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Clash set for November 14

Scotland to host Japan in next year’s Autumn Tests

Defeat: Gregor Townsend (pic: SNS Group) Scotland will host Rugby World Cup quarter-finalists Japan in the 2020 Autumn Tests at Murrayfield Stadium next November. The Brave Blossoms underlined their emergenceRead More

New performance director

Mallinder leaves England post to join Scottish Rugby

Mark Dodson
  Delighted: Mark Dodson   Scottish Rugby has turned to England in its search for a new performance director, former Northampton and Sale Sharks head coach Jim Mallinder being appointedRead More

Chairman's 18-month extension

Grassie, Thomson staying on Scottish Rugby board

Colin Grassie
Staying on: Colin Grassie (pic: SNS Group)   Scottish Rugby’s board has announced its chairman Colin Grassie will continue in the role beyond the end of his current term afterRead More

Seven-figure agreement

Scottish Rugby extends Macron kit deal to 2026

Dominic McKay and Gianluca Pavanello of Macron
Deal: Macron’s Gianluca Pavanello (left) with Dominic McKay and various internationalists   Scottish Rugby has agreed a six-year extension to its partnership with kit suppliers Macron which will run untilRead More

First Scot in role for 20 years

John Jeffrey named chairman of Six Nations Council

John Jeffrey
Role: John Jeffrey (pic: SNS Group)   Former Scotland rugby international John Jeffrey has been elected chairman of the Six Nations Council for a three-year term. Jeffrey, who takes overRead More

MSP steps down

Scott leaves Holyrood for new job at Scottish Rugby

Tavish Scott
Tavish Scott addressing a parliamentary reception this month (pic: Terry Murden)   Tavish Scott, one of Scotland’s longest serving MSPs, is to leave the Scottish Parliament to take up theRead More

Transatlantic partnership

Scottish Rugby in link-up with new US franchise

Mark Dodson, Scottish Rugby's chief executive
Benefits: Mark Dodson (pic: SNS Group)   Scottish Rugby has become the first Tier 1 national governing body to link with a club in the newly-sanctioned Major League Rugby competitionRead More

Joining Rugby Australia

Johnson leaving Scottish Rugby after Six Nations

Scott Johnson is leaving his director of rugby role with Scotland after the 2019 Six Nations
Scott Johnson is leaving his director of rugby role with Scotland after the 2019 Six Nations (pic: SNS Group)   Scott Johnson, Scottish Rugby’s director of rugby, is to leaveRead More

Debt reduced by £2.8m

Scottish Rugby reports record £57.2m turnover

Mark Dodson
Revenue from broadcast and hospitality played a key role in Scottish Rugby posting a record turnover of

New league sponsors

Scottish Rugby’s seven-figure deal with Tennent’s

Adam Ashe, Damien Hoyland and Rob Harley
Scottish Rugby has sold the naming rights of the Premiership and National Leagues to Tennent’s as part of a