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4 Nov 2022

Glen Young

He left Falcons for Harlequins and spent three years in London, before moving to Edinburgh Rugby ahead of the 2021/22 campaign, from such point he has made nearly 40 appearances. Glen made his Scotland debut in the third Test against Argentina on the 2022 Summer tour and earned a first start against Canada in Ottawa […]

4 Nov 2022

Murphy Walker

A former Strathallan School pupil, Murphy won the Schools Cup in 2018 and in the time since, he has also represented Stirling Wolves in the FOSROC Super6. Murphy made his Scotland debut against Fiji in 2022’s Autumn Nations Series and featured as part of last year’s Rugby World Cup warm-up squad.

4 Nov 2022

Jamie Ritchie

A former Scotland U20 captain, Ritchie also played a dramatic role as Heriot’s won the BT Premiership in 2015. His rapid rise to the full national team was complete when winning a first cap against Canada on Scotland’s 2018 North America tour. Selected for Rugby World Cup 2019, he played at a second such tournament […]

4 Nov 2022

Josh Bayliss

Though not selected for Rugby World Cup 2023, Bayliss played in warm-up games with France and Italy, notching a first Scotland try against the latter. Having made his Bath debut in 2016, he has gone on to make 70 appearances for The Rec side. Bayliss qualifies through his grandmother, who was born in Aberdeen. On […]

4 Oct 2022

Pierre Schoeman

Named as Edinburgh’s Player of the Year in 2019, Schoeman qualified on residency grounds in 2021 and made his Scotland debut against Tonga later that year, scoring a try into the bargain. ‘Schoooo’ as he is affectionately called by Edinburgh and Scotland fans alike, was an ever-present in both subsequent Guinness Six Nations campaigns and […]

4 Oct 2022

Rory Darge

His incessant work rate and speed both with ball in hand and at the breakdown typify a player who has impressed many onlookers. Darge won 13 caps for Scotland U20 and featured in the FOSROC Super6 for Southern Knights, and has also represented Melrose. He earned a first Scotland cap against Wales in the 2022 […]

4 Oct 2022

Matt Fagerson

The younger brother of tighthead prop Zander, the pair become the 22nd pair of siblings to represent Scotland in the same game in that USA test match. Previously, Fagerson represented Scotland U20 in the 2017 World Rugby under-20s Championship in Georgia, helping the team finish fifth, having after making his Glasgow Warriors debut in the 2016/17 […]

3 Oct 2022

Emma Wassell

She was a member of Scotland Women U19 7s squad in 2013, and also played in the Scotland U20 side which beat Finland earlier that year. Wassell made her Scotland debut in the opening Six Nations match of 2014 and went on to play in 54 consecutive matches before a wrist injury forced an end […]

3 Oct 2022

Lana Skeldon

Skeldon scored her first international try against Italy in a sodden Padova in 2018 She’s been part of a Scottish Schools Cup-winning team on three occasions at U15 and U18 with Gala Girls and won the plate with Melrose Ladies in 2013. The former pupil of Hawick High School was named as one of eight […]

3 Oct 2022

Rachel Malcolm

She started in the Women’s Six Nations opener against Ireland at Broadwood Stadium in 2017 but sustained an injury that side lined her for the rest of the campaign. Malcolm is the current Scotland captain, having lead the side for the 19/20 and 20/21 seasons. Her first appearance as captain for Scotland Women was in […]