Clubs & Schools Archives - Page 8 of 18

5 Dec 2023 - Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Scottish Rugby set to provide interactive player welfare training during December

The training will be delivered from the NES Mobile Skills Unit (MSU), a facility developed to support the delivery of clinical skills training and education to healthcare practitioners, the emergency services and members of the public across Scotland. The Mobile Skills Unit will be a hub of activity from 10am to 5.30pm at the National […]

WRU4718 Celtic Challenge Social ANNOUNCEMENT 16×9

5 Dec 2023 - Edinburgh Rugby

Celtic Challenge competition format confirmed alongside alignment of Scottish sides to Edinburgh Rugby & Glasgow Warriors

The alignment will see the two teams don the iconic colours of Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors and will be based out of Hive Stadium and Scotstoun Stadium respectively. Speaking on the announcement, Gemma Fay, Scottish Rugby’s Head of Women’s & Girls’ Strategy said: “The decision to align our Celtic Challenge teams to Edinburgh Rugby […]

2 Dec 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Women’s Premiership finalists for 2023/24 confirmed

Stirling County are poised for a challenging showdown to retain the title with Watsonians recording an unbeaten run in the league thus far. The prestigious Final is set to unfold at Myreside Stadium in Edinburgh, the chosen battleground after Watsonians claimed the top spot in the table. This pivotal moment marks Stirling County’s second appearance […]

29 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby awards Edinburgh club with Major Capital Investment

The Major Capital Investment award is part of the ‘Growth & Participation Fund’ and was established from the £5M Scottish Government funding during the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding strand is designed to support clubs with developments to their physical infrastructure including the purchase, upgrade or construction of their clubhouse facility. The club, which operates from […]

21 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby launches SROI project for grassroots game

Scottish Rugby’s Rugby Development Department has launched its first Social Return on Investment project to help the department and clubs alike understand and quantify the social, environment and economic value of the grassroots game in Scotland. This project looks to create data and information which can provide national and local benefits, supporting new partnerships in […]

21 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Format and Head Coaches confirmed as Inter District Championship returns for 2023/24

All four Head Coaches from last year’s championship will continue in the role, with several new assistant coaches joining the four teams. This season, the four districts – Edinburgh, Glasgow & West, Caledonia Reds and the South – will play in a round robin format. The dates for the fixtures are as below: Round 1 […]

20 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Women’s Celtic Challenge returns for second year with an expanded format

The Celtic Challenge provides a high-performance platform ahead of the TikTok Women’s Six Nations and aims to bridge the gap between the domestic and international women’s games in the three Celtic nations. Following the successful pilot which took place across January and February this year, the tournament will be expanded to include two club teams […]

Saltire Energy Caledonia Cup – Youth Rugby Finals Day

13 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Semi-finals for 2023/24 National Youth Cup competitions drawn

Click HERE for more fixtures information. Boys U18 National Youth Cup Boroughmuir defeated Gala Wanderers 50-0 to book the first semi-final slot for the U18 Youth Cup. They will face Dumfries Saints who were victorious over Currie Chieftains, 34-19. West of Scotland will host Stirling County in the semi-final, after they overcome competition from Peebles […]

13 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

National Schools Cup semi-finals drawn for 2023/24 competiton

Click HERE for more fixtures information. U18 National Schools Cup George Watson’s College were first to secure a spot in the semi-finals, narrowly defeating Strathallan on home turf, 21-17. Edinburgh Academy triumphed on the road, beating Howe of Fife/Bell Baxter High School, 12-24. Merchiston Castle earned their semi-final spot with a 26-13 victory over Loretto […]

7 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby opens nominations for Girls Regional Game Series

The Series was first created and introduced in the 2022/23 season as part of Scottish Rugby’s Women’s & Girls strategy and has been developed jointly by Sottish Rugby’s Rugby Development and High-Performance departments. The Series provides a competitive development environment for the best young players in Scotland, regardless of geography or local environment, whilst supporting […]