The Edinburgh District v Glasgow & West, 3rd/4th place play off, Sunday 21 May, kick-off 12.30pm. The South v Caledonia Red, Inter-district Championship Final, Sunday 21 May, kick-off 3.30pm.
The South and Caledonia Reds booked their places in the final with wins over the Edinburgh district and Glasgow & West respectively. The final will kick off at 3.30pm, with coverage starting at 3.25pm, with commentary from Bruce Millar and Calum Johnston. The Edinburgh district will face Glasgow & West in the third/fourth place play […]
Round 2 will be hosted at Canal Park, Inverness this Saturday kicking off at 3pm. Diffenthal has appointed Paul Cairncross of Glasgow Hawks and Conor Bickerstaff of Marr as co-captains for the squad, with both players selected in the starting line-up. In the front-row, Michael Downer and Paul Cairncross (Glasgow Hawks) will pack down with […]
The South will make their home at Netherdale tonight as they host the Edinburgh side in the opening round of the competition, kicking off at 7pm in Galashiels. Starting with the Borders outfit, fresh from his Scottish Cup win with Hawick on Saturday, head coach Matty Douglas has selected 11 Hawick men for his side, […]
Teams booked their places in their respective finals via a knock-out competition played across the year. Seven games will be featured across the National Finals event for adult rugby including: The Scottish Cup: Hawick v Marr (6pm) The Sarah Beaney Cup: Watsonians v Corstorphine Cougars (3.10pm) Men’s National Shield: East Kilbride v Stewartry (10am) Women’s […]
Eilidh Barbour is an experienced and versatile sports presenter and reporter who regularly hosts for Sky Sports SPL and BBC Sport. Alongside football, she is also the face of BBC’s Golf coverage and presents the BBC Women’s Six Nations highlights show. Chris Paterson, Scottish Rugby Ambassador and Specialist Coach, has been announced as one of […]
The decision to consult on a series of changes was prompted by the fluctuation in player engagement in the adult male game following on from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Competitions team, which operates within the Rugby Development department set out a series of recommendations to the structures, which was endorsed by the Club Rugby Board […]
The event will see the Glasgow based club open its doors to spectators for two matches, the Final between the two top sides from round one, along with a third/fourth place play-off. The grounds, which can hold 3,500 spectators with an additional 200 in its clubhouse, was selected as the host following an application process […]
Players have been selected on meeting player eligibility criteria as established by the Inter-district Championship Committee. Players featured in each squad have been selected from across the National Leagues, which includes the Premiership. In the revived format, four men’s teams from across the country – Caledonia Reds, Edinburgh, Glasgow & West and the South – […]
The law trial, will now see tackle height reduced from shoulder height to below the sternum, also known as ‘belly tackle’ height, in both gender categories of adult and youth rugby at the domestic level (Tennent’s Premiership and below). The move to lower the tackle height follows World Rugby endorsed trials conducted in France and […]