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4 Jan 2022 - Uncategorized

Update: Adult club league fixtures 8 & 9 January 2022

Given the continued rise in Covid numbers over the festive period – topping 20,000 positive cases yesterday – Scottish Rugby has taken the decision to allow clubs to postpone their scheduled adult club league fixtures this weekend (8 & 9 January). The decision was taken last night following feedback from clubs, discussion with President Ian […]

2 Jan 2022 - Uncategorized

Eric Liddell inducted into Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame

To the rugby fraternity, Eric Henry Liddell won seven caps for Scotland between 1922 and 1923, was on the losing side only once, and scored back-to-back tries in four of his internationals, all which Scotland won. Scanning the pages of his school magazine at Eltham College, where he was playing for the first XV before […]

31 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Laidlaw completes 12 in 12

Laidlaw, 31, who set out on running one marathon each month in 2021 on New Year’s Day, finished his selfless mission on Hogmanay, smashing his fund-raising target which was initially £12,000. By 3pm today he’d topped £23,000. The money is being shared between three charities which mean a lot to Chris: the Murrayfield Injured Players […]

22 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament update

Taking place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, the tournament will shift forward by one day from its original dates that were announced earlier this month. Teams from Scotland, Samoa, Colombia and the winner of the Hong Kong v Kazakhstan play-off – which has now been confirmed for the 13th February at the Asia Rugby […]

22 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament update

Taking place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, the tournament will shift forward by one day from its original dates that were announced earlier this month. Teams from Scotland, Samoa, Colombia and the winner of the Hong Kong v Kazakhstan play-off – which has now been confirmed for the 13th February at the Asia Rugby […]

22 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Sean Lineen to leave Scottish Rugby

Lineen, who celebrates his 60th birthday on Christmas Day, said today: “For me this has been a really hard decision. But it is the right time to leave.” Lineen departs at the conclusion of a review of the structure of Scottish Rugby’s High-Performance Department, overseen by Director of Performance Rugby, Jim Mallinder, who is aligning […]

20 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Obituary: Barry Sinclair

Barry had been involved with Portobello RFC for 52 years and was widely known by the Edinburgh and Lothians community, and by those involved across Scottish rugby. Growing up in the seaside suburb of Edinburgh, Barry has been described as “Portobello through and through”, he even had a job on Portobello beach as a young […]

15 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Pete Horne steps into Head Coaching role with Ayrshire Bulls

The 32-year-old is set to retire from playing with Glasgow Warriors and move into the position on a full-time basis, effective from January 2022. Horne replaces former Warriors teammate and friend Pat McArthur, who led the Bulls to lift the inaugural FOSROC Super6 trophy earlier this year. Horne was successful in applying for head coach […]

13 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Ruthven to lead Knights

He will step up to lead the part-time professional team in the FOSROC Super6, from the start of January when he will leave his current Head Coaching role of the Melrose Rugby club side in Tennent’s National League 1. As former Melrose club captain Ruthven turned out for the club 196 times before starting his […]

13 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Ruthven to lead Knights

He will step up to lead the part-time professional team in the FOSROC Super6, from the start of January when he will leave his current Head Coaching role of the Melrose Rugby club side in Tennent’s National League 1. As former Melrose club captain Ruthven turned out for the club 196 times before starting his […]