Historic deal sees BBC ALBA broadcast 11 club matches
A groundbreaking deal between Scottish Rugby and BBC ALBA will see 11 Arnold Clark Premierships matches, including both men’s and women’s finals, broadcast live this season.

The historic deal marks the first time both men’s and women’s league domestic rugby matches in Scotland will be played on free-to-air television. The matches will also be available live and on-demand on BBC iPlayer.

Arnold Clark Men’s and Women’s Premiership matches live on BBC ALBA:

Men’s Premiership: Ayr v Currie, Saturday 31 August 2024, 4:10pm KO
Women’s Premiership: Heriot’s v Hillhead Jordanhill, Sunday 1 September 2024, 4:10pm KO
Women’s Premiership: Watsonian v Heriot’s 27 September 2024, 7:35pm KO
Men’s Premiership: Watsonian v Heriot’s, Friday 4 October 2024, 7:35pm KO
Women’s Premiership: Stirling County v Stewartry, Friday 29 November 2024, 7:35pm KO
Women’s Premiership Final: Saturday 14 December 2024, KO TBC
Men’s Premiership: Hawick v Currie, Friday 10 January 2025, 7:35pm KO
Men’s Premiership: Ayr v Marr, Friday 7 February 2025, 7:35pm KO
Men’s Premiership: Musselburgh v Watsonian, Friday 28 February 2025, 7:35pm KO
Men’s Premiership Play-off: Friday 28 March 2025, KO TBC
Men’s Premiership Final: Saturday 5 April 2025, KO TBC

Get all the details of the deal

Club reminders
A reminder of some key actions that may be outstanding in your Club, with deadlines approaching. If you have any questions on the below actions, please don’t hesitate to contact rugbydevelopmentadmin@sru.org.uk.

Scottish Rugby’s annual player welfare e-learning course RugbyRight is live in preparation for the 2024/25 season. Head to SCRUMS to complete the course by October 31.
Scottish Rugby is encouraging clubs to consider taking out additional TTD insurance cover for their players. Through the SCRUMS proposal form, clubs can opt to take out Temporary Total Disability (TTD) insurance in relation to loss of income during periods of injury. Find out more about TTD.
Scottish Rugby continues to seek to promote consistency in the interests of fairness, and prevent inappropriate and financially unsustainable player payment practices. In accordance with SDR 4.1, member clubs must provide a signed annual declaration form ahead of each season no later than 25 September 2024.
Scottish Rugby continues to seek to promote consistency in the interests of fairness, and prevent inappropriate and financially unsustainable player payment practices. In accordance with SDR 4.1, all member clubs must provide a signed annual declaration form ahead of each season no later than 25 September 2024. A reminder that all clubs are required to complete and submit the form, even if there are no payments to declare.

Sportscotland's Young People's Sports Panel
Applications are now open for the sportscotland Young People’s Sport Panel – please help spread the word throughout your rugby network by sharing the information below.

Do you know someone who has got what it takes to speak up for sport? Do you know someone who wants to make a real difference in sport and physical activity? If so, then this is the opportunity is for them! sportscotland is on the lookout for the seventh cohort of the Young People’s Sport Panel who will work with sportscotland to help influence and shape sport across the country and be the voice of young people in Scottish sport.

We need your help to share this information with the networks you work with and the young people you connect with to encourage these amazing young people to apply to become part of the next group who will leave their mark on sport in Scotland.

Who can apply?
We are looking for young people who are:
Living in Scotland

Aged between 14 - 23
Passionate about sport
Wanting to make a difference
Able to commit an average of 3 hours a week on a voluntary basis

We welcome applications from young people from a wide range of backgrounds and those with protected characteristics.

Applications will close at midnight on Wednesday 18 September 2024.

Find out more about the YPSP

Senior academy and pro player draft announced
The senior academy and pro player draft has now been confirmed for the Arnold Clark Men's Premiership. Edinburgh Rugby and Glasgow Warriors have had their senior academy and professional players assigned to Premiership clubs and can release them for additional game time. Players will become available to the Premiership clubs depending on individual plans outlined by their professional club.

Edinburgh recently named 23 under-23 players as part of their new senior academy group of players with Glasgow naming 26. The expanded set-up allows for the inclusion of later developing players, up to the age of 23, and will further support the ongoing development of homegrown players.

The Arnold Clark Men’s Premiership will offer an opportunity for these players to play regularly, in addition to Glasgow and Edinburgh A games, with fixtures to be announced in due course.

See the full draft

Arnold Clark Premierships highlights on YouTube this season
Highlights from featured games in both the Arnold Clark Women's and Men's Premierships will be posted each week on the Scottish Rugby YouTube channel.

From 7pm tonight, highlights of both Premierships will be available, so make sure you subscribe to catch all the action.

Watch the highlights reel