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 2021–22 season sees the seventh year of the academy, now sponsored by Fosroc.[1]
Season overview
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Regional Academies
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Players are selected in three stages:-
Supported stages
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- Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players
- Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players
Contracted stage
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- Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players assigned to a professional team.
Academy Players
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Stage 3 players
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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.[3]
However they were also assigned to the Super 6 sides when not in use by the United Rugby Championship sides.[4]
Glasgow Warriors
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Edinburgh
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Super 6 intake
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Ayrshire Bulls
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Boroughmuir Bears
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Heriots Rugby
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Southern Knights
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Stirling County
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Watsonians
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Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
Supported players
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The inductees for the 2021–22 season are split into their regional academies.[5] The male players are still in Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the academy and not yet deemed professional players. The women named, however, may be international players, using the academy for support. Stage 1 and Stage 2 players have yet to be announced for the 2021–22 season.
Graduates of this year
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References
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