Scotland winger Duhan van der Merwe believes Scotland "weren't good enough" in their ultimately narrow win over Wales at Murrayfield. Scotland were 27 points ahead at the hour mark before the visitors brought it back to a one-score game in the dying seconds.

Gregor Townsend has told his Scotland players to embrace “the toughest fixture in world rugby” as they bid to try and stop rampant France.

Scotland coach Gregor Townsend wants his side to be more clinical in the opponent's 22 and cut out unforced errors ahead of a crunch Six Nations clash with table-toppers France in Paris next Saturday.

France and Scotland bring the curtain down on their 2025 Six Nations campaigns with a fifth-round clash at Stade de France.

As Russell, asked to explain the “frustrating” dip that he watched from the bench as his team were pulled back to 35-29, put it: “I think it's probably the mental side. I think we need to find that ruthless edge of just putting teams away.

The company said it will run one extra service in each direction on Saturday in addition to its usual timetable.

Hopes for a new direct ferry service between Scotland and France have resurfaced, but without any concrete moves towards launch. The planned service will provide three weekly sailings from the ...