The 2019–20 Super 6 (also known as the Fosroc Super 6 for sponsorship reasons) is the inaugural season of a semi-professional rugby union competition for Scotland's club sides.[1]

2019–20 Super 6
CountriesScotland Scotland
Date8 November 2019 – 29 March 2020
ChampionsWatsonians (1st title)
Runners-upHeriot's Rugby
Matches played30 [*Season incomplete]
Top point scorerLee Millar (84) Watsonians
Top try scorerSam Kitchen (8) Ayrshire Bulls
(2020–21 tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2021–22 Super 6 →

The six teams are competing in the Super 6 this season are Ayrshire Bulls, Boroughmuir Bears, Heriot's Rugby, Stirling County, Watsonians and Southern Knights.[2]

Competition format

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League Stage

All sides will play each other home and away.[3]

League Play-Offs

The 1st placed team in the league stage then plays the 4th best team in that stage.

The 2nd placed team in the league stage plays the 3rd best team in that stage.

The 5th placed team in the league plays the 6th best team in that stage at home.

Final

The winners of the 1st-4th match will play the winners of the 2nd-3rd match to determine the winners of the Super 6 tournament and the runners-up.

The losers of the 1st-4th match will play the losers of the 2nd-3rd match to determine the 3rd & 4th place slots.

The 6th best team in the league plays the 5th best team in that stage at home. The home and away format will determine 5th and 6th place.

The final was due to take place at Scotstoun Stadium, the home of Glasgow Warriors.[4]

Coronavirus pandemic

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Due to the coronavirus pandemic the Scottish Rugby Union made season 2019-20 null and void. This meant that the Super 6 fixtures ended after the 10 rounds of the League Stage and did not continue into the Super 6 play-offs.[5][6]

The cross-border competition that was scheduled between Super 6 clubs and Welsh clubs was also cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.[7]

Table

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2019–20 Super 6 Table view · watch · edit · discuss
Team P W D L PF PA PD TBP LBP PTS
1 Watsonians 10 8 0 2 253 185 +68 3 2 37
2 Heriot's Rugby 10 7 0 3 259 190 +69 4 2 34
3 Ayrshire Bulls 10 6 0 4 216 182 +34 4 0 28
4 Southern Knights 10 4 1 5 238 204 +34 5 4 27
5 Stirling County 10 3 1 6 188 254 -66 3 1 18
6 Boroughmuir Bears 10 1 0 9 215 354 -139 4 3 11

Yellow background indicates the play-off places for the semi-final match.
Green background indicates the play-off places for the semi-final match.
Plain background indicates teams that will play-off home and away for 5th and 6th position.
(CH) Champions. (RU) Runners-up. (3rd) Won 3rd place play-off
(4th) Lost 3rd place play-off (5th) Won 5th place play-off (6th) Lost 5th place play-off.

League stage rounds

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All times are local.[8]

Round 1

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8 November 2019
7.30pm
(1BP) Boroughmuir Bears  24 - 27  Stirling County
Try: George Shannon
Jordan Edmunds
Glen Faulds
Con: Kyle McGhie x 3
Pen: Glen Faulds
Preview
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Try: Reyner Kennedy
Caleb Korteweg
Ollie Bartlett
Con: Josh Henderson x 2
Pen: Josh Henderson x 2
Meggetland Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,521
Referee: David Sutherland
9 November 2019
3pm
(1BP) Southern Knights  13 - 14  Watsonians
Try: Michael Mvelase-Julyan
Con: Struan Hutchison
Pen: Struan Hutchison x 2
Preview
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Try: Joe Reynolds
Lewis Berg
Con: Lee Millar x 2
The Greenyards
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: Ian Kenny
10 November 2019
2pm
Ayrshire Bulls  13 - 25  Heriot's Rugby
Try: Tyler Beary
Con: Frazier Climo
Pen: Frazier Climo x 2
Preview
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Try: Iain Wilson
Ronan Seydak
Penalty try
Con: Ross Jones
Pen: Ross Jones x 2
Millbrae
Attendance: 1,341
Referee: Keith Allen

