RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019 MEDIA GUIDE Media Welcome Pool A Opposition & Contacts Scotland’s RWC Results Media Schedule Scotland Team Coach’s Welcome & Player Records Player Profiles RWC Match Schedule Coach Profiles Stadium Guide Squad Photo Media Guide produced by Scottish Rugby Photography SNS Group 2 scottishrugby.org 3 Dear media colleagues, We hope you find this guide a useful tool to support your efforts to follow and cover the Scotland team’s progress in this year’s Rugby World Cup. We look forward to working with you all this autumn to promote our sport, our players and our nation during the competition and beyond. Please do not hesitate to get in touch with myself or my MICHAEL MATT colleague Matt Horler should you require any assistance. Scotland Team Scottish Rugby Michael James Media Manager Head of Media Scotland Media Manager Mob: 07814 615 553 Mob: 07764 178 903 RWC Mob: 080 7703 3975 Email: [email protected] Scottish Rugby Email: [email protected] @Scotlandteam Pool A Media Managers @scotlandteam Scottish Rugby TV Ireland Russia David O`Siochain Sergey Markov The Official Scottish Rugby Podcast RWC Mob: 080 7703 3935 RWC Mob: 080 7703 3965 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Japan Samoa Hiroyuki Yabuki Tuipoloa Evan Charlton RWC Mob: 080 7703 3961 RWC Mob: 080 7703 3978 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] 4 scottishrugby.org 5 SCOTLAND MATCHES & IRELAND v SCOTLAND Date Time Activity Location Access On-arrival press Head Coach, Asst. Coach, 12 noon New Nagasaki Hotel conference captain + six players Sunday Pool A Match Schedule 15/09/19 Welcome event / Thomas Glover 3pm Vision-only opportunity capping ceremony Gardens Fri 20 Sep (7.45pm/11.45am BST) Japan v Russia Tokyo Stadium Monday Press conference Sun 22 Sep (4.45pm/8.45am BST) Ireland v Scotland International Stadium Yokohama 4pm New Nagasaki Hotel Four players + coach 16/09/19 (no training) Tue 24 Sep (7.15pm/11.15am BST) Russia v Samoa Kumagaya Rugby Stadium Scottish Rugby Former Scotland players Sat 28 Sep (4.15pm/8.15am BST) Japan v Ireland Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa Monday Time TBC coaching clinic for Field No.1 Al Kellock and Chris Paterson 16/09/19 Mon 30 Sep (7.15pm/11.15am BST) Scotland v Samoa Kobe Misaki Stadium local schools + selected Scotland players Thur 3 Oct (7.15pm/11.15am BST) Ireland v Russia Kobe Misaki Stadium Tuesday Vision-only access Sat 5 Oct (7.30pm/11.30am BST) Japan v Samoa City of Toyota Stadium 10am Field No.1 15 minutes 17/09/19 to training Wed 9 Oct (4.15pm/8.15am BST) Scotland v Russia Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa Sat 12 Oct (7.45pm/11.45am BST) Ireland v Samoa Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium Tuesday 12.30pm Press conference New Nagasaki Hotel Four players + coach 17/09/19 Sun 13 Oct (7.45pm/11.45am BST) Japan v Scotland International Stadium Yokohama Tuesday 2pm Team travel (flight) to Yokohama. 17/09/19 Scotland Team Media Overview Wednesday 12.30pm Press conference Prince Sakura Four players + coach YOKOHAMA HAMAMATSU 18/09/19 v Ireland v Russia Wednesday Vision-only access 4.30pm Field No.1 15 minutes Arrive: Tuesday 17 September Arrive: Sunday 6 October 18/09/19 to training Depart: Monday 23 September Depart: Friday 11 October Thursday Press conference Hotel: Prince Sakura Hotel: Okura Act City Hotel 10am Prince Sakura Management + one player 19/09/19 (no training) Training ground: NTT (Shining Arcs) Training ground: Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa Stadium: International Stadium Stadium: Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa Friday Vision-only access International 3pm 15 minutes 20/09/19 