Page 421 – Scottish Rugby

17 May 2009 - Uncategorized

Show Moscow On After 14-Try Opener

Scotland Women opened their FIRA European Championship account with a storming 14-try victory over Russia in Enkoping, Sweden today (84-0).Scotland scorched into a 55-0 lead at the interval with eight players running in nine tries.They then continued their fine form into the second-half with a further five tries which saw full-back Lucy Millard complete her […]

15 May 2009 - Uncategorized

New Warrior To Lead Scotland A

Scotland A head coach Andy Robinson has chosen new Warriors signing Chris Cusiter to captain the Scotland A squad during the forthcoming IRB Nations Cup in Romania (Friday 12 June – Sunday 21 June).The Scotland and British & Irish Lions scrum-half, who will turn 27 on the Tour, leads a squad, with an average age […]

13 May 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland Stars Prepare For Edinburgh 7S At City 7S

Glasgow Warriors have selected six Scotland 7s internationalists in their squad to play at one of the flagship sevens events at the home of the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Glasgow.The city’s only professional team have picked a nine-man squad to play at the Chard Glasgow City Sevens at Dumbreck (home of Cartha Queen’s Park RFC) […]

6 May 2009 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby Welcomes British & Irish Cup

Scottish Rugby has welcomed today’s announcement of the launch of a new cross-border competition next season, the British & Irish Cup.Some 24 teams from the four home unions will participate in the new event playing in four pools of six, most probably over the weekends of the Autumn Tests and the RBS 6 Nations Championship. Scotland […]

4 May 2009 - Uncategorized

The Cap Still Fits

Scottish rugby’s most capped internationalist and 1998 grand-slam heroine has turned her back on retirement for the second time in a bid to help Scotland qualify for the 2010 Women’s World Cup in England.Donna Kennedy, who has been capped 100 times for her country, most recently retired after the 2007 6 Nations but continued to […]

4 May 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland Star Shines In The North

Scotland’s Nick De Luca was the centre of attention on Orkney this past weekend as a reward for the local rugby club’s culinary expertise. De Luca, the 11-times capped Edinburgh back, visited Orkney’s rugby club following the mince and haggis lasagne recipe the club concocted to win Scottish Rugby’s pasta challenge during the most recent RBS […]

4 May 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland Star Shines In The North

Scotland’s Nick De Luca was the centre of attention on Orkney this past weekend as a reward for the local rugby club’s culinary expertise.De Luca, the 11-times capped Edinburgh back, visited Orkney’s rugby club following the mince and haggis lasagne recipe the club concocted to win Scottish Rugby’s pasta challenge during the most recent RBS […]

28 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland V England In Edinburgh 7S Opener

Scotland 7s will open day one of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival against Wellington series winners England before taking on Kenya and Canada on Saturday 30 May.Currently placed second in the IRB World 7s series, England provide a mouth-watering start to the series finale at the home of Scottish Rugby before the Scots take […]

27 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby Mourns Death Of Back-Row Forwards

Two Scotland back-row forwards, who both made a considerable impact in the seven-a-side game, have passed away.Scottish Rugby was saddened to learn of the death of former Scotland captain Pringle Fisher and Borderer Ken Oliver, who followed Fisher into the national team’s back -row. Fisher, who was 70, won 25 caps for Scotland, making his debut […]

24 Apr 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland Face A Fair Cop

The Scotland Women Development and Academy squad will be staking their claim for a place in the full national team against a formidable British Police side at Hughenden today (Friday 24 April, kick-off 4pm).Four capped Scotland internationals feature in the squad who each played a part in this season’s 6 Nations campaign while the majority of […]