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18 Mar 2025

Scotland’s Culture Queen, Rhona Lloyd

“I’m massively excited for this Six Nations, especially with it being a Rugby World Cup year, it definitely adds another level of excitement to the competition”, said Rhona. “We’re obviously not looking too far down the line yet, we have to focus on this competition here and now but we do have to recognise this […]

19 Feb 2025

Meet the new faces in Scotland squad

Aila Ronald (Hooker) Aila’s rugby journey started when she was just seven-years-old at Deeside Rugby Club in the north-east of Scotland. Aila played with Deeside until 2015, moving on to play for Dundee U18 where she featured predominantly in the backline, before moving on to become a forward. Whilst playing rugby, Aila was also a […]

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6 Feb 2025

Chris Hoy to deliver match ball

Sir Chris Hoy will also be driving the Lead the Legends car, brought to you by Arnold Clark, at the front of the Scotland team bus arrival. Sir Chris has recently made public a terminal cancer diagnosis in an interview with the Sunday Times. Having recently shared his personal health news, Sir Chris has launched […]

4 Feb 2025

Getting to know Anne Young

There’s nothing like being there, click here to grab your tickets for Scotland Women’s home games! Describe the Six Nations in three words. I’d say fun, competitive and opportunity. Which Six Nations team do you most look forward to playing against and why? I think maybe Italy or Ireland but I think I’m going to […]

31 Jan 2025

Girls Regional Game Series: Player Feature | Poppy Mellanby

Since participating in the programme, the young stand-off has gone on to earn age-grade honours with Scotland Women U18, playing in the Six Nations Festival in 2024 and this year she became Glasgow Warriors youngest debutant in the Celtic Challenge. Now in its third year, the Series aligns closely with the Women’s & Girls’ Strategy […]

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20 Nov 2024

The Kennedy Legacy

Today, her legacy is further enshrined as she is inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame. “It’s like the damehood of rugby isn’t it?”, said Donna. “Getting that email through to tell me the news, it was just like ‘wow!’. It feels so surreal but it’s such an honour. “Karen (Jones, Donna’s wife) will […]

15 Nov 2024

Lochie’s Big Christmas Card Competition

We’re calling on young artists – aged 5 to 12 – to help him out by designing Lochie’s official Christmas card. The winning designer will receive an unforgettable prize: a place as Scotland’s team mascot for our match against Italy in the Guinness Men’s Six Nations. So, let’s see those creative designs, and we’ll see […]

12 Nov 2024

Boys National Schools Cup 2024 | Semi Finals Draw

Watch the live draw below. In less than a month’s time, the teams will battle it out for silverware at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, a special occasion for those who make it. Chris Paterson said: “I can remember my days from school playing in the Cup final. To get that opportunity to play on the international […]

5 Nov 2024

My Fantasy XV: Allan Jacobsen

First in the series is Allan Jacobsen, the loosehead prop who represented Scotland with distinction over the course of 65 caps between 2002 and 2012. ‘Chunk’, as he is affectionately known, is Edinburgh Rugby’s record appearance holder with a remarkable 273 outings for the club. Let’s take a look at his dream line-up: 15) […]

7 Oct 2024

Fuelling Scotland for success: Lara Wilson

There are seven women within the management group for the senior side who are currently competing in WXV 2 in Cape Town, each with important roles, driving the performance of the team. Scottish Rugby has created a mini-series to explore the careers of three of those management members in celebration of Scottish Women & Girls […]