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6 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Obituary: Gary Callander

A legend of Kelso rugby over many years, Gary broke into his hometown side aged 16 which he followed as a young player with the first of the five Melrose 7s tournament wins just two years later aged 18. Playing at hooker, Gary led Kelso side to the Border League championship in 1986 and the […]

6 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Scots sign off from Team GB in Dubai

Several Scots were involved over the course of the weekend, with Lisa Thomson and Shona Campbell representing Team GB – the latter scoring two tries in the competition. Team GB’s men rallied throughout, coming second in a pool containing the impressive eventual tournament winners South Africa, Ireland and Japan, with two wins from three earning […]

3 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

U20 Six Nations fixtures confirmed for 2022

Matches will be broadcast in Six Nations territories either on TV, broadcaster streaming platforms or via Six Nations digital channels. All matches will be available in the UK on BBC iPlayer and Ireland on RTE and Virgin Media, while Sky Italia will broadcast the matches of Italy Under 20s. Broadcast details for France will be […]

2 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

2022 Women’s Six Nations fixtures announced

The Women’s Six Nations will remain in its own dedicated window in the calendar, with the matches taking place in March and April. 2022 will see all 15 matches broadcast on BBC in the UK, RTÉ and Virgin Media in Ireland and Sky Italia for the Italian market. Details for France will be communicated in […]

1 Dec 2021 - Uncategorized

Siobhan Cattigan

The thoughts of all our people and players go out to Siobhan’s family, friends and many teammates at Stirling County and Scotland at this incredibly difficult time. Siobhan started her journey in the Scottish Rugby International set up in 2017 and has been a much respected and loved player who will be greatly missed by […]

30 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Siobhan Cattigan

The thoughts of all our people and players go out to Siobhan’s family, friends and many teammates at Stirling County and Scotland at this incredibly difficult time. Siobhan started her journey in the Scottish Rugby International set up in 2017 and has been a much respected and loved player who will be greatly missed by […]

30 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland Announce core squad for HSBC World Sevens Series return

2014 Commonwealth Games squad member Lee Jones, who last featured for Scotland 7s in 2018 and has 25 events to his name, returns to the national fold, as do Tokyo Olympians Alec Coombes and Ross McCann. Paddy Kelly and Jamie Farndale, who have been selected for Team GB for the ongoing Dubai HSBC World Sevens […]

26 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Autumn inductions to Scottish Rugby’s Hall of Fame

Dee Bradbury OBE, the first female President of a Tier One union in the global game, became the latest inductee to Scottish Rugby’s Hall of Fame at the weekend. Dee, from the Oban Lorne club, Scottish Rugby’s President between 2018 and 2020, will also now join the Hall of Fame nomination panel to further strengthen […]

24 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

John Fletcher appointed as Head of Pathways and Elite Coach Development

This new role has been developed as part of the on-going review of the High-Performance Department overseen by Director of Performance Rugby, Jim Mallinder. Mallinder said on the appointment: “I am delighted to welcome John to Scottish Rugby. His experience in player and coach development spans across various sports at a High Performance level. The […]

23 Nov 2021 - Uncategorized

Scotland Women 7s nominated for Scottish Women in Sport “Team of the Year” award

The squad made history in June as they qualified for the next year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, following a formidable campaign at the Rugby Europe Sevens Championship Series in both Lisbon and Moscow. It will be the first time that Team Scotland have competed in the women’s competition, since the women’s game was first introduced […]