Sam Skinner rugby player
Sam Skinner rugby player

Sam Skinner

31st Jan 1995 1.96m/111kg No 4 Lock

Scotland team named for 2024 Guinness mens Six Nations finale

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stafford McDowall is poised for a first taste of Guinness Men’s Six Nations action after being named as one of two changes to head coach Gregor Townsend’s starting team to face Ireland...

Scotland stunned in Rome as Italy secure rare Six Nations scalp

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland’s Guinness Six Nations campaign unravelled in disastrous fashion in Rome as they crashed to a first defeat against Italy since 2015. Gregor Townsend’s side looked set to tighten their...

Edinburgh edge past in-form Ospreys to climb up to fourth

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hamish Watson's early try set Edinburgh on their way to a hard-fought 19-15 victory at home to Ospreys in the United Rugby Championship. The Scottish side looked in command when they led 16-3 at the break,...

Bennett to hit 100 against Ospreys

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Centre Mark Bennett will become the club’s 41st centurion when he makes his 100th Edinburgh Rugby appearance against Ospreys at Hive Stadium tomorrow night (Friday 1 March, kick-off 7.35pm)...

Scotland vs England Prediction and Preview

8 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

We look ahead to Saturday’s 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations match in Edinburgh with our Scotland vs England prediction and preview. Moving on after your heart has been...

Scotland make three changes for Calcutta Cup showdown

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Gregor Townsend has made three changes to Scotland’s starting line-up for Saturday’s Guinness Men’s Six Nations clash with England at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Blair...

New dad Kyle Steyn keen to keep Calcutta Cup in Scotland’s hands

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

New father Kyle Steyn is intent on helping Scotland maintain their recent ownership of the Calcutta Cup this weekend after watching helplessly from his couch as his team-mates suffered an agonising Guinness...

Scotland hoping Darcy Graham will return after Six Nations showdown with England

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Graham missed the opening two matches of the championship against Wales and France with a quad problem. Scotland are hopeful that talismanic wing Darcy Graham will be fit enough to play a part in the...

Harry Paterson admits Scotland start was ‘beyond my pre-season expectations’

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Harry Paterson admitted he could never have imagined starting a Guinness Six Nations match for Scotland just months after wondering how he was going to get a game in Edinburgh’s high-calibre back...

Finn Russell rues late drama but admits Scotland can’t leave it to the referee

9 months ago by Ultimate Rugby

Finn Russell admitted Scotland should not have got themselves into a position for the officials to effectively decide the outcome of their dramatic Guinness Six Nations match against France. Ben White’s...