Your Chance To Honour A Scottish Rugby Great

Supporters of Scottish rugby are being given the chance to select one of the first inductees to the new Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame. Hosted on the governing body’s website stage one of the voting invites supporters to select a noteworthy era.The Hall of Fame panel (which includes five times British and Irish Lions coach, Sir Ian McGeechan, fellow British Lions and Scotland internationalists John Beattie, John Jeffrey and Chris Rea, and the doyen of Scottish rugby writers, Norman Mair) will then draw up a shortlist of Scots who have made an outstanding contribution in that era to the oval ball game for a second round of voting which will begin in August. Supporters of Scottish rugby are being given the chance to select one of the first inductees to the new Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame. Hosted on the governing body’s website stage one of the voting invites supporters to select a noteworthy era.The Hall of Fame panel (which includes five times British and Irish Lions coach, Sir Ian McGeechan, fellow British Lions and Scotland internationalists John Beattie, John Jeffrey and Chris Rea, and the doyen of Scottish rugby writers, Norman Mair) will then draw up a shortlist of Scots who have made an outstanding contribution in that era to the oval ball game for a second round of voting which will begin in August.CLICK HERE TO VOTEThe introduction of the official roster of recognition instantly sparked debate in clubhouses across the country, with supporters of all ages debating their favourite Scots, plucked from over 130 years of international honours. Panel member John Jeffrey is delighted to offer supporters the chance to have their say. He said: Scotland supporters the world over will have their own favourites and we are keen for them to have the opportunity to put forward an iconic figure for the Hall of Fame. It’s already generated a lot of interest and is a fantastic way of recognising the outstanding contribution made by an individual, not necessarily a player, to Scottish rugby. The successful candidate will then join the inductees selected by the panel to be announced and inducted at the inaugural gala dinner at Murrayfield on Thursday 4 November, to which two lucky voters will be invited to attend as special guests. As well as the famous inductees, the dinner will be attended by the current Scotland squad, with the first 10 tables purchased given the opportunity to have two special guests at their table from the current Scotland team or management, a week from their Autumn Tests matches against New Zealand, South Africa and Samoa.The inaugural Hall of Fame dinner will be preceded by a pitch-side champagne reception and will be hosted by renowned broadcaster Dougie Donnelly.Prices to attend this glittering awards ceremony are£149 + VAT pp or£1,490 + VAT for a table of 10. Vote 1: Choose an era – Open 20 July – 10 August – A supporter can vote once for their one preferred era – The panel will then select a shortlist of nominees to be put to a second vote Vote 2: Choose an inductee – Open 13 August – 10 September – The supporter can vote once for their one inductee – Two lucky voters selected to attend the dinner The Hall of Fame package includes- Pitch-side champagne reception – Three course dinner with wine – Programme – Induction ceremony – Presentation of awards – Guest speaker