Scotland s fearless Six Nations debutant Turner ready for England
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Scotland coach Gregor Townsend believes the fearless approach of George Turner will serve the hooker well against England at Twickenham on Saturday.
The Glasgow Warriors front-rower will be making his Six Nations debut in a match marking the 150th anniversary of rugby s oldest international.
With Fraser Brown and Stuart McInally both nursing neck injuries, the 13-times capped Turner will take his place in the starting lineup, with uncapped Edinburgh hooker David Cherry on the bench.
Townsend also had no qualms in selecting centre Cameron Redpath for his first Test this weekend because of his innate self-belief and said 28-year-old Turner has a similar attitude.
Horne signs new deal with Glasgow Warriors
31 January 2021
George Horne has committed his immediate future to Glasgow Warriors, after the scrum-half became the latest player to put pen to paper on a new deal with the Scotstoun side.
The
25-year-old follows in the recent footsteps of fellow scrum-halves Jamie Dobie
and Sean Kennedy - as well as fellow Scotland internationals Scott Cummings and
Sam Johnson, and openside Tom Gordon - in extending his stay with the Warriors.
Horne’s
remarkable career to date has seen him rack up 31 tries in 60 appearances for
the club, a strike rate that sees him sit fifth in the Glasgow record books.
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Celtic: Peter Lawwell to be replaced with Scottish Rugby s Dominic McKay as chief executive
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Peter Lawwell says he first raised the possibility of retiring last year
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell is to leave his position at the end of June, with Dominic McKay moving from Scottish Rugby as his replacement.
The reigning Scottish champions have announced that Lawwell has decided to retire after 17 years in the role.
McKay has been with Scottish Rugby for 13 years and was promoted to chief operating officer in 2015.
Lawwell said: I believe the club have identified an excellent successor with the highest integrity.