Kinghorn also to start against the Waratahs Politics
Ian McLauchlan passed away on Friday and tributes have poured in for the Lions and Scotland rugby legend who was a key figure in winning tours over New Zealand and South Africa Events
Andy Farrell will want players to display a bit of attitude as well as talent but Argentina showed it will take timeSwag is a word more common in the US than in this corner of the world. It’s a made-to-measure term for athletes with attitude as well as talent; a bit of showmanship to go with the substance. It helps sell the product. When we think of the Lions we like the idea of a bit of swag to go with the occasional success.Scott Gibbs for example, on the 1997 winning tour to South Africa, the trip that rescued the idea of four countries merging into one and still having a relevance in the newly professionalised game. Or Brian O’Driscoll’s stunning impact on his first tour, in Australia in 2001. George North did the same thing in the same country in 2013. Continue reading... Politics
Darge named captain and there is a return for Turner as he ends Japanese exile Politics
Here’s how The Scotsman rated the Scotland players out of 10 in the international friendly win over Liechtenstein in Vaduz. Sport
List of options as No 1 dwindles after damaging night against Iceland Events
The high dropout rate of apprenticeships in the built environment came under the microscope at an Edinburgh roundtable event that brought together key industry figures across Scotland. Held at the iconic National Museum of Scotland, 13 industry professionals gathered to debate Scotland’s Construction Skills Crisis. Society
