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27 Jun 2024 - Scotland 7s

Sevens stalwarts Fergusson and Farndale to retire

The pair, who have between them scored nearly 1,300 points on various iterations of the World Rugby SVNS series, made their debuts in 2017 and 2015 respectively and have combined to make more than 560 matches on the circuit for Scotland or, latterly, Great Britain. In a tale laced with symmetry, both Farndale and Fergusson […]

26 Jun 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Jim Gracie

Born in Hawick on 12 September 1944, Jim Gracie devoted his life to his family and rugby. A centre/stand-off in his playing days with junior clubs in Hawick, his work in the knitwear trade took him to Montreal in Canada in 1967, before he returned to Scotland and continued in knitwear in Tillicoultry. He began […]

22 Jun 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Donald Scott

Donald Macdonald Scott was born on 15 April 1928 in Langholm. He went on to win ten caps for Scotland between 1950 and 1953 out of the Langholm and Watsonians clubs. Five of the caps on the wing, five in the centre. He made his debut on the wing against Ireland in Dublin in February […]

22 Jun 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Bill McMurtrie

During Bill’s 28-year tenure as rugby correspondent of, at the outset, the Glasgow Herald, he blazed a trail in enhancing coverage of the game and relationships between the rugby press and the SRU. In all, he was with The Herald for 38 years. He reported on Scottish club, district and international rugby, as well as […]

20 Jun 2024 - Scotland Men

Top honours for Scotland stars

Harry Paterson, 22, who made his Scotland debut at full-back during the 2024 GUINNESS Six Nations Championship match against France, and 21-year-old centre Emma Orr, who was a star of Scotland’s success in the WXV2 competition, have been named as winners of the Sir Willie Purves Quaich and Lady Jean Macpherson Trophy respectively. The trophies […]

19 Jun 2024 - Scotland 7s

Team GB Women’s Rugby Sevens squad named for Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Welsh flyer Joyce, 28, who competed in both Rio and Tokyo, is joined by fellow Tokyo 2020 Olympian Scotland’s Lisa Thomson in Head Coach Ciaran Beattie’s squad. Scotland’s Lisa Thomson is in line for a second Olympic Games after being named in the Team GB Women’s Rugby Sevens squad for next month’s event in Paris. […]

18 Jun 2024 - Scotland Teams

Bob Easson awarded British Empire Medal

Easson, former Director of Rugby at Edinburgh Accies, has always subscribed to the notion that he coaches people, rather than the specific sport and in his roles with sportscotland in recent years, Scotland’s Commonwealth Games boxers have been among the athletes to benefit from his guidance. Educated at Bell Baxter High School in Cupar, Howe […]

8 May 2024 - Scotland U20

Scotland U20 to participate in first ever Women’s Summer Series

Running from 4-14 July 2024, the inaugural development competition will feature all Six Nations teams, and include three competitive match days, designed to offer a new opportunity for international rugby experience. The Women’s Summer Series is intended to offer players a vital new opportunity to graduate through the rugby development pathway, from the U18 level. […]

7 May 2024 - Corporate

Scottish Rugby confirm appointments of key medical positions

Dr David Pugh has been appointed as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and Dr Jonathan Hanson will take on the role of Team Doctor for the men’s national team. Both have been actively involved in supporting Scottish Rugby for close to 20 years through consultancy roles as well as regular Team Doctor positions at pro and […]

**Pics free to use**The Eric Liddell Way Path Unveiling

26 Apr 2024 - Edinburgh Rugby

Legacy in the Links: Path in Bruntsfield renamed to honour Eric Liddell

And one of the country’s current crop of flying wingers, Darcy Graham, was on hand to help. The unveiling was commemorated with a mass community participation event as part of The Eric Liddell 100 – a campaign initiated by The Eric Liddell Community to commemorate the remarkable life, sporting achievements, and community service contributions of […]