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4 Dec 2007 - Uncategorized

Warriors Win Scotland Call-Ups

Glasgow Warriors forwards Johnnie Beattie and Moray Low have been called up to the Scotland squad session at Murrayfield later this month as preparations are stepped up for the 2008 RBS 6 Nations Championship._ Their selection is reward for what Scotland coach Frank Hadden has hailed as consistent effort during the Warriors’ Magners League and […]

30 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Scotland A Look Forward To North American Odyssey

While Scots the world over are today celebrating St Andrew’s Day, Scotland scrum-half Rory Lawson is looking further ahead to June when Scotland A will be flying to Ontario, Canada for the 2008 Barclays Churchill Cup. The biggest international rugby tournament in North America, the Barclays Churchill Cup is being staged in Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto […]

23 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Scotsport Rugby Sunday – Must See Tv

Scotsport Rugby Sunday returns this weekend with another action-packed programme lined-up. Don’t forget, if you don’t manage to watch the programme live, you can see all the action on-line at www.stv.tv/rugby. Congratulations to the show’s competition winners last week. There will be another competition on this week’s show. Scotsport Rugby Sunday returns this weekend with […]

20 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby Board Takes To The Road

The Scottish Rugby Board meets in Motherwell today – in the heart of an area where a vivid partnership between volunteers, the governing body and the local authority is opening up opportunities for wider participation in rugby. “It makes a lot of sense for us to hold our meeting in North Lanarkshire today, given that […]

19 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Lineen To Help Lead Scotland A

Sean LineenPro-team coaches Andy Robinson and Sean Lineen are putting aside their Magners League and Heineken Cup rivalries to coach Scotland A.The head coaches of Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors respectively will join forces to pilot the fortunes of the A team this season.The announcement was made today by Scottish Rugby’s Chief Executive, Gordon McKie. He […]

15 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Helping Hand For World Cup 7S Bid

Scottish Women??™s Rugby (SWRU) have struck up a strong partnership with the Weatherford??™s Pipeline & Specialty Services group (P&SS) who are pledging their support to them on the road to qualification for the IRB Rugby World Cup 7s in Dubai in 2009. Scottish Women??™s Rugby (SWRU) have struck up a strong partnership with the Weatherford??™s […]

9 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Rugby’S Back On The Telly

Scottish rugby powers its way back onto your screens this Sunday with a brand new half hour show on stv, Scotsport Rugby Sunday. Presented by former Scotland age-grade international player and coach Richie Gray, Scotsport Rugby Sunday will be a fast-paced look at what’s happening in the club rugby scene, with highlights from the Scottish […]

9 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby Welcomes 2014 Games Announcement

Scottish Rugby this afternoon welcomed the decision to award the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow. The decision was announced in Colombo, Sri Lanka during the Commonwealth Games Federation’s General Assembly.Scottish Rugby this afternoon welcomed the decision to award the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow. The decision was announced in Colombo, Sri Lanka during the Commonwealth […]

4 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Scots Can Learn From Canadian Experience

Scotland Women 3 Canada Women 45 Pain to gain, was coach Lee Adamson’s succinct summary of a heavy defeat for the Scotland Women’s team at Hughenden this afternoon as their Canadian visitors, many battle-hardened at the end of their season, ran in eight tries. This early in Scotland’s campaign Adamson did not view the result […]

4 Nov 2007 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby Forges New Partnership With Nhs Lothian

A new partnership to promote greater opportunities for children to participate in sport has been jointly launched by Scottish Rugby and NHS Lothian. A pilot scheme will see Scottish Rugby work with children at selected schools in Edinburgh. A new partnership to promote greater opportunities for children to participate in sport has been jointly launched […]