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Rugby boss accuses SRU of running a ‘sham’ team

THE former owner of Edinburgh Rugby is set to sue the Scottish Rugby Union after accusing the game’s bosses of “fraudulent misrepresentation” and running a “sham rugby team”.

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Rugby: Moffat gets new role in the SRU

FORMER Edinburgh head coach Rob Moffat has been handed a new role by the SRU.

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Edinburgh taking a stand at Murrayfield for five years

THE Scottish Rugby Union and Edinburgh have agreed that Murrayfield will remain the professional team's home venue for the next five years.

Stuart Bathgate: Laudable but just a sticking plaster over crowd issue

EDINBURGH Rugby's commitment to making Murrayfield as welcoming as possible on matchdays is commendable. They know the venue is far too big for the kind of crowds they attract to their Magners League and Heineken Cup games, and that the lack of atmosphere is at least a contributory factor in the poor recent form of the team.

Rugby: Facebook petition calls for SRU to come clean

Edinburgh's decline as a Magners League force has prompted the creation of an on-line petition aimed at attracting the same 67,500 signatories as there are seats in Murrayfield Stadium.

Six Nations: Robinson signs Scotland contract to stay as coach till 2015

Andy Robinson will be remaining Scotland rugby coach at least up until the end of 2015 after a contract extension was announced today by Murrayfield bosses.

Sir Moir Lockhead appointed new SRU chairman

THE Scottish Rugby Union has announced that Sir Moir Lockhead has been appointed as its next chairman.

Rugby: Sir Moir to be SRU chairman

The Scottish Rugby Union has announced the appointment of Sir Moir Lockhead as its next chairman.

Rugby: Rob Moffat sacked as Edinburgh coach

Rob Moffat was today sacked as Edinburgh coach as Scottish Rugby bosses finally lost patience with the team's under-performance.

Rugby: SRU confirms death of Bill Hogg

Scottish Rugby today confirmed the death of Bill Hogg, former secretary and chief executive of their Murrayfield administration.

Unfinished business driving on SRU chief Gordon McKie

AFTER surviving at the helm of the Scottish Rugby Union for longer than predicted when he was parachuted into Murrayfield in 2005 to ease a financial crisis, chief executive Gordon McKie has no plans to continue a career of moving from company to company.

Rugby: Into the Lion's den .. Outspoken Peter Wright ready for SRU post

SCOTTISH Rugby's annual general meeting takes place at Murrayfield tomorrow with one former British and Irish Lion admitting he faces some soul searching in preparing to take up an establishment post.

Rugby interview: Graham Lowe, the SRU's new performance director

Murrayfield's new performance director may just have the most important job in Scottish rugby, charged with raising standards right across the sport. Why, then, does he get bogged down in management speak?

Harmony will be key to reign of Ian McLauchlan

ELECTION fever may be sweeping the nation, but one part of the community remains happily immune.

'Mighty Mouse' McLauchlan to be installed as new president of SRU

IAN McLauchlan, the one-time scourge of the Scottish Rugby Union, will complete the transition from poacher to gamekeeper when he is installed as the governing body's new president next month.

Andy Irvine backs 'Mighty Mouse' Ian McLauchlan for SRU president's role

ANDY Irvine has backed his former Scotland and British and Irish Lions team-mate Ian McLauchlan in his bid to become the SRU's new president.

Pressure piles on SRU to let Italians join Magners League

ITALIAN entry to the Magners League is edging a step closer with the Welsh and Irish unions now urging their Scottish counterparts to conclude the deal in time for next season.

David Mackay draws parallel from both sides of track

THE EDINBURGH trams will pass close by Murrayfield Stadium when they finally appear on the streets of the capital city, and ironically the man driving the new transport network, David Mackay, is the individual who attempted to transform the Scottish Rugby Union and paid the price for moving too swiftly by being forced out of office.

SRU splashes out £100,000 to help with costs of match-day officials

SCOTTISH club rugby will be the recipient of two significant cash injections, with the Scottish Rugby Union announcing that it was investing £100,000 to cover the expenses of match-day officials, while league sponsors Scottish Hydro have pledged £60,000 to a new facilities fund which offers clubs up to £2,000 matched-grant funding to finance their own club improvements.

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