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SRU Chief Executive Mark Dodson recently signed a contract extension which will keep him in post until June 2025. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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10 talking points ahead of the SRU’s 2022 AGM

10 August 2022 David Barnes 18

Member clubs will have a chance to ask questions about a number of key issues …

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News

New governance structure proposals for SRU approved with big majority

6 June 2022 David Barnes 3

President Ian Barr and Chief Executive Mark Dodson hail the dawn of new era …

Lee Millar of Watsonians, Craig Jackson of Southern Knights, Lars Morris of Ayrshire Bulls, Reyner Kennedy of Stirling County, Chris Laidlaw of Boroughmuir Bears and Iain Wilson of Heriots. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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SRU AGM: clubs vote against scrapping Super6

26 September 2021 David Barnes 31

Motion on recording distribution of Scottish Government bail-out passes unamended, and motion on review of legal department withdrawn …

GHA and Glasgow Hawks have each submitted motions to be discussed and voted on at August's AGM. Image: Colin Robinson
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AGM motions put Super6 and Holyrood’s Covid support package under the spotlight

28 May 2021 David Barnes 29

GHA and Glasgow Hawks have proposed the motions with Hawick and Falkirk as their seconders …

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Dominic McKay to leave SRU for Celtic

29 January 2021 Stuart Bathgate 7

Murrayfield’s No 2 will take over at the football club from Peter Lawwell …

Scottish Rugby Chief Executive Mark Dodson. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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AGM part three: Dodson remains bullish and calls for unity

23 December 2020 David Barnes 24

“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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AGM 2.1 preview: it’s a numbers game and we need some clarity

25 November 2020 David Barnes 15

Scottish Rugby’s Chief Executive Mark Dodson will be expected to deliver some clarity on how the business is shaping up at tomorrow’s meeting …

The SRU AGM is due to take place on 26th November. Image: © Craig Watson - www.craigwatson.co.uk
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SRU Accounts will not be issued in time for AGM2

13 November 2020 David Barnes 19

A club communication from Murrayfield has stated that “additional work needs to be done before the accounts are approved” …

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SRU now 28 days behind other ‘Home Unions’ in publishing accounts

2 November 2020 David Barnes 4

IRFU allocated €18m from government emergency fund …

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It is time for SRU to publish their long overdue accounts

15 October 2020 David Barnes 12

Lack of transparency from governing body creates an information vacuum into which doubt and suspicion will inevitably flow …

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