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National Youth Cup Final 22/23 | Match Day Guide

Community Recognition Awards 2023 | Winners

The award categories were: Volunteer of the Season in Youth rugby sponsored by inspiresport Volunteer of the Season in Schools rugby sponsored by inspiresport Volunteer of the Season in Adult rugby sponsored by Tennent’s Lager Young Person’s Award sponsored by inspiresport Community Club of the Season sponsored by Tennent’s Lager Community Match Official of the […]

Regional Cup Finals 2023 | Story so far

We are now just a few weeks away from the competitions concluding and teams lifting silverware. Here we bring a brief recap of some of the action and look ahead to the finals. Each region’s competition format has been slightly different. For the Saltire Energy Caledonia Cup, teams have been competing in pools stages, with […]

Craig Davidson: High hopes to end on a high note

The Under-20 Six Nations experience off the pitch is just as special as gameday itself. For this group of young players, it is the first time they have had different coaches for different aspects of the game. “It’s the most professional rugby I have ever played with the way it works going into camp, having […]

Preview: Scotland v Italy

What they said  Head Coach Gregor Townsend said: “We are very determined. Our goal is to play our best rugby of the Guinness Six Nations. Italy will test us. They’re playing outstanding attacking rugby and they’ve got a defence that fills the field really well and will ask questions and they play with passion. We’ve […]

From reluctant teen to AR star

Dave, on the other hand, has an entirely different idea for his daughter. Getting ready to take an Introduction to Match Officiating course, the experienced referee and educator hauled Kaylee out of her cosy beds to come along and make up numbers on the course. “It was about 7’oclock in the morning and he was […]

Mums & Scrums: Celebrating mothers in rugby

Whilst it cannot be denied that it’s a tough gig, an increasing number of women are proving that motherhood and sport can go hand-in-hand. For one rugby team in Scotland, a group of four women are sharing their experiences of motherhood and rugby to celebrate International Women’s Day. This year’s IWD theme is embracing equity. […]

Report | Scotland U20 18-17 Wales

Over 2000 Scotland and Wales fans joined together under the lights of Scotstoun on Friday night for the second instalment of Scotland’s 2023 Under-20 Six Nations campaign. It was just ten minutes before a heave at the maul by Scotland got Rudi Brown over the line for the first try of the game. The conversion […]

111 line-outs in one match

We have grown accustomed to seeing the game of international rugby develop and adapt over recent years: the number of substitutions has increased to eight, a television match official is now all-seeing, and the rules are regularly tweaked to improve the flow of play and protect players from injury. But has any match ever prompted […]