The charity, established in 1973, Scottish Rugby’s centenary year, is delighted to announce that HRH The Princess Royal, has agreed to become its Patron. MIPF chair, Ian Rankin said: “The Princess Royal has been a dedicated supporter of the Scotland rugby team through umpteen swings of fortune since the 1980s, performing the official opening of […]
Headlines: Following financial loss sustained last year significant work undertaken on cost profile of the business resulting in a series of actions designed to reshape the organisation and lay foundations for future growth. Mid-term outlook is positive following action taken to increase revenues, whilst managing cost over future years. Future recruitment paused, with exception of […]
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 […]
ROYAL BANK RUGBYFORCE GRANTS After a rigorous judging process, 10 clubs have been awarded a grant of £3,000 to help them tackle climate change from the grassroots up. New for 2023, this year’s initiative sees a pivot with club’s being asked to promote sustainability in the local community. Via their application, the clubs selected demonstrated […]
Partnership to tackle carbon emissions across Scotland, starting with the home of Scottish Rugby, Scottish Gas Murrayfield and its 26-acre estate. Driving the growth of the Scotland Women’s team through shirt and stadium sponsorship as well as other female age-grade teams through activities over the course of the agreement. Landmark deal gives over 130 clubs […]
The Growth and Participation fund, established from the £6.5M Scottish Government funding during the Covid-19 pandemic, was split into two streams with £500,000 allocated to each: Major Capital Investment and Growing the Game. The Major Capital Investment strand is designed to support clubs with developments to their physical infrastructure including the purchase, upgrade or construction […]
Scotland 7s head coach Ciaran Beattie has been named Programme Lead for the Men’s and Women’s teams and will oversee both programmes, as well as serving as men’s assistant coach, as the men’s group prepare to compete on the 2023 circuit, which gets underway on the weekend of 4-6 November in Hong Kong. The amalgam […]
Scottish Rugby is targeting the opportunities women’s rugby presents having previously identified it as one of three strategic priorities in its 2021-2024 Corporate Strategy, entitled ‘Wellbeing, Women and Winning’ launched last year. Built on the incredible work that has gone on in the club and international game over the last three decades by the pioneers […]
Over 250 coaches and match officials from across the domestic game in Scotland engaged in interactive workshops on a range of topics such as using video game design in session planning, managing distractions as a referee, plus practical sessions on the International pitch breaking-down technical aspects of attack and defence. Highlights from the conference included […]