Round 2

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16 November 2019
3pm
(1BP) Ayrshire Bulls  32 - 27[9]  Boroughmuir Bears (1BP)
Try: Rory Hughes x 2
Sam Kitchen
Tom Lewis
Graham Geldenhuys
Con: Frazier Climo x 2
Pen: Frazier Climo
Preview
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Try: Thomas Wilson
George Thornton
Kyle McGhie
Con: Gavin Parker
Kyle McGhie x 2
Pen: Gavin Parker x 2
Millbrae
Referee: Finlay Brown
16 November 2019
4pm
(1 BP) Stirling County  24 - 24  Southern Knights
Try: Dean Taylor-Menzies
Reyner Kennedy
Andrew Davidson
Caleb Korteweg
Con: Josh Henderson x 2
Preview
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Try: Ruaridh Knott
Michael Mvelase-Julya
Patrick Anderson
Con: Ciaran Whyte x 3
Pen: Ciaran Whyte
Bridgehaugh Park
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Hollie Davidson
17 November 2019
2pm
Heriot's Rugby  17 - 32  Watsonians (1BP)
Try: Rory McMichael
Scott Riddell
Con: Alex Ball x 2
Pen: Alex Ball
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Try: Lomond MacPherson x 2
Joe Reynolds
Angus Guthrie
Cal Davis
Con: Lee Millar x 2
Pen: Lee Millar
Goldenacre Sports Ground
Attendance: 1,235
Referee: Keith Allen

Round 3

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22 November 2019
7.30pm
(1BP) Boroughmuir Bears  34 - 31  Heriot's Rugby (2BP)
Try: Cammy Gray
Johnny Matthews
Ewan Stewart
Jack Steele
Con: Kyle McGhie x 4
Pen: Kyle McGhie x 2
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Try: Jason Hill
Michael Liness
Dan Nutton
Andrew Simmers
Con: Ross Jones x 4
Pen: Ross Jones
Meggetland Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,041
Referee: Michael Todd
23 November 2019
5.30pm
Southern Knights  10 - 29  Ayrshire Bulls (1BP)
Try: Russell Anderson
Pen: Jason Baggott x 2
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Try: Sam Kitchen x 2
Ross Thompson
Stafford McDowall
Con: Ross Thompson x 3
Pen: Ross Thompson
The Greenyards
Attendance: c.500
Referee: Ross Mabon
24 November 2019
3pm
(1BP) Watsonians  34 - 22  Stirling County
Try: Cal Davies x 3
Angus Guthrie
Kody McGovern
Con: Lee Millar x 3
Pen: Lee Millar
Preview
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Try: Adam Ashe x 2
Robbie Kent
Con: Brandon Thomson x 2
Pen: Brandon Thomson
Myreside Stadium
Referee: Ruairidh Campbell

Round 4

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The Heriot's Rugby v Stirling County match was cancelled on the morning of the 30 November 2019 due to overnight frost.[10]

30 November 2019
3pm
Ayrshire Bulls  cancelled  Watsonians
Preview
Millbrae
Referee: David Sutherland

The Ayrshire Bulls v Watsonians pitch was deemed unplayable and the match was cancelled shortly before kick off.[11]

The Boroughmuir Bears v Southern Knights match was called off at a pitch inspection at 10.30am on the morning of the match. The postponement due to a frozen pitch.[12]

Round 5

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7 December 2019
4.30pm
(1BP) Southern Knights  12 - 19  Heriot's Rugby
Try: Joe Jenkins
Jason Baggott
Con: Jason Baggott
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Try: Penalty try
Jack Blain
Michael Liness
Con: Ross Jones
The Greenyards
Referee: Ian Kenny
8 December 2019
2pm
Watsonians  28 - 10  Boroughmuir Bears
Try: Morgan Inness
Harrison Courtney
Campbell Wilson
Con: Lee Millar x 2
Pen: Lee Millar x 3
Preview
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Try: Glen Faulds
Con: Kyle McGhie
Pen: Kyle McGhie
Myreside Stadium
Referee: David Sutherland

