Articles Archives - Scottish Rugby

30 Dec 2024

1872 Cup: Glasgow lift Cup despite loss

Glasgow left their home leg at Hampden Park with a 19-point lead thanks to their 33-14 win before Christmas. And although the Gunners did win at Scottish Gas Murrayfield in the second leg, it wasn’t enough to overturn the deficit, and the Warriors lifted the Cup. Early in the first half, both sides jabbed at […]

20 Dec 2024

Scotland U20 45 – 43 Wales U20

Captain Johnny Ventisei and Ollie McKenna scored two tries as Scotland raced out to a 38-10 scoreline at half time, but Wales reeled them in with five second half tries. A mild Edinburgh afternoon greeted the two teams as Harri Ford kicked off for Wales towards the Riverside Stand at Hive Stadium. The Welsh were […]

14 Dec 2024

Report: Emerging Scotland 7 – 24 Italy U23s

The Italians built steadily into the match after going a try down in the first half, and secured a 24-7 victory. Italy’s Mattia Ferrarin got the match underway with Scotland attacking towards the Murrayfield end. Fly half Cammy Scott dealt with the initial incursion – bringing the kick-off down and sending it high into the […]

13.12.24 – Wales U20 v Scotland U20 – Warmup Six Nations Match – Hugo Alderson of Scotland kicks the ball away

13 Dec 2024

Scotland U20 Development side lose out to Wales

A Scotland squad of largely U19 players travelled down, with some of the U20 players involved with Emerging Scotland. Scotland’s try came from Merchiston Castle School flanker Zander Mactaggart in the 70th minute, and was converted by Edinburgh Rugby’s Ross Wolfenden. Scotland had got over the line in the first half, but were held up […]

13 Dec 2024

Preview: Emerging Scotland v Italy Under-23s

Emerging Scotland v Italy Under-23s tickets What they said Forwards Coach John Dalziel said: “We’ve had U18, U19 and Emerging Scotland all together this week, so it’s great for Scottish rugby to see all the talent all in one place training against each other. It’s been outstanding. “As a national coach, you can see the depth […]

13 Dec 2024

Arnold Clark Women’s Premiership final

Corstorphine Cougars broke the Stirling County hoodoo put on them two years ago when they crashed over the whitewash with four minutes remaining in the Arnold Clark Women’s Premiership final. Fullback Kiyomi Honjigawa, who was yellow carded with 15 minutes to play, came back onto the field and received the wide pass to score the […]

13 Dec 2024

National Youth Cup Finals 2024

Cambuslang RFC won the club’s first national final at Scottish Gas Murrayfield with a 53-33 victory against Biggar RFC in the U16 Girls Youth Cup Final. A dominant six-try to one performance in the second half saw the west region side beat defending champions Biggar in a hugely entertaining match which was a great advert […]

10 Dec 2024

Brown embracing Emerging Scotland experience

Edinburgh Rugby full-back Jack Brown has had a busy last month, being involved in Scotland A’s victory over Chile and he’s ready for more time in an international jersey. Reflecting on the A game, where he trained against the international squad who were preparing for their Australia Test, he said: “It was unbelievable, it was […]

3 Dec 2024

Boys Schools Cup Finals 2024

Stewart’s Melville kicked off the U16 Schools Cup Final in the main Scottish Gas Murrayfield Bowl earlier this morning. Within the first five minutes George Watson’s College got on the scoreboard thanks to a lovely break by outside centre Ian Nimmo. The ball was recycled before prop Archie Catto crashed over from short range for […]

24 Nov 2024

Match Report: Scotland 27-13 Australia

In what was Scotland’s earliest kick-off of the series, a sluggish start from both sides saw Australia eventually take things by the scruff of the neck with some punishing, probing phase play. The hosts’ defence was anything but porous, although a number of infringements allowed Noah Lolesio to send over a penalty for the game’s […]