Andy Robinson

Scotland's rugby team given a makeover by Andy Robinson

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Andy Robinson has made 10 changes to the last Scotland side picked by his predecessor Frank Hadden.

Robinson wary of Fiji power

Skysports.com (Free subscription) | yesterday

Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has told his players they must overcome Fiji's physical power on Saturday.

• No Robbo-lution in Scotland - Planet Rugby

Andy Robinson starts his reign with seismic shift for Scotland

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

• Former captain Allister Hogg dropped for Fiji fixture • Worcester's Alex Grove to make debut at centre Almost three years to the day after ending a painful experience as England's head coach Andy Robinson today returned to the Test arena to send a seismic shock through Scottish rugby. The Englishman born and bred in Somerset and who still lives there when he gets the chance...

Robinson shakes up Scotland side

The Independent (Free subscription) | yesterday

A penny for Andy Robinson's thoughts yesterday as he settled into his seat in an Edinburgh hotel to name his first international XV for three weeks short of three years. Now where was he, before being so rudely interrupted by the thumbs-down of the management board of the Rugby Football Union? Ah yes, picking an England side hamstrung by injury and a collective loss of form – an...

Rugby: Robinson shakes up team to face mercurial opponents

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | yesterday

SCOTLAND rugby coach Andy Robinson will send out a significantly less experienced team to face Fiji in Saturday's opening Autumn Test at Murrayfield.

Andy Robinson says naming both Blair and Cusiter as captains isn't a cop-out

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

ANDY ROBINSON'S decision to ditch common practice and name two players as joint captains of the Scotland rugby team will be viewed as either a masterstroke or a catastrop

Robinson defends unorthodox model

Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Andy Robinson insists his dual-captaincy model is right for Scotland as he comes to terms with his first injury issues as Head Coach.

Scotland suffer double injury blow as coach Andy Robinson defends dual captaincy

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Centre Max Evans and prop Alasdair Dickinson ruled out of autumn internationals.

Andy Robinson expects Mike Blair and Chris Cusiter to form strong captaincy partnership

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Scotland coach is impressed with partnership of Mike Blair and Chris Cusiter.

Double Trouble

Scottish Rugby Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Andy Robinson has announced Scotland is to have two captains for the autumn internationals – incumbent Mike Blair and widely touted replacement Chris Cusiter who led the A team to victory in the IRB Nations Cup. Whoever is on the pitch leads the team, presumably with the usual switch around the 60 minute mark (though [...]

Cusiter to lead the Scots

Fiji Times (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago

EDINBURGH -- Chris Cusiter will lead Scotland in former England coach Andy Robinson's first Test in charge against Fiji at Murrayfield on Sunday (Fiji time), with co-captain and scrum-half rival Mike Blair on the bench.

• Cusiter wins scrum-half battle for Fiji opener - Fijilive
• Cusiter to lead Scotland against Fiji - The Guardian
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Cusiter leads Scots against Fiji

Sport Experts (Free subscription) | yesterday

Scotland coach Andy Robinson names Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Chris Cusiter as captain for the autumn Test against Fiji at Murrayfield.

Scotland debut for Grove as Cusiter gets scrumhalf nod

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON (Reuters) - Worcester centre Alex Grove will make his Scotland debut against Fiji on Saturday while Chris Cusiter has won the battle with Mike Blair for the scrumhalf's shirt and captaincy, coach Andy Robinson said on Monday.

Rugby-Scotland debut for Grove as Cusiter gets scrumhalf nod

Reuters UK (Free subscription) | yesterday

LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Worcester centre Alex Grove will make his Scotland debut against Fiji on Saturday while Chris Cusiter has won the battle with Mike Blair for the scrumhalf's shirt and captaincy, coach Andy Robinson said on Monday.

Scotland bring in Grove to face Fiji

The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday

RUGBY NEWS:WORCESTER CENTRE Alex Grove will make his Scotland debut against Fiji on Saturday, and Chris Cusiter has won the battle with Mike Blair for the scrumhalf shirt and captaincy, coach Andy Robinson said yesterday.