New Heriot’s Rugby Club President Iain ‘Ducky’ Duckworth has stepped into the role taking the challenges of the turbulent 2020 season head on. He comes to the role after a year as Heriot’s Rugby Club Vice President, being voted into the top job at the club Annual General Meeting held online on 27 August. Managing the […]
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As Black History Month continues during October, Heriot’s second row Callum Bell wants to encourage club players to take part in is Rugby Against Racism campaign. After attending a Black Lives Matter protest in Glasgow earlier this year Callum began his campaign that raises funds by selling branded rugby boot laces. All proceeds go towards
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The autobiography of Heriot’s Rugby Club legend Ken Scotland offers great insight into the career of the former Scotland and British and Irish Lion full-back. Published at the beginning of October, Ken Scotland: The Autobiography was written after Ken, 84, began working on a memoir for his family, as two of his three children and
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A corner café in Bruntsfield due to open later this year, signals an exciting new venture for Heriot’s Blues Women sponsor Modern Standard Coffee. Founder and CEO Lynsey Harley began the speciality coffee roaster business six years ago after building a career working in the industry from supply chain to cafe. A qualified Q Grader,
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Everyone at Goldenacre wishes Andrew Simmers all the best as he moves south to pursue his career. After studying Mechanical Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, Andrew is making the move to Bristol to start work as a Graduate Systems Engineer. Andrew was the starting scrum half for much of the Heriot’s Rugby inaugural FOSROC
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The countdown has begun for hooker Cameron Fenton to run out in Heriot’s Rugby colours in the upcoming FOSROC Super6 Sprint Series due to begin on 31 October. The former Edinburgh Rugby player admits the coaching and management staff were a major reason he signed with the North Edinburgh semi-professional franchise. Cameron intends to ‘‘pick
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James Matheson Knight Weir OBE of Oakham, who died on 11 September 2020 at the age of 89 after a year-long battle with cancer, will be remembered in England’s smallest county of Rutland for his tireless commitment to almost every area of public life in the county and the wider East Midlands. Early life
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Construction Solutions company FOSROC will continue its support of Scottish Rugby’s part-time professional league Super6 for a second year. Its name will also be the title sponsor to the ‘Sprint Series’, a shortened Super6 tournament taking place in the autumn of this year, which will provide the franchise teams with an opportunity to play competitive
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Former professional rugby league player Richard Metcalfe attended his first training session at Goldenacre last week as the new Heriot’s Rugby Super6 Team Manager. Richard joins Head Coach Andrew Kelly, Forward Coach, former Glasgow Warrior hooker, Fin Gillies and Strength and Conditioning Coach Jordan Welsh as part of the coaching and management team. His recent
Investec Executive Director Murray Mackay remembers watching Andy Irvine play for Heriot’s Rugby Club 1st XV at Goldenacre when he was at school in the 70s. After retiring from playing himself, Murray has continued to contribute to the club and is now as Non-Executive Director on the Heriot’s Rugby Club Board and a member of
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