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2022–23 Scottish Rugby Academy season

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Scottish Rugby Academy
2022 / 2023

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 2022–23 season sees the eighth year of the academy, now sponsored by Fosroc.[1]

Season overview

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This was the eighth year of the Scottish Rugby Academy.

Regional Academies

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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

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Players are selected in three stages:-

Supported stages

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

Contracted stage

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

Academy Players

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Stage 3 players

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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

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

Player Position Union
Tom Banatvala Prop Scotland Scotland
Callum Norrie Prop Scotland Scotland
Jamie Drummond Hooker Scotland Scotland
Harris McLeod Lock Scotland Scotland
Euan Ferrie Flanker Scotland Scotland
Rhys Tait Flanker Scotland Scotland
Archie Smeaton Number 8 Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Ben Afshar Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Finlay Burgess Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Christian Townsend Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Ben Salmon Centre Scotland Scotland
Duncan Munn Centre Scotland Scotland
Logan Jarvie Wing Scotland Scotland
Ross McKnight Wing Scotland Scotland
Andy Stirrat Fullback Scotland Scotland

Edinburgh

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

Player Position Union
Robbie Deans Prop Scotland Scotland
Dan Gamble Prop Scotland Scotland
Michael Jones 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
Matt Russell Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Cameron Scott Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Ben Evans Wing Scotland Scotland
Jacob Henry Wing Scotland Scotland
Harry Paterson Fullback Scotland Scotland
Nathan Sweeney Fullback Scotland Scotland

Super 6 intake

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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
Archie Smeaton Number 8 Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Ben Afshar Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Christian Townsend Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Andy Stirrat Fullback Scotland Scotland

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

Player Position Union
Michael Jones Prop Scotland Scotland
Euan Ferrie Lock Scotland Scotland
Liam McConnell Flanker Scotland Scotland
Rhys Tait Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Duncan Munn Centre Scotland Scotland

Heriots Rugby

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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
Jamie Campbell Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Matt Russell Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Ben Evans Wing Scotland Scotland
Nathan Sweeney Fullback Scotland Scotland

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

Player Position Union
Rudi Brown Flanker Scotland Scotland
Harri Morris Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Cameron Scott Fly-half Scotland Scotland
Finn Douglas Wing Scotland Scotland
Jacob Henry Wing Scotland Scotland

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

Player Position Union
Callum Norrie Prop Scotland Scotland
Harris McLeod Lock Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Finlay Burgess Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Ben Salmon Centre Scotland Scotland
Logan Jarvie Wing Scotland Scotland

Watsonians

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

Player Position Union
Tom Banatvala Prop Scotland Scotland
Robbie Deans Prop Scotland Scotland
Patrick Harrison Hooker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Ross McKnight Wing Scotland Scotland
Harry Paterson Fullback Scotland Scotland

Graduates of this year

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Players who have signed professional contracts with clubs:

References

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  1. ^ "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2023-01-23.
  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. ^ "Ferrie signs first professional contract with Glasgow Warriors". 23 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Promising Edinburgh hooker Patrick Harrison signs his first senior contract | Edinburgh News". Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  7. ^ https://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/
  8. ^ https://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/
  9. ^ https://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/
  10. ^ https://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/
  11. ^ https://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/
  12. ^ https://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/
  13. ^ https://www.drfc.co.uk/knights-sign-back-row-rhys-tait/
  14. ^ https://www.drfc.co.uk/knights-sign-back-row-archie-smeaton/