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 2023–24 season sees the ninth year of the academy, now sponsored by Fosroc.[1]
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Season overview edit
This was the ninth year of the Scottish Rugby Academy.
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]
Stages edit
Players are selected in three stages:-
Supported stages edit
- Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players
- Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players
Contracted stage edit
- Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players assigned to a professional team.
Academy Players edit
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.
The Stage 3 players were assigned directly to Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby.[3]
However they were also eligible for the Super 6 FOSROC Futures XV side when not in use by the United Rugby Championship sides.[4][5][6]
Glasgow Warriors edit
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Edinburgh edit
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Graduates of this year edit
Players who have signed professional contracts with clubs:
None as yet.
References edit
- ^ "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
- ^ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- ^ "FOSROC Scottish Rugby Academy to align with Scotland's professional teams". Scottish Rugby Union. 30 June 2020.
- ^ "2021-2022 Contracted Academy Players Confirmed". Scottish Rugby Union. 21 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- ^ "2023/2024 Contracted Academy Players Confirmed". 27 June 2023.
- ^ "2023/24 Pro-Academy intake confirmed". 26 July 2023.