Scotland's most capped player and former British and Irish Lions hooker Ross Ford said he was lucky to have played the game he loves for so long as he announced his retirement from rugby.

Scotland did what they do best at Murrayfield on Friday night - score tries. There were six in total for the home fans to enjoy as a spirited, if error-prone, Georgian side were despatched.

ROB ROBERTSON IN KOBE: Graham has been brought in to inject some pace out wide as Gregor Townsend's side chase a bonus-point victory to keep alive their chances of qualifying for the knockout stages of the tournament.

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.

With 20 pool games played and 20 more to go, the 2019 Rugby World Cup has already delivered its fair share of shocks, upsets, brilliance and farce. Sportsmail answers 10 key questions.

ROB ROBERTSON IN SHIZUOKA STADIUM ECOPA:Scotland scrum-half George Horne scored a hat-trick as his side easily secured the bonus point win they needed against Russia.

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.

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.

Greig Laidlaw has admitted he has a decision to make over whether to prolong his Scotland career. The scrum-half's last World Cup ended in agonising defeat to Japan on Sunday.

The SRU was reprimanded following comments made by chief executive Mark Dodson during the World Cup in reference to a match against Japan potentially being cancelled.

Tommy Seymour is the second player to retire from international rugby in the past seven days. Seymour has announced his decision on the heels of former Scotland captain John Barclay quitting. 

The 34-year-old Clermont scrum-half skippered the side in 39 out of his 76 international appearances, more times than any other player, and is Scotland's second-highest point scorer with 714.

The Edinburgh flanker missed last week's Six Nations opener with Ireland in Dublin due to a thigh strain and his recall to Gregor Townsend's team is the only change from that defeat.

Thursday at Murrayfield. Greig Laidlaw looks at an empty arena. It is tempting to chronicle his career in a series of kicks, but the deserted grass surrounded by stands holds a comforting familiarity.

All those training sessions when Steve Borthwick brings a bucket filled with slippery, soapy water paid off on Saturday night. England overcame foul weather to beat Scotland.

Gregor Townsend has absolved Stuart Hogg from blame despite the Scotland skipper making his second costly mistake in as many Guinness Six Nations games.

NIK SIMON AT MURRAYFIELD: England could not dodge the storm but they at least averted the crisis on Saturday afternoon - thanks to a late try from Ellis Genge.

MARTIN SAMUEL AT MURRAYFIELD - It was at a certain moment, following England's dogged win over Scotland in torrid conditions, that the game's observers received enlightenment.

Russell will not feature in the remaining games, against France on Sunday and Wales in Cardiff on March 14, as it is feared his arrival would detract from preparations for two games only six days apart.

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.

United States take on Netherlands for ultimate glory in the Women's World Cup final in France today. Sportsmail will provide you live updates as it happens from the Lyon Olympic Stadium.

De Ligt became the most sought after youngster in the world after a huge breakthrough season with Ajax, and he has attracted heavy interest from the likes of Juventus and Barcelona.

Holland boss Ronald Koeman has backed wonderkid Matthijs de Ligt to cement himself firmly in the starting XI of Italian giants Juventus.

October 13, 1976. Best's career was on the wane. He had turned 30 that summer and come back from his first stint in the US with Los Angeles Aztecs.

Georginio Wijnaldum admits Holland's recent absence from major tournaments has been 'painful' as they look set to end that exodus at Euro 2020 next summer.

Ruud Gullit (right) treated football fans to a throwback photo of himself posing with fellow Holland legends Marco van Basten and Frank Rijkaard (left).

Dutch footballer Memphis Depay has hit out at racist fans after yet another foul incident caused a football game between FC Den Bosch and Excelsior to be stopped on Sunday.

Former Newcastle and Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew takes the reigns at the Dutch outfit with the club struggling in 17th in the league having been thumped 6-1 by Ajax at the weekend.

Ronald Koeman has revealed he rejected the chance to manage Lionel Messi and Co at Barcelona in order to focus on his job as Holland's head coach.

Inter Milan forward Romelu Lukaku has sent a message of support to former manager Ronald Koeman after he underwent a heart procedure in Amsterdam. 

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

Taking to Instagram, Ed, 28, thanked his fans for their support and said he will 'never forget' the Divide tour.

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.

The 28-year-old chart-topping musician was up in the air by fellow Game Of Thrones star Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson in a video recently posted by the strongman.

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.

Ed Sheeran's incredible rise to music success has been documented by his dad John, in a never-before-seen exhibition set to open in his hometown of Ipswich on Tuesday.

Suffolk's Chantry Park is the venue for a series of gigs by the Shape Of You hitmaker.

Love Island winner Amber Gill, 22, has revealed Millie Bobby Brown, 15, has been messaging her on Instagram and the pair have plans to meet up.

Ed Sheeran will be playing the final four nights of his world tour in Chantry Park in his hometown of Ipswich, behind a row of houses, giving some residents exclusive access.  

The singer-songwriter, 28, who has performed more than 250 shows during his two-year tour, delighted more than 40,000 music lovers at the venue with a medley of his latest tracks.

The Shape Of You hitmaker, 28, is said to be taking a short hiatus from music in order to spend time with his wife Cherry Seaborn, who he married in December 2018.

The teenager, from Portsmouth, has created her own 'smile' bracelets to generate funds for cancer sufferers, and she was thrilled after Sheeran asked to wear one for his entire set.

Ed Sheeran's manager has revealed that the Shape Of You singer asks him whether he can do the James Bond theme song every day.

Prince Harry has teased a surprise project with Ed Sheeran on Instagram, which shows a glimpse inside a modest home, though it is unclear whether it is Frogmore Cottage at Windsor Castle.

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.

The singer, 28, surprisingly struggled to learn a selection of musical instruments during his childhood as he reflected on his rise to fame in his new documentary, In My Own Words.

Sarah and Daniel Hancock married in a whirlwind Las Vegas ceremony in April, eight months after meeting on TikTok. The couple are thought to be the first to meet and marry through the social media app.

Earlier this month, Tones And I beat the record set by Ed Sheeran for the most weeks in the number one position on the ARIA Singles Chart.