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2 Nov 2012 - Uncategorized

Tenth Club To Win Positive Coaching Scotland Award

An RBS East Regional Leagues Division 2 outfit have become the tenth club to earn one of Scotland’s most prestigious coaching awards, The Positive Coaching Scotland (PCS) accreditation in association with the Bill McLaren Foundation. Forrester Rugby Club have worked hard over the past few months to ensure they are giving their children and youth […]

30 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

Inspiring Scotland Through Women’s And Girl’s Rugby

In response to Scottish Rugby’s strategic plan, ‘Inspiring Scotland Through Rugby – The Journey to 2016’, Scottish Rugby have arranged a women’s and girl’s rugby conference on Saturday 10 November. ? ?The conference, which will take place at the Edinburgh Conference Centre at Heriot-Watt University from 9.30am, will look at the current status of the women’s and girl’s […]

30 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

Shiells To Train With Scotland Squad

Grant Shiells (pictured), the 23-year-old Newcastle Falcons loose-head prop, will train with the Scotland squad during the remaining two days of their camp in St Andrews.Shiells, a former Scotland under-20 and under-19 internationalist, is a product of Kelso High School and crossed the border to play for the Falcons in 2009.Scotland head coach Andy Robinson […]

24 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

5 Uncapped Warriors In Scotland Squad

Thirteen Glasgow Warriors players were today named in the Scotland squad for a training camp in St Andrews and the first EMC Test against New Zealand at Murrayfield on Sunday 11 November (kick-off 2.30pm).Five of the Glasgow contingent – Alex Dunbar, Peter Murchie, Tommy Seymour, Peter Horne and Henry Pyrgos (pictured) – are uncapped.In all, […]

24 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

Two New Faces Get Scotland Call

Two Edinburgh Rugby forwards have been handed the chance to make their Scotland debut with selection in Andy Robinson’s squad for the EMC Tests this Autumn.Grant Gilchrist and Stuart McInally are among the seven uncapped players in his 34-strong Scotland squad for training at St Andrews next week in preparation for the first Test against […]

17 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

Scotland V New Zealand – Heading For A Sellout

It’s less than one month to go until Scotland open their EMC Tests with the visit of New Zealand to Murrayfield and already nearly 50,000 tickets have been sold.On the back of Scotland’s victorious three-match summer tour to the southern hemisphere, an extensive marketing campaign, which includes prime-time TV adverts which began on Monday night, […]

4 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

Pro-Players Aligned To Scotland’S Entrants In The B&I Cup

Players from the two pro-clubs and the Scotland 7s squad have been allocated to the four Scottish RBS Premier Division sides that will compete in this season’s British & Irish Cup. Back in August, the professional players from Edinburgh Rugby, Glasgow Warriors and Scotland 7s were allocated across all ten clubs that compete in the RBS […]

3 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

Supporters Encouraged To See Scotland In The Flesh

Scottish Rugby is encouraging supporters to see Scotland “in the flesh” in a bold new marketing campaign that is being launched in Edinburgh today.Giant 30ft artwork covering the entire façade of a building at one of the Capital’s busiest junctions gives fans the opportunity to see Scotland players as they’ve never seen them before.Four Scotland […]

2 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

New Recruit Called Up To Scotland 7s Squad

Liam Draycott, a 23-year-old full-back/wing who joined Currie this season, will fly out with the Scotland 7s squad to Australia tonight as they prepare for the first leg of the HSBC 7s World Series.Draycott, South Africa-born but who qualifies for Scotland through his Edinburgh born father Simon, becomes the 12th and final member of the […]

2 Oct 2012 - Uncategorized

Serco Moves Into Extra-Time For Scotland’S Aberdeen Test

Serco NorthLink Ferries, which operates the lifeline ferry services between the Northern Isles and the Scottish mainland, will move into extra-time for the northbound sailing on Saturday 24 November . . . to accommodate islanders from Orkney and Shetland returning home after the Scotland v Tonga EMC Test at Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen.The match will […]