Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup

The Scottish Rugby Schools' Cup is the annual Scottish schools' rugby union cup competition. Competitions are held at under-18 and under-16 age group levels and are organised by Scottish Rugby. The finals are held at Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh.

The competitions have had many different formats over the years. For season 2024–25 there are four competitions for each age group, the Cup, Shield, Plate and Bowl. The main cup competitions involve a straight knock-out format. In 2013-14 a new shield competition was introduced for those teams eliminated in the preliminary and first rounds of the cup competitions.

The fixtures and results are regularly posted on the Scottish Rugby website and in the mainstream media. Previous sponsors include the Bank of Scotland, Bell Lawrie White and Brewin Dolphin.

Champions +KeyMatch tied - cup shared

U18 Cup

The inaugural competition took place in the 1983–84 season.

Prior to the 1997–98 season, most private schools did not participate in the U18 Cup.

Season Champions Final Runners-up 1983–84 North Berwick High School 6 – 0 Marr College 1984–85 Galashiels Academy 21 – 9 Dunblane High School 1985–86 Galashiels Academy 10 – 0 Dunblane High School 1986–87 Kelso High School Dunblane High School 1987–88 Galashiels Academy St Aloysius' College 1988–89 St Aloysius' College 16 – 0 Galashiels Academy 1989–90 St Aloysius' College 19 – 15 Galashiels Academy 1990–91 Galashiels Academy St Aloysius' College 1991–92 Marr College 8 – 6 St Aloysius' College 1992–93 St Aloysius' College 18 – 12 Galashiels Academy 1993–94 Marr College 16 – 12 St Aloysius' College 1994–95 St Aloysius' College 42 – 17 Queen Victoria School 1995–96 St Aloysius' College 13 – 12 Peebles High School 1996–97 Galashiels Academy 8 – 7 High School of Dundee 1997–98 Merchiston Castle School 27 – 8 Edinburgh Academy 1998–99 Stewart's Melville College 8 – 3 Merchiston Castle School 1999–00 Merchiston Castle School 22 – 8 Dollar Academy 2000–01 Merchiston Castle School 10 – 5 Fettes College 2001–02 Merchiston Castle School 44 – 21 George Watson's College 2002–03 Dollar Academy 19 – 13 Stewart's Melville College 2003–04 Dollar Academy 27 – 14 High School of Dundee 2004–05 Dollar Academy 13 – 10 High School of Dundee 2005–06 Stewart's Melville College 32 – 0 Robert Gordon's College 2006–07 Bell Baxter High School 20 – 8 Dollar Academy 2007–08 Merchiston Castle School 15 – 3 George Watson's College 2008–09 Fettes College 39 – 28 Stewart's Melville College 2009–10 Edinburgh Academy 13 – 11 Stewart's Melville College 2010–11 Stewart's Melville College 19 – 10 Edinburgh Academy 2011–12 Edinburgh Academy 12 – 11 George Watson's College 2012–13 George Watson's College 22 – 17 Merchiston Castle School 2013–14 George Watson's College 31 – 17 High School of Dundee 2014–15 George Watson's College 23 – 17 Merchiston Castle School 2015–16 George Watson's College 30 – 27 Dollar Academy 2016–17 Stewart's Melville College 36 – 32 Dollar Academy 2017–18 Strathallan School 52 – 8 Glenalmond College 2018–19 Merchiston Castle School 40 – 7 St Aloysius' College 2019–20 Stewart's Melville College 24 – 14 George Watson's College 2020–21 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) 2021–22 Merchiston Castle School 20 – 7 Stewart's Melville College 2022–23 Merchiston Castle School 19 – 7 Edinburgh Academy 2023–24 George Watson's College 42 – 21 Stewart's Melville College 2024–25 Stewart's Melville College 28 – 24 Merchiston Castle School 2025–26 George Watson's College 33 – 21 Strathallan School

Summary of champions # Team Champions Years as champions Runners-up Years as runners-up 1 Merchiston Castle School 8 1997–98, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2007–08, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 4 1998–99, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2024–25 2 Stewart's Melville College 6 1998–99, 2005–06, 2010–11, 2016–17, 2019–20, 2024–25 5 2002–03, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2021–22, 2023–24 George Watson's College 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2023–24, 2025–26 4 2001–02, 2007–08, 2011–12, 2019–20 4 St Aloysius' College 5 1988–89, 1989–90, 1992–93, 1994–95, 1995–96 5 1987–88, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 2018–19 Galashiels Academy 1984–85, 1985–86, 1987–88, 1990–91, 1996–97 2 1988–89, 1989–90 6 Dollar Academy 3 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05 4 1999–00, 2006–07, 2015–16, 2016–17 7 Edinburgh Academy 2 2009–10, 2011–12 3 1997–98, 2010–11, 2022–23 Marr College 1991–92, 1993–94 1 1983–84 9 Fettes College 1 2008–09 2000–01 Strathallan School 2017–18 2025–26 North Berwick High School 1983–84 rowspan="3" colspan="2" align=center Kelso High School 1986–87 Bell Baxter High School 2006–07

U15/U16 Cup The inaugural competition took place in the 2004–05 season.

Season Champions Final Runners-up 2004–05 North Berwick High School 21 – 10 Galashiels Academy 2005–06 Galashiels Academy 22 – 17 Robert Gordon's College 2006–07 George Watson's College 12 – 5 Edinburgh Academy 2007–08 George Watson's College 7 – 5 George Heriot's School 2008–09 Edinburgh Academy 29 – 21 George Watson's College 2009–10 Hutchesons' Grammar School 10 – 8 Stewart's Melville College

From season 2010–11 the competition evolved from the U15 Cup into the U16 Cup.

Season Winner Score Runner-up 2010-11 Edinburgh Academy 36 - 8 Stewart's Melville College 2011-12 George Watson's College 38-0 Dollar Academy 2012-13 Merchiston Castle School 10-5 Strathallan School 2013-14 George Watson's College 19-8 St Aloysius' College 2014-15 Merchiston Castle School 25-24 Dollar Academy 2015-16 George Watson's College/Strathallan School 5-5 — 2016-17 St Aloysius' College 10-3 Strathallan School 2017-18 George Watson's College 64-19 Stewart's Melville College 2018-19 George Watson's College 15-5 High School of Dundee 2019-20 Merchiston Castle School 41-5 Dollar Academy 2020-21 No competition (due to COVID-19 pandemic) 2021-22 George Watson's College 47-26 Dollar Academy 2022-23 Stewart's Melville College 43-24 Strathallan School 2023-24 George Watson's College 26-21 Stewart's Melville College 2024-25 George Watson's College 34-10 Stewart's Melville College 2025-26 Stewart's Melville College 21-12 Merchiston Castle School

Scotland internationalists Several full Scotland internationalists have played in the Schools' Cup, including:

John Barclay Alasdair Dickinson Phil Godman Ruaridh Jackson Graeme Morrison Gregor Townsend Richie Vernon

References

External links Schools Rugby website Scottish Rugby website