Rugby evening headlines as new Scotland star reveals why he couldn't wait for Wales to call and Welsh team suffer heartbreak
Here are today's latest rugby headlines on Wednesday, March 30.
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Why Scotland can still dream despite a disappointing Six Nations - Allan Massie
Nobody would pretend it wasn’t a disappointing Six Nations. We had hoped for three victories, even, if the Gods were with us, four. We got two. In truth we are in the same boat as England, Wales and Italy.
Craig Chalmers believes Stuart Hogg will lose the Scotland captaincy
Craig Chalmers believes Stuart Hogg has captained Scotland for the last time after the national team’s Guinness Six Nations campaign ended under a cloud.
Triple Crown statistics paint grim picture for Scotland side who swapped optimism for rancour
As Ireland celebrated their victory over Scotland on Saturday night, it was startling to note it was the sixth time they had won the Triple Crown in the Six Nations era, moving them clear of Wales and England who have collected five apiece.
2022 Six Nations: Ten things we learned as Scotland imploded, France reigned supreme and Italy turned to Ange-ball
It began with a bang but ended in acrimony and a fourth-place finish. Scotland’s 2022 Six Nations was pockmarked by disappointment but the championship did provide dazzling Grand Slam winners in France, and Ireland deserved their Triple Crown.The Calcutta Cup win of the opening weekend seems a long, long time ago. The talk after that game was of a genuine title challenge, of going to Cardiff and winning for the first time in 20 years. Gavin Hastings warned us not to get carried away, told us not to mention the G**** S***. He was right, of course. Wales won, Scotland unravelled and by the time we got to Dublin reports of an unauthorised night out involving six players the previous weekend were doing the rounds. So what did we learn?
Six Nations 2022: Scotland going backwards & to say otherwise is delusional
Two years ago in Dublin, Ireland were put to the pin of their collar by the visiting Scots and won an extremely tight Six Nations game by a single score.
Stuart Hogg: Gregor Townsend refuses to guarantee full-back will remain Scotland captain
Gregor Townsend has refused to guarantee Stuart Hogg will remain as national captain next season as he reflected on a Six Nations campaign in which Scotland finished in the bottom half of the table for the fourth year in a row.
Performances weren’t good enough – Gregor Townsend reflects on Six Nations
Gregor Townsend declared Scotland’s Guinness Six Nations campaign a disappointment as he lamented his team’s inability to perform to their potential.