http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugbyScottish Rugby News | Herald ScotlandenCopyright 2013 Herald & Times Group all rights reservedWed, 22 May 2013 02:00:03 PDTCopyright 2013 Herald & Times Group all rights reservednoScottish Rugby News | Herald Scotlandhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/wilkinson-can-still-be-cast-in-role-of-lion.21149539http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/wilkinson-can-still-be-cast-in-role-of-lion.21149539Gavin Hastings, the former British & Irish Lions captain, is confident that Jonny Wilkinson will yet be convinced to pull on a red shirt for this summer's tour to Australia.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/davies-given-armband-for-wales-japan-tour.21148046http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/davies-given-armband-for-wales-japan-tour.21148046Bradley Davies, the Cardiff Blues lock, is to captain Wales on their two-Test tour of Japan.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/glasgow-stalwart-morrison-ends-professional-career-after-failing-to-overcome-injury.21137156http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/glasgow-stalwart-morrison-ends-professional-career-after-failing-to-overcome-injury.21137156The build-up to Graeme Morrison's final appearance for Glasgow Warriors last month made it pretty obvious but confirmation was finally provided yesterday that the inter-national centre is quitting the game after a decade in professional rugby.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/wilkinson-voted-best-in-europe-but-lions-will-not-be-calling.21137064http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/wilkinson-voted-best-in-europe-but-lions-will-not-be-calling.21137064JONNY wilkinson was crowned European player of the year on Sunday, less than 24 hours after steering Toulon to victory over Clermont Auvergne in the final of the Heineken Cup, but the accolade will not move him any closer to a place in the forthcoming British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/scotland-centre-morrison-forced-to-retire-from-rugby-on-medical-grounds.1369047911http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/scotland-centre-morrison-forced-to-retire-from-rugby-on-medical-grounds.1369047911Glasgow Warriors centre Graeme Morrison has announced his immediate retirement from professional rugby on medical grounds, the club has confirmed.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/cotter-the-right-man-for-scots-says-hines.21127095http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/cotter-the-right-man-for-scots-says-hines.21127095Nathan Hines, the former Scotland lock, has said that Vern Cotter, his coach at Clermont Auvergne, is the right man for the job of looking after the Scottish national side.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/glasgow-forward-march.21062933http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/glasgow-forward-march.21062933It would be stretching things to describe Gregor Townsend's reflections on the season just ended as little more than a glance in the rear-view mirror, but at the end of a campaign in which his Glasgow Warriors came achingly close to clinching a place in the RaboDirect PRO12 final, there is no question that it is the road ahead that now occupies his attention rather than the one just travelled.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/clermont-15-toulon-16-wilkinson-comes-to-the-rescue-to-steal-the-glory.21062997http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/clermont-15-toulon-16-wilkinson-comes-to-the-rescue-to-steal-the-glory.21062997The Clermont bodies will be hurting this morning, but mentally they must be in bits.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/toulon-players-must-walk-the-walk-in-dublin.21118504http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/toulon-players-must-walk-the-walk-in-dublin.21118504The problem all those lists of things you really must do before you die is that so many of the so-called unmissable experiences seem more likely to shorten your life than enhance it.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/warriors-players-award-for-horne.21115693http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/warriors-players-award-for-horne.21115693Peter Horne, the Glasgow Warriors centre, has been voted the Players' Player of the Season by his team-mates.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/fifers-on-course-to-hold-on-to-title.21115699http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/fifers-on-course-to-hold-on-to-title.21115699David Harley, the Howe of Fife president, has paid tribute to the players who have put the Cupar outfit on the brink of retaining the overall Legacy Sevens Series title this weekend.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/melrose-favourites-to-capture-crown.21115704http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/melrose-favourites-to-capture-crown.21115704The destination of the title will be decided today at Riverside where Jed-Forest host their 112th tournament, bringing to a conclusion the 10 gruelling rounds that count towards the competition, writes Alan Lorimer.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/stade-francais-13-leinster-34-blue-is-the-colour-as-leinster-shine-brightest.21116115http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/stade-francais-13-leinster-34-blue-is-the-colour-as-leinster-shine-brightest.21116115The stories in football are not often translated into articles about rugby, but it seemed pertinent to consider Chelsea's achievement in winning the Europa League title last night as Leinster secured the Amlin Challenge Cup with a impressive victory over Stade Francais at the RDS Arena.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/newcastle-falcons-17-leinster-18-reid-keeps-his-cool-in-heat-of-dramatic-finale.21116137http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/newcastle-falcons-17-leinster-18-reid-keeps-his-cool-in-heat-of-dramatic-finale.21116137Leinster A triumped in a tense British and Irish Cup final at Kingston Park last night after levelling the scores at the end of normal time and then coming from behind at the end of twenty minutes of extra time to lift the title.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/heineken-cup-hines-cites-clermont-discipline-as-key-to-outcome.21104779http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/heineken-cup-hines-cites-clermont-discipline-as-key-to-outcome.21104779Nathan Hines, the former Scotland international lock, will join one of the Heineken Cup's most exclusive clubs if Clermont Auvergne are crowned European champions tomorrow.