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25 Jan 2024 - Corporate

George Horne Signs as First Charity Patron for Cancer Card

CEO of Cancer Card, Ian Pirrie said: “This partnership highlights the significance of sports personalities driving positive change within their communities and marks a key milestone for Cancer Card, a charity dedicated to providing crucial assistance to those affected by cancer.” George Horne said: “In the UK, sadly one in two people will get […]

12 Jan 2024 - Corporate

Scottish Rugby CEO Mark Dodson to step down in Summer 2024

Dodson, who was appointed in September 2011, previously had his contract extended in June 2022, with unanimous agreement of the then Board, through to summer 2025. With a revised Governance structure now in place, a new Scottish Rugby Limited Chair appointed and work progressing on the organisation’s 10-year strategy Dodson decided the time was right […]

10 Jan 2024 - URC

Matthews becomes ambassador of Murrayfield Injured Players’ Foundation

The 30-year-old, who sits clear at the top of the try-scoring charts at the halfway mark of the BKT United Rugby Championship campaign, has also put pen to paper on a new deal with Glasgow Warriors, after the hooker agreed to extend his stay at Scotstoun until at least the summer of 2026. Eligible to […]

19 Dec 2023 - Corporate

Jim Mallinder to leave Scottish Rugby at the end of the season

Appointed from the RFU in August 2019 Mallinder has overseen a rise in world rankings for both Scotland’s national teams and a strategic focus on investment for Scotland’s two professional teams in Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors. Following a 10-year coaching role with Northampton Saints between 2007-2017 Mallinder then moved to become England player pathway […]

18 Nov 2023 - Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Scottish Rugby Annual General Meeting 2023

Chair of the Scottish Rugby Union Custodian Board, Professor Lorne Crerer, confirmed a quorum in his opening statement and thanked those for attending, both in person and online. Prof. Crerar said: “The new governance structure, like all good governance models, is but an enabler to ensure we can all work together to meet the many […]

6 Nov 2023 - Corporate

2022/23 Scottish Rugby Union Annual Report

Headlines: Core business continued its bounce-back from Covid with revenues finishing at £68.3m * (21/22 £57.9m), the highest revenue Scottish Rugby Limited has ever delivered, surpassing pre-Covid turnover high of £61.1m in 2019 The £10m year on year revenue growth driven by ticketing sales which saw sell-out attendances at Scottish Gas Murrayfield, combined with […]

27 Sep 2023 - Corporate

The Famous Grouse makes a comeback to Scottish Rugby with a fresh partnership deal

The partnership builds on the sponsorship by The Famous Grouse during the 2022 Autumn Nations Series and the Summer Nations Series this year, and complements the strength of its partnership with Glasgow Warriors, ongoing since 2010. It also builds on the brand’s heritage with Scottish rugby, which was the first ever shirt sponsor of the […]

28 Aug 2023 - Corporate

Doddie fund boosts respite care

Leuchie is a national charity based in North Berwick supporting people living with neurological conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and Motor Neurone Disease, via respite breaks and other services. In appreciation Leuchie has renamed the property as Doddie Weir House, at a visit by Doddie Weir’s wife, Kathy and My Name’5 Doddie Foundation Trustee, […]

18 Aug 2023 - Corporate

Help the curtain go up on a moment of rugby history!

And for a group of intrepid rugby pioneers, it’s the perfect time to launch an appeal to bring an epic and inspiring tale that is woven into the fabric of the game’s history to the stage. In 1994 Sandra Colamartino was a graphic designer at Heriot-Watt University. Sue Brodie was acting manager at the capital’s […]

26 Jul 2023 - Corporate

Scottish Rugby announces new Regional Training Centres

This initiative, in partnership with sportscotland and alongside the already existing Highland & Islands performance development programme, will see Scottish Rugby delivering high-performance training across the country for women and girls. As outlined in the Women & Girls’ Strategy 2022-2026, the three new Regional Training Centres based in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen will offer enhanced support […]