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SCOTTISH NATIONAL ACADEMY |
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Mission... To provide the best environment for young Scottish players to develop their skills, disciplines, knowledge and attitude to achieve their full rugby playing potential, thereby meeting their aspirations to become professional rugby players.
Selection The National Academy selects players primarily from performances in age-group international, district, club and school matches focusing on players who have the potential to develop to become influential in the pro-game and beyond. Selections also reflect the positional needs of the Scottish professional teams.
Player Categories Scottish Rugby’s National Academy consists of 2 categories of players. A definition of each category is provided below:
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Area Institute Supported Academy Player (27 Nationally in 2009-10)
Players playing in clubs and schools whose individual programmes are managed by Academy Coaches and supported by Area Institutes of Sport.
These players sign a SRU academy agreement outlining commitment from both parties - there is no remuneration for any of these players. |
Contracted Academy Players (28 Nationally in 2009-10)
Players playing in clubs, as appropriate, but training full-time under the supervision of National Academy staff. Player’s individual programmes are managed by Academy coaches and when appropriate Contracted Academy players will train/play with professional teams.
All Contracted Academy players sign either full-time or part time remunerated contracts with the SRU. |
Adam Ash - Stirling County RFC Ross Aitken - Howe of Fife RFC Sam Atkin - Edinburgh Accies RFC Steven Aitken - Aberdeen Grammar RFC Mark Bennett - Cumnock RFC Murray Beckwith - Marr College Dougie Fife - Currie RFC Danny Gilmour - Stirling County RFC Kris Hamilton - Caithness RFC Jason Hill - Heriots RFC Rory Hughes - GHA RFC Gregor Hunter - Gala RFC Craig Jackson - Melrose RFC Harris Jones - Merchiston School Andrew Kirkland - Glasgow Hawks RFC Michael Maltman - Heriots RFC Robert McAlpine - West of Scotland RFC Murray McConnell - West of Scotland RFC Ryan McConnell - Peebles RFC Dougie Orr - Haddington RFC Craig Owensen - Heriots RFC Colin Phillips - Stewarts Melville RFC Michael Roy - Musselburgh RFC Matthew Scott - Currie RFC Alex Spence - Haddington RFC Jamie Swanson - Glasgow Academy Duncan Weir - Glasgow Hawks RFC
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Grant Anderson - Ayr RFC Alex Blair Edinburgh - Accies RFC Chris Bloomfield - unattached Fraser Brown - Watsonians RFC Tom Brown - Edinburgh Accies RFC Tom Bury - Boroughmuir RFC Nick Campbell - Glasgow Hawks RFC David Denton - Edinburgh Accies RFC Struan Dewar - Heriots RFC Michael Doneghan - Stewarts Melville RFC Alex Dunbar - Selkirk RFC Chris Fusaro - Heriots RFC Grant Gilchrist - Stirling County RFC Finlay Gillies - Heriots RFC Robert Harley - West of Scotland RFC Robin Hislop - Boroughmuir RFC Stuart Hogg - Heriots RFC Rory Hutton - Heriots RFC Peter Jericevich - Glasgow Hawks RFC James Johnstone - Currie RFC Nicky Little - Hawick RFC Ashleah McCulloch - Watsonians RFC Stuart McInally - Watsonians RFC Lewis Niven - Edinburgh Accies RFC Neale Patrick - Boroughmuir RFC Neil Rodger - Haddington RFC Joe Stafford - Glasgow Hawks RFC Steven Wilson - Edinburgh Accies RFC |
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