Scotland will prepare for their World Cup campaign in October down the road from the hometown of prop Luke Douglas – who is from the most Scottish town down under! The St Helens star hails from Yamba in New South Wales, and he will be back on home turf when Scotland set up camp [...]

The eyes of the sporting world will be on Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea as fourteen teams contest the Rugby League World Cup 2017 (RLWC2017) from 27 October to 2 December 2017. The RLWC2017 will be the most competitive tournament since its inception in 1954, and due to recent changes [...]

St Helens prop Adam Walker has been voted Scotland’s Player of the Year. Walker was the runaway leader - chosen as player of the year by five of the six management team who voted - for three inspirational displays during Scotland’s impressive Four Nations tournament at the end of 2016, and receives the Dave [...]

Scotland Rugby League have leapt from ninth to fourth in the world rankings after their impressive Four Nations campaign. After a heavy opening defeat to Australia, Scotland led England until shortly before half-time before going down to defeat and then secured a sensational draw against New Zealand, then world number one nation. The RLIF rankings [...]

Scotland Rugby League players, management and supporters are reflecting on the greatest result in their 21-year existence after the incredible 18-all draw with world number one nation, New Zealand, at Workington last night. To give the achievement context, it is 26 years since one of the world’s top three failed to beat opponents from outside that [...]

Scotland earned all the plaudits on Saturday night but it didn’t stop their players and coaches from an overwhelming feeling of what might have been. Leading England until three minutes to half-time, one of sport’s great shocks was on the cards at Coventry’s Ricoh Arena, before four England tries in 13 second-half minutes turned the [...]

Scotland head coach Steve McCormack has recalled the Phillips brothers of Workington Town and Batley full-back into a 19-man squad for their first ever meeting with England at Coventry on Saturday. Hooker Callum Phillips missed the Ladbrokes Four Nations opener with Australia after being ruled out with concussion, having received a blow to the head in the [...]

Liam Hood has admitted that he is relishing the ‘neighbourly rivalry’ between Scotland and England ahead of Saturday’s clash. The Leigh Centurions star played a key role in Scotland’s defeat to Australia last week and was most remembered for putting a huge hit on Kangaroos full-back Matt Moylan. Hood believes the rivalry adds spice to the [...]

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 [...]