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31 Oct 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Boys National Youth Cup quarterfinals drawn

U18 National Youth Cup Following the conclusion of the group stages, the following quarterfinals have been draw. Stirling County, Dumfries Saints, West of Scotland and Boroughmuir all topped their groups to take the home advantage for the knock-out stage. QF1: West of Scotland v Peebles QF2: Dumfries Saints v Currie Chieftains QF3: Stirling County v […]

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17 Oct 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby confirms Girls National Cup and Shield formats for 2023

The Girl’s U16 National Cup and Shield Competition shall be contested by the five teams from the inspiresport Girls National League Division 1 competition – Annan, Biggar, Dumfries Saints, Shetland and Stirling County. The teams will play each other on a home and away basis with Round 1 taking place on 28/29 October. In the […]

12 Oct 2023 - FOSROC Academy

Scottish district, school and club sides meet in Merchiston Castle School U18 Rugby Festival

Glasgow Caledonia Reds and Edinburgh Reivers will play in the 16-team festival, which will also include Merchiston School, Ayr RFC, Dollar Academy, Peebles RFC and Boroughmuir RFC. The regional teams are made up of FOSROC Academy players who were not already featuring for other Scottish sides in the festival. Nine English School sides will make […]

19 Sep 2023 - Rugby World Cup 2023

Oban Lorne represent Scotland on amateur world stage in France

Running from 22-30 September, the festival has been organised in France by Rugby Club Dinois, as they bring together 16 amateur clubs from all over the world to compete for the first ever world amateur title. The teams will play group matches spread over two days, and just like the national team, Oban have been […]

13 Sep 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby launches ‘lifesaving’ First Responder course for the grassroots game

The online course has been designed by Scottish Rugby’s Welfare Manager, Dr Karen Barclay and Scottish Rugby’s wider medical team and aims to help people understand basic principles in delivering assistance in the event of a serious injury or illness until more skilled help arrives, which Dr Barclay describes as ‘lifesaving skills’. “Whilst the course […]

12 Sep 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Alan Cruickshanks

Alan first joined Paisley RFC when he was 11 years of age. The tight-head prop spent two seasons captaining a combined Paisley/Bishopton team at U14 level before playing with Garnock RFC’s U16 side. In 2019, a change in Alan’s health saw him seek a shift in his involvement in rugby, moving from playing to coaching […]

5 Sep 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby begins CashBack Schools of Rugby Phase 6 with £1.5M of investment

Phase 6 of the programme is focused on the theme of ‘Sport for Change’ and sees investment being delivered to schools in areas of deprivation, targeting pupils who may be at risk of being excluded, or at risk of exclusion from school, or at risk of being involved in antisocial behaviour. Of the 13 schools […]

11 Aug 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Billy Adams

It is with saddened hearts that we let you know of the passing of our good friend Billy Adams, very peacefully at Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin and after a courageous fight against cancer. Billy was a club stalwart from his playing days through to carrying out various roles at committee level and was our immediate […]

1 Aug 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby unveils ground-breaking Player Welfare Action Plan to support safe enjoyment of the community game

The Action Plan has a dedicated focus on eight key objectives which put player welfare at the forefront of on and off-pitch activity delivery, utilising an evidence-based approach for decision making. The Action Plan has been developed by Scottish Rugby’s Welfare Manager, Dr Karen Barclay, Chief Medical Officer, Dr James Robson and Head of Game […]

28 Jul 2023 - Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Caitlin ‘Carries the Gene’ and the match ball

This initiative follows on from their ‘Carry the Gene’ challenge to fund vital research into Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS). Eight-year-old Caitlin Wilkie, was diagnosed with BBS in 2017. This is an extremely rare genetic condition with symptoms including heart issues, kidney failure, learning difficulties, obesity and sight loss usually by teenage years. BBS is an […]