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 2018-19 season sees the fourth year of the academy, now sponsored by Fosroc.[1]
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.[2]
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.
Stade Niçois is a French rugby union side. In season 2018-19 they play in the French third tier, in Fédérale 1. They have a partnership agreement with the SRU.
Note: Flags indicate national union as has been defined under WR eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-WR nationality.