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23 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Scotland U20 team named for French encounter

There is only one change to the starting team who suffered a defeat away to their Welsh counterparts in round two. Ollie Leatherbarrow (pictured) returns to the team to wear the Number 8 jersey after taking an opportunity to be involved in Exeter Chiefs match-day squad in second round. Try-scorer from the match against Wales, […]

23 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Papa Johns Tartan Touch delivers record number of hubs for 2022

Following the new partnership between Scottish Rugby and Papa Johns which was launched last month, this season the programme will be know as ‘Papa Johns Tartan Touch’, with the pizza delivery brand proudly working to support rugby communities in Scotland. Running between May and July, Tartan Touch is designed to provide a simplified version of […]

21 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Scotland squad update ahead of France match

Gregor Townsend has added six players to his Guinness Six Nations Squad ahead of Scotland taking on France this Saturday at BT Murrayfield. James Lang, Ollie Smith, Oli Kebble, Simon Berghan, Kiran McDonald and Marshall Sykes have met up with the Scotland squad while Rory Sutherland, Javan Sebastian, Jonny Gray, Scott Cummings and Cam Redpath […]

20 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

U17 & U18 FOSROC Scottish Rugby Regional Championship Finals

Edinburgh U18 v Glasgow and the West U18 In the U18 Championship final Edinburgh took an early lead when blindside flanker Liam McConnell stormed over the try line with scrum-half Conor McAlpine adding the conversion. Soon after, McConnell went over again with McAlpine adding the extra two points on offer to give them a comfortable […]

19 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

U17 & U18 FOSROC Scottish Rugby Regional Championship Finals | Preview

With a two-year delay due to the pandemic, Regional Championship action returned last week for the opening round of Championship fixtures in St Andrews where the results were as follows: U17Caledonia 12–24 Glasgow & The WestEdinburgh 17-29 Borders & East Lothian U18Edinburgh 12–0 Borders & East LothianGlasgow & The West 27–17 Caledonia FIND OUT MORE […]

18 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Men’s Cup competition update

Due to the nature of covid-19 and adverse weather conditions, some of the competitions within the Men’s Tennent’s league structure will now not be completed until late-April and into May. As such, a Cup competition cannot be delivered under its traditional format, but there is scope for a competition in an alternative format to be […]

17 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

FOSROC Super6 set for new season

Now entering its fourth year the part-time professional league, which awarded franchises to six teams in 2018 (Ayrshire Bulls, Boroughmuir Bears, Heriot’s Rugby, Southern Knights, Stirling County and Watsonians Rugby), is hoping this is the first competitive playing season not impacted by covid. The first competition in 2022 will be the FOSROC Super6 Sprint Series […]

16 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby to target growth & participation in community rugby with deployment of £1M Government funding

The Growth and Participation fund, which has been ratified by Scottish Rugby’s Board and Council, will see £5M injected directly into the domestic game over the next five years to support sustainable improvements in player numbers which itself was confirmed in July 2021. A £1M package will be available each year, and is split into […]

12 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

FOSROC Scottish Rugby Regional Championship returns

Both U17 and U18 FOSROC Scottish Rugby Regional Championships kick-off tomorrow (Sunday 13 February) at St Andrews University. The last time these fixtures were played was in August 2019. Several of the players selected for their respective academy teams that day are now included in this Scotland U20 squad for the Under-20 Six Nations, players […]

10 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Cyclists leave BT Murrayfield in 500-mile match ball delivery challenge

The Doddie Cup 500, part of Doddie Aid 2022, saw the cyclists leave Edinburgh at 10am with the challenge of reaching Cardiff by 12noon on Saturday in order to deliver the ball in time for the 2.15pm kick-off. Scottish Rugby President Ian Barr presented former Scotland captain and inspiration behind Doddie Aid, Rob Wainwright, with […]