A total of 264 drug tests were carried out on Scottish rugby players at all levels during last season, and once again none was positive for the ninth successive year. The number of tests in 2006-2007 was slightly less than the previous season’s record of 271.A total of 264 drug tests were carried out on […]
Murray International is to become the new team sponsor of the Scotland national rugby team. The£2.7million deal was announced today (Monday, 3 September 2007) by Scottish Rugby, and Murray chairman David Murray at a media conference at Murrayfield. The sponsorship, which commences from 1 November 2007, runs for three years and carries an option to […]
Scottish Rugby has announced today that Jock Millican has been appointed a non-executive director of the Scottish Rugby Board, replacing Tom Inglis, who has completed his term of office and now stands down. Millican, the Secretary for the Premier One Clubs and a recent President of Heriot’s, (2004-06) takes up his Board position for a […]
Scotland Women internationals Lucy Millard and Cara De Silva yesterday lent their weight to the launch of a new partnership initiative between the Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) and Scottish Rugby. The initiative will encourage thousands of youngsters across the country to increase their knowledge of food hygiene and healthy eating and also to improve […]
With Scottish rugby fans willing their team to success at the Rugby World Cup in France next month, Livingston Rugby Club will be celebrating early with the official opening of their new changing rooms tomorrow.With Scottish rugby fans willing their team to success at the Rugby World Cup in France next month, Livingston Rugby Club […]
Some 5,000 tickets for next year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match between Scotland and France at Murrayfield have been snapped up by eager supporters since the public sale for the game opened on Wednesday. Tickets are priced at £30, £45 and £60 for adults; and £15, £22.50 and £30 for under-18s and students. Scotland remains […]
The Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS) is teaming up with Scottish Rugby to kick start the launch of a new partnership initiative today (Thursday 30 August) which will encourage thousands of youngsters across the country to increase their knowledge of food hygiene, healthy eating and improve their fitness. Some 5,000 school children from 160 primary […]
Thirteen members of Scotland’s Rugby World Cup squad today thanked clubs and schools from around the country that have played a significant part in their rise to the international team. In an initiative organised by Scottish Rugby’s Community Marketing Department, the players were given the chance to donate a signed piece of their old training […]
To mark their last match at Murrayfield on the playing shirts, The Famous Grouse is offering Scotland supporters the chance to be lucky and win a special prize. Anyone sitting in a seat number 17 at the Scotland v South Africa match, in any block, anywhere in the ground will win a special bottle of […]
Jason White and his team must be looking at the score at half-time and wondering just how they managed to be so far behind. The Scots attacked the Springbok line relentlessly in the first ten minutes, with some tremendous rugby. In defence, too, the sight of Scots actually knocking back Springboks in the tackle brought […]