Shona Ironside, Author at Scottish Rugby

13 Jan 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Academy sides in action at Oriam on Sunday

The fixtures will take place at Oriam in Edinburgh, with the first game kicking off at 10am. Edinburgh U17 will play Glasgow & the West U17 in the final, whilst Borders & East Lothian U17 will play Caledonia U17 in the 3rd/4th playoff. The U18 regional sides will also be in action, replicating the same […]

2023/2024 Contracted Academy Players Confirmed

The contracted Academy players are aligned to either Edinburgh Rugby or Glasgow Warriors where they will train alongside the professional club’s senior players, whilst also participating in the FOSROC Super Series. Having this base in the pro-teams allows the young players to not only accelerate their development by being immersed in the pro-team club environment […]

The Macphail Scholarship returns with three young players bound for South Africa

Guy Kirkpatrick, Monroe Job, Callum Smyth have been awarded the coveted John Macphail Rugby Scholarship and leave on Monday 23 January. They will spend five months immersed in South Africa’s renowned rugby culture at the high-performance training facility at Stellenbosch University. Raised in Selkirk, back-rower Monroe Job has been involved in the Scottish Rugby pathway […]