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[ 4 December 2023 ] Premiership: Hillhead Jordanhill clinch third place with win over Heriot’s Blues Domestic
[ 2 December 2023 ] URC: Ulster v Edinburgh: pack power lays platform for visitors’ to victory Edinburgh Rugby
[ 2 December 2023 ] Game tracker – live updates: All five Men’s Premiership games postponed Aberdeen Grammar Rugby
[ 1 December 2023 ] URC: Munster v Glasgow: Slow start proves costly as Warriors ship 40 points in Cork Glasgow Warriors
[ 1 December 2023 ] UPDATED: Premiership preview for Saturday 2nd December: ALL FIVE GAMES OFF Clubland
[ 30 November 2023 ] Premiership Team-of-the-Week for Round 13 Clubland
[ 29 November 2023 ] Schools/Youth round-up: line-ups for Schools and Youth Cup Finals take shape Match Reports
[ 28 November 2023 ] 2023-24 Premiership Leaderboard – for weekending 26th November Clubland
[ 27 November 2023 ] Premiership round-up: Watsonians and Stirling County secure play-off spots Domestic
[ 27 November 2023 ] Pete Horne takes full-time role as Scotland assistant coach International

Hawick and Glasgow Hawks will meet on the opening weekend of the men's Premiership season. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk

Club fixtures announced for new season

8 June 2023 Stuart Bathgate Comments Off

The women’s Premiership will kick off on Saturday 19 August, two weeks before the men’s tournament begins. …

Bruce McNeil and Kelso have a big game at Highland on Saturday. Image: Charles Brooker

National Leagues preview: Kelso, Glasgow Accies and Falkirk all hunt promotion

14 April 2023 Gary Heatly Comments Off

Gary Heatly runs the rule over the runners and riders for some big games as season end closes in …

Competitive grassroots rugby will return on 4th September. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk

Schools, youth and adult club rugby fixtures for 2021-22 season revealed

22 June 2021 David Barnes 6

Eight new teams from across the country set to enter the women’s Tennent’s League structure …

Scottish Rugby is targeting an October return for domestic clubs. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk

October target for return of club rugby with regionalisation the preferred option

3 July 2020 David Barnes 11

Director of Rugby Development Sheila Begbie insists that Scottish Rugby is committed to working with clubs to find a workable season structure …

Scottish Rugby's Club Hardship Fund has paid out almost £400,000. Image: Gordon Honeyman

Scottish Rugby pay out almost £400k from Club Hardship Fund

17 June 2020 David Barnes 7

82 clubs appplied for support and the remaining £100,000 left in the pot will be ring-fenced for future club rugby projects …

Stewart’s Melville No 8 Scott Alldritt had helped his team into pole position in the race for promotion from National Two, but the Inverleith men will have to wait another year at least to climb the leagues. Image: FOTOSPORT/DAVID GIBSON

Scottish 2019-20 club season declared null and void by the SRU

31 March 2020 David Barnes 9

There will be no promotion or relegation between leagues ahead of the 2020-21 campaign …

Marr topped the Premiership going into the play-offs but the coronavirus appears to have scuppered their title aspirations. Image: Ken Ferguson

Scottish club season cancelled but no decision yet on promotion and relegation

20 March 2020 David Barnes 7

Applications are open for the SRU’s Club Hardship Fund, which aims to aid clubs which have been financially impacted by coronavirus …

Stew-Mel and Whitecarigs were contemplating promotion and relegation, respectively, out of National Two before the coronavirus caused a suspension in all rugby. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk

Ireland call time on 2019-20 domestic season with immediate effect – will Scotland follow suit?

20 March 2020 David Barnes 6

There will be no promotion or relegation in any of the five divisions of the Energia Men’s All-Ireland League …

Premiership sides GHA and Currie Chieftains in action earlier this season. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk

SRU announce £500,000 hardship fund for clubs impacted by Coronavirus

15 March 2020 David Barnes 11

THE SCOTTISH RUGBY UNION has set up a £500,000 Club Hardship Fund (CHF) which will offer financial assistance to grassroots clubs facing cashflow and immediate financial challenges through the impact of Coronavirus (Covid-19). A statement by …

Stewart's Melville bolstered their position at the top of the league with a big win over Whitecraigs. Image: Jax MacKenzie

National Two round-up: high drama at Anniesland as Saints pip GHK at the death

9 March 2020 Gary Heatly Comments Off

THERE was drama at both ends of the National League Two table on Saturday with Dumfries Saints beating GHK in the dying seconds and Falkirk edging out Gordonians. While nerves were jangling elsewhere, leaders Stewart’s …