The Scottish Club Youth Competitions conference structures established for the 2015–16 season group clubs based on the development structures they have in place, the volume of teams they operate and results over recent seasons. The fixture programmes arranged by Scottish Rugby will guarantee blocks of 'club v club' fixtures in the autumn phase of the season.
History In December 2013 Scottish Rugby launched its strategic initiative ‘Youth Rugby – A strategy for Schools’.http://www.scottishrugbyforum.org/wp-content/wps-content/forum/735/795/1_sr_clubyouth_updateapril2015.pdf Former Scotland rugby coach Frank Hadden conducted the review for Scottish Rugby.
In recent years youth rugby has had many changes in competition structure mainly based on the needs and wants of participating teams, some teams have thrived, some teams have struggled but change has been a constant and it is obvious that the current structure continues to be affected by; withdrawal of teams from leagues, weather, lack of competitive fixtures for some teams, a disjointed approach to fixturing, a reluctance by some to play on a regular basis. There is no doubt that the structure for youth rugby has reached a point where a radical change in approach is required to bring stability to our game.
The President’s Conference
2015 The President's Conference Team Location Ayr Ayr Boroughmuir Edinburgh Currie Edinburgh Highland Inverness Stirling County Stirling West of Scotland Milngavie
Teams fielded: U18 U16 S3 (U15) S2 (U14) S1 (U13)
Central Belt Conferences
Green Conference
2015 Green Conference Team Location Biggar Biggar Dumfries Saints Dumfries Dunfermline Dunfermline Falkirk Falkirk GHA Glasgow Hamilton Hamilton Whitecraigs Newton Mearns
Teams fielded: U18 U16 S3 (U15) S2 (U14) S1 (U13)
Brown Conference
2015 Brown Conference Team Location Allan Glens Glasgow Cumnock Cumnock Dalziel Motherwell East Kilbride East Kilbride Greenock Wanderers Greenock Livingston Livingston
Teams fielded: U18 U16 S3 (U15) S2 (U14) S1 (U13)
Caledonia Conferences
2015 Caledonia Conference (Red) Team Location Aberdeen Grammar Aberdeen Deeside / Wanderers Aberdeen Ellon Ellon Gordonstoun School Elgin Mackie Stonehaven Perthshire Perth
Teams fielded: U18 U16 S3 (U15) S2 (U14) S1 (U13)
2015 Caledonia North Conference Team Location Orkney Orkney Huntly/Moray Elgin Ross Sutherland Invergordon Stornoway Stornoway Caithness Caithness Garioch Inverurie
Teams fielded: U18 U16 S3 (U15) S1/S2 (U14)
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