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Scottish rugby’s new Super6 league, which sits above the domestic game in Scotland as a stepping stone to the pro game.


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Gemmell puts the case for Super 6

15 January 2018 David Barnes Comments Off on Gemmell puts the case for Super 6

STEVIE GEMMELL met the press on Friday afternoon to discuss the progress of Scottish Rugby’s plans to create an elite Super 6 league at the top of the club game.  As Murrayfield’s first ever Technical …

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Bidding process opens for Super 6 franchises

20 December 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Bidding process opens for Super 6 franchises

THE bid documents for clubs wishing to throw their hat into the ring to take on a Super 6 franchise will be issued today [Wednesday 20th December]. They will be emailed to all of the …

Ayr RFC

Billy McHarg to step down at Ayr

19 December 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Billy McHarg to step down at Ayr

BILLY McHARG, the long-serving president and treasurer of Ayr RFC, is to step down from both roles at the end of the season, it has been announced on the club’s website. His departure could leave …

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Ayr RFC

Is Mark Dodson using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

30 November 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Is Mark Dodson using a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

SCOTTISH RUGBY UNION chief executive Mark Dodson gave an exclusive interview to The Offside Line last week in which he explained his views on the BT Premiership, club rugby in Scotland generally and why he …

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EXCLUSIVE: Dodson on Super 6 part two: budgets, games in Wales, and the bigger picture

26 November 2017 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on EXCLUSIVE: Dodson on Super 6 part two: budgets, games in Wales, and the bigger picture

SUPER 6 has attracted attention throughout Scottish rugby because it is such a radical proposal: to abolish the top level of the domestic game, the BT Premiership, and replace it with a smaller league in …

Ayr RFC

EXCLUSIVE: Dodson on Super 6: ‘We’ll get more than enough applications’

24 November 2017 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off on EXCLUSIVE: Dodson on Super 6: ‘We’ll get more than enough applications’

THE four-month bidding period for Scottish Rugby’s Super 6 franchises only began on Monday, but already Mark Dodson has drawn the firm conclusion that there is broad support for the scheme. And not only is …

Ayr RFC

SRU issues Super Six franchise information pack

21 November 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on SRU issues Super Six franchise information pack

THE Scottish Rugby Union issued the franchise information pack for their Super Six initiative to all rugby clubs in Scotland yesterday [Monday], and also published the document on their own website. Super Six will be …

Ayr RFC

Super Six: The big questions which must be answered – part two

20 November 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Super Six: The big questions which must be answered – part two

THE window for Super Six applications opens today, and clubs have more than four months to decide whether they want to go ahead and apply. Yesterday, The Offside Line examined three key areas of concern …

Ayr RFC

Super Six: The big questions which must be answered – part one

19 November 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Super Six: The big questions which must be answered – part one

APPLICATIONS to become a Super Six franchise open tomorrow [Monday], when those interested in throwing their hat into the ring expect much more clarity to be provided as to exactly how the new league is …

Ayr RFC

Timeline for Super Six applications revealed

16 October 2017 David Barnes Comments Off on Timeline for Super Six applications revealed

THE timeline to progress the development of Scottish Rugby’s Agenda 3 project, which involves the formation of a new “Super 6” league at the top of the domestic game for season 2019-20, has been provided …

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Super6: Watsonians maintain winning ways with five-try win at Southern Knights

6 August 2022 33

SOUTHERN KNIGHTS 12 WATSONIANS 36 ALAN LORIMER @ The Greenyards SOUTHERN Knights will face a difficult six days before playing their second FOSROC Super6 match in the latest iteration of the genre after suffering six …

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Super6: Southern Knights ready to renew battle with Watsonians

5 August 2022 0

WHETHER the home team is Melrose or the Southern Knights, matches at the Greenyards when Watsonians are the visitors are invariably tasty affairs. And although the teams were separated by the length of the table …

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Super6: Stirling Wolves on revenge mission against Boroughmuir Bears

5 August 2022 0

THE name has changed but the fierce competitiveness is the same. Stirling County were in with a chance of winning the Super6 Sprint Series right up until the final play of the final game earlier …

Top of the table can expect a ferocious challenge to their unbeaten record when they host Heriot's at Millbrae tomorrow [Saturday] afternoon. Image: George McMillan
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Super6: Ayrshire Bulls braced to begin defence of their title against Heriot’s

4 August 2022 3

IT MAY feel like a long time since the Ayrshire Bulls were crowned inaugural Super6 champions. Players and coaches have come and gone since the final last October, and of course we have had a …

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