Scottish Rugby Annual Report 2014/15 Scottish Rugby BT Murrayfield, Edinburgh EH12 5PJ Contents Tel: 0131 346 5000 scottishrugby.org | @scotlandteam 2 President’s Welcome 4 Chairman’s Review 6 Chief Executive’s Report 8 BT Sport Scottish Rugby Academy 12 Scotland 14 Scotland 7s 15 Scotland Age Grades 16 Glasgow Warriors 18 Edinburgh Rugby 20 Women & Girls 22 Referees 24 Coaching Pathways 26 Clubs 28 Schools & Youth 30 Commercial Report 32 Corporate Social Responsibility 33 Working with Government Front cover 34 Social Media Al Kellock lifts the Guinness 36 Health & Safety PRO12 2014-15 Trophy 37 Club & School Results Back cover Scotland Women 38 Strategic Report Photography 40 Governance SNS Pix 46 Board Report Produced by Scottish Rugby Editor Financial Statements Bronwyn Torrie 48 Independent Auditors’ Report Designer Laura Chessar 51 Income & Expenditure Account 52 Balance Sheet All information correct at time of going to 53 Cash Flow print on 23 July 2015 54 Notes 61 Five Year Summary To download a copy please visit 62 Commentary on the Accounts scottishrugby.org/annualreport Leadership . Engagement . Achievement . Enjoyment . Respect 1 3 Ian Rankin RWC Trophy Tour The Webb Ellis Cup was taken on a whistle-stop tour around Scotland in June, as part of its global journey to Twickenham President’s for the opening RWC 2015 match. Rugby clubs across the country hosted the trophy and events to inspire people of all ages to get involved and support Scotland. Welcome 4 3 This season has been particularly exciting as the quality of domestic rugby has continued to rise. While players have put in hundreds of Selkirk Rugby Club for more than 70 Boroughmuir lifted the BT Cup with a hours of training and, in some cases, years. The Club Awards Dinner was also powerful performance to overcome thousands of miles of travel, supporters a special affair for Livingston Rugby Hawick, St Boswells completed a league 3 have stood on the sidelines in rain, hail Club’s Lee Anne Steel, who was named and cup double by winning the BT 2 and shine to watch exciting showdowns BT Volunteer of the Season for her tireless Shield and Alloa were crowned BT Bowl 5 as teams battled for coveted silverware work to ensure the growth of rugby, champions with an eleven try victory 2 in their respective leagues. particularly at youth level in her region. over Cumnock. Day 1 Jedburgh In the women’s finals, Watsonians These matches simply wouldn’t go ahead if it wasn’t for Day 2 North Berwick, Raeburn Place, won the BT Women’s Bowl, Stewartry BT Murrayfield 5 1 volunteers who give up their time to coach, referee, serve claimed the BT Women’s Plate with Day 3 Howe of Fife, Aberdeen on committees and roll up their sleeves to ensure clubs Hannah Sloan, who made her Scotland Wanderers, Banff, Deeside, Women debut this season, crossing Huntly & Mackie Academy survive and thrive. Orkney RFC the whitewash three times. Murrayfield A fantastic example of this are the Spirit BT Cup Finals Day was a highlight of Wanderers won the Sarah Beaney Cup Day 4 Highland RFC 5 days, 13 clubs of Rugby award winners, Jim ‘Basher’ the season when over 10,000 people to add to their BT Women’s Premier Day 5 Scotstoun Stadium, Ayr RFC 14 Scotland players Inglis – a former Scotland internationalist converged on BT Murrayfield for a sun- League title, before winning the BT - and his wife Mary, who have served drenched day of first-class club rugby. Women’s Club of the Season award. 1000 miles travelled Well done to Heriot’s on winning the BT Club Highlights Premiership and to their coach Phil Smith for being named Caledonia Best Coach McLaren Rugby Club returned Currie were of the Season. The club also celebrated to their home in Callander the Scottish their 125th anniversary in style with a after three years away, Rugby Under-18 game against the Barbarians who also following £45,000 of CashBack League and celebrated 125 years. for Communities funding to Under-16 League develop their facilities champions It has been a huge privilege to serve as President during a time of expansion, particularly in grassroots rugby where more money than ever is being invested. Making the game sustainable and growing it from the ground up Scottish Rugby Chairman Sir Moir wouldn’t be possible without our Lockhead switched on Deeside’s sponsors, and in particular BT. new floodlights at Woodend Playing Fields, Banchory. The lights I would like to thank everyone who were funded through the club’s plays their part in the success of Scottish capital and with the support of Over 20 Scotland players were involved in the Four years after being formed, Rugby and for your support throughout sportscotland and the CashBack Royal Bank of Scotland RugbyForce weekend Stewartry Sirens lifted the 2015 this memorable club season. Heriot’s celebrate winning the