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1 Mar 2022 - Uncategorized

Charlie Bisset

Bisset (Heriot’s) was elected as an Edinburgh District representative on Scottish Rugby’s general committee in September 1991. A former college lecturer and head of department at Moray House PE College at Cramond, Bisset was a mainstay at lock of the Heriot’s pack in the 1960s and was also a notable swimmer and climber in his […]

25 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Scotland squad update ahead of France match

Edinburgh back row Nick Haining moves into the starting XV and will play on the blindside, with Rory Darge moving to the openside flanker position. Saracens’ Andy Christie comes into the matchday 23 and is in line to make his Scotland debut if called on from the replacements. Two members of the Scotland backroom team […]

24 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Scotland team named for RWC 2021 qualification decider

Scotland are one game away from a place in this year’s tournament, with the winners of this Friday’s match joining hosts New Zealand, Australia and Wales in Pool A of the Rugby World Cup. Easson has opted for continuity in selection for the final leg of Scotland’s Rugby World Cup 2021 qualification journey, with 14 […]

24 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Darge earns first start for Scotland this weekend

The Glasgow Warriors flanker made his international debut at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff earlier this month and is named alongside Hamish Watson and Magnus Bradbury in a new-look starting back-row. Bradbury has been involved in the two previous Six Nations matches but will start his first game for Scotland since 2020 on Saturday. Exeter […]

23 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Scotland U20 team named for French encounter

There is only one change to the starting team who suffered a defeat away to their Welsh counterparts in round two. Ollie Leatherbarrow (pictured) returns to the team to wear the Number 8 jersey after taking an opportunity to be involved in Exeter Chiefs match-day squad in second round. Try-scorer from the match against Wales, […]

23 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Papa Johns Tartan Touch delivers record number of hubs for 2022

Following the new partnership between Scottish Rugby and Papa Johns which was launched last month, this season the programme will be know as ‘Papa Johns Tartan Touch’, with the pizza delivery brand proudly working to support rugby communities in Scotland. Running between May and July, Tartan Touch is designed to provide a simplified version of […]

21 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Scotland squad update ahead of France match

Gregor Townsend has added six players to his Guinness Six Nations Squad ahead of Scotland taking on France this Saturday at BT Murrayfield. James Lang, Ollie Smith, Oli Kebble, Simon Berghan, Kiran McDonald and Marshall Sykes have met up with the Scotland squad while Rory Sutherland, Javan Sebastian, Jonny Gray, Scott Cummings and Cam Redpath […]

20 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

U17 & U18 FOSROC Scottish Rugby Regional Championship Finals

Edinburgh U18 v Glasgow and the West U18 In the U18 Championship final Edinburgh took an early lead when blindside flanker Liam McConnell stormed over the try line with scrum-half Conor McAlpine adding the conversion. Soon after, McConnell went over again with McAlpine adding the extra two points on offer to give them a comfortable […]

19 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

U17 & U18 FOSROC Scottish Rugby Regional Championship Finals | Preview

With a two-year delay due to the pandemic, Regional Championship action returned last week for the opening round of Championship fixtures in St Andrews where the results were as follows: U17Caledonia 12–24 Glasgow & The WestEdinburgh 17-29 Borders & East Lothian U18Edinburgh 12–0 Borders & East LothianGlasgow & The West 27–17 Caledonia FIND OUT MORE […]

18 Feb 2022 - Uncategorized

Men’s Cup competition update

Due to the nature of covid-19 and adverse weather conditions, some of the competitions within the Men’s Tennent’s league structure will now not be completed until late-April and into May. As such, a Cup competition cannot be delivered under its traditional format, but there is scope for a competition in an alternative format to be […]