Fagerson only has eyes for Italy at the moment and is expected to be in the back row when Townsend names his team on Thursday ...

Latest Six Nations updates as rivals renew hostilities in pivotal clash - Optimism is swelling again for Scotland but a first ...

Sam Prendergast, on his first cap away from Dublin, got proceedings started and got his hands on the ball at every turn in ...

Scotland were ferocious out of the blocks, scoring their first try of the championship with barely three minutes on the clock ...

Elsewhere, Stafford McDowall has been picked at inside centre and will fill the void left by Sione Tuipulotu, the Scotland ...

Ireland once again had too much power and game intelligence for the hosts, with man of the match Sam Prendergast a stand-out ...

Dave Cherry, 34, has been named as Scotland's starting hooker. Cherry last played for Scotland in the 2023 Rugby World Cup ...

Scotland XV: 1 Rory Sutherland, 2 Dave Cherry, 3 Zander Fagerson; 4 Jonny Gray, 5 Grant Gilchrist; 6 Matt Fagerson, 7 Rory Darge (co-capt.), 8 Jack Dempsey; 9 Ben White, 10 Finn Russell (co-capt.); ...