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2015–16 Scottish Rugby Academy season

The Scottish Rugby Academy provides Scotland's up and coming rugby stars a dedicated focused routeway for development into the professional game. Entry is restricted to Scottish qualified students and both male and female entrants are accepted into 4 regional academies. The 2015–16 season sees the first year of the academy.

Scottish Rugby Academy
2015 / 2016
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Season overview edit

This was the founding year of the Scottish Rugby Academy.[1]

Regional Academies edit

The Scottish Rugby Academy runs four regional academies in Scotland:- Glasgow and the West, Borders and East Lothian, Edinburgh and Caledonia. These roughly correspond to the traditional districts of Glasgow District, South, Edinburgh District and North and Midlands.[2]

Players and Stages edit

Players are selected in three stages:- Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players; Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players; and Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players.

Stage 3 players edit

Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional team. Nominally, for the men, Glasgow Warriors receive the Stage 3 players of Glasgow and the West and Caledonia regions, while Edinburgh Rugby receive the Stage 3 players of the Edinburgh and Borders and East Lothian regions. The women are integrated into the Scotland women's national rugby sevens team and the Scotland women's national rugby union team.

Borders and East Lothian edit

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Gary Robertson Prop   Scotland
Ross Graham Hooker   Scotland
Lewis Carmichael Lock   Scotland
Player Position Union
Tom Galbraith Centre   Scotland
George Taylor Centre   Scotland

Caledonia edit

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Murray McCallum Prop   Scotland
Bruce Flockhart Flanker   Scotland
Lewis Wynne Flanker   Scotland

Edinburgh edit

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Jack Cosgrove Prop   Scotland
Grant McConnell Prop   Scotland
Jake Kerr Hooker   Scotland
Ally Miller Flanker   Scotland
Player Position Union
Hugh Fraser Scrum-half   Scotland
Ruairi Howarth Outside-half   Scotland
Ben Robbins Fullback   Scotland

Glasgow and the West edit

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.

Player Position Union
Cameron Fenton Hooker   Scotland
James Malcolm Hooker   Scotland
Scott Cummings Lock   Scotland
Andrew Davidson Lock   Scotland
Callum Hunter-Hill Lock   Scotland
Kiran McDonald Lock   Scotland
Michael Dewar Flanker   Scotland
Matt Smith Flanker   Scotland
Player Position Union
George Horne Scrum-half   Scotland
Robbie Fergusson Centre   Scotland
Nick Grigg Centre   Scotland
Patrick Kelly Centre   Scotland

Stage 1 and Stage 2 players edit

The inductees into the 2015–16 season are split into their regional academies.[3]

Borders and East Lothian edit

Caledonia edit

Edinburgh edit

Glasgow and the West edit

Graduates of this year edit

Players who have signed professional contracts with clubs:

References edit

  1. ^ "Flagship BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy launched in Aberdeen - Scottish Rugby Union".
  2. ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
  3. ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
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