Street Rugby has been particularly challenging, and rewarding. This is the flexible non-contact version of rugby that is taken into neighbourhoods as advised by community safety partnerships (CSP’s) around Scotland, from Shetland to Dumfries. The aim is to offer rugby to a new audience and offer a diversionary activity to young people who might otherwise get involved in anti- social behaviour or worse.

Street Rugby is now sponsored by G4S Events, an innovative and welcome partnership with a prominent UK organisation.

Our thanks go to the youth workers, police, fire service, CSP’s and other local agencies that have helped us make this programme a success. I would also like to thank the rugby cubs who have embraced this initiative and helped attract new players into the sport, such as Grangemouth, Stornoway, Glenrothes and Whitecraigs.

Neil Carrie, Project Development Manager, Scottish Rugby