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Month: August 2022

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Obituary: Stan Coughtrie: scrum-half who represented Edinburgh Accies, Scotland and the Lions

15 August 2022 Jack Davidson 0

Also an accomplished cricketer and successful businessman …

John Jeffrey is optimistic about Scotland's prospects in the 2022 Six Nations. Image: Craig Watson
Edinburgh Rugby

John Jeffrey: our teams must – and WILL – do better

14 August 2022 Stuart Bathgate 7

SRU chairman John Jeffrey believes that the country’s leading teams lack the kind of hard-edged, winning mentality required to achieve consistent success – but has promised that they will find it. Speaking at the governing …

Clubland

Mark Dodson denies need for external inquiry into death of Siobhan Cattigan

13 August 2022 Stuart Bathgate 13

Scottish Rugby chief executive insists he has confidence in Scotland head coach Bryan Easson in wake of Sunday Times allegations …

Heriot's got the better of Stirling County at Bridgehaugh in round two of the 2022 Super6 Championship. Image: Bryan Robertson
Heriot's Rugby

Super6: Jack Mann leads the charge as Heriot’s crush Stirling County

13 August 2022 Iain Hay 0

No 8 scores two tries in man-of-the-match performance but co-coach Fin Gillies demands more from Goldenacre men …

Jason Baggott of Watsonians scores against Ayrshire Bulls. Image courtesy: Scottish Rugby / Paul Devlin / SNS Group
Ayrshire Bulls

Super6: Watsonians shrug off slow start to get the better of the Bulls

13 August 2022 Stuart Bathgate 0

Watsonians 34 Ayrshire Bulls 21 STUART BATHGATE @ Myreside BARELY clutching on to this contest by their fingertips at half-time, Watsonians took a stranglehold on it in the third quarter to secure a five-point victory …

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Boroughmuir Bears

Super6: Boroughmuir Bears win again as Southern Knights come up just short

12 August 2022 Alan Lorimer 7

Home team miss out on losing bonus as Meggetland men claim five-point victory …

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Heriot's Rugby

Super6: Stirling Wolves and Heriot’s both bid to bounce back after opening-day defeats

12 August 2022 Gary Heatly 0

BOTH Stirling Wolves and Heriot’s opened their FOSROC Super6 Championship campaigns for 2022 with defeats, so they will be looking to get up and running at Bridgehaugh on Saturday afternoon. Ryan Southern and Finlay Callaghan …

Ayrshire Bulls

Super6: Watsonians and Ayrshire Bulls ring changes for Myreside clash

12 August 2022 Gary Heatly 0

WATSONIANS and Ayrshire Bulls have had some cracking clashes since Super6 came into being back in 2019 – and Saturday’s meeting at Myreside looks set to be another close affair. Both sides recorded bonus-point victories …

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Super6: Borthwick back to bolster Southern Knights against buoyant Boroughmuir Bears

11 August 2022 Gary Heatly 6

THE Southern Knights have 13 players injured or unavailable for their second round FOSROC Super6 Championship clash with the Boroughmuir Bears on Friday night – but they are boosted by the return of key man …

SRU Chief Executive Mark Dodson recently signed a contract extension which will keep him in post until June 2025. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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10 talking points ahead of the SRU’s 2022 AGM

10 August 2022 David Barnes 18

Member clubs will have a chance to ask questions about a number of key issues …

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