Stuart MacLennan, Author at Scottish Rugby

3 Apr 2025 - Scotland Teams

Obituary: Frank Laidlaw

Laidlaw won 32 caps for Scotland between 1965 and 1971 and toured with the Lions to Australia, New Zealand and Canada in 1966 and the successful New Zealand sojourn in 1971. In total, he played in 28 games for the Lions, which included two Test matches in 1966: the second and third Tests against New […]

25 Mar 2025 - Scotland Teams

Capping Murrayfield’s centenary celebrations

Scottish Rugby conducted its latest referee capping ceremony as one of the highlights of the centenary celebrations of Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium last Friday (21 March). The latest recipients were Ken McCartney (Hawick), Eddie Murray (Greenock Wanderers), Iain Ramage (Berwick), Chuck Muir (Langholm), Malcolm Changleng (Gala), Rob Dickson (Madras College FP), Brian Anderson (Royal High/Currie) […]

21 Mar 2025 - Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Murrayfield revels in centenary celebrations

In a multi-layered approach, Scots young and old were treated to an array of rugby activity on the hallowed Murrayfield turf and inside the confines of the century-old stadium. An Entry of the Greats made their way out of the tunnel to the acclaim of hundreds of local school children and hundreds more from across […]

26 Feb 2025 - Scotland Teams

Mike Adamson presented with referee cap

Mike Adamson, who ended a 19-year absence of a Scottish referee controlling a men’s Six Nations Championship game, has today been presented with his referee cap. Adamson, 40, who represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup 7s as a player and took to the Olympic Games stage as a referee, was presented […]

24 Jan 2025 - Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Allan Hosie receives first Scottish Rugby referees’ cap

And the first recipient of the referees’ cap is Allan Hosie, who was one of the finest and fairest global referees of his generation and has given a lifetime of service to the game. Former Scotland captain and three times British & Irish Lions tourist, Andy Irvine, declared: “Allan was an outstanding referee and an […]

20 Jan 2025 - Corporate

Obituary: Ken Scobie

Scobie was chair of the Scottish Rugby Executive Board between 2000 and 2003, having previously served as a President of London Scottish in 1997 during the birth pangs of professional rugby. His appointment followed the Lord Mackay review into the game’s governance. A chartered accountant by profession, Scobie was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College and […]

13 Jan 2025 - Obituary

Obituary: Peter Brown

Known as PC, Brown was an utterly irrepressible character, who did things his way, invariably with a smile on his face. These days, he might be labelled a “maverick”, but that would be a gross over-simplification. He gave so much to the game he loved and for him, life and rugby were there to be […]

8 Jan 2025 - Obituary

Obituary: John Douglas

Born in Woolwich on 18 December 1934, Douglas (Stewart’s College FP) played all but one of his 12 caps at No 8 – the exception was against England at Twickenham in 1961 where he lined up in his habitual club position of second-row. His international career spanned three years, 1961-1963, during which Scotland won six […]

4 Dec 2024 - Scotland Teams

Former CEO of SP Energy Networks joins Scottish Rugby Limited Board

A lifelong supporter of rugby, Frank Mitchell spent over 35 years working in the energy sector and brings a wealth of business, commercial and organisational experience to the SRL Board, which is responsible for the operational running of Scottish Rugby. SP Energy Networks has been a long-term investor in rugby in Scotland specifically in sponsoring […]

21 Nov 2024 - Scotland Women

Supporting Siobhan’s Legacy of Love

The charitable fund was set up to honour Siobhan Cattigan, the Stirling County back-row forward and Scotland Women cap number 204, who passed away three years ago. The initiative raises funds for Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity. Some 20 collectors, clad in the charity’s distinctive purple T-shirts, will be present at Scottish Gas Murrayfield stadium and […]