As per previous years, the Cup competition will comprise of four tiers: the Sarah Beaney Cup, the National Shield, the National Plate and the National Bowl. Following a series of changes to the regular league format within the Women’s game, there are a handful of changes to the team eligibility for each competition. The revised […]
U18 National Youth Cup Following the conclusion of the group stages, the following quarterfinals have been draw. Stirling County, Dumfries Saints, West of Scotland and Boroughmuir all topped their groups to take the home advantage for the knock-out stage. QF1: West of Scotland v Peebles QF2: Dumfries Saints v Currie Chieftains QF3: Stirling County v […]
Picking up the ball inside his own half at Twickenham, the winger slalomed through the English defence before touching down, marking one of the most impressive individual Scotland tries ever seen. Scotland went on to win the match 29-23 with van der Merwe scoring a second try in the game to secure the victory. An […]
Earlier this year, the Scottish Rugby Union Custodian Board announced some 57 male players would be capped retrospectively. The players had represented Scotland in the Services and Victory internationals during and after the Second World War and had played for Scotland XVs against international opposition. SRU President, Colin Rigby, said: “The response to our retrospective […]
Easson has made two alterations to the replacements, with Sarah Bonar and Coreen Grant returning from injury and looking to have their first involvement in the tournament. Scotland recorded an impressive 14-24 bonus-point victory against USA last Friday, with the side going into this week’s contest with a chance to claim the title. Both Italy […]
Sides representing Caledonia, Glasgow & the West, Edinburgh and Borders & East Lothian played against each other in 30 minute matches. The sides featured some players involved in the district teams that competed in the Merchiston Castle School U18 Rugby Festival last weekend. Head of Pathways John Fletcher said: “The Super 4s gives our academy […]
Easson has opted for consistency in his selection, rewarding the side that claimed an impressive 31-17 bonus-point victory against the hosts, South Africa, with scores from Evie Gallagher, Leah Bartlett, Lisa Thomson and Lana Skeldon. Looking ahead to the fixture, Easson said: “It was pleasing to open our WXV campaign with a win. From a […]
The Girl’s U16 National Cup and Shield Competition shall be contested by the five teams from the inspiresport Girls National League Division 1 competition – Annan, Biggar, Dumfries Saints, Shetland and Stirling County. The teams will play each other on a home and away basis with Round 1 taking place on 28/29 October. In the […]
Glasgow Caledonia Reds and Edinburgh Reivers will play in the 16-team festival, which will also include Merchiston School, Ayr RFC, Dollar Academy, Peebles RFC and Boroughmuir RFC. The regional teams are made up of FOSROC Academy players who were not already featuring for other Scottish sides in the festival. Nine English School sides will make […]
Jack was as much a feature of the Greenyards as the Eildon Hills. Watching from one of the domestic game in Scotland’s great vantage points, the Melrose Press Box, Jack was never short of a wise observation, always delivered gently, never with any malice. Last year, he was inducted into the Melrose club’s Sevens Hall […]