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7 Dec 2023

Commentators Team of the Championship | FOSROC Super Series 2023

Each of the commentators were allocated certain positions and here’s who they’ve nominated as the best of the best in this year’s FOSROC Super Series Championship: 1 – Andrew Nimmo (Ayrshire Bulls) Nominated by Hugh Dan MacLennan who said: “Andrew just edged out a few others in a very competitive field with some very fine […]

27 Nov 2023

Kick-off your Six Nations weekend with Scotland U20

Following the recent announcement of Hive stadium as the home of Scotland U20 for the 2024 Under-20 Six Nations, Scottish Rugby can now confirm a new set of ticket offerings to support the move. Scotland U20 will play both of their home 2024 Six Nations games at Edinburgh’s Hive Stadium on the Friday night before […]

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1 Nov 2023

Kerr Johnston: Senior rugby success to top tier RWC training

Like many, Kerr started out playing football but was swayed when his friends started playing rugby. The 18-year-old had been a one club man all through his youth, finding his passion for rugby at Gala RFC and playing the way up through their age grades. Kerr decided to progress his rugby career in the form […]

26 Oct 2023

From rugby novice to passionate player: Nicola’s journey

Marr Rugby Club has been a huge catalyst for this. Their endeavours to grow the game now sees a pathway for girls and women developing at rapid pace. For one player, Nicola Bonsor, in the space of just three months, rugby has gone from an unknown sport to a hobby she loves. A mother of […]

24 Oct 2023

Scotland Women blog: Rhona Lloyd

I got my first cap for Scotland Women in 2016. The same day as Lisa Thomson, the same campaign as Helen Nelson and the same year as Rachel Malcolm, Sarah Bonar and Louise McMillan. At that point it had been six years since we had won a Six Nations match and Scotland Women had not […]

20 Oct 2023

Jack Hocking – Home is where the heart (and Scottish Rugby) is

Jack’s already jam-packed rugby career began on the other side of the world in Queensland, Australia, where he moved to from Edinburgh at the age of three. “[I] started playing rugby league when I was six and I played four years of rugby league. “Then I started playing rugby union because my dad really loved […]

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20 Oct 2023

Matt Davidson – From Super Series to Sevens Dreams

Matt first picked up a rugby ball at his local club Ayr RFC after attending an open session at just six years old and was hooked on the sport ever since, remaining at the club throughout his youth rugby journey. “I always loved rugby growing up for as long as I can remember, so I […]

20 Oct 2023

BBC Scotland to show Scotland’s WXV matches

Scotland’s match against USA today (kick-off 1pm BST) and Scotland’s match against Japan next Friday (27 October, kick-off 1pm BST) will be shown live on the BBC Sport Scotland website and BBC iPlayer. The games will also be available to watch throughout the world on Rugby Pass TV.

17 Oct 2023

Scotland Women blog: Elis Martin

In every international sports team people have to make sacrifices. Things that mean you put your team first. This can be hard to do, I’m not sure there are many jobs where you might have to miss a family wedding or your own graduation. Yet in sport we see athletes make these choices for the […]

15 Oct 2023

District sides finish second and fifth in Merchiston Castle School U18 Rugby Festival

The two regional sides, which were made up of FOSROC Academy players who were not already playing for a club or school side at the festival, both finished with five wins and one loss. Glasgow Caledonian Reds started the day with a 21-12 win over Boroughmuir RFC in the trophy quarter finals, whilst Merchiston beat […]