Stuart MacLennan, Author at Scottish Rugby

18 Jun 2024 - Scotland Teams

Bob Easson awarded British Empire Medal

Easson, former Director of Rugby at Edinburgh Accies, has always subscribed to the notion that he coaches people, rather than the specific sport and in his roles with sportscotland in recent years, Scotland’s Commonwealth Games boxers have been among the athletes to benefit from his guidance. Educated at Bell Baxter High School in Cupar, Howe […]

6 May 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Eddie Renwick

Renwick, a prop forward, sustained a catastrophic injury while playing for Jed Thistle against Melrose in November 1988. His father Jimmy said today: “Eddie never once complained about his accident. He always wanted to do what he could to help the club.” That help included setting up the club website and social media and promoting […]

**Pics free to use**The Eric Liddell Way Path Unveiling

26 Apr 2024 - Edinburgh Rugby

Legacy in the Links: Path in Bruntsfield renamed to honour Eric Liddell

And one of the country’s current crop of flying wingers, Darcy Graham, was on hand to help. The unveiling was commemorated with a mass community participation event as part of The Eric Liddell 100 – a campaign initiated by The Eric Liddell Community to commemorate the remarkable life, sporting achievements, and community service contributions of […]

25 Apr 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: William (Bill) Smith

Bill grew up in Dunbar and played rugby for the High School and then Dunbar RFC. He worked for a local butcher who also had a shop in Edinburgh. Bill was given the opportunity to work in that shop and it was there that he formed his initial relationship with Forrester. It was also about […]

15 Apr 2024 - Scotland Teams

Super ‘sleuthing’ traces relatives of Scotland cap

Scrum-half Lt James Michael Blair, known as Michael, educated at Edinburgh Academy and Oxford University, is one of 75 players to be awarded retrospective caps by the Scottish Rugby Custodian Board. Ten of those retrospective caps, awarded to players who represented Scotland in Services and Victory internationals both during and immediately after the Second World […]

12 Apr 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Teams to feature at Melrose Sevens in tribute to Eric Liddell

The iconic rugby sevens event, held at the Greenyards since the inception of the abbreviated form back in 1883, has been graced with some of the game’s most stellar names, from Fijian magician Waisale Serevi to former Wallabies star David Campese and numerous others besides. In homage to another rugby luminary, men’s and women’s squads […]

15 Mar 2024 - Scotland Men

Scotland set for North and South America tour

Beginning in North America, Scotland will take on the Canadians for the first time since 2018 in Edmonton where Scotland ran out 48-10 winners. The match will take place on Saturday 6 July at TD Place in Ottawa. Gregor Townsend’s men will then journey to Washington DC where they will play USA at Audi Field […]

14 Mar 2024 - Scotland Men

Scotland team named for 2024 Guinness Men’s Six Nations finale

McDowall, who made his Scotland debut in a Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Italy last year, will form a centre partnership with Huw Jones for Saturday’s clash at the Aviva Stadium, as Ben White returns to play scrum-half having not featured in last weekend’s loss to Italy in Rome. White once more joins co-captain […]

12 Mar 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Allan Quinn

The high point of a coaching career that spanned several decades was the Students World Cup in South Africa in 1996. As interim manager, Quinn, working alongside coaches the late Graham Hogg and Ian Barnes, steered Scotland to a 26-25 victory over New Zealand and saw them reach the final only to miss out to […]

11 Mar 2024 - Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Charity cyclists set out for Dublin

David Hill, an aide at the Scottish Parliament, died two years ago from a hitherto undiagnosed heart condition. He was only 30. He had been playing for the Scottish Parliament rugby team against their Irish counterparts when he collapsed. This weekend, the David Hill Memorial Quaich will be contested again when the Irish Dail and […]