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2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations Championship Round 4 Italy vs Scotland

25 Jul 2024 - Scotland Women

Easson names extended training squad and welcomes Fraser Brown to the coaching team ahead of Autumn Tests

The 35-player squad, which comprises 19 forwards and 16 backs, will convene in camp on Monday 29 July for four weeks, before a squad of 30 is selected for the upcoming international fixtures. Easson has named five uncapped players, including Cieron Bell and Leia Brebner-Holden, who were all previously selected for the extended squad in […]

25 Jul 2024 - Scotland Teams

Young coach Ollie enjoys an unforgettable day in Scotland camp

Ollie, 10, had to put the brakes on his own burgeoning playing career after being diagnosed with the rare condition Marfan Syndrome. Having been a keen proponent of the oval ball since starting out at Rugby Tots aged three, and then on to Stew Mel Lions and North Berwick minis, Ollie decided that his situation […]

24 Jul 2024 - Scotland Men

Jones to reach milestone in Montevideo

The Glasgow Warrior, who first donned the dark blue on the 2016 tour of Japan, lines up in the centre with clubmate Stafford McDowall as Scotland aim to make it four wins from four on this summer’s tour. There are two players retained to the starting XV for the match at Montevideo’s Estadio Charrúa, with […]

24 Jul 2024 - Scotland Teams

Women’s U18 Summer Festival | Day One review

All four teams – Scotland, Wales, USA and the Netherlands – have played in an adapted 30-minute games against one another yesterday (Tuesday 23 July) at Cardiff University. In their opening match against the USA, Scotland were at the end of a hard-fought loss, 17-0. Reflecting on their opening match, Head Coach Lindsey Smith, said: […]

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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 […]

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19 Jul 2024 - Scotland Women

Scottish Rugby names Women’s U18 Development squad for week-long rugby festival

The teams will be based at Cardiff University for the week-long Summer Festival and will train and play against each other, with shared unit sessions and coach exchanges, acting as another key development for female international rugby. All four teams will play a festival day of adapted 30-minute games at Cardiff University Sports Fields on […]

18 Jul 2024 - Scotland Men

10 changes to Scotland starting XV to face Chile in Santiago

The duo are two of five players retained form the starting line-up that defeated USA 42-7 last weekend in Washington DC, with Kyle Rowe, Kyle Steyn and Alex Craig also selected for back-to-back Test matches. Ritchie lines up at openside flanker in a back row also containing blindside Gregor Brown, who debuted in the tour […]

2024 Guinness Women’s Six Nations Championship Round 1 Wales vs Scotland

16 Jul 2024 - Scotland Women

Scotland Women to host Wales and Fiji in Autumn Tests

Scotland’s schedule will begin with a Test against Wales, who are currently eighth in the World Rugby rankings, at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh on Friday 6 September (kick-off 7.35pm). Wales have recently qualified for WXV 2 after a 53-20 win over Spain in their qualifier play-off. Scotland secured an historic seventh Test win in a […]

16 Jul 2024 - Corporate

Former internationals appointed to Scottish Rugby Union advisory roles

Former Scotland internationals Megan Gaffney and Stuart McInally have been appointed as advisors to the SRU Board to provide expert insights into performance rugby given their standing in the game, and their journeys through the various levels of rugby in Scotland. Megan retired from international rugby in 2022 having amassed 45 caps since her 2011 […]

16 Jul 2024 - Scotland Women

Scotland set to face Italy, Japan and Australia at WXV 2

Cape Town in South Africa will play host to the six-team WXV 2 competition with matches being played in a cross-pool format. The first fixture takes place on Friday 27 September at DHL Stadium in as the hosts, South Africa, take on Japan. On Saturday 28 September an exciting double-header will follow with Australia versus […]