Scotland chalked up their first victory of this year’s 6 Nations under- 20 championship with a spirited perfromance against Italy at Netherdale, Galashiels, writes Stuart MacLennan.
Scotland U20 30-17 Italy U20
Category: Scotland Age Grade
News and articles on Scotlands U20, U19 and below
U20s and A Teams Announced for Friday
Find out who made the A and U20 teams for key age-grade clashes with their English counterparts on Friday.
Age Grade Representative Clashes Announced
Scotland’s young rugby players will get a chance to show off their skills in a series of age-grade district and intercity matches
Scotland U20 December Training Squad
Ten players who were involved with Scotland U20 last year return to the age-grade set up as Sean Lineen’s side gather for a training camp ahead of the junior 6N fixtures, announced this week.
The SRU’s Ambitious AGM
With a remit of a Grand Slam in 2016 and winning a World Cup the SRU cannot be accused of lacking ambition, but how does the Union’s finances break down, who is stepping down and what can still improve?
Scotland U20 Power Past Samoa
Scotland Under-20 had too much for their Samoan counterparts, beating them 62-28 to bring their Junior World Championships to a close ranked 9th as hoped. UPDATE: now with video
Scotland U20 Prepare for 9th Place Push
Peter Wright has made a couple of changes for the 9th place playoff of the Junior World Championships in what may be his final game in charge of the age-grade side.
Scotland U20 vs Italy U20 Highlights
Brief video highlights of Scotland vs Italy U20 from the IRB Junior World Championships in South Africa.
Scotland U20s ready for vital Italy battle
Scotland have restored their strongest performers for the key clash with Italy in the IRB Junior World Championships.
Leonard to the Fore As Young Scots Narrowly Miss Out
Scotland played well in a good game of rugby that saw 7 tries and the Scots narrowly losing 30-29 at the end. Warning: contains rant about Sky TV coverage (or lack thereof).
Young Scots Outmuscled By Wallabies
Australia U20 67-12 Scotland U20. Scotland kicked off their IRB junior world championship campaign with a stuttering performance that Australia more than capitalised on.
Do Scotland Need a 7s Side?
It would be harsh to call full-time 7s in Scotland a failure, as it has only been a year. Yet, would Scotland be better following the Irish model and abandoning 7s? (After the Commonwealth Games, obviously! Don’t panic, Salmond!)
The SRU Create New Post for Paterson, But Spurn Youth
Chris Paterson is supremely popular, but in sending him to learn to be a coach as part of the Macphail Scholarship the SRU are actively avoiding spending money on developing young players.