It is known as the ‘Celtic Curse’, a potentially fatal genetic condition which has an unusually high prevalence among those with Scottish and Irish ancestry ... them they have the disease.

IRELAND take a commanding lead into half-time as Darcy Graham and Finn Russell forced off injured for Scotland. Darcy Graham ...

Yet even though you have to go all the way back to 2015 for the last time they tasted victory over Ireland in the tournament, Ulster hooker Walker is expecting the Scots to pose a significant threat.

Fin Smith has Scottish connections everywhere he looks – but that will not stop England’s fly-half plotting the Calcutta Cup ...

Seasonal falls in Scottish vitamin D levels during the winter months are similar today to what they were 400 years ago ... those living in coastal areas like Aberdeen in the past may have consumed ...

"We felt like we had control of the game in the first half and the ... "We were good at not giving their individuals opportunities," he added. "They were hamstrung by injuries to Finn Russell and ...

Just across the street from Notre Dame’s campus, Guinness was poured and Scotch eggs ... “Let’s go, Irish” chants bounce off the walls at O’Rourke’s. They grow louder when Notre ...

Scotland having failed to breach the Irish line and trailing 17-6 until two minutes from time when a Huw Jones converted try made it look tighter than it actually was. Even the previous match at ...

"We felt like we had control of the game in the first ... "We were good at not giving their individuals opportunities," he added. "They were hamstrung by injuries to Finn Russell and Darcy Graham ...

The first stanza of The Speugs – “Wha’ll tak tent nou/ whan they fluchter doon ... “Encountering Scots in an English-language world is like seeing wildflowers flourish in cracks in ...