Wales hung on to beat Scotland and edge closer to Six Nations glory at Murrayfield on Saturday.

The 53-year-old had been working with the Rugby Football Union on youth development, but has now accepted a role north of the border. He had been considered to replace Eddie Jones as coach.

Finn Russell stole the limelight as Scotland put on a show in their final World Cup audition with a 44-10 thrashing of Georgia in Tbilisi.

Safe passage through a group that contains the No 2 ranked side in the world in Ireland and hosts Japan is the minimum expected of Gregor Townsend's men. Anything less would be an abject failure.

ROB ROBERTSON AT THE KOBE MISAKI STADIUM: Needing a bonus point win to keep their World Cup campaign alive, it took them until five minutes from time before they got that vital fourth try.

NIK SIMON IN TOYOTA: The Rugby World Cup's credibility was called into question as feelings grew that rich nations have received favourable treatment as Scotland vent their frustrations.

Japan captain Michael Leitch dedicated the team's 28-21 victory over Scotland at the Rugby World Cup on Sunday to those affected by the typhoon which nearly cancelled the match.

ROB ROBERTSON IN YOKOHAMA: Japan took a stunning 28-21 victory in Yokahama. The result means that the host nation will now face South Africa in the quarter finals.

CHRIS FOY IN JAPAN: The World Cup quarter-final line-up has now been finalised after hosts Japan booked their place in the knockout stages with a barnstorming victory over Scotland on Sunday.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY NIK SIMON: Finn Russell is loving the different life in France, and he has emerged as Europe's in-form No 10 this season.

CHRIS FOY IN EDINBURGH - England's  task is to turn down the volume - in the Murrayfield stands and far beyond. There is suddenly a lot of noise swirling around the national team.

The veteran fly-half's kicking was exemplary as he added the extras to tries from Jacques Vermeulen and Stuart Hogg as well as slotting over four penalties.

EXCLUSIVE: A Scottish Women's Rugby player being treated for coronavirus spent days training near to Team GB Olympians at their base in Loughborough before she was diagnosed.

Scottish Rugby Union chiefs have set aside £500,000 to help clubs struggling in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak after suspending the domestic season until at least March 29.

The PFA Player of the Year ended last season with no opponent completing a dribble past him in a staggering 64 matches. Liverpool centre back has lifted the lid on what has helped him.

After Liverpool wished him happy birthday on Twitter, the club's supporters inevitably took to social media to sing his praises after quickly becoming a fan favourite on Merseyside.

The superstar musician's burgeoning domestic empire started in 2012, when he bought a modern farmhouse in the town of Framlingham.

Ed Sheeran recently made headlines by expanding his £3.7m (AUD $6.5m) 'mini-village' in his hometown of Suffolk by buying the home of a fourth neighbour.

It marks the latest addition to Sheeran's housing empire in Framlingham, Suffolk, which has ballooned in size after the pop star, 28, snapped up four of the surrounding properties.

The singer, 28, arrived to the Eagle N Tun on New Canal Street, Birmingham, to film his latest collaboration with grime artists Jaykae and Aitch.

After amassing an estimated £160million fortune, Ed Sheeran has set about creating his own extraordinary estate - dubbed 'Sheeranville' - in Suffolk.

The singer, 28, was joined by rap stars Jaykae and Aitch for the video and a stuntman while he rode around on a quad bike for the shoot.

Foxx, 51, was spotted leaving a Los Angeles nightclub hand-in-hand with Vave over the weekend, sparking rumours they were an item after Foxx split from Katie Holmes.

In the wake of his split, Stormzy threw himself into work as he reunited with Ed Sheeran to star in their new music video Take Me Back to London.

A British vlogger, who hit headlines when her parody of Ed Sheeran's Shape of You racked up 20 million views in just a few weeks in 2017, has shared a hilarious rap about being 30.

Prince Harry, 35, and Ed Sheeran, 28, have teamed up for a video for World Mental Health Day. The clip was shared to the Sussex Royal Instagram account and filmed at Eugenie's Ivy Cottage.

Prince Harry, 35, was all smiles as he arrived at a school in Nottingham to mark World mental Health Day. He first visited Nottingham Academy in November 2017 with wife, Meghan Markle, 38.

The Duke of Sussex and Ed Sheeran have shared a sneak peek inside Princess Eugenie's Ivy cottage home at Kensington Palace, after she loaned it to them for filming.

Modern Love viewers were shocked when Ed Sheeran randomly popped up in the middle of episode seven, making a brief yet amusing cameo as a homeless man with a thick West Country accent.

Josh Pieters, from London, has gone viral on YouTube with a video showing how he managed to fool audiences at KSI and Logan Paul's match into believing a look-a-like was really Ed Sheeran.

The 26-year-old megastar, who headlined Glastonbury earlier this year, returned to Kensington Avenue Primary School in Thornton Heath, south London for the Q&A.

The Shape Of You, 28, hitmaker and his wife Cherry, 27, look loved-up as they join other happy, dancing couples in the video for his new song, Put It All On Me.

The singer, 28, is one of the most successful musicians on the planet and his big payday is thanks to the tour grossing $776million (£596million) worldwide.

Britons' spending on digital music rose 23.5 per cent last year with Lewis Capaldi and Ed Sheeran topping the charts, according to the Entertainment Retailers Association.

The Cats star, 85, added another string to her bow as she showcased her moves by dancing in a TikTok video alongside grandson Sam Williams, 22, with fans convinced he's actually Ed Sheeran.

Neighbours throughout the complex in Waterloo, in Sydney's inner city, stepped outside on their balconies after hearing a mystery man playing the keyboard and singing the song.

The Bucket List, where celebrities such as Ed Sheeran have frequented, is believed to be letting it's July lease go until the multi-million dollar refurbishment of the Bondi Pavilion is complete.

He's a Glee alum who dated superstar Emma Watson last year. But last Thursday, Chord Overstreet seemed to have moved on when he was spotted out for dinner with a model.

Brit Terri Seymour, 47, who dated Simon Cowell between 2002 and 2008, was standing in today for Ross King on Lorraine, but viewers were distracted from her Hollywood gossip by her 'broken' voice.

On Tuesday, two movie posters for Little Women were released for fans. Twitter roasted the movie posters for the lack of creativity from the studio.

The finale of American Horror Story 1984 has shocked viewers with his tear-jerking happy ending.

William Hilton Paul, 19, (pictured) the son of Kentucky Senator Rand Paul was arrested last night at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and charged with disorderly conduct and being intoxicated and disruptive.

Paul told Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace: 'I don't want to promote that but I also don't want to put people in jail who make the mistake.

Paul is blocking President Obama's choice to lead the FBI until he gets answers about how, when and how often federal law enforcement spies on us from above

'Over half the people on disability are either anxious or their back hurts,' Paul said. 'Join the club.'

'No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!' Listen, you've editorialized,' Paul blasted the 'TODAY' host as she tried to corner him on changes to his foreign policy views.

With Lindsey Graham out, Rand Paul is now the shortest of the GOP candidates and it must have showed. Appearing on The View today the first question posed was about his height.

President Donald Trump hit the golf links on Sunday with Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul – days after handing Paul a pen for an executive action as he seeks to undo Obamacare.

Rand Paul said that for four or five weeks after Rene Boucher allegedly attacked him at his home in Bowling Green and left him with broken ribs and fluid buildup in his chest he was in a 'living hell.'

Vice President Pence is denying he was ever part of a conversation about invoking the 25th amendment against President Trump.