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 […]
Corstorphine Cougars and Stirling County booked their place in the Premiership final, after defeating Watsonian FC and Heriot’s Blues respectively in the semi-final play-offs earlier this month. The game will be hosted at Bridgehaugh after the County side finished top of the table at the end of the regular season. An all Women refereeing team, […]
The move to bring back the historic competition was made following an amended motion presented by GHA at the Scottish Rugby AGM in July 2021, where 72 clubs to 46 voted in favour to revive the tournament. The competition, which was first established in 1953, used to be competed for annually in the amateur era […]
Beginning this Sunday (22 January), teams representing Caledonia Midlands, Caledonia North, East, Glasgow North and Glasgow South at U16 and U18 level will now meet over the next five weekends. Each weekend there are two fixtures, with one team having a bye week. The selection process saw more than 600 players nominated by clubs and […]
Through a series of practical workshops and online resources, ‘Scrum School’ will provide support to coaches and players with the aim of creating stronger, more confident, and skilled front-row players. The programme has been developed to support both youth and senior players in the male and female game, irrespective of their rugby experience. The Scrum […]
The role, which is aligned to the Rugby Development Department, will see Dr Barclay develop and enhance support and guidance for grassroots clubs on both on and off-field welfare matters. Dr Barclay completed her medical degree at Aberdeen University before specialising in paediatric care, where her career in hospital settings spanned more than 25 years. […]
The 2023 Community Recognition Awards aim to celebrate and recognise the efforts of players, coaches, match officials and volunteers from the domestic game. The format includes six award categories, which will be awarded in each of the five regions – Caledonia Midlands, Caledonia North, East, Glasgow North and Glasgow South. The award categories are: Volunteer […]
Boys U18 Cup Hutchesons’ Grammar came up short against Strathallan School who progress to the next round with a 13-17 win. Loretto School and the Edinburgh Academy drew 10-10, but the Edinburgh Academy progress to the semi-finals as the away team as determined by criteria in National Competition Rules. In another tight content, Stewart’s Melville […]