Stuart McAllister

Ben Vellacott reckons the new recruits will help Edinburgh move forward after their victory against the Dragons.

The flanker is ready for a Scotland call should it come in Paris this weekend.

There are growing concerns after Edinburgh fell to a sixth defeat in their last seven league games.

Any Scottish rugby fans contemplating complacency about facing Wales at Murrayfield this weekend have 11 good reasons to think again.

Ali Price hopes he did enough in 45 minutes in Glasgow’s win in Newport to earn a place in the Scotland team at Twickenham.

THIS was a victory for style and substance, extending an unbeaten run of nine matches and with a point made ahead of these two sides meeting in the last 16 of the Challenge Cup in Glasgow.

This was a capital win for Edinburgh which saw them end the first burst of URC matches on a high, while also offering a lesson to Scottish sides on how to close out a victory.

Franco Smith is hoping that a game against the team where he made his name as a player, will help establish his name as coach of Glasgow Warriors.

The soap opera of Glasgow’s home and away form continued with another heavy defeat on the road as their roller-coaster start to the season hit one of the down patches.

Glasgow may need another few weeks to decide if this was two crucial points gained at a tricky away venue, or three points lost from a game they should have won.