Welsh warned to expect the unexpected against Scotland

Captain Alun Wyn Jones looks ahead and past devastating defeat to England

John Barclay skippers Scots as XV for Wales game named

Vern Cotter: ‘It’s a huge weekend in the championship, we’re still right in the mix’

More bad news for Scotland as Josh Strauss ruled out of remainder of Six Nations

Kidney injury forces number eight out of final three games, Greig Laidlaw already out

France’s power shows through as they edge out Scotland

Les Bleus win arm-wrestle with Vern Cotter’s side after late Camille Lopez penalties

Gordon D'Arcy: Systems errors frustrating but fixable

Defensive lapses cost us but no need to throw the baby out with the bathwater

Scotland 27 Ireland 22: Scottish player ratings

John O’Sullivan rates the victorious Scottish players after their Murrayfield win over Ireland

Gerry Thornley: Ireland pay heavy price for missing the starting gun

Second-half fightback falls short as Ireland left with just a losing bonus point

Ireland have ball-carriers to earn hard yards in wild and windy Murrayfield

Joe Schmidt’s side has array of dynamic runners with more ballast to come from bench

Scotland reveal their team to face Ireland in opener

Hooker Fraser Brown starts in place of centurion Ross Ford for Murrayfield clash

CJ Stander: Munster could have protected Conor Murray more

Ireland will come across plenty of familiar faces from Glasgow in Scotland opener

Joe Schmidt targeting top-two finish for Ireland in Six Nations

Ireland head coach expecting hugely competitive and compelling tournament

EPCR clear Munster on review of Conor Murray HIA incident

‘Mr Murray did not demonstrate any criteria that should have led to his removal’

Conor Murray 'properly pissed off' over Glasgow tactics

Munster scrumhalf feels Scottish side deliberately went out to cause injury on Saturday

Stuart Lancaster: ‘Sexton was targeted – but not maliciously’

Leinster coach gives Steyn benefit of doubt as he admits key rivals do get special attention

Munster face review over Conor Murray head injury after win in Glasgow

Connacht aim to join Rassie Erasmus’s team and Leinster in European quarter-finals

Munster to be investigated over Conor Murray HIA

Irish scrumhalf returned to the play against Glasgow after his Head Injury Assessment

Liam Toland: Munster have turned adversity to advantage

The province’s defensive systems will be put to the test in clash with Glasgow Warriors

Inspired Munster pay fitting tribute to Foley

Munster harness emotions on poignant day as Glasgow blown away at Thomond Park

Connacht reach the promised land

Pat Lam’s side will contest Pro12 final with Leinster after hard-fought win over Glasgow

Pat Lam names XV for biggest game in Connacht’s history

Eoin McKeon the one new face to starting XV for season-defining Glasgow semi-final

Connacht topple champions Glasgow at fortress Sportsground

Two sides will do battle again in Pro 12 semis after Pat Lam’s side dig in for famous victory

Iain Henderson returns for Ulster against Glasgow

Jackson set to make his 100th appearance while Warriors welcome back internationals

Joe Schmidt to decide on his Ireland future this summer

Coach will choose whether or not to extend his tenure after the tour to South Africa

Scotland add power to combat French threat

Coach Vern Cotter has added Alex Dunbar and Josh Strauss to offset France’s physicality

Munster bounce back from slow start but miss out

Two yellow cards cost side as Glasgow claim bonus-point win in Kilmarnock

Scotland recall Tim Swinson and Fraser Brown for Australia

Duo replace suspended Ross Ford and Jonny Gray in Vern Cotters side to play Wallabies

Josh Strauss: We’ll beat South Africa in tribute to Ford and Gray

‘It was tough on them - when I heard myself, and I can only speak for myself, I was angry’

Scotland without Finn Russell for South Africa match

Duncan Weir comes in as one of 10 changes Vern Cotter has made for the pool decider

Second half Scotland move past USA and to the top of Pool B

Vern Cotter’s side are transformed after the break at Elland Road running in five tries

Vern Cotter makes 10 changes to Scotland side for USA

Henry Pyrgos leads side at Elland Road as entire bench from Japan game promoted

John Barclay and Blair Cowan miss out on Scotland squad

Vern Cotter names New Zealand-born flanker John Hardie in his final 31

Vern Cotter releases seven players from Scotland squad

Kiwi will announce his final 31-man Rugby World Cup party on September 1st

Chris Paterson defends Scotland’s World Cup imports

Vern Cotter named South African-born duo Josh Strauss and WP Nel in provisional squad

Running of Glasgow too much for Munster

Munster played into Glasgow’s hands with an aimless kicking game

Leinster miss out as seven players from Irish provinces make Pro 12 Dream Team

Ulster lead the way with three picks with Munster and Connacht getting two each

Munster grab bonus point to jump above Glasgow at top of table

Anthony Foley’s side find their rhythm to run in four tries at Musgrave Park

Matt Williams: Australians approach the game with a different mindset

Six Nations drama largely exists outside Australian paradigm

Glasgow win dour derby with Edinburgh

Warriors top of the PRO12 ahead of Ospreys meeting with Scarlets

Leinster get no more than they deserve against Glasgow

Defending champions almost gifted a win by Glasgow but lose out with last kick of the game

Leinster and Glasgow Warriors reprise last season’s Pro12 finale

Isaac Boss reaches 100-cap milestone with a second Irish province at Scotstoun

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