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22 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Rugby World Cup 2021 Final Qualification Tournament update

Taking place at The Sevens Stadium in Dubai, the tournament will shift forward by one day from its original dates that were announced earlier this month. Teams from Scotland, Samoa, Colombia and the winner of the Hong Kong v Kazakhstan play-off – which has now been confirmed for the 13th February at the Asia Rugby […]

22 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Sean Lineen to leave Scottish Rugby

Lineen, who celebrates his 60th birthday on Christmas Day, said today: “For me this has been a really hard decision. But it is the right time to leave.” Lineen departs at the conclusion of a review of the structure of Scottish Rugby’s High-Performance Department, overseen by Director of Performance Rugby, Jim Mallinder, who is aligning […]

20 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Obituary: Barry Sinclair

Barry had been involved with Portobello RFC for 52 years and was widely known by the Edinburgh and Lothians community, and by those involved across Scottish rugby. Growing up in the seaside suburb of Edinburgh, Barry has been described as “Portobello through and through”, he even had a job on Portobello beach as a young […]

15 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Pete Horne steps into Head Coaching role with Ayrshire Bulls

The 32-year-old is set to retire from playing with Glasgow Warriors and move into the position on a full-time basis, effective from January 2022. Horne replaces former Warriors teammate and friend Pat McArthur, who led the Bulls to lift the inaugural FOSROC Super6 trophy earlier this year. Horne was successful in applying for head coach […]

13 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Ruthven to lead Knights

He will step up to lead the part-time professional team in the FOSROC Super6, from the start of January when he will leave his current Head Coaching role of the Melrose Rugby club side in Tennent’s National League 1. As former Melrose club captain Ruthven turned out for the club 196 times before starting his […]

13 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Ruthven to lead Knights

He will step up to lead the part-time professional team in the FOSROC Super6, from the start of January when he will leave his current Head Coaching role of the Melrose Rugby club side in Tennent’s National League 1. As former Melrose club captain Ruthven turned out for the club 196 times before starting his […]

10 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Scottish Rugby determined to enhance a warm welcome to all to our sport

We have joined forces with CEMVO Scotland, a strategic partner of the Scottish Government Equality Unit, to look at what needs to be done to make our sport and what we offer more engaging. CEMVO Scotland work with a network of some 600 organisations/individuals throughout the country aiming to further equality. Earlier this autumn Scottish […]

9 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Laidlaw raises £20,000 for charities with one marathon to go in ’12 in 12′ challenge

Exactly one year on from the announcement, Laidlaw has now completed 11 of his 12 runs and has raised an incredible £20,000 for Marie Curie, Alzheimer Scotland and the Murrayfield Injured Players Foundation. Laidlaw, son of the former Scotland and British & Irish Lions scrum-half, Roy Laidlaw, completed marathon 11 in his hometown of Jedburgh, […]

8 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Aggregate format returns for 1872 Cup

Glasgow Warriors host Edinburgh Rugby in the opening leg of the 1872 Cup on Monday 27 December at Scotstoun (kick-off 7pm) in round 8 of the United Rugby Championship. Tens of thousands are then expected as the sides meet again for the decisive match at the home of Scottish Rugby, BT Murrayfield Stadium, a week […]

7 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Obituary: David Whyte

Scottish Rugby is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of former Scotland internationalist David Whyte, who wore the Thistle on 13 occasions in the 1960s. David James Whyte was born in Cupar-Fife to Helen and Alexander Whyte on February 21 1940. He had two older sisters, Helen and Moira, one older brother, Sandy and […]