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WXV 2 Matt finish would put gloss on 2024

Now, a year into his coaching journey with the squad, Banahan shared his reflections with scottishrugby.org, offering a glimpse into the passion and purpose driving the team. “I love coaching Scotland, I am excited every day by this group”, said Banahan. “When I came in, for me, my hopes were to coach a group of […]

Highlights | Scotland v Fiji | The Vodafone Series

Scotland Women | Preseason Q&A with Rachel, Jade and CB

The preseason period is crucial for the team, not just for physical conditioning but also for fostering team cohesion. With new faces both within the player group and management – we caught up with Rachel Malcolm, Christine Belisle (CB) and Jade Konkel to discuss their preparations. Click here to buy your tickets for Scotland v […]

Match Report: Ireland U20 37 – 7 Scotland Women U20

Ireland were first on the board, scoring through Sophie Barrett. Kate Flannery converted. [7-0, 7 mins] Scotland continued to press in attack with Ceitidh Ainsworth, Aila Ronald and Holland Bogan all impressing with line breaks and powerful carries, but the Scots were unlucky not to convert their possession and territory into points with unfortunate errors. […]

Match Report: USA 7 – 42 Scotland

It took just six minutes for van der Merwe to edge himself closer to making Scotland Men’s rugby history, scoring his 27th Test match try to level with the record holder, Stuart Hogg. From the line-out, the back line unveiled their magic to put the winger into space and coast over for Scotland’s opener. In […]

Report: Scotland Men U20 46-10 Japan U20

Scotland opened the scoring in the first ten minutes of the match when captain Liam McConnell collected a loose ball. The skipper found stand-off Andy McLean who charged up the midfield and found winger Geordie Gwynn running a lovely inside to bounced off two tacklers to power his way over the tryline for the opening […]

Match Report: Scotland Women U20 10 – 69 France U20

It was a busy set of open exchanges, with Scotland showcasing their ability to apply the pressure where it was needed and display some of their own attacking threat. Just as play seemed to settle, Scotland were forced into some early changes to the forward pack with injuries sustained by prop Chloe Brown and second […]

Highlights: Italy U20 v Scotland Women U20

Match Preview: Bulls v Glasgow Warriors

The URC will be guaranteed a new champion for the 2023/24 season, after Glasgow Warriors defeated last year’s champions Munster at Thomond Park. The Warriors travel once again to Pretoria to face the Vodacom Bulls in the final leg of the competition. The semi-final against Munster displayed Glasgow’s dynamism. Much of the game was dominated […]

Wilson backing league leaders Glasgow for BKT URC glory

The Scottish outfit are four points clear of Leinster Rugby at the top of the table with three rounds of regular season matches to play. They face a titanic tussle with the fourth-placed Vodacom Bulls at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld on Saturday before travelling to Johannesburg to face the Emirates Lions and then hosting Zebre Parma. […]