Scottish Womens Rugby Union
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The Scottish Womens Rugby Union (SWRU) is the national governing body for women's rugby in Scotland. It is responsible for all womens rugby within [Scotland]. Its role is all encompassing. It goes from youth recruitment, through administrating all senior based (aged 16+) competition, through to the performance and management of the Scotland women's national rugby union team.
The SWRU's counterpart is the Scottish Rugby Union which is the national governing body for rugby in Scotland.
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[edit] Executive Committee
The SWRU is led by a volunteer based Executive Committee. Committee members are elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) at June each year. The posts are annual in nature with the exception of the Chairperson, in which the post is held for 2 years. Committee members have to be affiliated with a women's rugby club.
[edit] Season 2006-2007
- Chairperson and Scottish Rugby Union Council - Sandra Kinnear, Lismore WRFC
- Vice-Chair - Susan Young, Watsonians WRFC
- Secretary - Kate Ho, Edinburgh University LRFC
- Domestic Fixtures Coordinator - Beth Dickens, Murrayfield Wanderers WRFC
- International Fixtures Coordinator - Kath Vass, Watsonians WRFC
- Student's Representative - Anna Panayotopoulos, Edinburgh University LRFC
- Youth Fixtures Coordinator - Louise Dalgeish, Royal High Corstorphine WRFC
- Ordinary Member - Allan Douglas, Murrayfield Wanderers WRFC
[edit] Previous committee members
- Clare Murray, Secretary, 2004-2006
- Ali MacKenize, Treasurer, 2005-2006
- Lesley Robertson, Youth Coordinator, 2004-6
- Ainsley Rawlings, International Coordinator, 2002-2004
- Emma-Beth Wilson, Student's Representative, 2001-2003
- Sheena Buchan, Treasurer, 2001-2002
- Fiona Shanks, Student's Representative, 2000-2001
[edit] Full Time Staff
In addition to the volunteer Executive Committee, three full time staff based at the Scottish Rugby Union assists with the planning and delivery of the womens rugby programme throughout Scotland. From 2001-2005 only 2 posts existed, the Womens Administration Manager and the Girls Development Officer. As of late 2005, in conjunction with the Scottish Rugby Union, the two posts were re-purposed, with another one created as a result. The new staffing structure consisted of a Community Manager, a Performance Development Manager (responsible for the performance pathways programme) and a Womens Development Officer (responsible for Youth and Senior rugby).
[edit] Current Full Time Staff
- Jo Wells, Womens Community Manager, appointed July 2006 - present
- Jo Hull, National Performance Development Manager (womens), appointed Jan 2006 - present
- Lindsey Booth, Womens Development Officer, appointed Jan 2006 - present
[edit] Previous Full Time Staff
- Barbara Wilson, First SWRU Administration Manager, 2001 - 2006
- Beth MacLeod, First SWRU Girls Development Manager, 2001 - 2005
- Claire Cruickshanks, Girls Development Administrator, 2005
[edit] National League Competitions
As of season 2006 - 2007, there are three divisions within the Scottish league: Premier League, National League and the National Development League.
[edit] Premier League
The Premier League consists of 8 clubs (in alphabetical order):
- Edinburgh University
- GHA
- Hillhead/Jordanhill
- Kirkcaldy
- Melrose
- Murrayfield Wanderers
- Royal High Corstorphine
- Watsonians
[edit] National League Winners
- 2005 - 2006 : Murrayfield Wanderers
[edit] National League
The National League consists of 6 clubs (in alphabetical order):
- Aberdeen University
- Berwick
- Dundee University
- Glasgow University
- Lismore
- Saints, The (St Andrews University)
[edit] National Development League
The National Development League (NDL) consists of a number of clubs which include (in alphabetical order):
- Dick Vets
- Grangemouth
- Howe of Fife
- Inverness
- Oban Lorne
- Stirling University
- Strathclyde Univeristy
[edit] National 7s Competition
Annually, there is a National 7s competition traditionally held on the first weekend of May. For the previous five years, it has been held at Portobello Rugby Club in Edinburgh. The normal format is for teams to be split into two pools, with semi-finalists chosen through the top 2 winners of the pools.
[edit] Scottish Universities Championship
The Scottish Universities Championship is not run by the SWRU, instead it is administered by the British University Sports Association.
Winners:
- 2006 - 2007 : Edinburgh University
- 2005 - 2006 : Edinburgh University
[edit] Representative Rugby
In the season 2006-7, there are 4 tiers of womens representative teams, in order:
- Scotland Womens, the national team
- Scotland Womens Development, a development team which acts as a feeder to the national team
- Scotland Academy, a squad consisting of players which attend a number of skills clinics
- Scotland U18s, the Under 18s team
These teams are run and managed by the SWRU.
[edit] External links
- Scottish Womens Rugby Union website
- 2006 WRWC Homepage
- 247.tv - Live video and replays of all the Women's Rugby World Cup matches