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/old-bod-will-be-hanging-around-for-another-year.21108550http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/old-bod-will-be-hanging-around-for-another-year.21108550Brian O'Driscoll yesterday ended speculation over his future by agreeing a one-year contract extension with Ireland and Leinster, although he will miss tonight's final against Stade Francais.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/british-irish-cup-season-could-end-with-a-silver-lining-for-scots.21108559http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/british-irish-cup-season-could-end-with-a-silver-lining-for-scots.21108559A number of Scots will be looking to get their hands on silverware tonight when they run out for Newcastle Falcons in the final of the British & Irish Cup against Leinster A at Kingston Park.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/honoured-ansbro-values-international-experiences.21096175http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/honoured-ansbro-values-international-experiences.21096175Joe Ansbro, the centre who became the first black player to represent Scotland when he made his Test debut against South Africa in November 2010, has announced that he is to retire with immediate effect, having failed to recover sufficiently from the neck injury he suffered in a pre-season game last year.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/warburton-enjoys-waiting-game.21096185http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/warburton-enjoys-waiting-game.21096185Sam Warburton might be captain of the 2013 British and Irish Lions but he does not want or expect preferential selection treatment.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/daly-receives-barbarians-call.21096193http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/daly-receives-barbarians-call.21096193Elliot Daly, the uncapped Wasps back, has been called into the Barbarians squad to face England and the British & Irish Lions.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/ansbro-retires-from-rugby-following-neck-injury.1368608422http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/ansbro-retires-from-rugby-following-neck-injury.1368608422Scotland international Joe Ansbro has announced his retirement from rugby.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/warriors-spirit-comes-shining-through.21086718http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/warriors-spirit-comes-shining-through.21086718The doomsayers were convinced.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/scotland-job-not-for-me-says-blackadder.21086778http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/scotland-job-not-for-me-says-blackadder.21086778Todd Blackadder, the former captain and forwards coach of Edinburgh, last night said he is not interested in applying for the job as Scotland head coach, but admitted that, one day, he would like to manage the All Blacks.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/glasgow-fail-to-reach-final-but-narrow-gap-on-leinster.21062500http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/glasgow-fail-to-reach-final-but-narrow-gap-on-leinster.21062500The end of a season for Glasgow, but the beginning of a journey as far as many at the club are concerned.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/leinster-17-glasgow-15-heartbreak-for-scots.20931118http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/leinster-17-glasgow-15-heartbreak-for-scots.20931118The Leinster fans roared their side into the RaboDirect PRO12 final for a fourth consecutive year, but there were notes of relief in their chants at the finish after Glasgow narrowed the gap dramatically with a 75th-minute try by Mark Bennett and were only denied the period of extra time their efforts deserved when Stuart Hogg's conversion attempt drifted just wide.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/cosmopolitan-clermont-desperate-to-rule-europe.20930955http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/cosmopolitan-clermont-desperate-to-rule-europe.20930955Next Saturday's Heineken Cup clash between Toulon and Clermont Auvergne in Dublin may be the fourth all-French final in the competition's history, but the French connection might look a tad tenuous if you strolled into either dressing room at the Aviva Stadium shortly before kick-off.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/scotland-strive-to-join-the-magnificent-sevens.21050581http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/scotland-strive-to-join-the-magnificent-sevens.21050581Scotland face arguably their toughest assignment in international sevens when they join seven other aspirants at Twickenham this weekend in a bid to secure one of the three qualifying places that will earn core membership of the HSBC Sevens World Series next season.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/warriors-coach-makes-bold-fly-half-choice-in-hope-of-reversing-last-years-loss-at-rds.21050589http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/warriors-coach-makes-bold-fly-half-choice-in-hope-of-reversing-last-years-loss-at-rds.21050589'The real glory is being knocked to your knees and then coming back.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/only-numbers-that-will-matter-for-glasgow-are-those-on-scoreboard.21041857http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/only-numbers-that-will-matter-for-glasgow-are-those-on-scoreboard.21041857He has the Coach of the Year award on his mantelpiece already, but Gregor Townsend has eyes on an even bigger RaboDirect PRO12 prize as he prepares to lead his Glasgow Warriors team into Saturday evening's semi-final against Leinster in Dublin.http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/gray-honoured-to-be-following-in-his-brothers-footsteps.21028740http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/rugby/gray-honoured-to-be-following-in-his-brothers-footsteps.21028740With their RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final with Leinster in Dublin looming, Glasgow Warriors have moved to secure the services of Jonny Gray, the younger brother of Scotland lock Richie, by tying the 19-year-old up in a deal that will keep him at Scotstoun for the next three seasons.nonadult