The competition, which was first established in 1953, was initially contested annually in the amateur era by Edinburgh, Glasgow, the South, the North and Midlands and, latterly, the Scottish Exiles. In the revived format, four men’s teams from across the country – Caledonia, Edinburgh, Glasgow and the West, and The South, will compete in three […]
Rooted to the bottom rung of the ladder, Garioch are six points adrift from Cartha, and will view this match as a golden chance to lift themselves up and heap pressure on relegation playoff rivals Cartha. Garioch lost 57-22 to a rampant Hillhead Jordanhill in the first round of the second stage – Hillhead being […]
Carrying their points tally over from stage one, Stirling gained 35 points from their seven matches, with Watsonians winning six from their seven outings – losing only to County, 34-17. The splitting of the league into a top and bottom four will see a further six matchdays for each team, with the Arnold Clark Women’s […]
The initial draw, with 20 teams, was released in June and consisted of four ties in round one scheduled for the weekend of 1 November, and 12 byes, leading to a round of 16 slated for the weekend of 15 November. The earlier withdrawals of Gordonians and Kelso from their round one fixtures did not […]
The New Zealand and Argentina test matches will this year have unique fan-centred opportunities. The newly released Murrayfield 100 shirt will be worn by the Scotland team against the All Blacks on November 8, and fans are being asked to replicate that – or wear their favourite vintage Scotland top to the game and show […]
Five male and five female players, all of whom are part of Scottish Rugby’s existing pathway structure, have been given funding to a total tune of £30,000 in order to assist with some of the challenges associated with being a young, aspiring rugby player. Whether helping with the balance of work, life, study or a […]
Following the completion of the first stage on Saturday, the league now splits into the top four and bottom four, for six further weekends of action. This means the previously announced televised matches, slated for Friday 24 October and Friday 14 November, can now be confirmed. The matches will feature league leaders Stirling County versus […]
The hosts sit rock bottom after five matches – having had to call off their tie away against Ayr due to Storm Amy last week – while Currie grabbed the opportunity to go top of the pops with their win against Watsonians. Just two years prior, these two met in the Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership […]
Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week 2025 – starting today and running until Sunday 12 October – celebrates females being active in whatever form that takes. Scottish Rugby proudly supports opportunities for everyone to participate, and actively works in communities to remove barriers, and drive engagement for women and girls to grow their confidence […]
Set up in partnership with The British & Irish Lions, the Championing Women and Girls’ Rugby Award grant scheme is designed to celebrate outstanding initiatives by local rugby clubs from across the four unions in supporting women’s rugby. East Kilbride was was recognised trough the Award this year, having showcased their significant growth since 2022, […]