The Club Sustainability Fund (Fast Track) has opened today for applications from clubs for a maintenance or improvement project.

The Fast Track fund awarded more than £116,000 in Season 2022-23 to 61 clubs nationally, to fund projects from pitch maintenance to clubhouse refurbishment.

Applications for Fast Track are now open and will close on Sunday 30 July.

To make an application to Fast Track and to read all the guidance notes for applying, please view the webpage linked below.

Do you know someone who has best demonstrated the values of Papa Johns Tartan Touch at your club? Nominate them for Player of Tartan Touch!

For those living outside a Papa Johns delivery zone, the pizza delivery chain is offering the same prizes for players who are nominated for exerting the values of Tartan Touch.

Players simply need to nominate a teammate to be in with a chance of bagging one of the two prizes available. For full terms and conditions, please see the Tartan Touch website.

Whether it be starting the sport from scratch, or transitioning from a different position, the ‘Scrum School Skills Camps’ will provide a step-by-step approach to building player's confidence in the scrum, while also offering a range of practical information.

The final camps take place on Sunday 30 July and are for both senior and youth players.

To register for a course, please login to SCRUMS and go to ‘Browse Courses’. Sign ups close two days before the camp date.

If you have any questions about Scrum School, please contact training.education@sru.org.uk.

Edinburgh Rugby’s players will visit an array of rugby clubs in its supporting regions throughout July and August as part of the club’s ongoing Our Burgh community outreach programme.

The capital squad will drop by nine different clubs for a mix of visits, Q&As and training sessions, giving both senior players and mini sections the chance to meet the team as pre-season preparations get into full swing across the country.

The club’s ‘Summer Sessions’ programme will see the Edinburgh squad make visits to Leith RFC, Howe of Fife RFC, Edinburgh Harlequins, Selkirk Youth Club, Dalkeith RFC, Kirkaldy RFC, Strathendrick RFC, Perthshire RFC and BATs Rugby throughout a busy summer of community outreach.

Alongside the club’s community visits, supporters can also look forward to a trio of open sessions that will run in the build-up to the new campaign. Fans can come along and watch the squad being put through their paces at the University of St Andrews on Thursday 27 July, with the team based at ‘The Home of Golf’ for a week-long training camp.

Papa Johns are offering Papa Johns Tartan Touch participants, friends and, family an exclusive offer of 50% off pizza*! Not just that, enter promo code TARTANTOUCH to be entered into a ballot to WIN a signed Scotland Rugby shirt or Famous Grouse Nations Series tickets. What a touch! (Ts&Cs apply)