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25 Jun 2024

Samaanther Taganekurukuru

The back-row featured for Dundee in the U18 National Shiel Final, lifting the silverware at Hive Stadium. Later that year she was selected for Scotland U18 in the Six Nations Festival. In the 2023/24 season, Samaanther was part of the Premiership final winning team with Stirling County. A few months later she was named as […]

25 Jun 2024

Talei Tawake

After catching the rugby bug she joined Murrayfield Wanderers, playing there for two years before starting her senior rugby career at Watsonian FC. Earlier this year Talei was named and featured in the Scotland Women U18 squad for the U18 Six Nations Festival in Wales, playing across the back row and front-row for Scotland. Away […]

21 Mar 2024

Fi McIntosh

Notably, she was part of Saracens’ Allianz Premiership 15s title win in the 2021/22 season. In 2023, the Saracens player earned her first call up to Scotland Women ahead of Scotland Women traveling to South Africa for WXV2. The lock qualified through her father, Alistair. In 2024, Fi featured for Edinburgh Rugby in the Celtic […]

21 Mar 2024

Merryn Gunderson

Over the years, Merryn progressed through various teams, reaching National Youth Finals with Murrayfield Wanderers and Edinburgh Harlequins. Notably, she competed with Corstorphine Cougars in the 2023 Sarah Beaney Cup Final at Murrayfield and was a breakthrough star of the Celtic Challenge for Edinburgh Rugby. Merryn earned her first call up to Scotland Women in […]

21 Mar 2024

Alex Stewart

Joining the school team partnered with Lismore RFC, she continued her rugby journey, participating in the Aspiring Performance Programme (APP), attaining qualifications at Level 5. In 2022, as part of Edinburgh Harlequins U18, Alex reached the National Youth Cup Final at Murrayfield, captaining the capital side. Later that year, Alex went on to also play […]

23 Feb 2024

Gavin Parry

He then moved to Welsh Premiership team Pontypridd RFC.

16 Feb 2024

Tom Currie

In December 2022, he captained his school team to victory at the U18 Schools Cup Final at Murrayfield Stadium. In 2023, he was named as one of the fifteen players selected to be part of the FOSROC Scottish Rugby contracted academy aligned with Edinburgh Rugby. He had his first taste of adult rugby as part […]

16 Feb 2024

Freddy Douglas

Freddy played for Stewart’s Melville College team from 2009-2023, before joining Edinburgh Rugby’s FOSROC Scottish Rugby academy. He also had a stint with Edinburgh Vikings from 2018-2021. He was part of the FOSROC Future XV in 2023. Freddy represented Scotland Under-18’s in Dublin in 2023. He also used to compete in shot putt.

16 Feb 2024

Euan McVie

After leaving school, he joined Premiership side Edinburgh Accies before moving to FOSROC Super Series side Heriot’s Rugby, where he played during the 2023 FOSROC Super Series Sprint. At the start of the 2023/24 season, McVie was named as one of the fifteen FOSROC Scottish Rugby contracted academy players aligned with Glasgow Warriors.

16 Feb 2024

Ryan Burke

He attended Douglas Academy and played for West of Scotland before joining Glasgow Hawks. Burke was named as one of Glasgow Warriors’ contracted FOSROC Scottish Rugby academy players in 2023. He made nine appearances for the FOSROC Future XV side during the 2023 FOSROC Super Series Championship.