2018 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

After nearly three weeks of competition, this years U20 Championship draws to a close with a day of games.

Scotlands 9th place play-off game against Georgia kicks-off at 12:30, whilst we need to wait to 6pm for the final between France and England (showing live on ITV 4).

Ireland play Japan in the 11th place play-off game (10am kick-off), where the loser will be relegated from the Championship to next seasons Trophy competition.

17th June 2018
Final & Play-offs
11th Place	10:00	Ireland	39	v	Japan	33
9th Place	12:30	Scotland	31	v	Georgia	39
7th Place	15:00	Wales	34	v	Italy	17
5th Place	13:00	Argentina	15	v	Australia	41
3rd Place	15:30	South Africa	40	v	New Zealand	30
Final	18:00	England	25	v	France	33

West Fixtures (Male) - 19th May 2018

Still got a few games to play before we say goodbye to the competitive leagues in West Region this season.

	Fixtures	19th May 2018
West 1	Carrick	71	v	12	Annan
West 1	East Kilbride	51	v	24	Irvine
West 1	Greenock Wanderers (1)	p	v	p	Oban Lorne
West 1	Helensburgh	36	v	56	Kilmarnock
West 2	Millbrae	p	v	p	Strathendrick
West 2	Cumnock (2)	p	v	p	Waysiders Drumpellier

1) Oban Lorne unable to field a team.
2) WD unable to field a team.

West League Update - West 2 - 17th May 2018

It was a massive weekend for West Region Rugby with two of the three championship titles up for grabs.

In West 2, Strathendrick could claim the title at Loch Lomond with a win, though anything less and it would probably go to the last set of games of the season.

West Results - 12th May 2018

It was a gorgeous afternoon at Dillichip, and despite the midweek rain that led to the postponement of Wednesday nights game between Lomond and Millbrae, the pitch was in pretty good nick, though there were still a few soft patches.

West League Update - West 1 - 15th May 2018

It was a massive weekend for West Region Rugby with two of the three Championship titles up for grabs.

In West 1, it could all be settled by the Sunday when Carrick travelled to Allan Glens, but by the same token, a Glens win would take it to the final weekend of the season.

West Results - 12th May 2018

Third place Garnock had a derby game on Saturday, with a short trip to Irvine. A midweek bonus point win at Kilmarnock meant that Garnock needed a further bonus point win in this their final league match of the season if they had any chance of taking the title from Carrick grasp. 

World Rugbys Training & Education Database Hacked

World Rugby have issued a media statement noting that on 3 May 2018, it detected an unauthorised access to the subscriber database linked to their training and education portal.

The hack affected the database that holds information about a subscribers education and training history including first name, email address and encrypted passwords.

Scottish Rugby announce Law Variations Trials for Mini & Youth Rugby

For season 2018/19, Scottish Rugby are to trial a set of law variations for mini and youth rugby.

The trial will form the basis of research into different playing formats which will help to provide building blocks to the 15-a-side game, kicking-off with festivals and triangular fixtures before progressing to knockouts, tournaments and leagues.

Clubs have often noted that one of the issues with player retention is the big jumps between the requirements in different age groups, with challenges noted in moving from mini to youth level (especially regarding pitch size), and then moving up to Under 16 and then Under 18.

West Results (Male) - 12th May 2018

Each of the contenders in the West 1 and West 2 Championship contests are playing this weekend, whilst there's also crucial matches in the fight to avoid relegation, so plenty of action to look forward to.

	Fixtures	12th May 2018
West 1	Allan Glens	26	v	52	Carrick
West 1	Annan	88	v	22	Helensburgh
West 1	Irvine	12	v	19	Garnock
West 2	Birkmyre	5	v	47	Cumnock
West 2	Clydebank	32	v	27	Millbrae
West 2	Loch Lomond	3	v	31	Strathendrick
West 3	Bishopton	26	v	36	Glasgow Uni Medics
West 3	Cowal	57	v	12	Hyndland
West 3	Moffat	29	v	30	Lochaber

West 1 Update
West 2 Update

West Results (Male) - 9th May 2018

We have a few games in West Region tonight, each of which has an impact in the Championship and relegation battles in West 1 and West 2.

