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29 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

New governance structure agreed for rugby in Scotland

The new structure, based on the recommendations on the Standing Committee on Governance (SCOG), sees the new Scottish Rugby Union (a company limited by guarantee) take on the responsibility for the oversight of the organisation’s main operating vehicle, Scottish Rugby. It also will provide an oversight function to the organisation’s members. Professor Lorne Crerar CBE, […]

27 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

2023 Under-20 Six Nations Fixtures Announced

The Under-20 Championship kicks off on the 3rd of February 2023 with a Friday night lights first round of fixtures that will see Scotland travel to play England. Scotland will host Wales in the second round on Friday 10 February before traveling to France for round three on Friday 24 February. The young Scots will […]

27 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Tim’s Great Rugger Run for Doddie enters final week

The route has taken Tim across the West Highlands, Glasgow, Ayrshire, Stirling, Dundee, and over the course of the next week he’ll cross Fife, Edinburgh and the Borders, finishing his journey on Saturday 1 October in Melrose, just in time for Melrose v Aberdeen Grammar in Tennent’s National Division 1. Tim’s motivation to create the […]

26 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Princess Royal sends best wishes to Scotland RWC squad

The Scotland squad have arrived safely in New Zealand ahead of next month’s Rugby World Cup. And as they left Edinburgh, they received a good luck message that underlined the support they are receiving. Scottish Rugby’s patron, HRH The Princess Royal, wrote to players and management wishing them “the best of fortune.” In the letter, […]

23 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

232 and counting

But another initiative – in the making long before their last appearance in the global showpiece of the game in England in 2010 – has also been completed Taking pride of place in the BT Murrayfield tunnel – alongside the all-time list of male players capped for Scotland over the last 151 years – is […]

22 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby publishes Financial Statements for 2021-22

A set of fully audited accounts for the period display an overall revenue return within 5% of pre-pandemic levels at £57.9m, a rise of £5.5m from the previous year. The key driver of the increased revenue was the welcome return of thousands of our supporters to BT Murrayfield, Scotstoun and the newly opened DAM Health […]

22 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

FOSROC Super6 Round 7 fixture between Ayrshire Bulls and Southern Knights

The round 5 fixture between Southern Knights and Ayrshire Bulls was initially due to be played on Saturday 3 September at The Greenyards, although an agreement was made between all parties to support Glasgow Warriors in a pre-season fixture after the withdrawal of Worcester Warriors in Inverness on Friday 2 September. As a result, the […]

21 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Professor Lorne Crerar CBE to become Interim Chair of Scottish Rugby Union

Professor Crerar was appointed as the independent chair of the Standing Committee on Governance (SCOG) of the Scottish Rugby Union Council in January 2022, succeeding Gavin MacColl KC, and completed an on-going review of the governance of Scottish Rugby in May of this year. A Special General Meeting, scheduled for 28 September, will see a […]

21 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Professor Lorne Crerar CBE to become Interim Chair of Scottish Rugby Union

Professor Crerar was appointed as the independent chair of the Standing Committee on Governance (SCOG) of the Scottish Rugby Union Council in January 2022, succeeding Gavin MacColl KC, and completed an on-going review of the governance of Scottish Rugby in May of this year. A Special General Meeting, scheduled for 28 September, will see a […]

21 Sep 2022 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby launches new State School Strategy to increase youth participation

Whilst Scottish Rugby’s engagement with state schools has been ongoing for a number of years – including investment into the Schools of Rugby programme and developing formal partnership agreements with local authorities including Aberdeenshire Council – this is the first time Scottish Rugby has produced a statement of intent around increasing state school rugby participation. […]