​Congratulations to our talented young rugby players. Last week, they won the Men’s Premier Cup in the Rugby 7s at the Scottish Rugby end-of-season spectacular which featured both 7s and XV-a-side teams. 

Over 600 students from a variety of education providers took part in the event. Our team from Telford fought off tough competition from Stirling University, Edinburgh Accies and Edinburgh University to take home the top prize. The successful Telford team are all students on our Rugby performance course.

Robert Chrystie, leader of the Rugby Performance course said “I’m really proud of the team.  They did brilliantly to fend off the competition from so many top class teams. 

“At Telford we are committed to supporting the young Scottish rugby players of the future. There is currently a lack of opportunities for our talented youngsters to develop their game. This  course is a great stepping -stone which gives students the chance to play rugby full-time for a year and to  come out with a qualification too. This is definitely something very positive for Scottish rugby. We’re delighted with the team’s performance at this event which has been a great opportunity for those who want to compete seriously and push themselves to play at the next level.”

The competition took place on the back pitches of Murrayfield and the adjoining pitches of Roseburn Park.  

The win comes shortly after ex-Scotland rugby captain Chris Paterson visited our rugby team, taking them through a pre-six nations style training session, as well as question and answer session.

This success also follows another significant win for Telford sports students. Last month, they were overall winners of the prestigious Scottish Colleges Sports Championships, on top of winning an impressive number of individual events.

The picture of the team is reproduced courtesy of Scottish Rugby/Press Association images.