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Pro-Alignment and Inter-District teams named for Youth Pathway fixtures

27 Feb 2026

Hive Stadium will be a buzz of activity with Pro-Alignment and Inter-District fixtures taking place across the weekend

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 15: Match action during a match between Glasgow Warriors and Coventry during a U17 Pro-Alignment Festival match at Oriam, on February 15, 2026, in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Mark Scates / SNS Group)

U18 Pro Alignment (Boys) 

After playing away against Coventry and Ealing Trailfinders last weekend, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors U18 Boys will face off at Hive Stadium this Friday 27 February (4pm kick-off).  

This is the first of two fixtures for the pro-aligned teams which forms part of the male youth pathway programme.  

Team sheets are available here.

U18 Pro-Alignment (Girls) 

On Saturday 28 February, Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors U18 Girls will play against each other as part of the youth pathway programme.  

Players have been selected based on their performances in the Inter-District matches that took place throughout January and February.  

The match will be contested at Hive Stadium after Edinburgh Rugby play Clovers in Celtic Challenge (4pm kick-off).  

Team sheets are available here.

U16 Inter-District (Boys) 

Building on the momentum of last weekend’s festival at Oriam, the Inter-District programme returns to Hive Stadium on Sunday 1 March (10:15am kick-off).  

The teams from each district have been selected using modified bio-banding approach, which looks at the physical maturation of players.   

Team sheets are available here.

U16 Inter-District (Girls) 

The first U16 Girls Inter-District fixture gets underway this Sunday 1 March when players from the West and East districts come up against each other at Hive Stadium (3:15pm kick-off).  

Players have been selected from their clubs and schools and their participation in the U15 player development hub programme last season.  

Team sheets are available here.  

Photos by Mark Scates / SNS Group

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