Tackle height law trials in the community game are now live.

The law trial, will now see tackle height reduced from shoulder height to below the sternum, also known as ‘belly tackle’ height, in both gender categories of adult and youth rugby at the domestic level (Premiership and below).

The move to lower the tackle height follows World Rugby endorsed trials conducted in France and South Africa, where lowering the tackle height has been shown to reduce the number of head-on-head contacts and concussions.

For a reminder, plus resources to support your club, school or society prepare for these changes, please click below to access Scottish Rugby's Tackle Height Hub.

The Club Sustainability Fund (Fast Track) has opened 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.

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.

These camps are designed to support:

• Male and female players
• Ages 15+
• Current and aspiring forward players
• Anyone looking to develop their knowledge and understanding of the scrum

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.

As we now start to prepare for season 2023/24, Scottish Rugby kindly asks that you review your club’s coach records on SCRUMS to ensure they are an accurate reflection of those currently active at your club/have been active in the 2022/23 season.
 
REMEMBER - Coaches should NOT be coaching children without having a PVG in place which links them with your club.
 
Please note that every youth coach who is ‘awaiting verification’ will be sent a reminder email to ask them to either complete the PVG process or update their profile to remove themselves from your club's active coaching list.
 
We would also request that you check the list of inactive coaches on SCRUMS and take steps to either make those coaches active (speak to your club Child Protection Officer) or remove them from your list.
 
If no action is taken by Monday 13 August all inactive coaches will be removed from your club’s SCRUMS account.

This is to ensure that all clubs are compliant with Scottish Rugby’s Safeguarding Policies whereby all persons undertaking regulated work have a PVG linking them to the club where the regulated work is taking place.
 
If you have any questions about managing coach data or verification in SCRUMS, please contact scrums@sru.org.uk
 
If your query relates to the PVG status of a coach or the PVG process, please contact safeguarding@sru.org.uk