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30 Mar 2024

Report: Scotland 5-15 France

The hosts, seeking a national record eighth consecutive win, were cheered on by a record crowd for a women’s international in Scotland as over 5,500 pitched up to watch a side with a growing reputation. The corresponding fixture in last year’s championship saw France win 55-0, but this new, confident Scotland looked unimpressed with such […]

29 Mar 2024

Preview: Scotland Women V France Women

What they said Scotland Women Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “It’s always important to start any competition or any campaign with a win and a good performance. We were pleased with the victory but a little frustrated with how clinical we were but we can take that as a positive. “I thought the crowd last […]

28 Mar 2024

Watch: Scotland Under-18 Men & Women

France v Scotland Women – Friday 29 March, 3.30pm Scotland v Wales Women – Friday 29 March, 5.30pm Georgia Men v Scotland Men – Saturday 30 March, 10am Scotland Women v England Women – Tuesday 2 April, 4.30pm Italy Women v Scotland Women – Tuesday 2 April, 5.30pm Scotland Men v England Men – Wednesday […]

23 Mar 2024

Report: Wales 18-20 Scotland

Tries from wingers Coreen Grant and Rhona Lloyd, coupled with a flawless Helen Nelson display from the tee, saw the Scots record an opening day victory in which they held off a late Welsh rally. An early Wales penalty was replied to in scintillating fashion by the visitors when Saracens flyer Grant produced a moment […]

22 Mar 2024

Preview: Wales Women V Scotland Women

What they said Head Coach Bryan Easson said: “We’ve kept our feet firmly on the ground coming into this Six Nations because we know we are coming up against some of the best teams in the world. Coming into it with some good performances and wins does set that belief and sets us in good […]

21 Mar 2024

Women’s Game Continues to Thrive Within Local Schools

From the trailblazers of Scotland’s first international game in 1993 and the Grand Slam win in 1998 to the current squad qualifying for the 2021 Rugby World Cup (played in 2022), Scotland Women continue to be role models, promoting and demonstrating the positive opportunities the sport can provide for women and girls at all levels. […]

21 Mar 2024

Scotland’s 1984 Grand Slam – Part Two

*This is the second part of this feature. You can access the first here. ON THE TROPHY HUNT IN DUBLIN With Scotland not playing in the third round of matches – France won away in Cardiff and England did for Ireland at Twickenham – it meant a near-month of recovery time with which to plot […]

20 Mar 2024

Scotland’s 1984 Grand Slam – Part One

Those Triple Crown successes in ’33 and ’38 could be considered ‘Slams’, because Scotland beat England, Ireland and Wales, for a full house of victories; the same criteria that to this day represents the pinnacle in international rugby north of the Equator. Irrespective of those championship titles, of the great Ian Smith captaining his country […]

18 Mar 2024

Schools Promoting the Next Generation of Coaches and Officials

Naturally, the mind jumps to thinking about the playing side of the game- where the majority of the glitz and the glamour lies in the professional game. However, there are an array of other potential careers within the sport which are sometimes given less consideration but remain vital for the game’s longevity. This is something […]

16 Mar 2024

Report: Ireland 17-13 Scotland

But it was not the contest that so many had expected as Scotland – through a combination of unrelenting defence and a determination to stay in the fight – played with massive pride, completing almost three times the number of tackles made by their hosts. Scotland thwarted two Ireland attacks on their goal-line and courtesy […]