Scotland go into their final World Cup fixture against Ireland tomorrow (5 September, Surrey Sports Park, kick-off 11.15am) with the aim of further increasing their world ranking.Uncapped Lisa Martin (stand off / scrum half) comes on to the bench having joined the squad as replacement for Celia Hawthorn, who returned home with a knee injury. […]
Week three of the reformed Scottish Rugby Premier One season kicks off this weekend with the top league already throwing up a number of surprises.Expect this weekend to be no different as the first Border derby of the season kicks off at Mansfield Park (Hawick v Melrose); Ayr travel to Dundee to exact revenge for […]
Every rugby coach in Scotland will this month undergo a practical coaching course as part of an extensive initiative to make the game safer and more enjoyable for all. The move is a development of Scottish Rugby’s Are you ready to play rugby? initiative launched last season to ensure that everyone involved is prepared appropriately […]
Scotland Women suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Canada today in their penultimate 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup match (41-0). The Canadians, clearly desperate to salvage some pride following their early exit from the competition’s top tier, came out all guns blazing from the outset. After a positive start to the game the […]
Scotland Women 0 – 41 CanadaFifth place semi final, Women’s Rugby World Cup In a rematch of their opening pool game, Scotland met Canada at Surrey Sports Park this afternoon, this time with the fifth place final play-off at stake. This was not to be the Scots game, however, as Canada scored six tries – including a […]
Open trials for places in the senior performance programme for the new season will take place at Murrayfield on Saturday 18 September 2010. Trialists – for a Scotland Women squad of 35 – must be aged 18 by 1 January 2010. Registration will be at 10am at Murrayfield; the day will include skills sessions, training, […]
Scotland will face Ireland and Italy at Murrayfield next year as part of their preparations for Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand. The 2011 tournament is just over one year away – Scotland’s first game is against a yet to be determined play-off winner in Invercargill on Saturday 10 September next year – meaning […]
After Saturday’s bonus-point victory over Sweden at the Rugby World Cup, Scotland Women have already increased their world ranking by one place and now sit in eighth position, above both Wales and South Africa. Having reached their initial target bracket of fifth to eighth position after the pool fixtures, Scotland Women now have a return […]
Scotland Women ring the changes again as they prepare to take on Sweden in their third and final pool fixture of the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup tomorrow (Saturday 28 August, kick-off 12noon) at Surrey Sports Park. Hooker Alison Macdonald moves from the bench to the starting fifteen, along with prop Jilly McCord and wingers […]
Scotland 32 – 5 Sweden Scotland trounced their third pool opponents this afternoon, at the Rugby World Cup in Surrey, to keep their target of 5th to 8th place in sight at the final whistle. Five tries ensured the Scots also secured the bonus point. They had to wait for the outcome of the day’s other […]