The 34-year-old Edinburgh forward’s Test career appeared to be over after he was not selected for a single squad last year.

Gregor Townsend has been speaking to the media after naming his Scotland team to face Italy in Saturday's Six Nations opener ...

Ben White will continue his partnership with Russell in the half-backs with Townsend picking a lethal back-three in the form ...

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend is a man famed for left-field selections - "The Toonie Tombola" as the fans often refer to his penchant for picking a team no one saw coming. His call-up of the ...

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Any fears that Gregor Townsend had lost his lust for landing left-field recruits to the Scottish cause can now be safely laid to rest. If the head coach’s original squad for the Six Nations had ...

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Playing for your country is the ultimate sporting honour – and these players have all enjoyed the privilege dozens of times.

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Gregor Townsend confident Scotland can cope with loss of skipper Sione Tuipulotu - Tuipulotu will miss the Six Nations as he ...

Losing captain Sione Tuipulotu to injury is a blow to Scotland’s Six Nations hopes but coach Gregor Townsend believes it will ...

Gregor Townsend believes the "painful experiences" that undermined Scotland's last tilt at the Guinness Six Nations have made ...