Round 6

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14 December 2019
2pm
Heriot's Rugby  22 - 16  Southern Knights (1BP)
Try: Michael Liness
Cameron Hutchison
James Couper
Con: Ross Jones x 2
Pen: Ross Jones
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Try: Fraser Renwick
Ruaridh Knott
Pen: Jason Baggott x 2
Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Graeme Ormiston
14 December 2019
2pm
(1BP) Ayrshire Bulls  30 - 8  Stirling County
Try: Sam Kitchen x 2
Blair Macpherson
Ollie Smith
Con: Ross Thompson x 2
Pen: Ross Thompson x 2
Preview
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Try: Andrew Goudie
Pen: Andrew Goudie
Millbrae
Referee: Ben Blain
15 December 2019
2pm
(1BP) Boroughmuir Bears  20 - 30  Watsonians
Try: Johnny Matthews x 2
Callum Atkinson
Cammy Gray
Preview
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Try: Mesulame Kunavula
Harrison Courtney
Ruaridh Smith
Con: Lee Millar x 3
Pen: Lee Millar x 3
Meggetland Sports Complex
Referee: David Sutherland

Round 4 rescheduled

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21 December 2019
2pm
(1BP) Heriot's Rugby  29 - 19  Stirling County
Try: James Spencer x 2
Chris Keen
Jack Blain
Con: Ross Jones x 3
Pen: Ross Jones
Preview
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Try: Penalty try
Reyner Kennedy
Bruce Sorbie
Con: Andrew Goudie
Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Finlay Brown
21 December 2019
3pm
Ayrshire Bulls  19 - 13  Watsonians (1BP)
Try: Ollie Smith
Penalty try
Blair MacPherson
Con: Ross Thompson
Preview
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Try: Mesulame Kunavula
Con: Lee Millar
Pen: Lee Millar x 2
Millbrae
Referee: Mike Adamson
10 January 2020
7.30pm
Boroughmuir Bears  12 - 31  Southern Knights (1BP)
Try: Jordan Edmunds
Ewan Stewart
Con: Chris Laidlaw
Preview
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Try: Gavin Wood
Ewan Mcquillian x 2
Russell Anderson
Joe Jenkins
Con: Jason Baggott x 2
Gavin Wood
Meggetland Sports Complex
Referee: David Sutherland

Round 7

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18 January 2020
3pm
Watsonians  27-10  Ayrshire Bulls
Try: Lomond Macpherson
Connor Boyle
Lewis Berg
Con: Lee Millar x 3
Pen: Lee Millar x 2
Preview
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Try: Tom Lewis
Con: Ross Thompson
Pen: Ross Thompson
Myreside Stadium
Referee: Graeme Ormiston
18 January 2020
4pm
(1BP) Stirling County  15-16  Heriot's Rugby
Try: Ewan MacGarvie
Ollie Bartlett
Con: Josh Henderson
Pen: Josh Henderson
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Try: Cameron Hutchinson
Con: Ross Jones
Pen: Ross Jones x 3
Bridgehaugh Park
Referee: Ian Kenny
19 January 2020
2pm
(1BP) Southern Knights  46-27  Boroughmuir Bears (1BP)
Try: Ciaran Whyte x 2
Kyle McGhie
Fraser Renwick x 2
Tom Galbraith
Con: Jason Baggott x 5
Pen: Jason Baggott x 2
Preview
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Try: Jordan Edmunds
Greg Cannie
Mesu Dolokoto
Cammy Gray
Con: Kyle McGhie x 2
Pen: Kyle McGhie
The Greenyards
Referee: Finlay Brown

Round 8

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25 January 2020
2pm
(1BP) Heriot's Rugby  53-10  Boroughmuir Bears
Try: Cameron Hutchison x 2
James Couper
Iain Wilson
Penalty try
Andrew Simmers
Charlie Jupp
James Spencer
Alex Ball
Con: Ross Jones x 3
Preview
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Try: Jordan Edmunds
Con: Jack Steele
Pen: Martin Cimprich
Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Keith Allen
25 January 2020
3pm
(1BP) Stirling County  27-24  Watsonians (1BP)
Try: Ali Mackie x 3
Landon Hayes
Con: Josh Henderson x 2
Pen: Josh Henderson
Preview
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Try: Andrew Chalmers
Brian Leitch
Lewis Berg
Con: Lee Millar x 3
Pen: Lee Millar
Bridgehaugh Park
Referee: David Sutherland
26 January 2020
2pm
Ayrshire Bulls  20-29  Southern Knights (1BP)
Try: Sam Kitchen x 2
Con: Ross Thompson x 2
Pen: Ross Thompson x 2
Preview
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Try: Penalty try
Neil Irvine-Hess
Conor Young
Ciaran Whyte
Con: Struan Hutchinson x 2
Pen: Struan Hutchinson
Millbrae
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 9

