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Scots trio play their part as Team GB 7s qualify for Olympics

27 June 2023 Gary Heatly 2

SCOTS Shona Campbell, Rhona Lloyd and Lisa Thomson helped Great Britain’s women win gold in the rugby sevens at the European Games in Poland tonight [Tuesday], while the men’s squad earned a silver medal. The …

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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. …

Chloe Rollie
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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. …

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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 …

Scott Bickerstaff is set to make his debut on the World Rugby Sevens circuit for Scotland in Dubai this weekend. Image: ©Fotosport/David Gibson
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Scott Bickerstaff and Femi Sofolarin to make Scotland 7s debuts

2 December 2019 David Barnes Comments Off on Scott Bickerstaff and Femi Sofolarin to make Scotland 7s debuts

Ciaran Beattie’s side compete in this season’s World Rugby 7s Series opener in Dubai this weekend and then head to Cape Town next weekend …

Kyle Rowe in action for Ayr in the BT Premiership last season. Image: ©Fotosport/David Gibson
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Ciaran Beattie offers Kyle Rowe and Scott Bickerstaff a shot at 7s heaven

6 November 2019 Gary Heatly 1

Duo have been offered contracts as core members of the Scotland squad after impressing in the club game …

Femi Sofolarin played for England on the HSBC World Sevens Series circuit last season.
International

Scotland 7s poach back Femi Sofolarin from under England’s noses

6 November 2019 Gary Heatly Comments Off on Scotland 7s poach back Femi Sofolarin from under England’s noses

19-year-old flyer wore the thistle at Under-18 level two seasons ago and the rose on the HSBC World Series last season …

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