Scotland A return to the borders

Posted on Nov 26, 2009 in Rugby News

Following the success of Scotland A’s 38-7 victory over Tonga at Netherdale on Friday (20 October), Scottish Rugby is delighted to announce that another three representative matches are heading for the Borders.

Around 4000 fans turned out to cheer on Scotland A’s emphatic win and now the local supporters are to be repaid with another three fixtures: the Scotland Club International match against France at Netherdale on Friday 5 February (kick-off 7.30pm) and two back-to-back under-18 matches against France and Wales at Philiphaugh and the Greenyards on Sunday 14 and 21 March respectively (kick-off 3pm).

In keeping with the initiative launched by Scottish Rugby last season, admission to all representative fixtures will be FREE.

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Scottish top guns enter quarter final stage

Posted on Nov 10, 2009 in Rugby News

Scotland’s top young guns are just two games away from a place in the National Youth Cup final at Murrayfield (Sunday 21 February).

The quarter-final draw of the under-15 and under-16 National Youth Cup was announced today with young club players from across Scotland challenging for a place in the semi-final on Sunday 23 November.

Age groups offer in both cups offer a good geographic spread going into the latter stages though the west of Scotland can boast the most teams thanks to GHA, Ayr and West of Scotland who, commendably, have teams in both quarter-finals.

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New Coach for Scotland Women

Posted on Nov 3, 2009 in Rugby News

Scottish Rugby today announced the appointment of Gary Parker as the new Scotland Women’s head coach.

A former player with Melrose and Scotland A, and coach with Gala, Melrose and Biggar, Parker was also head coach of the Scotland Club International side in 2006.

Parker said: “I’ve been keen to get into a challenging coaching role since moving on from being coach at Gala. Being involved with Scotland Women in a season that not only features a 6 Nations championship but also a Rugby World Cup will certainly test me as a coach in an environment that’s entirely new.

“As a local director with Royal Bank of Scotland, I’ve been involved on a daily basis with managing people and building teams, experience that I’m sure will be invaluable in this new role.”

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