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A new year offers an opportunity to recalibrate the nature and tone of relationships within Scottish rugby …

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Dee Bradbury awarded OBE in New Year Honours list

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She became the first female President of a Tier One rugby nation in 2018 …

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A letter from Holyrood’s Health and Sport Committee has asked new Sports Minister Mairi Gougeon to explain disaprity compared to football …

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“The assertion that a prime cause of the rancour and distrust has been a lack of clear strategy is not accepted” …

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Scottish Rugby’s audited accounts reveal some major causes of concern about how the business is placed to cope with the threat posed by Covid …

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£15m in grants and £5m in low interest loans will help the sport weather the financial crisis caused by the Covid pandemic …

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