Debutant Ryan Brierley and loose forward Ben Kavanagh wrote themselves into Scottish rugby league history on Friday night by scoring for Scotland’s tries in their first ever Test meeting with Australia in the 54-12 defeat at Hull. “It's always nice to score tries, but I am a part of a team and I always look [...]
Scotland were well beaten in their opening game of the Four Nations by an outstanding opening period from Australia but fought back well to show that they are capable of pushing the best teams in the world. The only previous time Scotland have met Australia at senior level was twenty years ago at the Super [...]
It’s little more than six months since Ryan Brierley was a Championship player with Leigh Centurions. Tomorrow night he will make his international debut against Australia. Having moved to Huddersfield Giants in March, half-back Brierley has experienced a season packed with experiences, not least getting regular Super League action and earning a first call up [...]
Scotland have named seven uncapped players in their 19-man squad to face Australia for the very first time in the opening game of the Ladbrokes Four Nations tournament in Hull on Friday night. Coach Steve McCormack includes Super League Grand Final winner Lewis Tierney of Wigan, World Club Challenge-winner Lachlan Coote from North Queensland Cowboys, [...]
It may not seem the ideal preparation for facing the World Cup holders, but Scotland opted to stage a dress rehearsal for their meeting with Australia at Hull on Friday by playing against their youth team. With a couple of players out injured and a squad of just 24, Scotland coach Steve McCormack took the [...]
Scotland forward Dale Ferguson thinks the Bravehearts’ heavy week in Edinburgh has prepared them as well as possible for the biggest test of their lives: successive games against Australia, England and New Zealand. Scotland warmed up for the Ladbrokes Four Nations tournament by beating a Barrow side 48-16 in Liam Harrison’s Testimonial on Friday [...]
Nutrition X have proudly been the Official Sports Nutrition Partner to Scotland Rugby League for the past two seasons and this month are excited to be working with the team as they embark on the Four Nations tournament. Nutrition X will be fuelling the players with their Informed-Sport certified sports nutrition products. This Saturday the Scottish Rugby League [...]
Scotland prepared for their clash with Australia next Friday by beating Barrow Raiders, masquerading as the Cumbria Select XIII, 48-16 at Barrow tonight. The Bravehearts, who left six of their star names in the Craven Park stands, scored nine tries against their third tier opponents and it was not until the latter stages that Steve McCormack's [...]
The stars of Super League and Australia’s NRL will descend on Cumbria on Friday when Scotland arrive to play a warm-up game ahead of the Ladbrokes Four Nations tournament. Scotland coach Steve McCormack, the former Barrow Raiders and Whitehaven boss, has vowed to field every fit player at Barrow’s Craven Park on Friday evening in [...]
Wigan winger Lewis Tierney has been named in the Scotland squad for the first time ahead of the Ladbrokes Four Nations tournament, one of ten uncapped players in the 24-man squad. Tierney helped Wigan beat Warrington in last Saturday night’s Super League’s Grand Final, where he was up against future Scotland team-mate Matty Russell on [...]
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