New Scottish Rugby CEO starts on 20 January
By way of update from our September announcement that Alex Williamson is to be Scottish Rugby's new CEO, we can now announce that Alex will be starting with us on Monday 20 January.

Alex is hugely excited and energised to get started. He is keen to spend time with areas of the business and also to get into Scotland's rugby community.

For more on Alex's background, please refer to the link below, which takes you to the aforementioned September announcement.

More on Alex's background

Tartan Touch: Apply for a hub today!
Get ready for another summer of Tartan Touch fun – Scottish Rugby’s fun, inclusive, social and simple form of rugby in the summer.

Running between May and July, Tartan Touch is designed to provide a simplified version of rugby with the aim of attracting players of all abilities, ages and levels of experience who are looking to improve their fitness through simple and social activity.

In 2024, there were 73 hubs across the country, so there is bound to be a hub close to you. Once hubs are announced later this year, please click on one of the hub event invites once this page is updated.

For clubs that are interested in applying to be a Tartan Touch Hub for 2025, please see the application pack below for further details.

If you have any questions, please reach out to us at tartantouch@sru.org.uk.

Find out more about Tartan Touch

Community Game Conference date
The date for the 2025 Community Game Conference has now been confirmed as Saturday 17 May at Scottish Gas Murrayfield.

Further details to be announced over the coming weeks, but for now please keep this date free on your club's calendar to attend.

Check out videos from the 2024 conference on Gainline, through the link below.
2024 CGC: Story of the day video

Need funding for 2025 projects?

Scottish Rugby is seeking applications for the 2024/25 State School Rugby fund, which sees between £5000-10,000 targeted at creating more opportunities in our regions.

The State School Rugby fund helps create more opportunities for pupils in state schools to participate in rugby by developing accessible models of support with targeted investment within our regions.

Applications have now opened to run a project during the 2025/26 season and will remain open until Sunday 26 January 2025.

The Club Sustainability Fund: Major Capital Investment fund for Season 2024/25 has also now launched.

This financial support programme is a £500K fund, which will award up to £250K for up to two capital investment projects per year. The guidance notes and link to the application form can be found below.
Club Sustainability Fund guidance PDF
Find out more about the State School Rugby fund

Community Recognition Awards: applications now open

Applications are now open for Scottish Rugby's Community Recognition Awards 2025.

The Community Recognition Awards see outstanding volunteers, coaches, players and individuals celebrated for their contribution to our great game on and off the pitch.

So, if you know of a huge contributor, dedicated person, or unsung hero at your club, we want to hear about it.

To nominate someone, please click the below button to be taken to more information on each category.

The coming year’s awards will be the following:

Young Person’s Award
Volunteer of the Season in Youth rugby
Volunteer of the Season in Schools rugby
Volunteer of the Season in Adult rugby
Community Club of the Season
Community Referee of the Season
Adam Gray Memorial Award (Glasgow South only)

Nominations close at 11:45pm on 31 January.
Find out more about the awards

Share this UKAD update with your club's players
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently released the 2025 Prohibited List which details substances and methods that are banned within sport.

Broken down into several categories, the list identifies which substances and methods are prohibited at all times, in-competition only, and within specific sports.

Players are reminded that they can check medications using Global Drug Reference Online (DRO) to confirm if they are on the WADA prohibited list for rugby.

The Global Drug Reference Online (Global DRO) provides athletes and support personnel with information about the prohibited status of specific medications based on the current World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.

Players can search the Global DRO for specific information on products sold in the United Kingdom, or check the UKAD website.
Check the newly listed medicines

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Your club could win an unforgettable prize package including match tickets, the chance to meet players, gain exclusive on-pitch access, Guinness merchandise, and much more at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium.

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This is an 18+ competition, and all individuals taking part must be 18 years or older.