2021–22 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 2021–22 season sees the seventh year of the academy, now sponsored by Fosroc.[1]

Scottish Rugby Academy
2021 / 2022

Season overview

This was the seventh year of the Scottish Rugby Academy.

Regional Academies

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

Players are selected in three stages:-

Supported stages

  • Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players
  • Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players

Contracted stage

  • Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players assigned to a professional team.

Academy Players

Stage 3 players

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 assigned to the Super 6 sides when not in use by the United Rugby Championship sides.[4]

Glasgow Warriors

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

Player Position Union
Murphy Walker Prop Scotland Scotland
Jamie Drummond Hooker Scotland Scotland
Angus Fraser Hooker Scotland Scotland
Euan Ferrie Lock Scotland Scotland
Alex Samuel Lock Scotland Scotland
Max Williamson Lock Scotland Scotland
Gregor Brown Flanker Scotland Scotland
Rory Jackson Flanker Scotland Scotland
Rhys Tait Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Euan Cunningham Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Christian Townsend Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Michael Gray Centre Scotland Scotland
Robbie McCallum Centre Scotland Scotland
Finlay Callaghan Wing Scotland Scotland
Ross McKnight Wing Scotland Scotland

Edinburgh

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

Player Position Union
Dan Gamble Prop Scotland Scotland
Michael Jones Prop Scotland Scotland
Cole Lamberton Prop Scotland Scotland
Patrick Harrison Hooker Scotland Scotland
Jamie Campbell Flanker Scotland Scotland
Harri Morris Flanker Scotland Scotland
Rudi Brown Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Roan Frostwick Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Matt Russell Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Cameron Scott Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Matt Currie Centre Scotland Scotland
Ben Evans Wing Scotland Scotland
Jacob Henry Wing Scotland Scotland
Harry Paterson Fullback Scotland Scotland
Nathan Sweeney Fullback Scotland Scotland

Ayrshire Bulls

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

Player Position Union
Jamie Drummond Hooker Scotland Scotland
Alex Samuel Lock Scotland Scotland
Rory Jackson Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Christian Townsend Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Finlay Callaghan Wing Scotland Scotland

Boroughmuir Bears

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

Player Position Union
Euan Ferrie Lock Scotland Scotland
Gregor Brown Flanker Scotland Scotland
Rhys Tait Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Robbie McCallum Centre Scotland Scotland
Michael Gray Centre Scotland Scotland

Heriots Rugby

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

Player Position Union
Dan Gamble Prop Scotland Scotland
Michael Jones Prop Scotland Scotland
Jamie Campbell Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Matt Russell Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Ben Evans Wing Scotland Scotland

Southern Knights

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

Player Position Union
Patrick Harrison Hooker Scotland Scotland
Harri Morris Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Cameron Scott Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Jacob Henry Wing Scotland Scotland
Nathan Sweeney Fullback Scotland Scotland

Stirling County

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

Player Position Union
Murphy Walker Prop Scotland Scotland
Angus Fraser Hooker Scotland Scotland
Max Williamson Lock Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Euan Cunningham Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Ross McKnight Wing Scotland Scotland

Watsonians

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

Player Position Union
Cole Lamberton Prop Scotland Scotland
Rudi Brown Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Roan Frostwick Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Matt Currie Centre Scotland Scotland
Harry Paterson Fullback Scotland Scotland

Supported players

The inductees for the 2021–22 season are split into their regional academies.[5] The male players are still in Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the academy and not yet deemed professional players. The women named, however, may be international players, using the academy for support. Stage 1 and Stage 2 players have yet to be announced for the 2021–22 season.

Graduates of this year

None as yet.


References

  1. "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  2. "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. "FOSROC Scottish Rugby Academy to align with Scotland's professional teams". Scottish Rugby Union.
  4. "2021-2022 Contracted Academy Players Confirmed". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
  5. "2020/21 FOSROC Regional Academy intake confirmed". Scottish Rugby Union.
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