BT Premiership for Communities facilities fund. which helped 150 clubs to kick off the season BT Women’s Plate 2 Scottish Rugby Annual Report 2014/15 Leadership . Engagement . Achievement . Enjoyment . Respect 3 Sir Moir Lockhead OBE Net interest Club Support Chairman’s Depreciation Average Review debt Scottish Rugby continues to expand all areas of the game Domestic to ensure it is sustainable at every level. At the same Broadcast below £10M & Performance time, we have reduced our debt burden. for first time in over a decade Our average debt fell to below £10 national strategy and Shade Munro has City Council, the Scottish Government million for the first time in over a decade joined Scotland Women as Head Coach and Scottish Rugby, the decision lacked and our investment into the domestic from his post at Glasgow Warriors. any logic and was extremely frustrating game continued to rise. to all involved. This sends a clear message that Scottish over Turnover was over £500,000 higher Rugby is committed to growing player Despite this, we had a very successful compared to the previous season. numbers and closing the gap with other year as we continue to inspire Scotland Additional sponsorship income from BT nations on the international stage. through rugby and ensure our young and higher RBS 6 Nations ticket revenues people enjoy the game. The Schools and Youth structure has £500k contributed to the increase. been revised this year with extensive Finally, I would like to thank the players, Ticketing Commercial While our professional teams have made consultation on the proposed format. coaches, volunteers and Scottish Rugby & Operational The aim is to ensure more players get staff for their hard work this season. great strides on the field, the impact of Turnover last year’s BT sponsorship agreement onto the field and graduate through has started to benefit clubs, schools and the age grades and adult game with compared to 2013/14 communities directly. improved skills. At the heart of our investment from the This year has seen a dramatic rise in the ground up is the BT Sport Scottish Rugby number of qualified coaches, with over Academy, and much work has gone into 950 coaches achieving a qualification getting all four centres up and running for and over 4,500 attending workshops and the first intake of 87 young players. conferences thanks to Scottish Rugby. The Academy gives us a real Player safety remains the highest opportunity to drive players and priority and I would like to commend coaches through a system that will Dr James Robson for his contribution to consistently benefit schools, clubs and, the ‘If in doubt, sit them out’ guidelines ultimately, Scotland’s professional and on managing concussion in Scottish national teams. We are grateful to BT sport. We also introduced the World and our other local partners for their Rugby First Aid in Rugby Level 1 Course help in bringing these plans to fruition. this season and continued to deliver our RugbyReady course to thousands This holistic structure will not only expand of teachers, coaches, referees and our depth of homegrown talent, it volunteers. will also provide another pathway for The organisation suffered a serious Scottish coaches to rise up the ranks. Expenditure blow when World Rugby removed the Income Emirates Airline Glasgow 7s from the We are also entering a new era for Other Women and Girls’ Rugby. We are in the Sevens World Series. After nine years of operating International final stages of realising our ambitious hard work and investment by Glasgow income & Pro Game £44,243k £44,219k 4 Scottish Rugby Annual Report 2014/15 Leadership . Engagement . Achievement . Enjoyment . Respect 5 Mark Dodson Club Sustainability Fund £60k Howe of Fife* While there have been some great moments £37.7k £38k on the pitch, there has also been a lot of hard Perthshire New pavilion & changing Lismore room with fitness, rehab, work in the background to make the game Strength & Training lights & conditioning suites, Chief Executive’s sustainable from the grassroots up. conditioning community café and showers suite social facilities The health of rugby at all levels is paramount to the growth and £40k Report success of the sport, which is why Clydebank It has been a positive year for Scottish Rugby with our two we are investing heavily in the 3G Pitch £50k domestic game. professional teams making history at the business end of £38.6k Duns* the season. Nothing has given me more Renovation of school pleasure this year than rolling out our Stewartry* gym into new A further 41 clubs received up Changing rooms, £1.6 million Club Sustainability Fund, made clubhouse to £2000 from the Fast-Track After 20 home-game wins on the trot, Scotstoun welcomed an historic sell-out floodlights, possible through our partnership with BT.