Rugby Development Key Contacts
Key contacts in the rugby development department at Scottish Rugby. Find the relevant contact or department below, and we’ll get back to your enquiry soon as soon as we can.
Rugby Development Department
| Sheila Begbie | Director of Rugby Development | 0131 346 5217 / 07896 293760 | Email: Sheila Begbie |
| Neil Graham | Head of Training and Education | 0131 346 5021 / 07970 649768 | Email Neil Graham |
| Ken Muir | Head of Business Operations | 0131 346 5009 / 07970 755897 | Email Ken Muir |
Tappe Henning | Match Officials Commissioner | 0131 346 5256 / 07813 536697 | Email Tappe Henning |
Caledonia North
| Chris Hildrey | Regional Director | 07970 280159 | Email Chris Hildrey |
| Sinclair Patience | Regional Manager | 07971 606223 | Email Sinclair Patience |
| Rudi Urbach | Regional Manager | 07764 178916 | Email Rudi Urbach |
| Kenny Russell | Coach Development Officer | 07813 544098 | Email Kenny Russell |
| Ailie Gardner | Regional Administrator | 0131 346 5166 | Email Regional Admin Support |
Caledonia Midland
| Steve Turnbull | Regional Director | 07855 062466 | Email Steve Turnbull |
| Andy Cummins | Regional Manager | 07580 463857 | Email Andy Cummins |
| Mark Dobson | Regional Manager | 07773 625321 | Email Mark Dobson |
| Stewart Ross | School & Youth Partnership Officer | 07764 178920 | Email Stewart Ross |
| Scott Riddell | Coach Development Officer | 07764 178941 | Email Scott Riddell |
| Mel Gracie | Regional Administrator | 0131 346 5166 | Email Regional Admin Support |
Glasgow North
| Peter Burgon | Regional Director | 07764 178936 | Email Peter Burgon |
| Jen Miller | Regional Manager | 07580 904891 | Email Jen Miller |
| Ailidh Hood | Regional Manager | 07772 408884 | Email Ailidh Hood |
| Thomas Davidson | School & Youth Partnership Officer | 07764 178939 | Email Thomas Davidson |
| Andrew Douglas | Coach Development Officer | 07730 404774 | Email Andrew Douglas |
| Hannah Taylor | Regional Administrator | 0131 346 5166 | Email Regional Admin Support |
Glasgow South
| Jennifer Griffin | Regional Director | 07580 280092 | Email Jennifer Griffin |
| Jess Broatch | Regional Manager | 07764 178901 | Email Jess Broatch |
| Alan Falconer | Regional Manager | 07764 178952 | Email Alan Falconer |
| TBC | Coach Development Officer | Please direct any enquiries to James Wade, Coach Development Officer (National) |
| Natasha Phillips | Regional Administrator | 0131 346 5166 | Email Regional Admin Support |
East
| David Drummond | Regional Director | 0131 346 5007/ 07976 223677 | Email David Drummond |
| Chris Pacey | Regional Manager | 0131 346 5172 / 07834 542973 | Email Chris Pacey |
| Alastair Chalmers | Regional Manager | 07972 211117 | Email Alastair Chalmers |
| Louise Dalgleish | Regional Manager | 0131 346 5188/ 07970 280145 | Email Louise Dalgliesh |
| Tony Begg | Regional Manager | 077736 25298 | Email Tony Begg |
| Kieran Cooney | Schools & Youth Partnership Officer | 07970 184205 | Email Kieran Cooney |
| Lucy Brown | Women & Girls Development Officer | 07976 224417 | Email Lucy Brown |
| Gordon Lyon | Coach Development Officer | 07794 623373 | Email Gordon Lyon |
| Shona Stott | Regional Administrator | 0131 346 5166 | Email Regional Admin Support |
Match Officials
For enquiries relating to match officials opportunities, recruitment, allocations, training and development.
| Dave Pearson | High Performance Manager | 07734 683749 | Email Dave Pearson |
| Colin Brett | Referee Development Manager (Academy referees) | 07971 605618 | Email Colin Brett |
| Bob Easton | Referee Development Manager (Contender referees, training & development) | 07764 178957 | Email Bob Easton |
| Andy Macpherson | Referee Development Manager (High Performance Referees) | 07764 772247 | Email Andy Macpherson |
Training and Education (National)
| James Wade | Coach Development Officer | 07812 098527 | Email James Wade |
Competitions
| Vicky Cox | Competitions and Compliance Manager | 0131 346 5020 |Email Vicky Cox |
| Neil Crooks | Senior Competitions Administrator & Championship Secretary | 07764 178942 | Email Neil Crooks |
| Sam Parlane | School & Youth Operations Manager | 07971 606398 | Email Sam Parlane |
| Mark Salter | Caledonia Regional Administrator & Caledonia Region Competitions Committee Secretary | 07736 783755 | Email Mark Salter |
| John Gillies | West Region Administrator & West Region Competitions Committee Secretary | 07764 178954 | Email John Gillies |
| Jessica Kelleher | East Region Administrator & East Region Competitions Committee Secretary | 0131 346 5119 / 07870 494 914 | Email Jessica Kelleher |
Business Support
| Rebecca Finnie | Office Manager | 0131 346 5024/ 07580 696327 | Email Rebecca Finnie |
| Kieran Hudson | Business Intelligence Manager | 0131 346 5157 | Email Kieran Hudson |
| Bryce Adam | Business Intelligence Coordinator | 0131 346 5162 | Email Bryce Adam |
Please use the above contact details for all enquiries, including RugbyRight, Coach Compliance, Minimum Operating Standards, Club Sustainability Award, Club Sustainability Fund, Referee and Coaching courses.
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