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14 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby Appoints Azure

Scottish Rugby has appointed premium catering and hospitality company Azure to become its conference and banqueting providers for the next three years. Azure, founded in 2000, are specialists in the stadia, sports and leisure markets, and already provide that service for Hearts, Hibs and Rangers Football Clubs. They have been appointed following a tendering process and succeed […]

12 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland U17 Make It Three-Out-Of-Three Wins At Millfield

Scotland U17 (6) – (5) Wales APerfect conditions on the main pitch at Millfield School saw Scotland’s under-17 development squad make it a perfect three-out-of-three, as they edged to victory over Wales, in their final fixture at the 2009 Millfield Festival this morning.”It was 6-5 at half time, we had all the pressure after that […]

9 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland U17 Continue Winning Ways

Scotland U17 (53) – (3) BelgiumScotland’s under-17 development squad made it two wins out of two games played, at this year’s Millfield Festival, with a resounding nine-try win over their Belgian counterparts.Head Coach Bryan Easson made 11 changes to today’s starting line-up, from the opening game, ensuring that all 26 squad members have now begun […]

3 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Appointment Of Scotland Head Coach Will Not Be Rushed – Mckie

Scottish Rugby is embarking on “open and exhaustive process” to identify the successor to Frank Hadden as Head Coach of the Scotland team.That was stressed today by Scottish Rugby’s Chief Executive Gordon McKie following last night’s announcement that it had been agreed with Frank Hadden that he would step down with immediate effect. McKie said: “We […]

3 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland A To Compete In Irb Nations Cup

Scotland A will compete in the IRB Nations Cup in Romania this June. The announcement was made by the IRB this afternoon, the game’s worldwide governing body regarding the tournament as a key plank in its strategy to provide targeted Unions, such as Romania, Russia and Uruguay, with an expanded international match programme.Scotland A will […]

2 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland Begin 2010 Six Nations At Home

Scotland will begin next year’s RBS Six Nations Championship with the visit of France to Murrayfield and will also welcome England to their home groundThe Six Nations Committee announced the 2010 fixtures this lunchtime.The full Scotland fixture list is as follows: Scotland will begin next year’s RBS Six Nations Championship with the visit of France to […]

31 Mar 2009 - Uncategorized

Edinburgh Rugby And Hearts Visit Local Prison

Edinburgh Rugby chairman Gavin Hastings was joined by_lock Jim Hamilton (pictured)_and Hearts footballer Ryan McGowan to engage with inmates and officers at HMP Edinburgh as part of a ‘sporting Question session staged at the prison last night.The Scottish capital-based sporting celebrities fielded questions from inmates and officers about their respective jobs to shed some light […]

27 Mar 2009 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby’S University Challenge

Edinburgh University dominated the inaugural Spire Murrayfield Hospital Universities and Colleges Cup Finals at the sun-kissed celebration of rugby on Wednesday.Over 500 rugby players descended on the six pitches of Broughton Rugby Club with over 40 teams entering six separate 15, seven and ten-a-side men’s and women’s cup competitions.Player retention at the 17-24 age-band is […]

24 Mar 2009 - Uncategorized

England Women 72 – 3 Scotland Women

A clash of styles marked the game most of all as Scotland Women were beaten heavily by England Women at the London Welsh club, in Richmond on Saturday. From the kick-off Scotland pushed hard into the England half, with the majority of the territorial advantage going Scotland’s way however, after just six minutes, the crowd […]

24 Mar 2009 - Uncategorized

England Women 72 – 3 Scotland Women

A clash of styles marked the game most of all as Scotland Women were beaten heavily by England Women at the London Welsh club, in Richmond on Saturday. From the kick-off Scotland pushed hard into the England half, with the majority of the territorial advantage going Scotland’s way however, after just six minutes, the crowd […]