Shona Ironside, Author at Scottish Rugby

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23 Jul 2023 - Scotland U20

Scotland U20 team announced for final pool match

With only one point separating Scotland and Uruguay in pool A, the result of Tuesday’s match will determine who will face pool B’s table leader in the play-off decider as teams vie for promotion to the U20s Championship. The front row sees Craig Davidson return to the loose-head position, this time joined by Oliver Minnis […]

20 Jul 2023 - Scotland U20

2024 Under-20 Six Nations fixtures confirmed

Scotland U20 will begin their campaign away to Wales U20 on Friday 2 February with hopes of replicating their 2023 win against the team. The first home match comes for the young Scots on Friday 9 February when they will host France U20. After the first fallow week, the team will return to host England […]

Match 1 Group A Scotland v Zimbabwe – World Rugby U20 Trophy 2023

18 Jul 2023 - Scotland U20

Six changes to Scotland U20 team for USA encounter

Murray has made six changes to his starting 15, with an equal split between the forwards and the backs. The front row sees Robbie Deans make his first appearance this campaign, coming in for Craig Davidson who moves to the replacements bench. He is joined by Callum Norrie who will again start as tighthead. Corey […]

13 Jul 2023 - Scotland U20

Scotland U20 team named for first World Rugby U20 Trophy clash

This match is the first of four that the young Scots will encounter in Nairobi. The team will also be up against USA U20 and Uruguay U20 over the next two weeks, before the finals which take place on Sunday 30 July. Out of the 23-man squad, 18 made appearances for their clubs during the […]

28 Jun 2023 - Scotland U20

McConnell and Afshar to lead Scotland U20 squad in Nairobi

The announcement comes before the squad travel to Kenya’s capital in mid-July for the three-week-long tournament. Scotland have been drawn in Pool A where they will compete against Uruguay, USA and Zimbabwe. The outcome of these clashes will then determine their spot in the play-offs against their respective Pool B teams which includes Spain, Samoa, […]

23 Jun 2023 - Scotland U20

Scotland U20 team named to play Spain

The World Rugby U20 Trophy runs from 15-30 July and features eight teams. Scotland have been drawn in Pool A, where they will compete against Uruguay, USA and Zimbabwe to earn a place in the final. Pool B contains Hong Kong, Kenya, Samoa and this weekend’s competition Spain. A familiar forward pack to the 2023 […]

26 May 2023 - Scotland U20

Fixtures confirmed for 2023 World Rugby U20 Trophy

This summer, Scotland U20 will travel to Nairobi, Kenya, to play in the World Rugby U20 Trophy. The tournament, along with the World Rugby U20 Championship (which takes place in South Africa), will return for the first time since 2019 after it was put on hold due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Scotland side will […]

17 Mar 2023 - Scotland U20

Scotland U20 team announced for final push

After a challenging experience against Ireland last weekend, the young team will play in front of a home crowd for the last time this campaign at Scotstoun. Craig Davidson is named at loosehead prop, the position he has started every game of the 2023 campaign since coming off the bench against England. He joins forces […]

8 Mar 2023 - Scotland U20

New and returning faces named for U20 Ireland clash

As the young side return to Scotstoun after a gruelling shift in Agen, they will be looking to profit off a vocal home crowd once again – something that proved to be a crucial element for the team to achieve their first win since 2020 against Wales last month. An unchanged front row from the […]

22 Feb 2023 - Scotland U20

Scotland U20 team named for French contest

The forward pack remains mostly unchanged with Craig Davidson (Watsonian FC) returning to loosehead prop after his impressive first Scotland U20 start against Wales. Corey Tait’s (Boroughmuir Bears) consistent performance over the first two games of the competition has earned him the hooker position once again, this time joined by Moby Ogunlaja (Glasgow Hawks) who […]