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SWRU Executive Board
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Chairperson: Sandra Kinnear (chairperson@swru.org.uk)
Sandra Kinnear has a degree in Hotel and Catering Institutional
Management and is an Accommodation Manager and Warden for Edinburgh
University. Sandra, who was a founder of Lismore WRFC in 1993, has
served the club in numerous committee positions and is currently Vice
President. Having served on the SWRU since 1995, where she has been Chairperson
since 2000, Sandra was appointed as a non-voting observer on the SRU
General Committee in 2004 and has represented Women's Rugby as a full
member of the Scottish Rugby Council since 2005.
The organisational and communication skills required in her position
with Edinburgh University have equipped Sandra for her role as
Chairperson of the women's game and on the Scottish Rugby Council.
Sandra has been a driving force in the women's game and has served with
distinction, both strategically and operationally over the many years
she has been involved as an administrator since her early playing days
with the Lismore club.
Responsible for: Leading the Executive Board; Governance; Strategic Planning; Integration of SRU/SWRU; Fit for Purpose audit; Business planning; Sponsorship and volunteer reward; SWRU Staff Management
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Vice Chairperson: Rosy Hume (vicechairperson@swru.org.uk)
Rosy first got involved with rugby in 1992 when she started playing for Heriot Watt University and then later Murrayfield Wanderers. Since retiring from playing due to 2nd ACL injury, Rosy has kept involved, initially as Manager of the Scottish Womens rugby squad for 4 years and then as a female representative on the Murryafield Wanderers committee and more recently, as Vice Chair on the SWRU Exec Board. By day Rosy is presently Acting Deputy Head at an SEBD School run by Barnardos.
Responsible for: Club and Volunteer Development; Membership and affiliation; volunteer strategy; Focus Club Scheme; Club Support resources
Secretary: Kate Ho (secretary@swru.org.uk)
Kate started her rugby career at Edinburgh University in 1999. On the pitch, she played in the front row for the the 1st and 2nd XVs; off the pitch, Kate was the 2nd XV Convenor, then Secretary for the club. It was also during these four years that she became the Cup Secretary for the SWRU in 2000-2001 season, and then Domestic Fixtures Coordinator between 2001-2003. Upon moving to Manchester in 2003, she played for Manchester University and Manchester Ladies Rugby Club - the highlight of which was the Varsity Match against Manchester Met University played on Edgeley Park. She returned to Scotland in 2004 and subsequently returned to the Edinburgh University front row, and for this season (2007-8) moved to Watsonians. Kate is currently finishing her PhD in Software Engineering at Edinburgh University.
Responsible for: Communications; AGM; website adminstration; Club mailings; Elections; Club communication meetings; Agenda and minutes of Executive Board
Senior Competitions: Beth Dickens (domesticcompetitions@swru.org.uk)
I started my rugby playing career in 1999 for Edinburgh University 2nds team, losing my first game 107-0 against Corstorphine! I soon moved up to the 1st team though and in 2001 got my first real experience of representative rugby for the Scottish Universities team. It was the following year that I first became involved as a volunteer on the SWRU Executive Board as the Student Representative. I also received my first cap for Scotland in 2002 against Sweden at Murrayfield. 2003 saw me move from Student Representative to Domestic Competitions Manager on the Board, a position which I still hold at present. Last season I also became a volunteer on the SRU Competitions Commission and once again became involved in the international squad, competing in all the 6 Nations games.
Responsible for: Rules and Regulations; League structure; Manage Senior Competitions - League, NDL, Cup
Youth Coordinator (Joint): Claire Cruikshank (youthrugby@swru.org.uk)
Claire has been playing rugby for 10 years now where she has been
a stalwart of Murrayfield Wanderers and during this time captained the team to
the succesful triple (League, Cup, 7s) in 2005/06. Whilst at University
she captained Northumbria University 7s team to the British Unversities
title. She has also had 2 stints in Australia where she played for Eastern
Suburbs and West Harbour in Sydney, winning the title with West Harbour in
2004. Claire has also played for Scotland and has gained 5 International
Caps, she was unfortunate not to add to this tally at the 2006 Women's Rugby
World Cup, rupturing her ligaments in her knee in training. Claire has been coaching Murrayfield Wanderers Girls team since
2004 and last year was voted SWRU Coach of the year. In 2006/07 she was
Head Coach of the SWRU Academy Squad and this season is the SWRU U18 Assistant
Coach.
Claire is currently Sports Development Officer for Edinburgh University and
is a keen photographer in her spare time.
Responsible for: Youth Regulations; Recruitment Initiatives and Strategy; Schools Rugby; Long Term Player Development
Youth Coordinator (Joint): Louise Dalgliesh (youthrugby@swru.org.uk)
Elizabeth Louise Dalgliesh, a Hawick High School former pupil, made her Scotland debut against Sweden in June 2003. She has played also for Scottish Universities and Scotland under-23. She has a B Ed (Hons) degree in physical education from Edinburgh University and is now a sport and physical activity co-ordinator.
