The 2021 National Rugby League (NRL) season is set to kick off on Thursday, with Scottish interest in the competition taking the form of hard-hitting centre, Euan Aitken. Aitken, who is Scotland’s 174th Senior Men’s International, will be competing for the New Zealand Warriors, having made an off-season transfer from St George Illawarra Dragons. [...]
Lachlan Coote, talks to RLWC2021 about his pride in representing his grandma's heritage, his excitement for RLWC2021 and the special atmosphere that British fans create. Lachlan Coote, a Super League and NRL Grand Final winner, has many career highlights. After representing Penrith Panthers and North Queensland Cowboys in Australia, the 30-year-old now plies his [...]
Following Dr Paul Stockton stepping down from his role of Head of Medical we are delighted to announce Dr Andrew Hogg as our new Head of Medical. Andrew grew up in Haddington, a town east of Edinburgh. After going to school in Haddington he studied in Newcastle and then Dublin, before working in Manchester [...]
Highly popular and highly professional, Scotland Rugby League Head of Medical Paul " Stocko" Stockton has stepped down from the role he has held since 2015. During his time with Scotland, Stocko has been a vital part of the Senior Men's support team and has provided support for all Scotland's other representative teams as [...]
The 32 competing national sides across the three competitions which make up the biggest and best Rugby League World Cup 2021 took part in the first significant action of the event - the coin toss. The coin-toss was originally planned to be held in Manchester but today, exactly a year before (27 November) the [...]
It is rare in sport that a sponsor supports any sport for more than 3 to 4 years. That is most definitely not the case for Corporate Hospitality and VIP Experiences company MatchPoint. MatchPoint was founded in 1992 and are based in Edinburgh. In 2013 the founder of the business Neil Cunningham and [...]
UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) has today launched a new campaign to promote ‘Protect Your Sport’, encouraging more people to come forward and share their concerns about doping in sport. Intelligence reports are crucial for anti-doping investigations, 35% of bans from sport published in 2019, came from information shared with UKAD. The campaign has been launched [...]
Hogg talks about his cancer scare in 2018 and why you can never check too often. November is an important time of year for young men around the world, with many taking on the challenge to grow a moustache for Movember. Movember is a charity that aims to tackle men’s health issues, in particular [...]
As Gavin Willacy, SRL historian, notes; “Fergie has been so reliable for Scotland over the years, a destructive player but also a great bloke. Not only would he not let you down, but he will also cause carnage for the opposition as well”. Ferguson made his debut against Wales in Glasgow, playing in the [...]
The Rugby League World Cup 2021 tournament organisers have today (July 21st) revealed the much-anticipated fixture schedule for what promises to be the biggest and best World Cup in the history of the sport, as the men’s, women’s and wheelchair teams all compete at the same time in a major sporting first. Scotland will [...]
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