Gregor Townsend rugby player
Gregor Townsend rugby player

Gregor Townsend

26th Apr 1973 1.83m/93kg Head Coach

Scotland name team for final match before the upcoming Rugby World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Jamie Ritchie will lead Scotland in their final match before the upcoming Rugby World Cup, as head coach Gregor Townsend today named his squad for The Famous Grouse Nations Series fixture against...

Duhan van der Merwe backs Scotland to let ‘X factor’ shine at Rugby World Cup

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Duhan van der Merwe admits he could never have envisaged a rise to prominence that means he is going to his first Rugby World Cup as a talismanic figure within a Scotland backline loaded with “X...

Zander Fagerson eyes Scotland’s World Cup opener after red card ‘roller coaster’

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Zander Fagerson admits he is “relieved” not to have had his World Cup dream dashed by suspension after going through an emotional “roller coaster” in the aftermath of his red card...

Stuart McInally to retire after omission from Scotland’s Rugby World Cup squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Stuart McInally’s rugby career is over after the long-serving Edinburgh hooker was one of four players cut from Scotland’s 33-man World Cup squad.   The 33-year-old, who captained the...

"There Is Real Competition In The Squad" | Gregor Townsend On His Rugby World Cup 2023 Selection

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Hear from Scotland Head Coach, Gregor Townsend, following the naming of his 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.  

Jamie Ritchie captains Scotland as Gregor Townsend names his RWC squad

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Head coach Gregor Townsend has today named his 33-player squad for the upcoming Rugby World Cup 2023, to be held in France from next month. Captain Jamie Ritchie leads a selection comprising...

Scotland’s World Cup squad announcement looms – who is in danger of missing out?

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend has said that the last four players to leave the squad will be a tighthead prop, a hooker, a back-row and a scrum-half.   Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend announces his 33-man...

Gregor Townsend adamant Scotland are a match for anyone

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend is adamant Scotland are equipped to go toe-to-toe with any side they encounter at the upcoming World Cup after giving formidable France another fright on Saturday.   The Scots lost...

Match Day Programme: France vs Scotland

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

After an epic encounter in last weeks fixture that saw Scotland complete a second-half come back, the French have beefed up their team and return today on home soil looking to erase last weeks result at...

Scotland boss ‘confident’ Ben White will make World Cup despite injury setback

1 year ago by Ultimate Rugby

Gregor Townsend is confident Ben White will be fit for the Rugby World Cup even though the Scotland scrum-half has not travelled to France for this Saturday’s warm-up match in Saint-Etienne.   The...