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10 Sep 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland’s Rugby World Cup 2021 Europe Qualifier fixtures to be shown on BBC Alba

Scotland’s three fixtures, against Italy, Spain, and then Ireland, will be shown live on BBC Alba, with broadcasters RTE Sport, RAI and RTVE taking the live feed in their respective markets on a non-exclusive basis for relevant matches. The RWC 2021 Europe Qualifier will see hosts Italy, Spain, Ireland and Scotland play each other in […]

9 Sep 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland’s Dark Blues go green with 2021/22 kit

Scottish Rugby Principal Partner Peter Vardy will feature on the front of the Men’s National Team match shirts for the first time following the announcement of its new four-year title sponsorship in April, while the SP Energy Networks sponsor logo will again appear on the Women’s jerseys. In line with Scottish Rugby’s commitment to sustainability […]

8 Sep 2021 - Uncategorized

Light in the darkness thanks to Chris

[[+pagetitle]] Laidlaw, the former Boroughmuir and Scotland Club International stand-off, has been running a marathon each month this year to raise funds for three charities which mean a lot to him – the Murrayfield Injured Players Foundation; Marie Curie; and Alzheimer’s Scotland. His eighth marathon was a scheduled event organised by Blast Running in Edinburgh. […]

7 Sep 2021 - Uncategorized

Friends cycle in tribute to Greg

And in the week of both Youth Mental Health Day and World Suicide Prevention Day, the message is clear: “Nobody should ever feel there is no way out and everyone should have someone to turn to in their time of need.” The 400 miles plus cycle from John O’ Groats to BT Murrayfield was completed […]

2 Sep 2021 - Uncategorized

Competitive rugby returns with opening weekend of Tennent’s league fixtures

277 teams will make their welcome comeback to play across the men and women’s competitions this month. This season, in-line with the Men’s competition, highlights from the Women’s Tennent’s Premiership league games will be shared across Scottish Rugby’s website and social media channels. Across the men’s and women’s game 11 new teams will be joining […]

2 Sep 2021 - Uncategorized

Match schedule and match officials confirmed for Rugby World Cup 2021 Europe Qualifier

Scotland kick-off their qualification campaign against Italy on Monday 13 September (kick-off 2pm BST / 3pm local time), before facing Spain on Sunday 19 September (kick-off 5pm BST / 6pm local time). Scotland’s final match of the tournament will see them take on Ireland on Saturday 25 September (kick-off 5pm BST / 6pm local time). […]

1 Sep 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland squad announced for RWC 2021 Europe Qualifiers

The squad will convene at Oriam, Scotland’s National Sports Performance Centre, on Monday (6 September) before traveling to Parma for the round robin tournament. The squad remains largely unchanged from the 2021 Women’s Six Nations in April, with Rachel Malcolm returning to her captaincy duties having missed Scotland’s last two matches in the championship due […]

31 Aug 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland add to coaching team with double-winning attack specialist

Alan-Basson Zondagh, who is South African, joins Scotland from Toulouse RFC following the team’s European and French Championship double-winning season in 2020/21. He joined the club in 2019 as an assistant coach focussing on kicking, attack and skills development, having previously been a consultant with the side in 2018. The 35 year-old previously coached at […]

27 Aug 2021 - Uncategorized

2021 Autumn Nations Series | FAQs

Ms Todd was joined in Perth by Scottish Rugby Director of Rugby Development, Gavin Scott and Scottish Rugby Chairman John Jeffrey, with the event designed to demonstrate both Scottish Rugby’s gratitude to the Scottish Government for its operational and financial support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, which has materially benefitted the domestic game. Utilising the government […]

27 Aug 2021 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby thanks government for funding which has ‘recharged’ the club game

Ms Todd was joined in Perth by Scottish Rugby Director of Rugby Development, Gavin Scott and Scottish Rugby Chairman John Jeffrey, with the event designed to demonstrate both Scottish Rugby’s gratitude to the Scottish Government for its operational and financial support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, which has materially benefitted the domestic game. Utilising the government […]