The Scottish Rugby Academy provides Scotland's up and coming rugby stars a dedicated focused routeway for development into the professional game. Entry is restricted to Scottish qualified students and both male and female entrants are accepted into 4 regional academies. The 2022–23 season sees the eighth year of the academy, now sponsored by Fosroc.
Season overview
This was the eighth year of the Scottish Rugby Academy.
Regional 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.
Stages
Players are selected in three stages:-
Supported stages
Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players
Contracted stage
Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players assigned to a professional team.
Academy Players
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.
The Stage 3 players were assigned directly to Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby.
However they were also assigned to the Super 6 sides when not in use by the United Rugby Championship sides.
Glasgow Warriors
Edinburgh
Super 6 intake
Ayrshire Bulls
Boroughmuir Bears
Heriots Rugby
Southern Knights
Stirling Wolves
Watsonians
Graduates of this year
Players who have signed professional contracts with clubs:
Euan Ferrie to Glasgow Warriors Patrick Harrison to Edinburgh Rugby Jacob Henry to Edinburgh Rugbyhttps://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/ Jamie Campbell to Edinburgh Rugbyhttps://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/ Cameron Scott to Edinburgh Rugbyhttps://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/ Harry Paterson to Edinburgh Rugbyhttps://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/ Michael Jones to Edinburgh Rugbyhttps://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/ Nathan Sweeney to Edinburgh Rugbyhttps://scottishrugby.org/2023-2024-contracted-academy-players-confirmed/ Rhys Tait to Doncaster Knightshttps://www.drfc.co.uk/knights-sign-back-row-rhys-tait/ Archie Smeaton to Doncaster Knightshttps://www.drfc.co.uk/knights-sign-back-row-archie-smeaton/
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