Club Rugby

The man who has played the most World Series events ever for Scotland will be guesting for London Scottish in the Melrose Sevens today.

At the last census count Kelso’s population was just 5,639 but there was clearly something in the water, and we’re not talking the high-quality trout and salmon of the nearby River Tweed, 30 and more years ago when the Roxburghshire town enjoyed its rugby golden age.

Edinburgh Accies won the Gala Sevens for the first time, defeating Watsonians 21-10 at a cold Netherdale in an all-Edinburgh final.

When Ayr and Heriot’s meet in the Tennent’s Premiership final this afternoon at Millbrae it will not just be the end of the league season, but the end of an era.

Scottish Rugby has confirmed it has a struck a deal with the United States professional rugby team Old Glory DC.

The harsh lessons of two previous defeats to the Chieftains this season were translated into a performance that propelled Heriot’s into the Premiership grand final against Ayr next month.

The Scottish Rugby Union is poised to take a step into the unknown by buying a stake in a professional rugby club in the United States.

If a Copenhagen-based brewery company sponsored the Tennent’s Premiership, they could well have come up with the climax to this dramatic play-off semi-final, won by Ayr via a penalty try, awarded in the 86th minute.

Heriot’s booked their place in the Premiership grand final, ultimately cruising to victory with their opponents fighting doggedly but futilely to the end.

The SRU succeeded in passing its motion regarding the placement of Super 6 “club XVs” into the second tier of the league at last night’s 
Special General Meeting.

Tonight’s SRU Special General Meeting at BT Murrayfield is the latest chapter in the ongoing Super 6 saga, with the vexed question of where the second XVs of the winning ‘franchises’ will play in the domestic structure next season to be decided.

Fergus Pringle has been announced as the head coach that will lead Watsonians into the new Super6 era in 2019/20.

The first season of Scotland’s new top tier rugby competition, Super 6, will start in early November 2019, following the Rugby World Cup.

Scotland’s Club XV put in a better showing in the second leg of the Dalriada Cup at Energia Park in Dublin last night by grabbing a late draw, but the home side lifted the silverware.

Currie moved into second place in the race for the play-off places with a try-bonus win at the Greenyards.

This bonus-point win ensured Ayr of top place in the Tennent’s Premiership, top seeding and a home semi-final in the end-of-season play-offs, with one game still to play.

Heriot’s maintained their bid for a home play-off when they produced a strong second half performance to overturn a half-time deficit and take all five league points. But the hosts were given a stern test before eventually shaking off their capital rivals.

Stirling earned revenge for the heavy defeat inflicted upon them by Hawick in October, but they had to dig very deep and come from behind to do so.

Accies nicked this one off a weary-looking Watsonians to claim only their second win of the season.