Travel Scheme
Long Journeys & School & Youth Multiple Team Travel
If a club or school is required to fulfil a Scottish Rugby (league or cup) fixture with a return journey in excess of 149 miles on the mainland of Scotland, Scottish Rugby may make a travel contribution in respect of each of these journeys (excluding visits to the Scottish Islands which are covered below) as follows:
| BETWEEN (MILES) | AMOUNT | |
| 1-3 TEAMS TRAVELLING | 4 + TEAMS TRAVELLING | |
| Return journey of 150 miles to 249 miles | £250.00 | £500.00 |
| Return journey of 250 miles to 349 miles | £350.00 | £700.00 |
| Return journey of 350 miles to 599 miles | £500.00 | £1,000 |
| Return journey of 599 miles or more | £600.00 | £1,200 |
Travel to Scottish Islands
If a Club or school is required to fulfil a Scottish Rugby (league or cup) fixture, with a return journey to one of the Scottish Islands, Scottish Rugby may make a maximum travel contribution in respect of each journey, proving a claim has been submitted by the club as follows:
| TRAVELLING TO SHETLAND, STORNOWAY & ORKNEY | |
| COMPETITION | AMOUNT |
| Adult | £5,500.00 |
| School & Youth (U18s) | £4,000.00 |
| School & Youth (U16s and below) | £2,400.00 |
| School & Youth (Shetland fixtures only) | £4,000.00 |
| TRAVELLING TO ARRAN, BUTE, COWAL, ISLAY & MULL | |
| Adult | £750.00 |
| School & Youth | £600.00 |
Payment Process
-
Mainland Travel - Adult
Travel Payments for adult male and adult female League competition fixtures may be made by BACS transfer to an account nominated by each Club by the end of October 2025.
Please note, for those competitions whereby a split competition format has been introduced payment will be made by the end of October 2024 where the fixtures are known. Payment for those fixtures following the split will be paid at the end of the season in May 2026 to the same account.
Mileages will be calculated based on information from the AA. The AA route planner can be found here.
-
Mainland Travel - Youth
For Clubs participating in Club youth conferences with multiple teams travelling, a cumulative approach to individual team travel will be adopted. Payments will be made by the end of January 2026 for Inspiresport Conference and National Cup fixtures played. Payment for fixtures following January 2026 will be paid at the end of the season in May 2026.
-
Island Travel
Island Travel Payments will be made on receipt of a claim form and appropriate receipts. Island Travel Claims can be submitted at the time of booking and must be submitted to Scottish Rugby no later than one month after the fixture being played. In the event of a cancellation, the travel claim will be carried forward if the fixture is re-scheduled. The island travel scheme is to support clubs with their costs and does not always cover the full costs. Please be aware that this fund is for travel and accommodation only and does not cover food and other spend.
The Island Travel claim forms are available to download below.
-
Stornoway, Shetland & Orkney Rugby Clubs – Travel Subsidy
To support the participation in adult League competition fixtures, Scottish Rugby will make an upfront travel subsidy payment in October 2025 for the adult game. This is to support the three Clubs who have considerable travel challenges based on their island location. For fixtures and travel for other teams such as youth and any school teams please claim for each specific journey.
Principal Partners
