Rugby mourns loss of ‘inspirational’ Weir
Former Scottish rugby international Doddie Weir died at the age of 52 after a long battle with motor neurone disease (MND), his family announced.
Former Scottish rugby international Doddie Weir died at the age of 52 after a long battle with motor neurone disease (MND), his family announced.
It seems that no place is safe for jittery Duhan van der Merwe, the Scotland wing once again falling prey to the scare tactics of teammate Stuart Hogg.
SA-born Duhan van der Merwe touched down while Darcy Graham scored a hat-trick as Scotland thrashed Argentina in a bad-tempered clash at Murrayfield on Saturday.
Duhan van der Merwe is used to staring down opponents, but the 105kg wing was given the fright of his life by a fellow Scotland teammate this week.
Two fourth-quarter tries revived the All Blacks from a scoreless 50-minute slump as the tourists came back to deny Scotland a historic victory in Edinburgh on Sunday.
Follow the live action as Scotland face New Zealand at Murrayfield.
Finn Russell has been summoned straight back into Scotland’s starting lineup to play New Zealand at Murrayfield on Sunday just days after being recalled by coach Gregor Townsend.
Before making your picks for this weekend’s set of November Test matches, run your eyes over the teams that have been picked to play, including France against South Africa, while Wales take on Argentina.
The Springboks have not lost to France in over a decade and the SARugbymag team is convinced the world champions will extend that run in Marseille on Saturday.
Duhan van der Merwe crossed the whitewash as Scotland saw off Fiji at Murrayfield on Saturday in unconvincing fashion for their first win of the end-of-year Tests.