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]
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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.
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Edinburgh
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Ayrshire Bulls
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Boroughmuir Bears
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Heriots Rugby
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Southern Knights
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Stirling County
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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Watsonians
Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
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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
- "Fosroc Scottish Rugby Academy roster announced - Scottish Rugby Union". www.scottishrugby.org. Archived from the original on 2018-07-30. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
- "FOSROC Scottish Rugby Academy to align with Scotland's professional teams". Scottish Rugby Union.
- "2021-2022 Contracted Academy Players Confirmed". Scottish Rugby Union. Retrieved 2021-07-21.
- "2020/21 FOSROC Regional Academy intake confirmed". Scottish Rugby Union.