Megan Rodgers, Author at Scottish Rugby

23 Sep 2022 - Scotland Women

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Scotland Women end a 12 year wait when they fly out today to compete in the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand. But another initiative – in the making long before their last appearance in the global showpiece of the game in England in 2010 – has also been completed. Taking pride of place in […]

22 Sep 2022 - FOSROC Super Series

Update: Ayrshire Bulls v Southern Knights

The round 5 fixture between Southern Knights and Ayrshire Bulls was initially due to be played on Saturday 3 September at The Greenyards, although an agreement was made between all parties to support Glasgow Warriors in a pre-season fixture after the withdrawal of Worcester Warriors in Inverness on Friday 2 September. As a result, the […]

22 Sep 2022 - Corporate

Scottish Rugby publishes financial statements for 2021/22

A set of fully audited accounts for the period display an overall revenue return within 5% of pre-pandemic levels at £57.9m, a rise of £5.5m from the previous year. The key driver of the increased revenue was the welcome return of thousands of our supporters to BT Murrayfield, Scotstoun and the newly opened DAM Health […]

21 Sep 2022 - Scotland Teams

Scotland release new-look alternate kit for 2022/23 season

As with the home kit, the alternate is packed with references to the colours, symbols and traditions of Scottish rugby and is made from Eco-Fabric, a 100% polyester fabric obtained from recycled plastic. The alternate shirt leads with purple, a colour synonymous with the country’s heather-laden hills and thistle flowers. The design of the shirt, […]

21 Sep 2022 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby launches new State School Strategy to increase youth participation

Whilst Scottish Rugby’s engagement with state schools has been ongoing for a number of years – including investment into the Schools of Rugby programme and developing formal partnership agreements with local authorities including Aberdeenshire Council – this is the first time Scottish Rugby has produced a statement of intent around increasing state school rugby participation. […]

21 Sep 2022 - Corporate

Professor Lorne Crerar CBE to become Interim Chair of Scottish Rugby Union

Professor Crerar was appointed as the independent chair of the Standing Committee on Governance (SCOG) of the Scottish Rugby Union Council in January 2022, succeeding Gavin MacColl KC, and completed an on-going review of the governance of Scottish Rugby in May of this year. A Special General Meeting, scheduled for 28 September, will see a […]

19 Sep 2022 - Clubs & Schools

Peter Walton joins as SQ Performance Player Transition Manager

Walton is vastly experienced in talent identification and joins Scottish Rugby from Gloucester Rugby as Head of Academy in a post he has held since 2019. Prior to that the 24 timed capped Scotland international worked with Bristol Bears as well as 10 years with the RFU where he held the position of International Performance […]

17 Sep 2022 - BT Murrayfield

Scottish Rugby ticketing update

As well as being an integral part of our drive for improved sustainability, access and security, moving to a paperless ticketing system is part of our digital transformation journey to improve the supporter experience on matchdays, which has already seen the launch of the new Virtual Venue facility to help you buy your Scotland tickets. […]

15 Sep 2022 - Scotland Women

Scotland squad named for Rugby World Cup 2021

The squad comprises of an equal split of 16 forwards and 16 backs, with the tournament marking the first ever Rugby World Cup experience for the entire squad, Scotland having made their last appearance at the showpiece event 12 years ago. Rachel Malcolm will continue captaincy duties throughout the tournament – a role which the […]

12 Sep 2022 - Scotland 7s

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 […]