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20 Feb 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Squads for 2024 Inter-District Championships announced

This season, the four districts – Edinburgh, Glasgow & The West, Caledonia Reds and the South – will play in a round robin format. The fixtures are as follows: Edinburgh v The South – Stoneyhill, Musselburgh, Saturday 23 March (kick off 3pm) Glasgow & the West v Caledonia Reds – Braidholm, Glasgow, Saturday 23 March […]

19 Feb 2024 - Edinburgh Rugby

Edinburgh and Glasgow give everything in final home matches | Celtic Challenge Play-offs Round 1 Review

Glasgow Warriors 17-24 Brython Thunder A strong performance was ultimately not enough for Glasgow Warriors in their final home match of the 2023/24 Celtic Challenge, as Chris Laidlaw’s squad were edged out 24-17 at the hands of Brython Thunder at Scotstoun. Tries from Claudia McLaren and Roma Fraser – her third in two matches – […]

19 Feb 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Women’s Regional Play-Off Series fixtures confirmed

Shetland Valkyries travelled to Rubislaw on Saturday earning themselves a strong win over Aberdeenshire Quines (12-57) to take the Caledonia North Region 1 title. In doing so they have now earned themselves a spot in the Women’s Regional Play-Off Series alongside Stewartry, Dundee Valkyries and Ayr with the winner promoted to the Women’s Premiership for […]

19 Feb 2024 - Scotland Teams

Scotland Women extended training squad announced ahead of Guinness Six Nations

The 34-player squad, which comprises 18 forwards and 16 backs, will convene in camp on Monday 26 February. Easson has named seven uncapped players, four of whom were recently drafted as core squad members for Edinburgh Rugby in the Celtic Challenge. Forwards Alex Stewart and Merryn Gunderson (both of Corstorphine Cougars) have earned their first […]

19 Feb 2024 - Scotland Men

Six Nations squad update ahead of England match

They replace Josh Bayliss, Javan Sebastian and Ross McCann. Bayliss has been ruled out of the squad due to concussion. The back-row options have been bolstered by the return of Bristol Bears flanker Magnus Bradbury and fresh from making 150 appearances for Edinburgh at the weekend, Hamish Watson is called up. Blair Kinghorn has recovered […]

16 Feb 2024 - Edinburgh Rugby

Squads named for first round of Celtic Challenge play-offs | Preview

Edinburgh Rugby v Irish Wolfhounds Scotland international Rhona Lloyd is one of two potential debuts from the Edinburgh bench as Head Coach Claire Cruikshank named a settled side for their vital encounter with Irish Wolfhounds at Hive Stadium tomorrow (kick off 1pm). An unchanged back three is named, with Cardiff Met’s Nicole Marlow at full-back, […]

16 Feb 2024 - Corporate

Scottish Rugby outlines new Male Performance Pathway

The plan sees the reinstatement of Scotland ‘A’ fixtures, a move to professional ‘A’ team games and expanded Academies to work with players into the U23 age bracket to deliver appropriate level game time. There will be a focus on developing more home-grown players and better alignment between the domestic and professional game are key […]

15 Feb 2024 - Scotland Teams

Six Nations announce 2024 Under-18 festival details

The third successive staging of the festivals will feature all Six Nations Unions in both festivals as well as Georgia and Portugal in the Men’s Festival for the first time. The women’s festival takes place at Stadiwm CSM in Colwyn Bay, Wales, starting on Friday 29 March and running until Saturday 6 April. Scotland will […]

15 Feb 2024 - Obituary

Obituary: Gerry Tosh

A former player for the Dundee High School FP club, Gerry spent many years on the club committee, including as President from 2009-15 and from 2017-20. He was a prime mover in the merging of Dundee HSFP and Morgan FP Rugby Clubs to form Dundee Rugby Club and during his term of office, the club […]

15 Feb 2024 - Scotland Men

Jim Carswell receives his retrospective cap

Jim Carswell, now aged 76, played in the Scotland pack that defeated Japan 34-9 in September 1976. A product of Paisley Grammarians, Jordanhill and Glasgow, Carswell is now resident in a care home in Cheltenham. He was unable to travel to capping ceremonies we held at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium, so Scottish Rugby took the […]