	Fixtures	9th May 2018
West 1	Cambuslang	22	v	12	Annan
West 1	Kilmarnock	0	v	48	Garnock
West 2	Strathendrick	76	v	0	Birkmyre
West 2	Loch Lomond (1)	p	v	p	Millbrae

1) Waterlogged pitch

The bonus point win for Garnock moves them to within 4 points of Carrick, whilst Cambuslangs bonus point win is surely enough for them to maintain their West 1 status.

In West 2, Strathendrick stretch their lead at the top following their big win against Birkmyre, whilst the vagaries of the Scottish weather means Loch Lomond v Millbrae is off due to a waterlogged pitch.

West 1 Update
West 2 Update

West League Update - West 2 - 8th May 2018

As the only one of the three title contenders to play at the weekend, Strathendrick moved into top slot following their 33 nil victory away at Birkmyre.  The result puts Endrick 3 points ahead of Lenzie, who have no games remaining so are now watching with the rest of the spectators.  Endrick have three games to play, the first of which is Wednesday evening - Birkmyre again.

West Results - 5th May 2018

West League Update - West 1 - 8th May 2018

Carrick continue their march toward the West 1 Championship title with a 62-25 win away at Greenock.  Their challengers, Glens and Garnock, also had wins - a comfortable 82 nil for Glens against Helensburgh, whilst it was much closer for Garnock at East Kilbride, where a last minute try gave Garnock a 25-17 win.

West Results - 5th May 2018

The results leave Glens still 2 points behind Carrick, whilst Garnock (who didn’t pick up a four try bonus) are 9 behind.  Glens have one game remaining, but Carrick and Garnock have two.

West Results (Male) - 5th May 2018

Still plenty to play for in West 1 and 2, with the Championship, promotion and relegation still up for grabs.

	Fixtures	5th May 2018
West 1	Allan Glens	75	v	0	Helensburgh
West 1	Annan	42	v	10	Cambuslang
West 1	East Kilbride	17	v	25	Garnock
West 1	Greenock Wanderers	25	v	62	Carrick
West 1	Oban Lorne	28	v	5	Kilmarnock
West 1	Stewartry	39	v	8	Irvine
West 2	Birkmyre	0	v	33	Strathendrick
West 2	Clydebank	19	v	12	Waysiders Drumpellier
West 2	Cumbernauld	29	v	7	Millbrae
West 2	Paisley	86	v	0	Uddingston
West 3	Isle of Mull (1)	p	v	p	Glasgow Uni Medics
West 3	Shawlands	32	v	19	Cowal

1) Pitch 

West 1 Update
West 2 Update
West 3 Update

National 3 Relegation Decider

Plenty of action still to come in the West 1 & 2 promotion and relegation battles, but much of the relegation fight now comes down to one game in National 3.

On Saturday, Haddington host Dalziel in what will decide which two Clubs are relegated from the National Leagues to the Regional Leagues.

West League Update - West 3 - 1st May 2018

Prior to getting down to league business, we must commiserate with Wigtownshire who lost out 12-3 to Ross Sutherland in what was close fought contest in the final of the National BT Bowl at Murrayfield.

West Results - 28th April 2018

Wigtownshire have already been confirmed as West 3 Champions, but the second promotion spot was still up for grabs going into the weekend. 

West League Update - West 2 - 1st May 2018

We have three Saturdays of the season left, and only now has the West 2 title race been whittled down to three Clubs.

West Results - 28th April 2018

Lenzie finished their season with a bonus point win away at Strathaven which means they end up on 78 points. Cumnock also had a bonus point win, and they too are on 78 points but have two games left to play.  Whilst in the game of the day, Strathendrick came out on top at home against Paisley, but with neither gaining a bonus point.

West League Update - West 1 - 1st May 2018

First up, congratulations to Carrick for winning the BT National Shield with their 39-19 victory over Hawick Harlequins. This is the third year running Carrick have lifted the trophy - quite an impressive feat.

West Results - 28th April 2018

With Carrick on duty at Murrayfield, both Glens and Ganock took their chance to close the gap on the leaders.  Keeping up to date via Twitter, the Glens game at East Kilbride looks to have been a bit of an end-to-end ding dong battle, with EK obviously fixing their issue from the previous week by taking their chances.  EK led 17-14 at half time, building a larger gap during the 2nd half before Glens got back into things and snatching a last minute try for a 39-34 victory.