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12 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Return to Rugby | Level 4 update issued

Changes to Level 4 of the Return to Rugby guidance include the resumption of touch rugby activity for participants aged 11 and under, along with the resumption of socially distanced activity for up to 15 individuals, aged 12 and over. The updated Return to Rugby guidance and supporting documents for clubs and schools can be […]

12 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Return to Rugby | Level 4 update issued

Changes to Level 4 of the Return to Rugby guidance include the resumption of touch rugby activity for participants aged 11 and under, along with the resumption of socially distanced activity for up to 15 individuals, aged 12 and over. The updated Return to Rugby guidance and supporting documents for clubs and schools can be […]

12 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland name team to play Ireland in the 2021 Guinness Six Nations

In the pack, prop WP Nel comes in at tighthead and packs down alongside hooker George Turner and loosehead Rory Sutherland. Jamie Ritchie returns at blindside flanker and complements Hamish Watson and Matt Fagerson in the loose forwards, while Jonny Gray and Scott Cummings continue their second-row partnership for the seventh successive international. Captain Stuart […]

11 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby welcomes CVC partnership into Six Nations

Scottish Rugby Statement Today’s announcement marks an important step in the evolution of the Six Nations as a tournament and one that Scottish Rugby was proud to play a role in. Bringing in a significant external partner is the result of many years of hard work in developing the tournament and recognition of its value […]

10 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Cup winning captain to return to Glasgow Warriors as new Managing Director

Current Warriors Managing Director, Nathan Bombrys, who has led the club since 2011, is staying with Scottish Rugby to take up a new role as Head of International Commercial Projects which will see him identify and develop the union’s international commercial interests working alongside its partners at PRO14, Old Glory DC and EPCR, among others. […]

5 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Murchie steps up from Super6

Murchie becomes the first Head Coach to graduate, after the first season of the FOSROC Super6, into a full-time professional rugby setting. The former full-back amassed 116 appearances for Glasgow Warriors as a player and returned to the club earlier this season when Danny Wilson invited him to work with the team. Prior to Murchie […]

3 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series 2021 schedule announced

Given the unique circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 global pandemic, together with the spectacle of the Olympic Games in July, World Rugby has worked closely together with partners, host organisations and participating unions to agree a compact and highly impactful Series in 2021. The condensed 2021 Series schedule includes five women’s and four men’s […]

2 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Rugby World Cup 2021 update

The recommendation will be considered by the Rugby World Cup Board and World Rugby Executive Committee on 8 and 9 March respectively. In a statement World Rugby said: “The recommendation is based on the evolution of the uncertain and challenging global COVID-19 landscape. It has become clear in recent discussions with key partners including New […]

2 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Rugby World Cup 2021 update

The recommendation will be considered by the Rugby World Cup Board and World Rugby Executive Committee on 8 and 9 March respectively. In a statement World Rugby said: “The recommendation is based on the evolution of the uncertain and challenging global COVID-19 landscape. It has become clear in recent discussions with key partners including New […]

1 Mar 2021 - Uncategorized

Laidlaw continues his marathon challenge

Laidlaw, son of the former Scotland and British & Irish Lions scrum-half, Roy Laidlaw, began 2021 with his first ever marathon, braving Arctic temperatures on New Year’s Day on a 26-mile course in the south-west of Edinburgh. His plan, dubbed 12 in 12, is to complete a marathon each month this year to raise funds […]