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Commonwealth Games Day 3: sixth-place finishes for both Scotland squads

31 July 2022 Stuart Bathgate 2

SCOTLAND Men ended up in sixth place at the Commonwealth Games Sevens this evening, equalling their best-ever previous performance. Scotland Women, competing in the Games for the first time, also came sixth in their competition. …

Siobhan Cattigan. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
International Women

Parents of Siobhan Cattigan say lack of proper care led to her death

31 July 2022 Stuart Bathgate 20

NEIL and Morven Cattigan, the parents of the late Scotland international Siobhan Cattigan, have said that the lack of proper treatment for brain injuries she received led to her death.  Siobhan, a forward who played …

International

Commonwealth Games Day 2: Scotland’s medal hopes over as men lose to Fiji

30 July 2022 Stuart Bathgate 2

SCOTLAND’s hopes of claiming a medal in the Commonwealth Games Sevens tournament vanished this evening as the men’s squad lost 34-7 to Fiji in their quarter-final. The Scots defended well in the opening exchanges of …

International

Commonwealth Games Day 1: Scotland Men through to last eight of Sevens

29 July 2022 Stuart Bathgate 17

SCOTLAND Men are through to the quarter-finals of the Commonwealth Games Sevens tournament after beating Tonga 41-0 then Malaysia 50-12 in today’s pool games. But Scotland Women have no hope of reaching the knockout stages …

Scottish rugby needs more youth and school programmes operating at a similar level ton the top private schools. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
Features

Opinion: fresh and bold thinking needed to broaden Scottish rugby’s base

29 July 2022 Alan Lorimer 25

Alan Lorimer looks at the perennial problem of growing the game in Scotland …

Mike Gordon scores for highland versus Ayr during last season's National League One campaign. Image courtesy: Peter Martin/Highland RFC
Clubland

Highland aim to celebrate centenary in style

29 July 2022 Jack Nixon Comments Off on Highland aim to celebrate centenary in style

Head coach Dave Carson believes that there should be two promotion places up for grabs in National League One …

Edinburgh Rugby

URC fixtures: Edinburgh at home first up while Glasgow head for Italy

28 July 2022 Stuart Bathgate 6

GLASGOW will visit Benetton on the opening weekend of the URC season before having their first home fixture against Cardiff a week later. Edinburgh start their campaign at home to the Dragons and then head …

Stan Coughtrie
Edinburgh Academical FC

Former Scotland and Lions star Stan Coughtrie has died

28 July 2022 David Barnes 1

He was also an accomplished cricketer who captained Clydesdale in 1966, 1967 and 1971 …

Edinburgh Rugby

Jamie Ritchie ponders ‘amazing’ prospect of being asked to captain Scotland

27 July 2022 Stuart Bathgate 4

JAMIE Ritchie has declared it would be an “amazing” honour if he were to be offered the Scotland captaincy by Gregor Townsend, but insisted that he had already realised a childhood dream simply by being …

Glasgow Hawks will play their first competitive match versus Gala since 2016-17 in the round one of next season's Scottish Cup. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
Aberdeen Grammar Rugby

Scottish Cup draw throws up some mouthwatering first round fixtures

26 July 2022 David Barnes 3

Tournament returns for the first time since the Covid lockdown …

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