Scotland Under-19 coach Peter Wright has selected a core squad of players in preparation for the U19 World Cup in Belfast this summer. The current squad of 34 will be trimmed to 26 for the World Cup later this year. Scotland Under-19 coach Peter Wright has selected a core squad of players in preparation for […]
Edinburgh Academicals centre Paul Loudon has been called up to the Scotland 7s squad for the next two tournaments on the IRB Sevens World Series in Wellington, New Zealand, and San Diego, USA. Loudon, a member of the East of Scotland Institute of Sport, replaces Border Reivers and Kelso back-row Scott Newlands who suffered an […]
Scotland head coach Frank Hadden will take charge of the Scotland A team for the Barclays Churchill Cup to be held for the first time in England this summer. Hadden and his management team are able to commit to piloting the Scotland A team as there is no summer tour in this World Cup year. […]
Chris Paterson is to continue as Scotland captain into the 2007 RBS 6 Nations Championship.Scotland head coach Frank Hadden made the announcement today, as he confirmed that the 69-times-capped Paterson, who took on the role for a second time during the recent Bank of Scotland Corporate Autumn Tests, would retain the captain’s armband. Scotland open […]
Watsonians hooker Sarah Louise Walker has been named in the Scotland women’s squad for the upcoming Six Nations.Watsonians hooker Sarah Louise Walker has been named in the Scotland women’s squad for the upcoming Six Nations. She joined the club from Lismore in the summer and is a PE teacher in West Lothian. Meanwhile, her team […]
Scotland no. 8 Donna Kennedy is on course to claim her 100th cap after being named as captain for the opening RBS Six Nations game against England on Saturday 3 February. Kennedy will make her 96th appearance for Scotland at Old Albanians RFC, St Albans this weekend and could make her century in the final […]
The tournament will feature nine teams from across the continent, with Scotland drawn in Pool C alongside Ukraine and Ireland. Scotland’s first match of the day will see the side face Ukraine (12.06pm BST), before taking on Ireland (2.28pm BST) later in the afternoon. All of the 12 players named in the squad recently featured […]
Ahead of a huge year for Scotland 7s, Farndale has spoken of his delight at leading his country during the HSBC World Sevens Series, with both the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup Sevens to come in 2022. Having seen the international calendar suspended in time throughout much of the Covid-10 pandemic, Scotland 7s return […]
Musicians Aidan O’Rourke and members of the National Youth Choir of Scotland met today at BT Murrayfield, along with Edinburgh Rugby’s Nick Haining, Harri Morris and Michael Jones to celebrate the launch of the tickets going live. The 2022 Edinburgh International Festival opens with MACRO, a spectacular free event at BT Murrayfield. Critically acclaimed circus […]
Martin made her Scotland debut during the Summer Series match against USA in August. The 23-year-old previously played for Hillhead Jordanhill before joining University of Edinburgh. She played for the university side for six years, and during that time spent two summers in Edmonton, Canada, where she played for the Rockers.