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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 […]

2 Dec 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Women’s Premiership finalists for 2023/24 confirmed

Stirling County are poised for a challenging showdown to retain the title with Watsonians recording an unbeaten run in the league thus far. The prestigious Final is set to unfold at Myreside Stadium in Edinburgh, the chosen battleground after Watsonians claimed the top spot in the table. This pivotal moment marks Stirling County’s second appearance […]

29 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby awards Edinburgh club with Major Capital Investment

The Major Capital Investment award is part of the ‘Growth & Participation Fund’ and was established from the £5M Scottish Government funding during the Covid-19 pandemic. This funding strand is designed to support clubs with developments to their physical infrastructure including the purchase, upgrade or construction of their clubhouse facility. The club, which operates from […]

21 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby launches SROI project for grassroots game

Scottish Rugby’s Rugby Development Department has launched its first Social Return on Investment project to help the department and clubs alike understand and quantify the social, environment and economic value of the grassroots game in Scotland. This project looks to create data and information which can provide national and local benefits, supporting new partnerships in […]

Saltire Energy Caledonia Cup – Youth Rugby Finals Day

13 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Semi-finals for 2023/24 National Youth Cup competitions drawn

Click HERE for more fixtures information. Boys U18 National Youth Cup Boroughmuir defeated Gala Wanderers 50-0 to book the first semi-final slot for the U18 Youth Cup. They will face Dumfries Saints who were victorious over Currie Chieftains, 34-19. West of Scotland will host Stirling County in the semi-final, after they overcome competition from Peebles […]

13 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

National Schools Cup semi-finals drawn for 2023/24 competiton

Click HERE for more fixtures information. U18 National Schools Cup George Watson’s College were first to secure a spot in the semi-finals, narrowly defeating Strathallan on home turf, 21-17. Edinburgh Academy triumphed on the road, beating Howe of Fife/Bell Baxter High School, 12-24. Merchiston Castle earned their semi-final spot with a 26-13 victory over Loretto […]

7 Nov 2023 - Clubs & Schools

Scottish Rugby opens nominations for Girls Regional Game Series

The Series was first created and introduced in the 2022/23 season as part of Scottish Rugby’s Women’s & Girls strategy and has been developed jointly by Sottish Rugby’s Rugby Development and High-Performance departments. The Series provides a competitive development environment for the best young players in Scotland, regardless of geography or local environment, whilst supporting […]