Page 6 – Scottish Rugby

5 Sep 2025 - Women's Rugby World Cup

Scotland Women v Red Roses 2026: Crowd surpasses 10,000

Thanks to the team’s record-breaking victory over Wales in the opening Pool B game, and the five-try win against Fiji last weekend which took them to the Quarter-Finals, the crowd for the game against England in the 2026 Women’s Guinness Six Nations (Saturday 18 April) has now reached over 10,300. “We’ve never seen anything like […]

4 Sep 2025 - Women's Rugby World Cup

Bonar set for 50th cap against Canada in Pool decider

Those two changes both come in the front row, as Lisa Cockburn (tighthead prop) earns herself a first start for Scotland at the Rugby World Cup, packing down with Lana Skeldon who returns to hooker, and Leah Bartlett, who starts again at loosehead prop. Bonar reprises her roll in the second row alongside fellow lock, […]

3 Sep 2025 - Glasgow Warriors

Smith extends contract with Glasgow Warriors

Head Coach Smith says “there is still so much more we can achieve” having put pen to paper on a new contract that will see him remain at Scotstoun until at least the summer of 2028. Having been appointed as the tenth Head Coach in the club’s history in August 2022, the former South African […]

England v Scotland – Guinness Six Nations 2025

3 Sep 2025 - Uncategorized

Gregor Townsend’s contract extended as Scotland head coach

Townsend began his term in 2017 and is the longest serving head coach of the Scotland national team in the professional era. During the 2026 Guinness Six Nations, Gregor Townsend will coach his 100th Scotland game. During Townsend’s tenure to date he has developed a strong, young squad which led to 12 players featuring in […]

3 Sep 2025 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby strengthens High-Performance department with new appointments

The appointment process, led directly by Scottish Rugby Performance Director David Nucifora, has recruited expertise to enhance the performance pathway, nutrition, physiotherapy and rehabilitation, analysis, athletic performance, along with sport science. The newly appointed leadership team will drive the new High-Performance programme, focusing on accountable and efficient improvements to enable Scotland to produce a continuous […]

Scotland v Fiji – Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool B

30 Aug 2025 - Women's Rugby World Cup

Scotland beat Fiji to reach Quarter-Finals

Consecutive wins at the Salford Community Stadium has seen Bryan Easson’s side secure maximum points so far, with a showdown against Canada next weekend set to decide who wins the pool. Their latest victory against their southern hemisphere opponents had everything, and although the Fijians pegged them back to within a score on several occasions, […]

28 Aug 2025 - Women's Rugby World Cup

Martin to start against Fiji at the Women’s Rugby World Cup

Hooker Elis Martin earns herself a first Rugby World Cup start in the front row, packing down with Leah Bartlett (loosehead prop) and Elliann Clarke (tighthead prop). Emma Wassell and Sarah Bonar have been given the nod once again in the second row, alongside an unchanged back row of captain blindside flanker Rachel Malcolm, openside […]

Scotland v Wales – Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 Pool B

29 Aug 2025 - Women's Rugby World Cup

Female health and wellness resources to address key challenges

Click here to view. This timely initiative aims to empower more women and girls to stay active in the sport for longer by addressing some of the key health challenges that can impact participation. The release includes six focused information packs, each tackling common physical and wellbeing barriers that players may encounter throughout their rugby […]

28 Aug 2025 - Clubs & Schools

Arnold Clark Women’s Premiership feature match: Watsonians v Cougars

Watsonians versus Cougars is one of the two matches slated for broadcast this weekend, with Ayr and Heriot’s in the Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership also being broadcast, on Saturday afternoon, on Scottish Rugby’s YouTube channel. Watsonians fell short against Stirling County 34-17 in round one, while Cougars picked up a late win over newly promoted […]

28 Aug 2025 - Women's Rugby World Cup

Scotland Women secure another record!

The game against England’s Red Roses in the 2026 Guinness Women’s Six Nations has become Scotland Women’s biggest-selling game ever. Thanks to the incredible reaction from fans to the move from Hive Stadium to Scottish Gas Murrayfield, the confirmed crowd is already the highest ever for a home Scotland Women game – some eight months […]