Responsible for: Youth Regulations; Recruitment Initiatives and Strategy; Schools Rugby; Long Term Player Development
Student Representative (Joint): Claire Fergusson (students@swru.org.uk)
Originally
from Stranraer, Claire played hockey for Dumfries & Galloway before
joining the rugby club at Edinburgh University in 2003. She played for
the Uni 1sts for 3 years, becoming vice-captain in her final season.
Claire also played for three Scottish Students' squads, vice-captaining
twice. These experiences have intensified her interest and endeavours
to strengthen student rugby's profile in Scotland.
Claire is
now in her second season at RHC Cougars and in four years has played a
range of positions from second row to fullback. She has a BA
Educational Studies and currently works for Edinburgh Leisure.
Responsible for: Sit on SRU/SWRU HE/FE Task Group; Chair Women's HE/FE sub-committee; Student Talent I.D., Liaise with Performance Development Manager on Scottish Academy team
Student Representative (Joint): Ruth Clements (students@swru.org.uk)
Ru, a student at the Royal Dick Veterinary College of Edinburgh, has
played rugby throughout her student life and is captain of RDVC LRFC
for the season 2007/2008. She completed her level one referee course
in 2007 and is enjoying this new aspect of rugby! As a big rugby fan
and a student herself, Ru is hoping to develop and progress womens
rugby, particularly at a student level, throughout her role as a
student rep.
Responsible for: Sit on SRU/SWRU HE/FE Task Group; Chair Women's HE/FE sub-committee; Student Talent I.D., Liaise with Performance Development Manager on Scottish Academy team
Events Coordinator: Sheena Buchanan (events@swru.org.uk)
Sheena started playing rugby in
1994 for the newly established Liverpool John Moores University team.
Returning to her home town after University she joined Edinburgh Accies
in 1996. Sheena started off her career at centre and full back and
decided to give the scrum a shot and played the rest of her career in
the second row. Sheena joined Watsonians in 1999 and played second row.
She was also the Club Captain for Watsonians Ladies XV for 3 years from
2002-2005. Sheena is now youth development co-ordinator at Watsonians
and establishing a girls team. Her role on the SWRU Executive Board is
the Event Co-ordinator working with the SRU Event Staff and volunteers
to plan and deliver SWRU National and International Events. Also
involved in recruiting and managing volunteer teams to support SWRU
events.
Responsible for: 6 Nations Home matches; National 7s; Cup Finals Day
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Historian and Veteran Retention: Kath Vass (History@swru.org.uk)
Kath Vass first started her rugby-playing career as a second-row forward with the Eton Manor club in Leyton, London in October 1989. She was part of their team that had sequential promotions to join the English First Division. It was during the club's rise to fame that, on the advice of her coach, she trialled as a prop for London and got in to the regional side. Having declared her nationality as Scots she also became aware of the burgeoning game in Scotland and attended the first ever National Trials in Edinburgh in December, 1992 where she was selected on the bench, at prop, for the first match against Ireland in February, 1993. Whilst still a member of the Scotland squad (on and off) until 2000, she formed and captained the first Scottish Exiles side, represented the Exiles on the SWRU Committee, ran the District programme, played for and managed Scotland 'A', ran the first program designed to raise the standard of rugby in Scotland(the "Academy" programme) and gained three full caps in the 1994 World Championships. Having been involved in the representation of the SWRU in the Six Nations she now holds the post of Historian with interest in Veteran Retention. She hopes to return to playing rugby after a protracted injury very soon.
Responsible for: Archive; History; Records and Statistics; Documentation; Strategy to retain veteran players and ex-internationalists in the game
Players Representative: Heather Lockhart (athleterep@swru.org.uk)
Heather Rosemary Lockhart is competitions co-ordinator for Tennis Scotland as well as a Scotland rugby international forward: she made her debut against USA in November 2004. Outside rugby she has had representative honours in both tennis and hockey. She is a former pupil of Craigholme School, Glasgow, and studied at Edinburgh and Oxford universities.
Responsible for: Player Feedback; Advisory role on all programmes especially international planning; Chair Players Representation Group
SRU Representative: Jim Fleming
Jim Fleming played his rugby at Boroughmuir Senior Secondary School
and Boroughmuir RFC. He is Scotland's highest achieving referee to date
with 40 major international matches to his name including four Rugby
World Cups (1987, 1991, 1995 and 1999). He was also a touch judge at
major rugby internationals on 75 occasions. Before retiring in 2001 Jim was a member of Scottish Rugby’s
international panel and the IRB’s Elite Refereeing panel and is now
Scottish Rugby’s High Performance Referee Manager. He was elected to
the Council in 2005 as representative for referees and to the Board in
2006. Jim was awarded the MBE in 2002 for his services to rugby.
Responsible for: Representing SRU in the SWRU
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