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Ali Rogers in action for Marr against Heriot's Blues in the Premiership last week. Image: Jon Pearce
Ayrshire Bulls

Scotland under-20s hopeful Ali Rogers feels benefit of Super6 and Premiership exposure

1 December 2022 Gary Heatly 4

Loose-head prop has played for Marr, Ayrshire Bulls, Southern Knights, Heriot’s and Stirling Wolves this season …

Ciaran Beattie has been unveiled as GB7s programme lead for the 2022-23 HSBC World Series. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
International

Ciaran Beattie to lead GB7s programme with six Scots in men’s core squad

24 October 2022 David Barnes 2

Robbie Fergusson, Kaleem Barreto, Jamie Farndale, Paddy Kelly Ross McCann and Max McFarland all part of the set-up …

International

RWC 7s: Scotland out of Championship after heavy loss to New Zealand

9 September 2022 Stuart Bathgate 5

SCOTLAND lost 43-5 to New Zealand this afternoon in the last 16 of the Rugby World Cup Sevens and will now drop down to the subsidiary Challenge competition in the three-day event in Cape Town. …

Jamie Farndale will captain Scotland at the Sevens World Cup later this month. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
International

Scotland Men’s team named for World Cup Sevens

5 September 2022 David Barnes 2

Jamie Farndale to captain side while Aaron Purewal in line for debut …

SRU President Ian Barr host tomorrow night's SGM. image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.u
Age-Grade Women

SRU annual report confirms delay in final accounts

3 August 2022 Stuart Bathgate 20

SCOTTISH Rugby has published its annual report for 2021-22, but, as was intimated in a communication to clubs last month, has not included finalised accounts in the document. The complexities of some of the governing …

Chloe Rollie
International

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. …

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 …

Scotland Sevens star Ross McCann during a training match against New Zealand ahead of the team's Commonwealth Games campaign later this month. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Scotland lose place in HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series

20 July 2022 David Barnes 43

Move is mandated by World Rugby to align series with Olympic Games qualification …

The Scotland teams to compete at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham later this month have been unveiled. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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Sevens teams for Commonwealth Games announced

8 July 2022 David Barnes 2

Lee Jones makes it four in a row …

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