Nominations are now open for this season's Player Development Hubs for U15 Boys, and U16 and U18 Girls.

The Player Development Hubs are a stepping stone for some players to progress onto representative and/or performance pathway programmes.

The programmes provide selected players with an opportunity to develop their skills through sessions delivered by qualified and experienced coaches who will follow a national syllabus aligned to the Scottish Rugby Blueprint.

Alongside the hub training sessions and festivals, coach and parent workshops will be delivered to support the player development process.

Nominations will close on Sunday 11 December 2022 - to nominate players, coaches and teachers should visit SCRUMS and click ‘PDH nomination’.

 
For more information on the nomination process and criteria click on the link below.

There is just ONE day left to submit an application to take our Director of Rugby course, designed to support DoRs to become effective leaders within their club.

The key objectives for this course are to:

• Develop role clarity on an individual basis
• Share good practice examples and practical solutions to day-to-day challenges
• Help DoR’s create an action plan for their role
• Develop DoR’s understanding of key strategy priorities within Scottish Rugby, e.g., Women and Girls' rugby, inclusion and diversity.

The course takes two days to complete and will be held at BT Murrayfield on 25 & 26 January 2023.

Deadline for applications is Wednesday 30 November. 

Applicants will be notified in early December on the status of their application. For more information and to submit an application to attend, log into SCRUMS and click 'Browse Courses'. 

Scottish Rugby is delighted to be hosting the National Schools Finals for the 2022/23 season next week at BT Murrayfield.

Eight Finals will be played across the back pitches and the Main Bowl at BT Murrayfield to establish the top School sides in Scotland.

Spectators are now invited to register for FREE ticketing to attend via Eventbrite - linked below.

Please select the team you are affiliated with or a General Admission ticket. 

BT Murrayfield Main Bowl
11:00 | U16 Schools Shield Final
13:45 | U16 Schools Cup Final
15:45 | U18 Schools Shield Final
18:30 | U18 Schools Cup Final

DAM Health Stadium
16:30 | U16 Schools Plate Final

18:30 | U18 Schools Plate Final

Back Pitch 1 

11:15 | U16 Schools Bowl Final

13:15 | U18 Schools Bowl Final

Registration information for the National Youth Cup Finals on Saturday 10 December will follow next week.

It was with deep sadness that Scottish Rugby announced on Saturday (26 November) the passing of Scotland and British & Irish Lions legend Doddie Weir OBE. 

We would like to share our heartfelt thanks and appreciation for all those clubs who have shared tributes to Doddie in the days since. 

We now invite clubs and schools who wish to honour Doddie at upcoming fixtures and events this week to do so through a minutes applause before kick-off should they wish to.