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9 Mar 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Regional squads named for U16 FOSROC Festival at Oriam

Borders & East Lothian U16 v Caledonia U16 gets the festival underway at 1pm, with Edinburgh U16 v Glasgow & the West U16 kicking off at 3pm. After an internal hit out last weekend, this is the first round of festival action at U16 level. The academy fixtures will continue next weekend, taking place in […]

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13 Feb 2024 - Edinburgh Rugby

Glasgow Warriors claim U18 inter-city derby

Glasgow had previously claimed the first leg 36-21 at Hive Stadium the weekend before. Tries from Nicky Thompson, Max Garry, Logan Williams (2), Archie McMichael, Harry Provan, Rory Purvis (2) and Oliver McKenna were enough to secure Warriors the win. Edinburgh replied with tries of their own from Harrison Wood, Rory Brogan, Chris Thomson, Michael […]

21 Jan 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Caledonia U18 claim FOSROC Academy Festival title

Caledonia were in front throughout the final, which was played on the indoor pitch at Oriam. The 3rd/4th place playoff match finished with the same scoreline, as Edinburgh secured a 38-19 win over Borders & East Lothian. The U18 programme continues with two inter-city derby matches in early February, before Scotland U18 development camps later […]

15 Jan 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Glasgow win FOSROC Academy U17 Festival at Oriam

Caledonia U17 finished the festival in third with a 51-12 win over Borders & East Lothian U17 in the 3rd/4th place playoff. Edinburgh U18 were also victorious, winning 29-24 against Glasgow & the West, while Caledonia U18 beat Borders & East Lothian U18 29-19. The U18 sides will play again at Oriam this weekend in […]

13 Jan 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Academy sides in action at Oriam on Sunday

The fixtures will take place at Oriam in Edinburgh, with the first game kicking off at 10am. Edinburgh U17 will play Glasgow & the West U17 in the final, whilst Borders & East Lothian U17 will play Caledonia U17 in the 3rd/4th playoff. The U18 regional sides will also be in action, replicating the same […]

11 Dec 2023 - FOSROC Academy

Three of the best bound for South Africa on Macphail Scholarship

Ben White, Joss Arnold and Jack Craig have been awarded the coveted John Macphail Rugby Scholarship and will spend five months immersed in South Africa’s renowned rugby culture at the high-performance training facility at Stellenbosch University from January next year. 18 year-old loosehead prop Ben White plays regularly for Biggar Rugby after beginning his career […]

23 Oct 2023 - FOSROC Academy

U17 regional academy sides take part in FOSROC Super 4s

Sides representing Caledonia, Glasgow & the West, Edinburgh and Borders & East Lothian played against each other in 30 minute matches. The sides featured some players involved in the district teams that competed in the Merchiston Castle School U18 Rugby Festival last weekend. Head of Pathways John Fletcher said: “The Super 4s gives our academy […]

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 […]

4 Aug 2023 - FOSROC Academy

Scotland U18 men’s squad named for Cardiff training camp

The squad travel down to Cardiff tomorrow morning, and will train for a week before short matches against Italy, Wales and Ireland on Friday 11 August. The camp follows on from a similar one at Stirling University last year with Scotland, Italy and Wales. The matches last 30 minutes with no intervals. Scotland start against […]

28 Jul 2023 - FOSROC Academy

FOSROC Academy regional sides in action again

This is the second round of inter-region fixtures, with round one taking place last weekend. The results were as follows: Edinburgh U16 Cannons 25-25 Glasgow & the West U16 Blues Edinburgh U16 Knights 35-40 Glasgow & the West U16 Whites Borders & East Lothian U16 Reds 25-30 Caledonia U16 Thistles Borders & East Lothian U16 Whites 40-25 Caledonia U16 Saltires Borders & East […]