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16 Sep 2024 - FOSROC Academy

National Academy pilot underway to support development of young male players within Scotland

Spearheaded by the men’s national team head coach Gregor Townsend and assistant coaches, a group of young players have been identified to take part in the new pilot programme. It will initially run across four training camps lasting two days, between now and the end of the calendar year, with more sessions planned as the […]

11 Sep 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Combined Academies team named for Ulster Development fixture

Johnny Ventisei captains the side from outside centre, while hooker Joe Roberts is listed as vice-captain. Roberts is joined in the front row by props Tom Banatvala (loosehead) and Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, while the second row is comprised of Dan Halkon and Euan McVie. An all-Edinburgh Rugby back row sees Liam McConnell start at blindside flanker, […]

6 Sep 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Combined Academies to face Ulster Under-23s

The match will take place on Friday 13 September at 4pm at Scotstoun Stadium with Scotland Under-20s head coach Kenny Murray coaching the academy team along with his Under-20s management team. As part of the new Performance Player Pathway plan to give the country’s best young players as much game time as possible, in the […]

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2 Aug 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Regional academy festival heads to Dalziel as U16 bio-banding begins

Please note, the Dalziel War Memorial Trust, who own the land, will be operating a no dog policy which will be in effect for the festival. The full fixtures are as follows: Edinburgh Cannons U16 v Borders & East Lothian Reds U16 – 12pm kick off Glasgow & the West Blues U16 v Caledonia Thistles […]

2 Aug 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Bio-banding pilot begins at U16 regional academy festival

In a similar fashion to systems implemented in football by the likes of Manchester United, Arsenal and Southampton, an early pilot of bio-banding will see the use of physical maturation data to help group players into a less and more physically mature team within their regions, allowing coaches to see their players in a different […]

26 Jul 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Regional academy sides in Stirling again for second festival

The four regions (Caledonia, Edinburgh, Glasgow & the West and Borders & East Lothian) will pick two U16 teams and an U18 team each. This weekend’s fixtures are as follows: Borders & East Lothian Whites U16 v Glasgow & West Whites U16 – 12pm kick off Edinburgh Knights U16 v Caledonia Saltires U16 – 12pm […]

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19 Jul 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Academy sides back in action for first festival of new season

The festival will represent the first chance some players will have to represent their region, while for others it sees them move from the U16 to U18 age grade. The fixtures are as follows: Edinburgh Cannons U16 v Glasgow & West Blues U16 – 12pm kick off Borders & East Lothian Reds U16 v Caledonia […]

28 Apr 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby U16 teams head to Gala for festival with Newcastle Falcons

Edinburgh Rugby U16 are made up of players from the Edinburgh and Borders & East Lothian Regional Academies, while Glasgow Warriors U16 are composed of Glasgow & the West and Caledonia players. Each team will bring two squads to the festival, with each squad playing three 30-minute matches at Netherdale across the grass and 4G […]

12 Apr 2024 - FOSROC Academy

U17 FOSROC Festival sees regional academy sides joined by Newcastle Falcons

Sides representing Caledonia, Edinburgh, Glasgow & the West and the Borders & East Lothian will play two 40-minute games each. Head of Pathways John Fletcher said: “Having Newcastle Falcons bringing a team up is great for our pathway as it gives our players new opponents who play a different style of rugby. “Playing against a […]

11 Mar 2024 - FOSROC Academy

Edinburgh and Caledonia pick up wins in U16 FOSROC Regional festival

The first game of the day saw Caledonia run out 43-22 winners against Borders & East Lothian. Tries from Brodie Cunningham (2), Kieran Classen, Oliver Kelly, Matthew Herbert (2) and Josh Alexander were enough to secure the win for Caledonia. Borders & East Lothian responded with tries from Aidan Smith, Archie Smellie, Harry Miller and […]