Glasgow Warriors Sean Lineen has been appointed as Scotland A head coach – succeeding Andy Robinson – for the match against Tonga at Netherdale, Galashiels on Friday 20 November (kick-off 7.30pm) – admission is free.Warriors coach Shade Munro will continue as the A’s assistant coach for this match, while the promotion of Lineen to head […]
Glasgow Warriors’ Sean Lineen has been appointed as Scotland A head coach – succeeding Andy Robinson – for the match against Tonga at Netherdale, Galashiels on Friday 20 November (kick-off 7.30pm) – admission is free. Warriors’ coach Shade Munro will continue as the A’s assistant coach for this match, while the promotion of Lineen to […]
Three new players have been added to the Scotland under-18 squad that will train this Sunday (8 November) at the national stadium. Lock Andrew Redmayne (Kilmarnock) and flanker Rory Sutherland (Hawick Wanderers) join wing Andrew Hall (Strathallan School) after the trio impressed in club and regional squad sessions. Absent from the squad of 36 this […]
Edinburgh Rugby assistant coach, Nick Scrivener,_was named_Scotland A_assistant coach for the the side’s match against Tonga at Netherdale on Friday 20_November (kick-off 7.30pm) – admission is free._Glasgow Warriors Sean Lineen has been appointed as Scotland A head coach succeeding Andy Robinson for the match while_fellow Warriors’_coach Shade Munro will continue as the A’s assistant coach […]
Playing representatives from the three Scottish teams (Ayr, Gael Force and Heriot’s) entering the inaugural British and Irish Cup gathered at Murrayfield today for the competition’s Scottish launch and to kick-start their drive for local support.The British and Irish Cup is the only opportunity to see cross-border club rugby in November and the players were […]
Head coach Andy Robinson has announced today that Mike Blair and Chris Cusiter will be joint captains of the Scotland team for this month’s Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests against Fiji, Australia and Argentina at Murrayfield._The ground-breaking move is revealed in an ezine – entitled Robinson Speaks – which Scottish Rugby has sent to […]
Scottish Rugby and Gala RFC can today confirm that a mutually satisfactory arrangement has been reached over the 20 year lease agreement into which the two had previously entered.The arrangement is confidential but it reflects the requirements to prepare and nurture a first-class pitch, including undersoil heating.Gala will assume responsibility for the maintenance of the […]
Scottish Rugby can confirm today that it has expressed interest to the game’s worldwide governing body, the International Rugby Board (IRB), in tendering to host the Rugby World Cup 7s in 2013. Seven other unions have expressed interest to the IRB and now work will begin in detail to determine whether Scottish Rugby can proceed […]
All 35 players invited to the Scotland three-day training camp at St Andrews in preparation for this month’s Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests against Fiji, Australia and Argentina, were assessed by the Scotland medical team this morning. The seven Edinburgh players in the squad who started last night’s Magners League game against the Dragons […]
Scottish Rugby today announced the appointment of Gary Parker as the new Scotland Women’s head coach. A former player with Melrose and Scotland A, and coach with Gala, Melrose and Biggar, Parker was also head coach of the Scotland Club International side in 2006. Parker said: “I’ve been keen to get into a challenging coaching […]