Over the course of the week, rugby will reach school communities across the country from Ardrossan to Kirkwall, Elgin to Galashiels and many more locations in between. In the first ever instalment of the programme in September 2021, more than 16,000 pupils, boys and girls, from 287 schools engaged with rugby. Since then, more than […]
Currie Chieftains made their presence in a packed-out Mansfield know early in, as they claimed the opening points of the match within just four minutes. A break through the Hawick defence from stand-off Jamie Forbes took the visitors deep into the opposition 22. A series of penalty infringements from the hosts allowed Currie the opportunity […]
The Scottish Cup, which has been challenged for since 1995/96, was last contested in the 2018/19 season in an edge of the seat thriller at BT Murrayfield, as Ayr narrowly defeated Heriot’s for the win (27-25). Last season, Scottish Rugby made the decision to postpone the Scottish Cup, National Shield and National Bowl competitions in […]
The conference structure will see teams play friendlies in a round-robin format across the day, offering the U17 boys’ squads the chance to challenge themselves against new opposition. The event is designed to support young players access additional competition whilst supporting player integration from younger age-grade levels. The event will also be utilising FOSROC Academy […]
Running between May and July, Tartan Touch is designed to provide a simplified version of rugby with the aim of attracting players of all abilities, ages and levels of experience who are looking to improve their fitness, begin their rugby journey or return to the sport, through simple and social activity. This year’s programme will […]
Building on the success of last year’s Game Development Conference, attended by over 250 coaches and match officials from across the domestic game, this year’s conference will also include sessions for club, school and society leaders and volunteers. Further details of sessions and guest speakers along with registration details for the conference will be confirmed […]
In World Rugby endorsed trials conducted in France and South Africa, lowering the tackle height has been shown to reduce the number of head-on-head contacts and concussions. Lowering the tackle height has also shown positive outcomes regarding increased ball-in-play time and offloading. Clubs, schools and societies were notified of the consultation process via Club Communications, […]
This year’s 13 successful applicants will receive investment towards projects via two funding strands – Capital and Revenue – designed to improve club facilities or allow clubs to employ administrators to support with operational needs. There are nine clubs who will receive over £370,000 via the Capital fund. The clubs will invest their award into […]
Tell Us, which will be live on Tuesday 7 February, has been created in recognition of recent concerns raised by players in the community game relating to discrimination in their local playing environments. The service will sit alongside existing support channels covered by Scottish Rugby’s regional teams, respective club and school’s own management structures and […]
This new role has been created and funded as part of Scottish Rugby’s Women and Girls’ strategy which launched in June 2022. Rosy, who joined at the start of the year, will now oversee the development and implementation of programmes for women and girls to strengthen existing pathways throughout the community game. This will include […]