Coaches and match officials from all levels of the game are invited to register for this free event which will see a variety of guest speakers deliver interactive workshops on a range of topics.

A selection of high-profile guest speakers have been confirmed, including:

• Gregor Townsend, Scotland Men National Team Head Coach
• John Fletcher, Scottish Rugby Head of Player Pathway & Elite Coach Development
• JP Doyle, Scottish Rugby High Performance Match Official Coach
• Geraint Davies, Leicester Tigers Academy Lead Coach & Coach Developer
• Amy Price, Coach Developer at Grey Matters & English FA
• Duncan Mascarenhas, Associate Professor Edinburgh Napier University/Officiating expert

Although the conference is free of change, the event will support two of Scottish Rugby’s charity partners, My Name’5 Doddie Foundation and Murrayfield Injured Players Foundation. Donations can be made to these charities upon registration.

The conference is open to coaches associated to a rugby club, school or society in Scotland.

Registration for the conference is now open via SCRUMS, HERE – click ‘browse courses’. The closing date for registrations is Friday 20 May.

To get a taste of previous conferences, view highlights for the 2016 National Coaching Conference HERE.