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9 Feb 2021 - Uncategorized

Referee Hollie Davidson to debut at Pro14

This latest appointment will mark Davidson’s first men’s professional match appointment and follows in the footsteps of Joy Neville in becoming the second female official to be appointed to a Championship fixture. The former Scotland U20s player had previously been appointed to officiate Newcastle Falcons v Castres in round 3 of the European Challenge Cup […]

6 Feb 2021 - Uncategorized

Townsend proud of performance at Twickenham

The only try of the game was scored by Duhan van der Merwe, with Finn Russell kicking the rest of the points in a 11-6 win. Scotland Head Coach, Gregor Townsend was delighted with his side’s performance and said that he had a feeling they could do something special today. He said: “There was a […]

4 Feb 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland announce team for 150-year anniversary of rugby’s oldest rivalry

To mark the occasion each Scotland player in the starting XV will have the corresponding name from the 1871 team embroidered onto their shirt to connect with the side which faced England at Raeburn Place in Edinburgh 1871. Full-back Stuart Hogg will lead the side in the 2021 Calcutta Cup fixture, as Scotland welcome back […]

3 Feb 2021 - Uncategorized

Six Nations Rugby announces new dates for 2021 Women’s & U20s Championships

The 2021 Women’s championship will take place in April with the U20s championship taking place in June and July. Today’s announcement comes following the recommendation of a working group specifically tasked to examine various rescheduling options after the decision was taken on January 12th to postpone both championships due to the ongoing challenges presented by […]

2 Feb 2021 - Uncategorized

Aidan McCall Hagan

Educated at St Aloysius College in Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh where he graduated in medicine, Aidan McCall Hagan was a contemporary of current Scotland players, captain Stuart Hogg, stand-off Finn Russell, prop Rory Sutherland and hooker George Turner, when he represented Scotland at U17 and U18 levels in seasons 2008/9 and 2009/10. It […]

2 Feb 2021 - Uncategorized

Dunlop’s double strike for Scotland

In the seven days from 20 March 1971, 17 Scottish rugby players wrote their names into history. Not only did they achieve a rare Scotland win at Twickenham – the first in 33 years at the time – but they followed it up in the Centenary Test one week later at Murrayfield with five rip-roaring […]

1 Feb 2021 - Uncategorized

David Rose

Born in Jedburgh on 20 February 1931, David McMurray Rose, known to all and sundry as Davie, grew up with rugby the staple diet for youngsters and started his journey, as so many from the town do, at Jed Thistle before moving onto play at Riverside Park with Jed Forest. Two years’ national service followed […]

29 Jan 2021 - Uncategorized

Long read | The wizardly try from Angus Buchanan

One thing is for certain, a then 24-year-old, the eighth of 13 children, born in Inveraray by the western shores of Loch Fyne in Argyll, where his dad, John, had been Provost, inspired the generations by his rugby accomplishments 150 years ago. He lined up as a forward in the Scotland team that played in […]

29 Jan 2021 - Uncategorized

Dominic McKay to leave Scottish Rugby

McKay leaves Scottish Rugby after 13 years having been appointed as Director of Communications & Public Affairs in January 2008, before taking on wider group responsibilities from 2011 and joining the Scottish Rugby Board as an Executive Director from 2013. McKay became Chief Operating Officer in 2015 and has been responsible for the management of […]

28 Jan 2021 - Uncategorized

Ron Evans

Ron gave more than 45 years of tireless service to the game of rugby in Scotland and it is no exaggeration to say that every club in the country has benefited from his dedication and owes him a debt of gratitude. Born in Ayr, his Welsh father having been a commando who fell in love […]