Caitlin Gould, Author at Scottish Rugby

7 Feb 2025 - Clubs & Schools

Squads for Round 2 Girls Regional Game Series announced

The Series, which is now in its third year of operation, aligns with the Women’s & Girls’ Strategy and has been developed collaboratively by Scottish Rugby’s Rugby Development and High Performance departments. Round 2 will be hosted at Dalziel Rugby Club on Sunday 9 February. Click here to view the team sheets. This programme serves […]

31 Jan 2025 - Clubs & Schools

Girls Regional Game Series 2025 squads confirmed

The Series, which is now in its third year of operation, aligns with the Women’s & Girls’ Strategy and has been developed collaboratively by Scottish Rugby’s Rugby Development and High Performance departments. Click here to view the team sheets. This programme serves as a key entry point into the female youth talent pathway, providing a […]

9 Dec 2024 - Clubs & Schools

2024 National Youth Cup finalists named

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 […]

1 May 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Celtic Challenge returns with expanded competition format

The 2024/25 competition continues its expansion as the biggest and best competition yet, with a full league season of 10 rounds, and six teams playing five home and five away fixtures each, before concluding their season in March ahead of the Guinness Women’s Six Nations 2025. The overall winner will be determined based on league […]

1 Apr 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby confirms Women’s U16 side ahead of festival

The selected U16 players were identified through the Girls Regional Game Series, which ran at the start of the year. Gordon Lyon has been appointed to lead as Head Coach for a second year. Lyon’s coaching team is bolstered by former Scotland international Megan Gaffney and Stephen Gillies of Hillhead Jordanhill. Nikki Simpson (Glasgow Warriors/Garioch […]

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17 Mar 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Inter-District sides introduce Nairn MacEwan Cup

The two sides have developed a healthy rivalry over the past decade, with both Districts remaining active at senior level on an ad hoc basis and playing each other three times – in 2016 and 2017 and in last year’s final. In a joint statement, they said: “Following a conversation between the two District committees, […]

7 Mar 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Robert Gordon’s College to host Saltire Energy Caledonia Cup

A total of 24 teams from across the Caledonia region will congregate in Aberdeen at the Countesswells Sports Field. The sides have competed in a series of regional leagues and then Cup, Shield, and Bowl knockout rounds, culminating in 16 boys’ and eight girls’ teams reaching the Finals Day event. The series of games will […]

28 Feb 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Community Game Conference 2024 hosted by Caroline Blair

This year’s conference will be hosted by Caroline Blair (host of the official Scottish Rugby Podcast) and will include sessions for club, school and society leaders and volunteers. An update on the Rugby Development strategic plan will also be part of the conference, with input from the Club Rugby Board. Scottish Rugby is also pleased […]

16 Feb 2024 - Corporate

Scottish Rugby outlines new Male Performance Pathway

The plan sees the reinstatement of Scotland ‘A’ fixtures, a move to professional ‘A’ team games and expanded Academies to work with players into the U23 age bracket to deliver appropriate level game time. There will be a focus on developing more home-grown players and better alignment between the domestic and professional game are key […]

12 Feb 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Men’s Premiership season 2023/24 update: Monday 12 February

Last week, it was confirmed that Hawick, Kelso, Currie Chieftains and Marr are this year’s semi-finalists, having secured a position in the top four. However, due to adverse weather conditions throughout November, December and into January, the league has not been able to progress as scheduled, causing a delay to the scheduled semi-final date of […]