The programme allows for the 42 girls selected to enter Scottish Rugby’s player programme two years earlier than in previous years. Robbie Lavery, Performance Pathways Manager Girls & Womens Rugby, said: “The purpose of the programme is based on our theme of exploring the impossible, where players are encouraged to explore their performance rugby through […]
The second-row appeared before an independent judicial committee via video link last week having received a red card for an act of foul play in the Guinness Six Nations match between France and Scotland on Sunday 26th February 2023 played at the Stade de France, Paris. The Red Card was issued as a result of […]
The U16 Academy festival sees eight sides split into two groups, with each side playing the other three teams in their pool in 30-minute matches. The first matches in Pool 1 kick off at 11.10am, while Pool 2 gets underway at 2.15pm. The pools will be as follows: Pool 1: Caledonia Thistles, Glasgow and The […]
The announcement comes before the championship’s opening round next week, when those players selected will travel to face England at the Twickenham Stoop, London on Friday 3 February, kick-off 7pm – live on BBC iPlayer. Murray’s squad is made up of 19 forwards and 15 backs, with seven players returning to the U20 age-grade side […]
Pringle joins Scottish Rugby after a successful tenure with FOSROC Super6 side Watsonians where he has been Head Coach since 2019. This year he led the Myreside outfit to win both the FOSROC Super6 Sprint Series and the FOSROC Super6 Championship. He said: “I’d like to thank Watsonians for the Super6 Head Coaching opportunity. For […]
Hooker Fraser Brown, fly-half Finn Russell and centre Sione Tuipulotu all come into the starting XV which features seven Scotland players who faced the All Blacks back in 2017. Russell links up with half-back partner Ali Price, as they did in 2017, with Tuipulotu at inside centre and Chris Harris at outside centre. The back […]
Scotland 7s head coach Ciaran Beattie has been named Programme Lead for the Men’s and Women’s teams and will oversee both programmes, as well as serving as men’s assistant coach, as the men’s group prepare to compete on the 2023 circuit, which gets underway on the weekend of 4-6 November in Hong Kong. The amalgam […]
This extension further represents Scottish Rugby’s desire and commitment to be at the forefront of player welfare through a commitment to research across all levels of the game. Scottish Rugby will continue to build on the initial partnership, launched in June 2021, which saw a working group established with members of its performance and medical […]
As well as being an integral part of our drive for improved sustainability, access and security, moving to a paperless ticketing system is part of our digital transformation journey to improve the supporter experience on matchdays, which has already seen the launch of the new Virtual Venue facility to help you buy your Scotland tickets. […]
The Under-20 Championship kicks off on the 3rd of February 2023 with a Friday night lights first round of fixtures that will see Scotland travel to play England. Scotland will host Wales in the second round on Friday 10 February before traveling to France for round three on Friday 24 February. The young Scots will […]