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2024 National Youth Cup finalists named

9 Dec 2024

Sixteen teams, competing in eight finals, will take over Scottish Gas Murrayfield on Sunday 15 December, to contest the National Youth Cup competition titles.

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MARCH 27: The Stirling County players at full time during the 2022 Youth Cup finals at the BT Murrayfield Stadium, on March 27, 2022, in Edinburgh, Scotland (Photo by Ross MacDonald / SNS Group)

Entry is free to all eight matches, which will be held across the main bowl, Hive Stadium and the back pitches, with the first matches kicking off at 11am, and the last game – the Boys U18 Cup Final – kicking off in the main bowl at 5:30pm.

Stirling County return to the U18 Boys Cup Final for a second year running and this time will face competition from Currie Chieftains.

Currie’s U16 boys’ side will also be in action as they look to retain last year’s title. They take on Boroughmuir in the U16 Cup Final at Hive Stadium.

Looking at the girls’ competition, Biggar are looking ahead to potential back-to-back Cups in both the U16 and U18 competitions.

In the U16 Cup, Biggar are looking to at back-to-back championships after their title victory against Stirling County last year, this time facing Cambuslang who make their debut in the competition.

Four matches – both boys and girls U16 and U18 Cup Finals – will be broadcast live on YouTube and can be watched worldwide via Scottishrugby.org featuring live commentary.

Highlights packages will be made available for all matches, not just the matches not broadcast live on the day.

Other finals for the boys’ youth club competitions space throughout December include:

U18 Boys Plate: Aberdeen Wanderers RFC v Dundee Rugby, Saturday 14 December, KO 2pm
U18 Boys Bowl: Orkney v Gala Wanderers, TBC
U18 Boys Quaich: Hamilton v Howe of Fife White, Saturday 14 December, KO 2pm
U16 Boys Plate: Deeside v Kelso, Sunday 15 December, KO 2pm
U16 Boys Bowl: Strathmore v Selkirk Youth, Sunday 15 December, KO 2pm
U16 Boys Quaich: Glenrothes v Loch Lomond, Sunday 15 December, KO 2pm

Fixtures for the U18 Girls Bowl, U16 Girls Plate, Bowl and Quaich games are ongoing through December and January, with Finals set to be played in early 2025.

Details for fans

Entry is free, with gates opening at 10am. Spectator entry will be through gates B and D, with a range of food and non-alcoholic drink options available for purchase throughout the day.

Personal cameras must fit in your pocket, and detachable lenses are not permitted without media accreditation.

Team sheets and match reports will be filed on the day and can be found on a rolling updates page in the Fan Zone section of the Scottish Rugby website.

Trophies and medals

This year’s trophies and medals will be provided by Oak & Black and will be made of wood. This makes for a more durable, strong and sustainable award for our winners than in previous years.