Rugby: Scotland accepts punishment over World Cup outburst

The Scottish Rugby Union has "expressed its regret" over comments made by Chief Executive Mark Dodson during the World Cup and will pay a fine of 70,000 pounds ($90,000), World Rugby said Thursday.Dodson drew the ire of the governing body during the tournament after suggesting the SRU would take legal action to ensure Scotland's pool match against host nation Japan was not canceled due to a powerful typhoon that eventually left at least 91 people dead.With Scotland needing to win the Oct. 13 clash in Yokohama to stay alive in the tournament, Dodson said the SRU were "not going to let Scotla…READ FULL ARTICLE