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14 Oct 2023

Roundup: Merchiston Castle School U18 Rugby Festival day one

Boroughmuir RFC U18, Merchiston Castle School and Dollar Academy also advance to the trophy quarter finals. Glasgow Caledonian Reds won all three of their matches on day one, advancing as group three leaders. They defeated Dame Allan’s School 26-14 in their opening match, then went on to beat Seaford College 12-0 before finishing with a […]

13 Oct 2023

FOSORC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 11

Friday 13 October: Stirling Wolves V FOSROC Future XV The evening’s scoring began after some relentless attack from Stirling Wolves allowed the ball to get into the hands of stand-off Craig Jackson. A nifty kick through the Futures feet let last minute replacement Euan Cunningham to chase and ground the ball over the line. Another […]

13 Oct 2023

Preview: Scotland v South Africa

Scotland Women Head Coach, Bryan Easson, has made two alterations to the starting line-up from the side’s 36-5 victory against Spain in a standalone Autumn Test fixture ahead of their WXV campaign, with experienced duo Emma Wassell and Lisa Thomson starting at lock and inside centre respectively.  World Rugby’s new global women’s competition, WXV, aims […]

11 Oct 2023

Malcolm excited by WXV opportunities

Hello from Cape Town! We arrived in South Africa on Friday last week and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed our experience so far. It’s an amazing country, with scenic landscapes and a vibrant culture, and we’ve experienced such a warm welcome already. It’s an incredible honour to get to lead my country in any capacity and it’s […]

9 Oct 2023

Chelsea Gillespie – Getting back into the middle

Having started playing netball at a young age in her native New Zealand, Chelsea quickly realised she was “a bit too competitive” for social team sports and took to umpiring the game instead. It wasn’t until she was fifteen and her dad – a former player, coach and referee – brought her along to one […]

7 Oct 2023

Fiona McIntosh on first Scotland call up

Explaining her journey to her first Scotland call up, the lock said: “I started playing rugby when I was young as my dad coached and my brother played and I wanted to do everything that my brother did! “I started playing rugby, going along on Sundays, and I had a little break in the middle […]

7 Oct 2023

Rhona back in the Scotland groove

It means she’ll hopefully have a big part to play in Paris next year, but coming back to represent Scotland ahead of World Rugby’s new global competition, WXV 2, is of equal importance to the 43-times capped winger. As the 26-year-old explained what it means to her to don the Thistle: “This last year, I […]

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6 Oct 2023

FOSORC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 10

Friday 6 October: Ayrshire Bulls v Southern Knights It was the hosts who got the first points to the board at Millbrae after eight minutes of play. A pass out to the wing from the reset found the hands of Luca Bardelli who sprinted after his own grubber kick down field and there wasn’t a […]

SS Champ – Bulls v Futures – Round 6 – George McMillan

6 Oct 2023

Luca Bardelli – From Braidholm to Millbrae to Scotstoun

Luca called GHA home until he was 21- years old making his way through the pathway at the club from the minis section where he started at age four all the way to the men’s 1st XV team. “My dad played rugby his whole life, so I think I got into it because of him. […]

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30 Sep 2023

FOSORC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 9

Saturday 30 September: Ayrshire Bulls v Stirling Wolves It was a driech afternoon as the game got underway at Millbrae. Both sides started the game strong, and the first points were made after ten minutes of play. Wolves were applying the pressure, but Ayrshire Bulls were able to push through, and it was skipper Blair […]