Supporters have the chance to send off the Scotland squad to this autumn’s Rugby World Cup in New Zealand in style at a gala farewell dinner in Glasgow. The dinner will take place on Thursday 25 August – just two days before the squad fly out for the seventh Rugby World Cup tournament and...
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Now Rugby is saddened to learn of the death of one of the sport’s great characters, former international referee, past president of Gala RFC, and renowned after-dinner speaker Bob Burrell. He was 87. Burrell was referee in five international matches in the late 1960s – Ireland v Wales in 1966; Ireland v France and...
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Scottish Rugby has announced that Eamon John will resume his role as Scotland under-20 head coach. John led the age-grade side to a fourth-placed finish in the 2009 6 Nations, defeating Wales (18-17), Italy (14-10) and Ireland (35-20) on home soil before acting as assistant coach for the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in...
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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...
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