Talk about a dose of the Monday blues. When news came through that Sione Tuipulotu had been ruled out of the Six Nations, Scotland supporters would have felt sick to the stomach. The loss of their ...

EDINBURGH, Jan 20 (Reuters) - Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the Six Nations Championship after being hurt in training last week while lock Scott Cummings’ participation ...

It was late spring of 1997 and Fran Cotton was talking freely on the telephone. Manager of the upcoming Lions tour to South Africa, Cotton was a reporter's dream. Working for an Irish newspaper in ...

Scotland have suffered a major blow after it was revealed that star centre and captain Sione Tuipulotu will miss the entire Guinness Six Nations because of a chest injury. Tuipulotu is to undergo ...

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Scotland was dealt a major blow ahead of the Six Nations when captain Sione Tuipulotu was ruled out of the rugby tournament because of injury. The Australian-born ...

In fact, this was only Scotland’s 11th consecutive loss to Ireland. But it was potentially their most depressing yet. With home advantage, a backline which even shorn of Sione Tuipulotu packed ...

"I think we've had, touch wood, the number over Scotland over the last few years and I think [Sione] Tuipulotu being out for Scotland as well is going to be massive," said McCloskey. "So that I ...

Scotland co-captain Rory Darge backed his Glasgow team-mate ... wear the number 12 jersey usually reserved for injured centre and national team captain Sione Tuipulotu after a strong display as a ...