Clubland
Regional Directors and Managers for Scottish Rugby’s development department announced
Begbie believes new structure will be key to clubs becoming successful and sustainable …
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Clubland
Rennie and Thomson to leave SRU following shake-up of domestic rugby department
Several high-ranking figures from the SRU’s domestic rugby department – including Nick Rennie (head of club services) and Colin Thomson (head of schools and youth) – are in the process of agreeing severance packages with the governing body …
Clubland
Fear of ‘super-hoovers’ causing National League teams concern
The next big challenge to the SRU’s controversial Super 6 programme is being presented by the clubs left behind, who are becoming increasingly anxious about the impact the new league structure is going to have on their own player pool …
Domestic
Fay’s new goal is to raise standards throughout the game
Gemma Fay becomes SRU head of women’s and girl’s rugby. The 36-year-old comes from a footballing background …
Banter
The Offside Line’s End of Year Awards for 2017
Most Improved Team – Scotland Women had gone six years without winning a meaningful fixture coming into this year’s Six Nations and were still reeling from demoralising losses home and away to Spain in a World Cup …
News
Sheila Begbie is handed director of domestic rugby role
SHEILA BEGBIE has taken over the role of Director of Domestic Rugby on a permanent basis. She has been doing the job informally since Keith Russell departed in mysterious circumstances in May, having initially become …
International Women
Wight dives into coaching role with women’s sevens team
SCOTT WIGHT was unveiled this morning as the new head coach of the Scotland Women’s Sevens team, and he immediately set his squad a target of being one of the top two sides in this …
Age-Grade Women
Sheila Begbie: Scotland Women are just getting started
SHEILA BEGBIE, head of women’s rugby for the SRU, has welcomed the series of initiatives unveiled yesterday aimed at raising the profile of the Women’s Six Nations Championship – and she has promised that Scotland …