#Sam Johnson

A campaign that began in the best possible fashion with their first Calcutta Cup win over England at Twickenham since 1983 has since given way to familiar disappointment, with successive narrow defeats against Wales and Ireland on home soil in Edinburgh leaving them fifth in the standings. Their trip to France was postponed last month due to a…

Sam Johnson of Scotland crosses to score a try against England during the Guinness Six Nations in 2019 Free rugby union tips, best bets and analysis for Scotland v England in the 2020 Six Nations Championship. BBC1, 4.45pm Saturday England to win by one to ten points 1pt 11-5 Betfair, Paddy Power Under 4.5 tries 1pt 20-23 Betfair England are…

Rugby's Greatest Championship returns this weekend, and the Saturday action kicks off in Rome with what is sure to be a fascinating encounter. The hosts are still on the hunt for their first victory in the tournament since 2015, which came against Scotland at Murrayfield, while Gregor Townsend's side want to get back to winning ways after defeats…

Special teams had a less than stellar campaign in 2021. Almost every faction had inconsistent performances and need overhauls. Kickoff returner Jameson Williams (10 ret, 352 yds, 35.20 avg, 2 TD) and Slade Bolden (5 ret, 67 yds, 13.40 avg) are both off to the NFL. Bolden also returned 15 punts for 99 yards. Walk-on and former starting punter Ty…

Ireland have a shot at keeping their Six Nations 2022 title hopes alive when they face Scotland on Super Saturday in Dublin. The permutations for the Irish are simple. Win the game and hope France lose or lose the game and that's the end of the matter. Andy Farrell's side made a meal of their clash with England, who were down a man for 78 minutes…

Since the Scotland show now moves to Wales, it might be appropriate to mention Sam Warburton at this point. The great man has been saying some interesting things about the Scots of late. The former Wales and British and Irish Lions captain is a fan of this team and thinks there might just be something special in them. He reckons they are on a…

Real Salt Lake will entertain Cincinnati at Rio Tinto Stadium in a non-conference MLS clash on Saturday (September 17). The hosts are winless in their last three league games, which has hurt their chances of booking an early playoff berth. In a crunch Western Conference fixture on Wednesday, they lost 3-0 to Austin, who sealed their first-ever…

We were treated to a stunning spectacle of rugby last weekend which saw all four Southern Hemisphere nations take the chocolates, while France was the only team from up north to collect a win. With several series on the line can England, Ireland or Wales fight their way to victory in Game 2? Read on for all the line-ups and key team news as it…