Vern Cotter drops Fraser Brown after England sin bin

Outgoing coach makes just one change for his final game in charge against Italy

Billy Vunipola: 'We know the Irish are going to come at us, know it for a fact'

Eddie Jones’s side look unstoppable with their potent mixture of power, pace and skill

Nicking titles has long been a favoured Caledonian pastime

If Lions were picked now, Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell and Jonny Gray would have a seat

John Barclay skippers Scots as XV for Wales game named

Vern Cotter: ‘It’s a huge weekend in the championship, we’re still right in the mix’

Conor Murray calls for a positive response in Italy

Ireland camp still seemingly bemused by the errors that contributed to defeat in Scotland

Scotland 27 Ireland 22: Scottish player ratings

John O’Sullivan rates the victorious Scottish players after their Murrayfield win over Ireland

Gerry Thornley: Ireland pay heavy price for missing the starting gun

Second-half fightback falls short as Ireland left with just a losing bonus point

Ireland have ball-carriers to earn hard yards in wild and windy Murrayfield

Joe Schmidt’s side has array of dynamic runners with more ballast to come from bench

Scotland reveal their team to face Ireland in opener

Hooker Fraser Brown starts in place of centurion Ross Ford for Murrayfield clash

Momentum so crucial for Joe Schmidt and Ireland

Result in opener at Murrayfield will go long way to determining Ireland’s campaign

Gerry Thornley: Connacht fall just short of prize

Pat Lam’s brave side miss out on quarter-final slot by smallest of margins

Greig Laidlaw urges Scottish players to forget World Cup pain

Preview: Scotland v Australia, BT Murrayfield Stadium, 2.30pm – BBC 1

Connacht run the hell out of everything, including Toulouse

Thrilling Sportsground encounter sees Pat Lam’s side take down superpowers

Liam Toland: Connacht will prosper if they focus on protecting the ball

Ball control is key factor for Pat Lam’s side in Champions Cup opener with Toulouse

Members of Scottish rugby team made kill rabbits, player claims

Jim Hamilton later dampens down claims saying he got ‘carried away’ speaking about training exercise

Champions Cup lowdown: Irish pools broken down, players to watch and betting guide

Leinster and Ulster both face two French sides in pool stages

Liam Toland: Ireland’s narrow tactics won day but could have cost them

Joe Schmidt came up trumps but better teams will exploit our weaknesses

Focused Ireland can finish Six Nations campaign in style

Scotland have shown real improvement but the suspicion is Ireland are still a better side

Vern Cotter’s Scotland beat France to finally take big scalp

Result at Murrayfield gives England their first Six Nations championship since 2011

Tim Visser returns for Scotland trip to play Italy

Very Cotter’s side are looking to avoid a 10th Six Nations defeat on the spin

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