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14 February 2020
7.30pm
Watsonians  24 - 21  Heriot's Rugby (1BP)
Try: Lewis Berg
penalty try
Jamie Forbes
Con: Lee Millar x 2
Pen: Lee Millar
Preview
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Try: Chris Dean
James Couper
penalty try
Con: Ross Jones x 2
Myreside Stadium
Referee: Mike Adamson
16 February 2020
2pm
(1BP) Southern Knights  31 - 10  Stirling County
Try: Fraser Renwick
Jason Baggott
Ruaridh Knott
Russell Anderson
Neil Irvine-Hess
Con: Jason Baggott x 3
Preview
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Try: Landon Hayes
Caleb Korteweg
The Greenyards
Referee: Finlay Brown
23 February 2020
3.45pm
Boroughmuir Bears  17 - 40  Ayrshire Bulls (1BP)
Try: Archie Russell
Glen Faulds
Con: Chris Laidlaw x 2
Pen: Chris Laidlaw
Preview
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Try: Peter McCallum
Sam Kitchen
George Bordill
Nico Griffiths
Tyler Beaty
Craig Gossman
Con: Ross Thompson x 5
Dundas Avenue, Queensferry Sports and Community Hub, Queensferry RFC
Referee: Sam Grove-White

Round 10

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29 February 2020
2.30pm
(1BP) Stirling County  36 - 34  Boroughmuir Bears (2BP)
Try: Reynor Kennedy
George Arnott x 2
Connor Gordon x 2
Con: Brandon Thomson x 4
Pen: Brandon Thomson
Preview
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Try: Scott McGinley
Archie Russell
Jordan Edmunds
Murray Johnston
Con: Chris Laidlaw x 4
Pen: Chris Laidlaw x 2
Oriam
Referee: Ross Mabon
1 March 2020
2pm
(1BP) Heriot's Rugby  26 - 15  Ayrshire Bulls
Try: Jason Hill
Callum Marshall
Dan Nutton
Harry Patterson
Con: Ross Jones x 3
Preview
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Try: Blair MacPherson
Alex McGuire
Con: Ross Thompson
Pen: Ross Thompson
Goldenacre Sports Ground
Referee: Ian Kenny
6 March 2020
7.30pm
(1BP) Watsonians  28 - 26  Southern Knights (2BP)
Try: Mesulame Kunavula
Cal Davies
penalty try
Ewan Fox
Con: Lee Millar x 3
Preview
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Try: Iain Moody
Ruaridh Knott
Ciaran Whyte
Fraser Renwick
Con: Jason Baggott x 3
Myreside Stadium
Referee: Hollie Davidson

Team of the Tournament

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The 2019–20 Super 6 team of the tournament was named as follows:-[13]

Pos Player Team
FB 15   Ollie Smith Ayrshire Bulls
RW 14   Rory McMichael Heriot's Rugby
OC 13   Joe Reynolds Watsonians
IC 12   Cameron Hutchinson Heriot's Rugby
LW 11   Jordan Edmunds Boroughmuir Bears
FH 10   Lee Millar Watsonians
SH 9   Andrew Simmers Heriot's Rugby
N8 8   Morgan Innes Watsonians
OF 7   Conor Boyle Watsonians
BF 6   Iain Wilson Heriot's Rugby
RL 5   Jamie Hodgson Watsonians
LL 4   Marshall Sykes Ayrshire Bulls
TP 3   Murphy Walker Stirling County
HK 2   Reynor Kennedy Stirling County
LP 1   Grant Shiells Southern Knights
Substitutes
HK 16   Sam Kitchen Ayrshire Bulls
LP 17   Gordon Reid Ayrshire Bulls
TP 18   Dan Gamble Heriot's Rugby
LK 19   Cameron Henderson Stirling County
FL 20   Jack MacLean Heriot's Rugby
FH 21   Struan Hutchinson Southern Knights
FH 22   Ross Thompson Ayrshire Bulls
CE 23   Ciaran Whyte Southern Knights

