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14 Aug 2012 - Uncategorized

Edinburgh Players Out In Force

From Montrose in the north to Langholm in the south-west, Edinburgh Rugby players were out and about at rugby clubs this weekend giving some extra muscle to RBS RugbyForce 2012.Players from the Scotland team, Scotland Women’s team, Scotland under-20 and Scotland 7s went back to the grassroots to help clubs prepare for the big kick-off […]

11 Aug 2012 - Uncategorized

Scotland Players Put Muscle Into RBS Rugbyforce Weekend

From Thurso in the north to Langholm in the south-west, Scotland’s rugby players were out and about at rugby clubs this weekend giving some extra muscle to RBS RugbyForce 2012.Players from the Scotland team, Scotland Women’s team, Scotland under-20 and Scotland 7s went back to the grassroots to help clubs prepare for the big kick-off […]

10 Aug 2012 - Uncategorized

Want To Play With The Big Girls?

The new season in the senior performance programme kicks off next month with trial dates set at all levels.Open trials for a Scotland Women squad of 33 will take place at Murrayfield on Sunday 2 September and triallists must be aged 18 by 1 January 2013. Registration will be at 10am and the day will […]

8 Aug 2012 - Uncategorized

Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations Murrayfield Tickets To Go On Sale

Tickets for Scotland’s three home matches in the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Championship will go on sale next Wednesday (15 August), Scottish Rugby confirmed today.Scotland will face Italy on Saturday 9 February (kick-off 2.30pm); Ireland on Sunday 24 February (2pm); and Wales on Saturday 9 March (2.30pm).Scottish Rugby’s Director of Commercial Operations, Communications and Public […]

3 Aug 2012 - Uncategorized

Scotland Stars Back RBS Rugby Force Weekend

The winners of more than 500 Scotland caps will be going back to grassroots next weekend as rugby clubs the length and breadth of Scotland prepare for the start of the new season.The countdown to the big kick-off will be boosted by RBS RugbyForce Weekend 2012 when RBS, principal partner of Scottish Rugby, works in […]

31 Jul 2012 - Uncategorized

Brewin Dolphin Extends Backing Of School Rugby

Investment management firm Brewin Dolphin has renewed its sponsorship of Scottish Rugby’s flagship schools competitions for boys and girls for a further three years.The new substantial agreement, announced today, will mean the relationship will reach 15 years since Brewin Dolphin first came on board in 2000, a period which has seen considerable growth in participation […]

26 Jul 2012 - Uncategorized

Edinburgh Rugby Open Heineken Campaign With Plum Home Tie

Edinburgh Rugby will begin their new Heineken Cup campaign_with a mouth-watering home tie against English club Saracens.Dates and venues for the opening four fixtures in Pool 1 were confirmed by European Rugby Cup this afternoon and there’s already considerable excitement at this cross-border clash, leading to a surge in season ticket sales.After last season’s momentous […]

23 Jul 2012 - Uncategorized

Scotland Seek To Bolster Sevens Management

Fresh from qualification for next year’s Rugby World Cup 7s, Scotland are seeking to bolster their sevens management team.Graham Lowe, Scottish Rugby’s Director of Performance, said: “Since the decision was taken to re-admit rugby to the Olympics with effect from the 2016 Games in Rio, the emphasis being placed on sevens by countries worldwide has […]

22 Jul 2012 - Uncategorized

Scotland Qualify For Rugby World Cup 7S

Scotland qualified for next year’s Rugby World Cup 7s but talk about doing it the hard way! It was mission accomplished at the tournament in the Algarve tonight courtesy of a 22-14 win in the plate final against Italy.Earlier in the day, Scotland had lost 14-26 in the Cup quarter-final to France and that meant […]

21 Jul 2012 - Uncategorized

One Last Lifeline For Scotland 7S

Scotland have one last lifeline to book their place in the Rugby World Cup 7s in Moscow next year. They must defeat Germany in the semi-final of the plate, then either Ukraine or Italy in the plate final of the Algarve sevens in Portugal tonight.The “straight-forward” qualification route, a Cup quarter-final win, proved beyond the […]