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David Ferguson is the former editor of Scottish Rugby Magazine and was Chief Rugby Writer with The Scotsman for 14 years, covering club, professional and international rugby. As Chief Executive, he now leads the Observatory for Sport in Scotland, Scotland's only research think tank on sport. It was launched in 2016 by former PE adviser Charlie Raeburn and uses high quality research and evidence to inform policy and practice across Scotland in order to address the decline in sport participation, and its impact on health, education and the economy.
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Opinion: Covid has presented rugby with a golden opportunity

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Guest columnist David Ferguson hopes that there will be a post-pandemic change in focus at grassroots level …

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