Leading Points scorers

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The leading points scorers from the League Stage rounds of the competition.[14]

Player Points Team
  Lee Millar 84 Watsonians
  Ross Jones 62 Heriot's Rugby
  Ross Thompson 61 Ayrshire Bulls

Leading Try scorers

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The leading try scorers from the League Stage rounds of the competition.[15]

Player No. of Tries Team
  Sam Kitchen 8 Ayrshire Bulls
  Cal Davies 5 Watsonians
  Jordan Edmunds 5 Boroughmuir Bears
  Reynor Kennedy 5 Stirling County
  Fraser Renwick 5 Southern Knights

References

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  1. ^ "Super Six Update". Scottish Rugby Blog. August 19, 2019.
  2. ^ Bathgate, Stuart (October 2, 2019). "Super 6 sides all announce their full 35-man squads". The Offside Line.
  3. ^ "A Guide to the Super Six". Scottish Rugby Blog. July 9, 2019.
  4. ^ "Scotstoun to Host FOSROC Super6 Final". 17 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Scottish 2019/20 season declared null and void". Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  6. ^ FOSROC Super6 [@Super6Rugby] (13 March 2020). "STATEMENT | @Scotlandteam have suspended all rugby in Scotland, including #FOSROCSuper6 fixtures. https://t.co/YNgM6H7lSA" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ FOSROC Super6 [@Super6Rugby] (20 March 2020). "UPDATE | The Cross-Border competition with @WelshRugbyUnion that was due to commence at the end of April has been cancelled. https://t.co/eSCZe7BMBp" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ Barnes, David (August 12, 2019). "Super6 fixture schedule announced". The Offside Line.
  9. ^ The Ayrshire Bulls [@AyrshireBulls] (16 November 2019). "FULL TIME | A frantic end to proceedings, but it is a home win for the Bulls! #backingthebulls https://t.co/gzC1yOlxAs" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ Heriot's Rugby Club [@HeriotsRugby] (30 November 2019). "Today's #FosrocSuper6 Heriots Rugby vs Stirling County has been cancelled due to overnight frost ☹️❄️ @Super6Rugby" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ The Ayrshire Bulls [@AyrshireBulls] (30 November 2019). "GAME OFF | The club have done everything in their power to break up the ground but it has been deemed unplayable ahead of kick-off. We apologise to all who travelled through for the game and refunds can be taken at the gate❄️ #FOSROCSuper6 https://t.co/tbnp4ak2H2" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Boroughmuir Bears [@MuirBears] (1 December 2019). "Despite best efforts of @BmuirSports, Edinburgh Leisure and Scottish Rugby todays @Super6Rugby fixture between @MuirBears & @Sthrn_Knights has been postponed due to a frozen pitch. The game will be rearranged & played on a standby date agreed by both teams + Tournament Director. https://t.co/jXcXVzNfqg" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  13. ^ The Ayrshire Bulls [@AyrshireBulls] (24 April 2020). "5️⃣ Bulls in the @Super6Rugby team of the season👏🏼 #MillbraeMade #backingthebulls https://t.co/GjPVaqm1IA" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  14. ^ FOSROC Super6 [@Super6Rugby] (11 March 2020). "🏆 @WATSONIANFC stand-off and skipper Lee Millar tops the leading points scorers table after the last round of regular fixtures in the #FOSROCSuper6 https://t.co/qs0ZXdUB3F" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ FOSROC Super6 [@Super6Rugby] (7 March 2020). "🏆 At the end of the regular #FOSROCSuper6 league fixtures it's @AyrshireBulls Sam Kitchen who leads the way in the top try scorers table. https://t.co/Oedncq8mGF" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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