Alice MacFarlane, Author at Scottish Rugby

28 Jul 2023 - Scotland Teams

Scottish Futures round-up: Italy trip

The 26-player squad took part in combined training sessions with the two nations in the lead up to the matches, in a unique development opportunity for players and management. There were plenty of positives for the side to take following a 21-12 victory against Ireland U20s and a narrow 10-7 defeat to the hosts, Italy […]

27 Jul 2023 - Scotland Women

Scotland Women to host Spain ahead of inaugural WXV competition

The hosts secured their spot in the second tier of the competition, WXV 2, which will be held in Cape Town this October, after finishing fourth in the recent TikTok Women’s Six Nations championship. Spain will feature in WXV 3 in Dubai later this year, with the side missing out on a place in WXV […]

26 Jul 2023 - Corporate

Scottish Rugby announces new Regional Training Centres

This initiative, in partnership with sportscotland and alongside the already existing Highland & Islands performance development programme, will see Scottish Rugby delivering high-performance training across the country for women and girls. As outlined in the Women & Girls’ Strategy 2022-2026, the three new Regional Training Centres based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen will offer enhanced support […]

21 Jul 2023 - Scotland Teams

Scottish Futures squad named for Italy trip

The squad, comprising of 14 forwards and 12 backs, will take part in training sessions alongside the two nations throughout the week in Rome, before facing both sides in two 40-minute matches on Friday 21 July at Stadio Tommaso Fattori in L’Aquila. Out of the 26 players selected, 19 players featured in the last Scottish […]

Rugby Europe Girls U18 7s Championship 2023 – Scotland vs Ukraine

15 Jul 2023 - Scotland 7s

Scotland U18 7s round-up: Rugby Europe U18 7s Championship 2023

Day One Scotland U18 7s finished their first day at the Rugby Europe U18 7s Girls Championship in Prague on a positive note, securing two wins against Ukraine and Poland. Scotland v Ukraine Scotland got their campaign off to a flying start after recording a 45-0 win against Ukraine. Scotland came firing out the blocks […]

12 Jul 2023 - Scotland 7s

Scotland U18 7s squad named for Prague competition

The tournament will feature nine teams from across the continent, with Scotland drawn in Pool A alongside Ukraine and France. Scotland’s first match of the day will see the side face Ukraine (9.22am BST), before taking on France (12.44pm BST) later in the afternoon. Stirling County duo Lucy MacRae, Niamh Robertson-Jack and Garioch’s Megan Hyland […]

Great Britain 7s, 18th June 2023, Training Camp, Surrey Sports Park

28 Jun 2023 - Scotland Teams

Scots trio help to secure GB 7s spot for Paris 2024

Scotland internationalists Shona Campbell, Rhona Lloyd and Lisa Thomson all played an integral part across the three days, with the trio featuring in the gold medal match against Poland. The women enjoyed a promising start to their qualification campaign, after securing comprehensive wins against Pool A opponents, Norway (55-0), Italy (36-5) and Czechia (37-5). The […]

29 May 2023 - Scotland Men

Scotland coaches extend contracts

All three coaches will continue working with Scotland beyond the Rugby World Cup until at least April 2026 alongside Townsend. Steve Tandy began as Scotland’s defence coach in 2020 and was part of the British and Irish Lions coaching team in 2021. Former Glasgow Warriors Assistant Coach and Scotland Under-20s head coach John Dalziel has […]

11 May 2023 - Corporate

John Jeffrey elected World Rugby Vice-Chair

Hugely respected wealth of experience as a major player in the sport’s administrative structures, the former Scottish Rugby and Six Nations Chairman was the sole candidate for the vacant position. He will serve as Vice-Chair for the remainder of the current term (through to November 2024). Chairman Sir Bill Beaumont led the tributes: “I speak […]

27 Apr 2023 - Scotland Teams

One change for TikTok Women’s Six Nations finale

Having recorded an impressive bonus-point victory against Italy last weekend, Scotland go into the “Super Saturday” fixture with only one change to the starting line-up, with Emma Orr returning to start at outside centre, having progressed through the graduated return to play protocol after sustaining a concussion during the game against France. The ticket sales […]