For the third year running rugby clubs across Scotland have been awarded a seasonal gift of rugby kit from Scottish Rugby’s community rugby sponsor Scottish Hydro. In the final year of the three-year£90,000 Kit for Development initiative, the sponsor has provided rugby clubs across Scotland with£30,000 worth of rugby kit to help grow the game by encouraging more players in their youth sections.For the third year running rugby clubs across Scotland have been awarded a seasonal gift of rugby kit from Scottish Rugby’s community rugby sponsor Scottish Hydro. In the final year of the three-year£90,000 Kit for Development initiative, the sponsor has provided rugby clubs across Scotland with£30,000 worth of rugby kit to help grow the game by encouraging more players in their youth sections.Over 100 clubs have received kit packages over the past two seasons and this year, the final batch of clubs will receive their gift – meaning that in the three years of the initiative, every club that participates in the Scottish Hydro leagues has been provided with a£500 kit package.Colin Thomson, Scottish Rugby’s head of community rugby, said: “I’m delighted with the fact that our community sponsor, Scottish Hydro, has now provided every club in the country with a near-bespoke kit package.”Facilities and equipment are fundamental to the development of rugby and the Kit for Development initiative offers many clubs the chance to improve their stock of equipment which is crucial to the delivery of rugby in clubs.” Clubs chose from six£500 kit packages which include essential items such as balls, tackle bags, rucking shields, pumps, cones and whistles. Douglas Flowers, Scottish Hydro Sponsorship Account Manager, said: “The Kit for Development scheme is our way of directly contributing to grassroots rugby.”In the three years of this programme, every one of the associate member clubs in the Scottish Hydro Regional, National and Premier Divisions has received£500 worth of specialist rugby kit.”Scottish Hydro is the proud sponsor of club rugby’s Premier and National Divisions, as well as the National Cup. We believe the Kit for Development initiative is a good means of providing support for clubs across the country.”