The festivals will run from 10-19 April, with fixture details also confirmed this morning.

For the Women’s Festival at Wellington College, each team will play a total of five matches. Matchdays 1 and 2, on 11 and 15 April will feature 35-minute matches, with 12 matches taking place across these days. On Matchday 3 (19 April), each team will play one 70-minute match.

The Men’s Festival, staged at the home of Fédérale 3 team RC Vichy, Stade Municipal Louis Darragon, with three match days on Thursday 10th, Monday 14th, and Friday 18th April, and each team playing three 70-minute matches across the festival.

Spain and Georgia are added to the regular Six Nations sides for the men’s festival.

Scotland U18 Women kick off with 35-minute matches against Wales (12pm kick off) and France (1pm kick off).

On day two, they will play England (12pm kick off) and Ireland (3pm kick off) before concluding with their 70-minute match on day 3 against Italy (4.30pm kick off).

For Scotland U18 Men, the action starts with a match against England on day one (12.15pm kick off). Ireland are up next on day two (3.15pm kick off) and the festival concludes with Spain on day three (3.15pm kick off).

Both the U18 Men and Women teams are in regular training camps as preparations build for the festivals.

Full fixtures