Ahead of the Guinness Men’s Six Nations Championship this weekend – when Scotland welcomes Italy to Scottish Gas Murrayfield – Scottish Rugby has received an independent evaluation of its overall economic value to Scotland. The valuation covers from June to December 2024. It incorporates home matches for the national men’s and women’s teams; Edinburgh Rugby […]
The fixture marks a return to competitive action for Scotland U20 for the first time since their World Rugby U20 Trophy win in summer, earning them a spot in the 2025 World Rugby U20 Championship. Tickets for the game are on sale online up until kick-off. The front row consists of Oliver McKenna at loosehead, […]
The Glasgow Warriors centre, who captained the side against Portugal in The Famous Grouse Nations Series, will partner the experienced Huw Jones in the centre. The familiar duo of Ben White and Finn Russell, who is named as co-captain, start as half-backs. The players selected in the back three have amassed nearly 150 caps combined, […]
Euan Ferrie, Cameron Henderson, Ewan Johnson, Alexander Masibaka and Ollie Smith have all joined up with the squad. Masibaka will replace Josh Bayliss in the squad, who sustained a groin injury playing for Bath in their victory over Sale Sharks. He will remain with Bath for further assessment to determine exact timescales. Alexander Masibaka has […]
And the first recipient of the referees’ cap is Allan Hosie, who was one of the finest and fairest global referees of his generation and has given a lifetime of service to the game. Former Scotland captain and three times British & Irish Lions tourist, Andy Irvine, declared: “Allan was an outstanding referee and an […]
David has been appointed General Manager, Performance and will work with the Lions on a handful of occasions in advance of the tour, before joining the squad full-time when it assembles in early June, through to the end of the three-match Test series. David travels with Scottish Rugby’s full support and his connection to the […]
Darge and Russell led the side in the 2024 championship, in a famous victory over Wales and the 30-21 win over England at Scottish Gas Murrayfield. Sione Tuipulotu will miss the tournament after sustaining a pectoral muscle injury during a training session with Glasgow Warriors last week. Sione will undergo surgery this week and is […]
At Hive Stadium, the former Scotland U20 captain will take charge of an exciting team that has been under the watchful eye of the Scotland national team coaching staff this week. Joining Liam in the forwards are Mikey Jones and Harri Morris who were both involved in Scotland A’s recent win over Chile. Boroughmuir RFC […]
The match will be the first time Emerging Scotland have played and the fixture forms part of the National Academy pilot programme which was launched in September to add increased value to the development of a selected group of promising players. Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend has coached the players during the programme along with […]
The tour kicks off against Māori All Blacks on Saturday 5 July, and will be the first time the sides have met since 2000, when the hosts edged a narrow encounter 18-15 in New Plymouth. It will be just the third match between the Māori All Blacks and Scotland with the other encounter coming at […]