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5 Mar 2024 - Scotland Teams

Scotland U18 Women squad named for upcoming Six Nations Festival

The 2024 Festival takes place at Stadiwm CSM in Colwyn Bay, Wales, starting on Friday 29 March and running until Saturday 6 April. Scotland will play 35-minute matches against France, Wales, England and Italy before finishing with a 70-minute match against Ireland. The selection comes after the Girls’ Regional Game Series which ran in January […]

28 Feb 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Community Game Conference 2024 hosted by Caroline Blair

This year’s conference will be hosted by Caroline Blair (host of the official Scottish Rugby Podcast) and will include sessions for club, school and society leaders and volunteers. An update on the Rugby Development strategic plan will also be part of the conference, with input from the Club Rugby Board. Scottish Rugby is also pleased […]

7 Feb 2024 - Glasgow Warriors

Watsonians confirm coaching group ahead of Super Series Sprint

The current Glasgow Warriors centurion and Scotland Internationalist joined the club as Assistant Coach last year. With his 61 Scotland caps he will bring a wealth of experience to the Myreside outfit who are looking to compete for the title in the upcoming Sprint. Brown will undertake this role alongside his rehab for a knee […]

30 Jan 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby continues to celebrate school activity with Saltire Energy Rugby Schools Week

To sign up and find out more, click HERE. The programme, which was first launched in 2021, has since engaged more than 70,000 pupils across over 600 state schools in rugby activity. This year, the programme will look to celebrate and promote both new and existing rugby activity within the state school environment through a […]

17 Jan 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Girls Regional Game Series squads announced for 2024 programme

Selected players were nominated by their coaches to attend a regional assessment session, where their skillset was tested and monitored to allow coaches to make an informed selection. Across the seven squads, 149 players have been selected. Of the players, 38 are supported through Scottish Rugby’s Regional Training Centres, which forms as part of the […]

16 Jan 2024 - Clubs & Schools

Coaches named for Girls Regional Game Series 2024

The coaching teams see an exciting calibre of Lead Coaches selected, with additional support from aspiring coaches, including three players currently involved in the Celtic Challenge. The Series provides a competitive development environment for the best young players in Scotland, regardless of geography or local environment, whilst supporting talent identification and selection for National Age […]

19 Dec 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Women’s Cup competitions draws for 2023/24 season confirmed

The final for the Sarah Beaney Cup, Women’s National Shield and Women’s National Plate will continue to be contested for at Silver Saturday, Scottish Rugby’s flagship finals event for the adult game. Silver Saturday will take place at the Scottish Gas Murrayfield campus on Saturday 27 April 2024. The Women’s National Bowl final will be […]

19 Dec 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby opens nominations for Community Recognition Awards 2024

The 2024 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 […]

15 Dec 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby to broadcast U18 Boys and Girls National Youth Cup Finals

Coverage will begin at 3.50pm ahead of the Girls U18 National Cup Final between Biggar and Stirling County with commentary from Stuart McFarlane, who will be joined by Kaeli King from Watsonians Women, on co-commentary. The action will continue at 5.50pm in the build up to the Boys U18 National Cup Final between Boroughmuir and […]

5 Dec 2023 - Scottish Gas Murrayfield

Scottish Rugby set to provide interactive player welfare training during December

The training will be delivered from the NES Mobile Skills Unit (MSU), a facility developed to support the delivery of clinical skills training and education to healthcare practitioners, the emergency services and members of the public across Scotland. The Mobile Skills Unit will be a hub of activity from 10am to 5.30pm at the National […]