Scottish Rugby has appointed a new Head of Commercial, responsible for growing its sponsorship monies and boosting its pro teams’ revenues. Nathan Bombrys will join the governing body for the game in Scotland early in the New Year. He was previously Commercial and Marketing Director at Aviva Premiership club, Sale Sharks, where he oversaw a […]
Scotland will face Wellington sevens hosts (and cup holders) New Zealand, Argentina and Papau nwe Guinea in the third event of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington, New Zealand. Once again, the NZI Sevens kicks off the World Series action in the new year and will be played at the city’s famous Westpac Stadium. […]
A Scottish Rugby modern apprentice has been awarded the 2010 Apprentice of the Year – Non-traditional Sector award at the 2010 Scottish Modern Apprenticeship (MA) Awards.Thomas Davidson [pictured], an SVQ community coach with Cartha Queens rugby club and part of the Glasgow Life rugby development team,also scooped the overall Outstanding Achievement Award at the award […]
Scotland will face Namibia in the quarter-final of the South Africa 7s Bowl after finishing third in Pool A today. The Scots got their day-one campaign off to a good start with an impressive (21-12) win over France but were ultimately undone by Dubai 7s Plate semi-finalists Wales and finalists Australia. Having knocked the French […]
Scotland 7s lifted their first piece of silverware of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series with a convincing 26-0 win over Russia in the Bowl final of the Emirates Airline South Africa 7s. After putting in some impressive displays in the Dubai 7s tournament the weekend prior, the Scots arrived in South Africa determined to […]
Scotland 7s take on the HSBC sevens world series: In Dubai, Scotland will face Commonwealth Games silver medalists Australia, bronze medalists South Africa and 2009 Dubai Shield winners, Russia. Read on for the latest from Dubai:Austalia 41-14 Scotland (match report posted)South Africa 19-19 Scotland (match report posted)Scotland 26-10 Russia (match report posted)Scotland 7s take on the HSBC […]
Scotland 7s take on the world in the second leg of the HSBC Sevens World series, the Emirates Airline South Africa 7s: Scotland will face Dubai 7s Plate finalists Australia after a double helping of home nations opposition in the second 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in George, South Africa, which starts today (Friday 10 December […]
Scottish Rugby and RBS today announced the most significant and far-reaching partnership in the history of the Scottish game.The three and a half year relationship (from December 2010 until May 2014) will see a universal, top-to-bottom alignment between the two organisations, with RBS, as principle partner of Scottish Rugby, partnering on all aspects of the […]
Scotland 7s head coach, Graham Shiel, has pointed to the importance of Scotland’s domestic club game in building a successful sevens team for the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series and the future. In a fresh approach to the international abbreviated game, Shiel has worked with a group of top performers in Scotland’s club game with […]
Scotland 7s head coach, Graham Shiel, has pointed to the importance of Scotland’s domestic club game in building a successful sevens team for the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series and the future. In a fresh approach to the international abbreviated game, Shiel has worked with a group of top performers in Scotland’s club game with […]