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12 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Scotland 7s’ season comes to an end in Cape Town

With Team GB forming to provide a core team on both Men’s and Women’s 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series circuits, Scotland’s involvement in the international abbreviated format is now subject to future undetermined schedules. In South Africa, the Scots got off to a promising start in their Pre-Round of 16 tie with Jamaica on […]

9 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Domestic rugby activity update | Friday 9 September

Sent on behalf of Gav Scott, Head of Rugby Development As a mark of respect, and to acknowledge the sad passing of Her Majesty the Queen, Scottish Rugby issued a statement at 8.30pm last night (Thursday 8 September) postponing ‘domestic competitive matches’ this weekend. I’m writing to provide further guidance and clarity to our clubs […]

8 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – Preview

This is the first Rugby World Cup to be held in South Africa since the iconic 1995 Men’s tournament, the legacy of which was home captain Francois Pienaar taking receipt of the Webb Ellis Trophy from the great Nelson Mandela – an image that transcended the moment. The tournament gets underway tomorrow, with Scotland facing […]

8 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Rugby World Cup Sevens 2022 – Preview

This is the first Rugby World Cup to be held in South Africa since the iconic 1995 Men’s tournament, the legacy of which was home captain Francois Pienaar taking receipt of the Webb Ellis Trophy from the great Nelson Mandela – an image that transcended the moment. The tournament gets underway tomorrow, with Scotland facing […]

5 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Gregor Townsend pays visit to Ellon RFC after Doddie Aid Challenge

Scotland men’s head coach put the youngsters through their paces at The Meadows to reward the Aberdeenshire rugby club for their fundraising efforts for Gregor’s former teammate Doddie Weir’s My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. In January and February this year, Ellon RFC signed up more than 80 people for DoddieAid, which is a challenge to clock […]

5 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Gregor Townsend pays visit to Ellon RFC after Doddie Aid Challenge

Scotland men’s head coach put the youngsters through their paces at The Meadows to reward the Aberdeenshire rugby club for their fundraising efforts for Gregor’s former teammate Doddie Weir’s My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. In January and February this year, Ellon RFC signed up more than 80 people for DoddieAid, which is a challenge to clock […]

5 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Beattie names squad for Rugby World Cup Sevens

Jamie Farndale continues captaincy duties at what will be his second Rugby World Cup Sevens after featuring in 2018, during which he scored an extra time, length-of-the-pitch winner against France as Scotland recorded a seventh-place finish in San Francisco. The other player to hold previous Rugby World Cup Sevens experience is Harvey Elms, who was […]

1 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Scotland’s Playlist returns for 2022 Autumn Nations Series

Following the success of Scotland’s Playlist in 2021 and during the 2022 Guinness Six Nations, which saw bands such as Go To Girl, The Laurettes, and Daytime TV perform at BT Murrayfield, artists have once again been invited to submit their music to support the promotional content of the Autumn Nations Series campaign and get […]

31 Aug 2022 - Uncategorized

Ayrshire Bulls to play Glasgow Warriors in Inverness

Ayrshire Bulls were due to play Southern Knights in Melrose on Saturday, the round five FOSROC Super6 fixture will now be played on Saturday 10 September at The Greenyards. Following this afternoon’s withdrawal of Glasgow’s original pre-season opponents Worcester Warriors, due to ongoing financial issues at the English Premiership club, it allows a further opportunity […]

26 Aug 2022 - Uncategorized

Harry Styles set for BT Murrayfield Stadium

Tickets for the Edinburgh date go on general sale next Friday (2 September) at 10am from gigsinscotland.com. Coming off of a sold-out 43-date arena tour in 2021, and two special One Night Only shows in New York and Glasgow this year, the highly anticipated tour in support of his new album Harry’s House will allow […]