Caitlin Gould, Author at Scottish Rugby

20 Nov 2024 - Uncategorized

Celtic Challenge 2024/25 fixtures announced

The season kicks off with three home derbies, including Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors at Hive Stadium on Friday, 20 December 2024 (kick-off 7.35pm). Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors will next face Brython Thunder and Wolfhound respectively, with Edinburgh hosting at Hive and Glasgow traveling to Kingspan Stadium on Saturday 4 January. Both sides will […]

26 Sep 2024 - Uncategorized

Cruikshank joins coaching team under Gallagher High Performance Academy

The fully immersive global development and leadership programme is dedicated to enhancing the prominence of female coaches as we approach Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025. Cruikshank most recently took on the role as Head Coach for Scotland Women U20 team in the Summer Series in Parma, Italy, bringing her extensive coaching experience to the […]

5 Sep 2024 - Uncategorized

BBC to broadcast The Vodafone Series

Scotland will begin with a Test against Wales at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh on Friday 6 September (kick-off 7.35pm) and that match will be shown live on BBC ALBA and BBC iPlayer in the UK, with international viewers able to watch the action on the Scottish Rugby website. Scotland secured an historic seventh Test win […]

12 Jul 2024 - Uncategorized

Gunderson and Brebner-Holden return for final Summer Series match against Ireland

Merryn Gunderson and Leia Brebner-Holden, who were involved in Scotland’s 2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations squad, return to the starting lineup having missed out against France through injury. Co-captain Poppy Fletcher returns to starting loosehead, packing down with Aila Ronald (hooker) and Eilidh Fleming on the tighthead side. Holland Bogan and Natasha Logan recommence their […]

29 May 2024 - Uncategorized

Cruikshank appointed Head Coach for Summer Series

Last summer Cruikshank led the Scotland Futures, the previous iteration of the U20 programme, to Rome for a series of training matches with Italy and Ireland where the Scots secured a 21-12 victory against Ireland U20s and suffered a narrow 10-7 defeat to the hosts. Cruikshank’s coaching resume also includes a tenure as Head Coach […]

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2 Apr 2024 - Uncategorized

U18 Women’s Six Nations Festival 2024 | Day 2 Review

Reflecting on their performances, Head Coach, Duncan Harrison said: “I’m incredibly proud of the effort and significant improvements on both sides of the ball and with our set piece in comparison to day one of the festival. We remained in both those games until the last phase of play. “The England game saw some unforced […]

8 Dec 2022 - Uncategorized

National Youth Cup Finals 2022/23 | Update

The weather forecast is currently showing further snow and freezing temperatures in Edinburgh over the next two days windchill is expected to reach -6 degrees Celsius, raising concerns for both players and spectators. With player welfare a clear priority and to enable timely communication with competing teams to allow for travel arrangements to be changed […]

Tennents Premiership Final – Currie Chieftains v Marr RFC

2 Apr 2022 - Uncategorized

Marr make history at Malleny winning the Tennent’s Premiership title

Full-back Charlie Brett kicked things off for Currie, taking the boys in yellow into their opposition’s 22. Within just 50 seconds of the match beginning, the visitors conceded the first penalty of the game, and Currie opted to kick for posts to claim an early lead. Stand-off Sam Leto saw the ball safely across the […]