Edinburgh Rugby U16 are made up of players from the Edinburgh and Borders & East Lothian Regional Academies, while Glasgow Warriors U16 are composed of Glasgow & the West and Caledonia players. Each team will bring two squads to the festival, with each squad playing three 30-minute matches at Netherdale across the grass and 4G […]
Sides representing Caledonia, Edinburgh, Glasgow & the West and the Borders & East Lothian will play two 40-minute games each. Head of Pathways John Fletcher said: “Having Newcastle Falcons bringing a team up is great for our pathway as it gives our players new opponents who play a different style of rugby. “Playing against a […]
The first game of the day saw Caledonia run out 43-22 winners against Borders & East Lothian. Tries from Brodie Cunningham (2), Kieran Classen, Oliver Kelly, Matthew Herbert (2) and Josh Alexander were enough to secure the win for Caledonia. Borders & East Lothian responded with tries from Aidan Smith, Archie Smellie, Harry Miller and […]
Borders & East Lothian U16 v Caledonia U16 gets the festival underway at 1pm, with Edinburgh U16 v Glasgow & the West U16 kicking off at 3pm. After an internal hit out last weekend, this is the first round of festival action at U16 level. The academy fixtures will continue next weekend, taking place in […]
Glasgow had previously claimed the first leg 36-21 at Hive Stadium the weekend before. Tries from Nicky Thompson, Max Garry, Logan Williams (2), Archie McMichael, Harry Provan, Rory Purvis (2) and Oliver McKenna were enough to secure Warriors the win. Edinburgh replied with tries of their own from Harrison Wood, Rory Brogan, Chris Thomson, Michael […]
Caledonia were in front throughout the final, which was played on the indoor pitch at Oriam. The 3rd/4th place playoff match finished with the same scoreline, as Edinburgh secured a 38-19 win over Borders & East Lothian. The U18 programme continues with two inter-city derby matches in early February, before Scotland U18 development camps later […]
Caledonia U17 finished the festival in third with a 51-12 win over Borders & East Lothian U17 in the 3rd/4th place playoff. Edinburgh U18 were also victorious, winning 29-24 against Glasgow & the West, while Caledonia U18 beat Borders & East Lothian U18 29-19. The U18 sides will play again at Oriam this weekend in […]
The fixtures will take place at Oriam in Edinburgh, with the first game kicking off at 10am. Edinburgh U17 will play Glasgow & the West U17 in the final, whilst Borders & East Lothian U17 will play Caledonia U17 in the 3rd/4th playoff. The U18 regional sides will also be in action, replicating the same […]
Ben White, Joss Arnold and Jack Craig have been awarded the coveted John Macphail Rugby Scholarship and will spend five months immersed in South Africa’s renowned rugby culture at the high-performance training facility at Stellenbosch University from January next year. 18 year-old loosehead prop Ben White plays regularly for Biggar Rugby after beginning his career […]
Sides representing Caledonia, Glasgow & the West, Edinburgh and Borders & East Lothian played against each other in 30 minute matches. The sides featured some players involved in the district teams that competed in the Merchiston Castle School U18 Rugby Festival last weekend. Head of Pathways John Fletcher said: “The Super 4s gives our academy […]