Saturday, 14 September 2024 Scotland head into the defence of their WXV 2 crown after a 59-15 victory over Fiji in the first meeting between the women's international teams.
Sir Keir Starmer receives a standing ovation as he states the “Scottish people stand with the people of Ukraine”. Speaking at the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow the prime minister says: "Nobody wants the bloodshed to continue, least of all the Ukrainians”. Sir Keir insists “Britain will take a leading responsibility, we have to be ready to play our role if a force is required in Ukraine, once a peace agreement is reached”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Scotland fly-half Finn Russell has been declared fit to start Saturday's Six Nations match against England, but Darcy Graham is not involved in the matchday 23. BBC Sport
Lock George Martin is ruled out of England's Six Nations match against Scotland on Saturday with Bath back row Ted Hill replacing him on the bench. BBC Sport
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