Scottish Rugby And Radio Borders Create Winning Combination

Scottish Rugby has teamed up with Radio Borders to give rugby fans in the birthplace of rugby sevens, the Scottish Borders, live coverage of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival this weekend (Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 May).Of course the best bet for fans in the Borders is to head up the A7 and A68 and come to Murrayfield in person. They can take advantage of the ADVANCE purchase ticket offer which includes a£35 family ticket offer for two adults and two children £15 saving per day!).Tickets purchased in advance for each day of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival are available to purchase now by logging onto www.scottishrugbytickets.com, by calling the Ticket Hotline on 0131 346 5100 (open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday) or in person from the Murrayfield Ticket Centre (open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday).Scottish Rugby has teamed up with Radio Borders to give rugby fans in the birthplace of rugby sevens, the Scottish Borders, live coverage of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival this weekend (Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 May).Of course the best bet for fans in the Borders is to head up the A7 and A68 and come to Murrayfield in person. They can take advantage of the advance purchase ticket offer which includes a£35 family ticket offer for two adults and two children £15 saving per day!).For those that don’t take advantage of the advance purchase offer, tickets are on sale all weekend at the Murrayfield Ticket Centre (open 8:30am to 7pm on Saturday and 9am to 6:30pm on Sunday).Tickets purchased in advance for each day of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival are available to purchase now by logging onto www.scottishrugbytickets.com, by calling the Ticket Hotline on 0131 346 5100 (open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday) or in person from the Murrayfield Ticket Centre (open 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday).However those who can’t make it to Murrayfield should tune into Radio Borders where they will hear extensive coverage from the event.Head of sport at Radio Borders, Bobby Taylor, said: “Radio Borders is looking forward to rounding off a great season of rugby with coverage from the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival, the finale of the IRB Sevens World Series this weekend at Murrayfield. “The atmosphere is always first class at Scotland’s national rugby stadium and the sports team at Radio Borders are confident the event coverage will be able to convey that. “Everyone knows or have heard of the passion which Stuart McCulloch and the team put into covering local rugby this season and they are all looking forward to being able to continue that, commentating on the fast paced world of international rugby sevens.”Scottish Rugby’s Director of Communications and Public Affairs, Dominic McKay, added: “Radio Borders are terrific supporters of rugby and I’m delighted they are broadcasting live from Murrayfield at the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival.”The team at Radio Borders are very passionate about rugby and they provide extensive coverage of the Borders sevens circuit so it’s fantastic news that they will be live from the final leg of the IRB Sevens World Series at the national stadium.” Earlier this week, Stuart McCulloch caught up with Scotland 7s coach Stephen Gemmell as the final preparations are put in place for the Edinburgh 7s this weekend.The chat with Stephen came just after the news broke that Sean Lamont will take the place of the injured Thom Evans. Stuart also spoke to Gemmell about how the team has been preparing for their home event this weekend and their progress on the IRB Sevens World Series so far.As well as talking to Gemmell, Stuart was joined in the studio by Scottish Rugby’s Regional Development Manager for the Borders and East Lothian, Brian Renwick and John Davidson, the club representative for Scottish Hydro Electric Premiership Division 2 clubs. Stuart and his guests discussed the work of Scottish Rugby in the area, and how both clubs and the governing body continue to work together from the grassroots level up. Click here to listen.Scotland 7s squad to compete at the Emirates Airline Edinburgh 7s Festival (30 and 31 May): Scott Forrest (Ayr)* CAPTAIN, Mike Adamson (Glasgow Warriors), Roddy Grant (West of Scotland)*, Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors), Allister Hogg (Edinburgh), John Houston (Edinburgh), Greig Laidlaw (Edinburgh), Sean Lamont (Northampton), Hefin O’Hare (Glasgow Warriors), Colin Shaw (Glasgow Warriors), Jim Thompson (Edinburgh), Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh)* = Member of Scottish Rugby’s Contracted National AcademyEdinburgh Pool C: Kenya, England, Canada, ScotlandScotland 7s’ Pool C fixtures on day one (Saturday 30 May) of the Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens Festival: England v Scotland (kick-off 12.09pm), Kenya v Scotland (3.13pm), Canada v Scotland (6.56pm)