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3 Sep 2009 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby Welcomes New Show On Stv

STV Rugby Starts This SundayCeltic Rugby, Scottish Rugby and STV have entered into a new partnership to bring viewers television coverage of the Magners League for the forthcoming season. The deal means that all the action from the Magners League, involving Edinburgh and Glasgow Warriors, will feature on a new one-hour highlights show at 5.30pm […]

1 Sep 2009 - Uncategorized

Players Selected For Inaugural Regional Series

Scottish Rugby today announced the two Scotland Women’s regional select sides for the inaugural ‘Regional Series’ with the first game kicking off at Muraryfield this Sunday (6 September, kick-off 11am).Created to provide performance players with an opportunity to play at more competitive level, by bridging the gap between club and international rugby, the Regional Series will be used […]

31 Aug 2009 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby Secures Kit Deal

Scottish Rugby can confirm today that it has reached agreement with the new owners of rugbywear manufacturer, Canterbury Europe, to continue to provide the playing and training kit for its national teams.Canterbury Europe went into administration in July and was acquired by J D Sports earlier this month. Scottish Rugby Chief Executive Gordon McKie said: […]

18 Aug 2009 - Uncategorized

Warriors & Miss Scotland Get Ready For G.S.R.

The Great Scottish Run 2009, supported by Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB, took centre stage in Glasgow’s Princes Square this morning when former Miss Scotland, Nieve Jennings, was joined by Glasgow Warriors James Eddie and Calum Forrester to draw attention to the postal entries deadline for Scotland’s premier mass participation event.A record number of […]

17 Aug 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland Open Training Session

The Scotland squad will be holding an open training session at Madras Rugby Club in St. Andrews as part of their three-day training camp tomorrow at 3pm (Tuesday 18 August). Andy Robinson and his coaching team are throwing the session open for Scotland supporters, young rugby players and local enthusiasts to watch the Scotland squad […]

14 Aug 2009 - Uncategorized

Bbc Radio Scotland To Announce Pro-Player Draft

Scottish Rugby breaks new territory tonight (Friday 14 August) as the Scottish Hydro Premier One pro-player draft will be announced on BBC Radio Scotland’s rugby show (810MW) at 8pm. Coaches at Scotland’s top clubs have gathered at Murrayfield to draft Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors’ pro-players to their clubs for the coming season. By the rules of […]

14 Aug 2009 - Uncategorized

Pro Boost To Scotland’S Club Game

All of the 74 professional players with Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby have been drafted to clubs in Scottish Hydro Premier One Based on their 2008/2009 league position, each club was given the opportunity to select one of the 74 professionals from the draft, with Stewart’s-Melville FP and Dundee HSFP getting first and second pick […]

6 Aug 2009 - Uncategorized

Lucky 13 In Scotland Squad

Scotland coach Andy Robinson has today named 13 Glasgow Warriors players in a 45-strong squad for a Scotland training camp at St Andrews later this month (17-19 August).Among Glasgow’s newcomers for the camp_is Richie Gray, the 6ft 9ins, 19st 9lbs, 19-year-old Warriors lock, who played in all ten of Scotland under-20’s international matches last season.Richie […]

6 Aug 2009 - Uncategorized

Robinson Names Squad For Scotland Training Camp

Scotland coach Andy Robinson OBE has today named eight uncapped players in a 44-strong squad for a Scotland training camp at St Andrews later this month.Seven of the eight were part of the victorious Scotland A squad who captured the IRB Nations Cup in Bucharest in June – namely centre/wing John Houston, openside flanker Alan […]

5 Aug 2009 - Uncategorized

Scotland 7S Help Our Heroes At Twickenham

The international sevens coaches from Scotland, England and Wales have joined up to field an all-star invitational side at the Middlesex Sevens on Saturday 15 August.The squad, which will feature Scots Rory Hutton and Peter Jericevich, will compete under the banner of ‘Help for Heroes’ in support of the charity which helps those who have […]