Scottish Rugby Academy 2016–17

Scottish Rugby Academy
2016 / 2017
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Season overview

This was the second year of the Scottish Rugby Academy

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.[1]

Stages

Players are selected in three stages:- Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players; Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players; and Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players assigned to a professional team.

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.

This season some of the Stage 3 players were additionally loaned out to London Scottish for their development.

Borders and East Lothian[2]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Gary Robertson Prop Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Darcy Graham Wing Scotland Scotland

Caledonia

No Stage 3 players selected.[3]

Edinburgh

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Murray McCallum Prop Scotland Scotland
Daniel Winning Prop Scotland Scotland
Thomas Gordon Flanker Scotland Scotland
Luke Crosbie Flanker Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Charlie Shiel Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Jason Baggott Fly-half South Africa South Africa
Cammy Hutchison Centre Scotland Scotland
George Taylor Centre Scotland Scotland
Ross McCann Wing Scotland Scotland
Grant McConnell Wing Scotland Scotland

Glasgow and the West

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Jamie Bhatti Prop Scotland Scotland
Callum Hunter-Hill Lock Scotland Scotland
Sam Thomson Lock Scotland Scotland
Bruce Flockhart Flanker Scotland Scotland
Matt Smith Flanker Scotland Scotland
Lewis Wynne Flanker Scotland Scotland
Matt Fagerson Number 8 Scotland Scotland
Jade Konkel Number 8 Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
George Horne Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Robert Beattie Wing Scotland Scotland

London Scottish

London Scottish is a SRU member and a professional club playing in the 2016–17 RFU Championship. The SRU has a partnership agreement with London Scottish for a player development pathway.[4] Although these Stage 3 players are nominally assigned to Glasgow Warriors or Edinburgh Rugby these academy players have then been loaned out to the Exiles side for development.[5]

Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.

Player Position Union
Cameron Fenton Hooker Scotland Scotland
Ally Miller Number 8 Scotland Scotland
Player Position Union
Hugh Fraser Scrum-half Scotland Scotland
Tom Galbraith Centre Scotland Scotland
Patrick Kelly Wing Scotland Scotland
Ben Robbins Wing Scotland Scotland

Inductee List

The inductees into the 2016-17 season are split into their regional academies.[6]

Borders and East Lothian

Caledonia

Edinburgh

Glasgow and the West[7]

Graduates of this year

No players have yet signed a professional contract from this intake.

References

  1. ↑ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy - Scottish Rugby Union".
  2. ↑ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy - Borders and East Lothian - Scottish Rugby Union".
  3. ↑ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy - Caledonia - Scottish Rugby Union".
  4. ↑ "Scottish Rugby and London Scottish confirm revised player development pathway - Scottish Rugby Union".
  5. ↑ "2016/17 BT Sport Academy intake announced - Scottish Rugby Union".
  6. ↑ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy reaches significant milestone - Scottish Rugby Union".
  7. ↑ "BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy - Glasgow and The West - Scottish Rugby Union".
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