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10 Jan 2023 - FOSROC Academy

FOSROC Academies back in action over weekend

On Saturday, the U17s played an academy festival where Caledonia took on Edinburgh and Glasgow and the West played The Borders and East Lothian. Edinburgh were 15-5 winners against Caledonia, while Glasgow and the West won 35-15 against The Borders and East Lothian. For the U18s, it was FOSROC Academy finals day on Sunday. With […]

10 Jan 2023 - FOSROC Super Series

Stevie Scott appointed Watsonians Rugby Super6 Head Coach

Scott earned 11 International caps for Scotland and represented Edinburgh Rugby on 99 occasions before joining the Border Reivers as a player and brings a wealth of coaching experience with him. Stevie takes over the role from Fergus Pringle, who has taken up the Scotland U20 forwards role. His coaching career began with Selkirk before […]

10 Jan 2023 - Scotland Men

Scotland to play four Rugby World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Tests

Starting with a home fixture against Italy on Saturday 29 July, Scotland will then welcome France a week later, before travelling to face the Rugby World Cup hosts on Saturday 12 August with the venue to be confirmed. After a week’s break, Scotland will complete their summer programme against Georgia at BT Murrayfield on Saturday […]

10 Jan 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby appoints Dr Karen Barclay as Welfare Manager

The role, which is aligned to the Rugby Development Department, will see Dr Barclay develop and enhance support and guidance for grassroots clubs on both on and off-field welfare matters. Dr Barclay completed her medical degree at Aberdeen University before specialising in paediatric care, where her career in hospital settings spanned more than 25 years. […]

9 Jan 2023 - FOSROC Super Series

Alan Tait Appointed as Southern Knights Head Coach

The former Scotland internationalist joined The Greenyards Super6 team last summer as defence coach and will now lead the part-time professional programme. Tait, a prolific centre, who scored 18 tries in 27 caps for Scotland is a product of Kelso RFC. He went on to feature in two Test matches in the British and Irish […]

11/02/16 BARNTON – EDINBURGHFormer Scottish rugby union player, Ken Scotland

8 Jan 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Ken Scotland

Kenneth James Forbes Scotland was a player ahead of his time, a true trailblazer. He was also an absolute gentleman, as keen a student of the game today, to which he brought crystal-clear but kind thinking, as he was in his playing pomp. To spend time in his company while watching his beloved Heriot’s at […]

6 Jan 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby encourages players to take part in women’s health research

The study is fully supported by Scottish Rugby, Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU), England Rugby (RFU) and Cardiff Metropolitan University and will inform pelvic health strategies implemented by rugby governing bodies. The survey has been created by pelvic health and musculoskeletal physiotherapists and sport and exercise medicine scientists. Scotland Women’s Clinical […]

31/05/17 – 17053106 – SRUBT MURRAYFIELD – EDINBURGHDoug Ward

6 Jan 2023 - Obituary

Obituary: Doug Ward CBE

Douglas John Ward served on the Scottish Rugby Council from 2013 until 2017 as a national league representative and he was long associated with the Biggar club and many developments at their playing fields and clubhouse at Hartreemill. He was club president from 2011-2013, having served as vice-president in the two preceding years. In his […]

4 Jan 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Trinity Accies president awarded MBE

We also send our best wishes to Currie Rugby Board Chairman, Sean Scott, former North & Midlands representative who, in his role as divisional commander for the City of Edinburgh for Police Scotland, received the King’s Police Medal. Carol, 70, received the award for services to the local community in the north of Edinburgh. It […]

United Rugby Championships – Edinburgh Rugby v Glasgow Warriors

29 Dec 2022 - 1872 Cup

Preview: Edinburgh v Glasgow Warriors

Edinburgh Rugby welcome the return of Scotland reinforcements Blair Kinghorn, Mark Bennett, Sam Skinner and Luke Crosbie for tomorrow night’s clash, while the home side’s selection includes a further three changes as Wes Goosen (wing), Henry Pyrgos (scrum-half) and Boan Venter (loosehead) all start. Glasgow Warriors have made two changes to their starting XV as […]