the Coronavirus destroyed the Pacific Islands team.