Articles Archives - Scottish Rugby

21 Sep 2023

FOSROC Super Series Championship 2023 Guide to the Game | Round 8

Friday 22 September: Watsonians v Ayrshire Bulls Kicking off the second half of the FOSROC Super Series Championship Ayrshire Bulls travel to Myreside to face current Champions Watsonians, kick-off 7.35pm. How to watch This game will be broadcast live on BBC ALBA. BBC Alba is available on: Freeview / You View 7 (Scotland only), Freesat 109 […]

21 Sep 2023

Rory Sutherland’s family drive as prop focuses on push to play

Sutherland has very recently welcomed a third child to his family and cites those closest to him as massively important to the success he has achieved in rugby. Keeping focused with so much to think about would never be easy, he admits. “I think with any profession, whether it’s rugby or anything, you’ve got to […]

19 Sep 2023

Calling all Scotland fans in France!

We’re looking for Scotland fans traveling out to France to support the team during the Rugby World Cup. We’d love to hear any interesting stories about your travel and your support for the Scotland team, and we’ll feature a number on our channels throughout the tournament. Contact details will not be used for marketing purposes, […]

15 Sep 2023

Men’s Premiership & National 1 Round 3 | Preview

Musselburgh v Currie Chieftains – Stoneyhill, KO 3pm On Saturday Musselburgh play host to Currie Chieftains. Currie Chieftains claimed their second win of the Premiership last weekend with yet another try-bonus point performance. Currie’s try-fest spectacle against Jed-Forest saw Ryan Stewart DJ Innes, Ollie Blyth-Lafferty, James McCaig (2), Sam Leto, Matt O’Neill and Ali Bain […]

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15 Sep 2023

Women’s Premiership Round 5 | Preview

Hillhead Jordanhill v Garioch – Hughenden, KO 2pm Hillhead Jordanhill have impressed so far this season, with two close games against Watsonians and Stirling County, and last weekend they added to their tight win against Cougars with a 7-43 victory over Cartha Queens Park. Looking ahead to this weekend’s home fixture to Garioch, the Glasgow […]

15 Sep 2023

Smyth’s Scottish Story: From Selkirk to Super Series

The 19-year-old prop began his playing journey at the age of four at his local club Kettering RFC where he played all through the age-grades until joining the Northampton Saints when he was thirteen. “My dad used to be a footballer and was never really into rugby, but my dad’s best friend played for England […]

11 Sep 2023

Back-to-back Scotland games

Scotland Women host Spain on Saturday 30 September at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh (kick-off 5.45pm). The match is part of the team’s preparations for the new WXV tournament in October. WXV is World Rugby’s new three-tier annual global women’s international competition. Scotland are participating in WXV2 and play hosts South Africa in Stellenbosch on Friday […]

10 Sep 2023

Match Report: South Africa 18-3 Scotland

Trailing 3-6 at the break, Scotland’s scrum and lineout creaked under the weight of the Springbok onslaught and although Gregor Townsend’s team continued to seek ways to unlock the South African defence, they were invariably doing so very much on the back foot. In his post-match TV interview, Townsend acknowledged Scotland had lacked accuracy and […]

8 Sep 2023

FOSROC Super Series Championship | Review of Round 7

Friday 8 September: Stirling Wolves v Boroughmuir Bears As the game got underway at Bridgehaugh for the first eight minutes Stirling Wolves were dominate in the Bears half, but the visitors remained firm and pushed back successfully. An awarded penalty for Wolves not releasing allowed them to strategically kick and take the lineout from the […]

8 Sep 2023

Preview: South Africa v Scotland

What they said Head Coach Gregor Townsend: “They (South Africa) are defending champions, so they’ll want to start like a defending champion and bring their best game in their first game. “It’ll be a game that is a mix of power and pace. “I believe it’s going to be a brilliant game. Two teams that are […]