to stadium visit Stadium SHIN KOBE YOKOHAMA Friday Team Head Coach, Asst. Coach, v Samoa v Japan 6pm Prince Sakura 20/09/19 announcement + seven players Arrive: Monday 23 September Arrive: Friday 11 October Depart: Sunday 6 October Depart: TBC Saturday Vision-only access 3pm NTT 15 minutes Hotel: ANA Crown Plaza Hotel: Yokohama Sheraton 21/09/19 to team run Training ground: Miki Sogo Bosai Park Athletic Field Training ground: Enshunada Coastal Park Saturday Eve of match press c.5.30pm Prince Sakura Asst. Coach, captain + one player Stadium: Kobe Misaki Stadium (Hamamatsu football stadium) and Kanto Gakuin 21/09/19 conference Stadium: International Stadium Sunday 4.45pm Ireland v Scotland International Stadium, Yokohama 22/09/19 6 scottishrugby.org 7 SCOTLAND v SAMOA SCOTLAND v RUSSIA Date Time Activity Location Access Date Time Activity Location Access Monday Tuesday Press conference ANA Crown Plaza 12 noon Team travel (Shinkansen) to Shin Kobe. 10am Management + one player 23/09/10 01/10/19 (no training) Kobe Monday Press conference Wednesday Meishin Elementary Vision and broadcast access to 5pm ANA Crown Plaza Management + one player 1.35pm School visit 23/09/19 (no training) 02/10/19 School selected Scotland players Tuesday Press conference Wednesday Press conference ANA Crown Plaza 10am ANA Crown Plaza Four players + coach 4pm Four players + Coach 24/09/10 (no training) 02/10/19 (no training) Kobe Wednesday Vision-only access Miki Sogo Bosai Park Thursday 2pm 15 minutes No media access 25/09/19 to training Athletic Field 03/10/19 Wednesday Friday Vision-only access Miki Sogo Bosai Park 5.30pm Press conference ANA Crown Plaza Four players + coach 2pm 15 minutes 25/09/19 04/10/19 to training Athletic Field Thursday Friday ANA Crown Plaza No media access 5.30pm Press conference Four players + coach 26/09/19 04/10/19 Kobe Friday Press conference Saturday Vision-only access Miki Sogo Bosai Park 12 noon ANA Crown Plaza Management + one player 10am 15 minutes 27/09/10 (no training) 05/10/19 to training Athletic Field Saturday Vision-only access Miki Sogo Bosai Park Saturday ANA Crown Plaza 10am 15 minutes 5.30pm Press conference Four players + coach 28/09/19 to training Athletic Field 05/10/19 Kobe Saturday Team Head Coach, Asst. Coach, + seven Sunday Press conference ANA Crown Plaza 4.30pm ANA Crown Plaza 12 noon Management + one player 28/09/19 announcement players 06/10/10 (no training) Kobe Sunday Vision-only access Sunday 3.30pm Kobe Misaki Stadium 15 minutes 12 noon Team travel (Shinkansen) to Hamamatsu. 29/09/19 to team run 06/10/10 Sunday Eve of match press Monday Vision-only access Enshunada Coastal c.4.30pm Kobe Misaki Stadium Asst. Coach, captain + player 10am 15 minutes 29/09/19 conference 07/10/19 to training Park Monday Monday Vision access to selected 7.15pm Scotland v Samoa Kobe Misaki Stadium 2pm Signing session Macron store 30/09/19 07/10/19 Scotland players Monday Team Head Coach, Asst. Coach + seven 5.30pm Okura Act City Hotel 07/10/19 announcement players Tuesday Vision-only access Shizuoka Stadium 10.30am 15 minutes 08/10/19 to team run Ecopa Tuesday Eve of match press Shizuoka Stadium 11.30am Asst. Coach, captain + one player 08/10/19 conference Ecopa Wed 4.15pm Scotland v Russia Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa 09/10/19 8 scottishrugby.org 9 JAPAN v SCOTLAND Date Time Activity Location Access Thursday No media access 10/10/19 Friday Vision-only access Enshunada Coastal 9.30am 15 minutes 11/10/19 to training Park Friday Team Head coach, Asst. Coach, + seven 12 noon Okura Act City Hotel 11/10/19 announcement players Friday 2.50pm Team travel (Shinkansen) to Shin Yokohama. 11/10/19 Saturday Eve of match press 12 noon Yokohama Sheraton Asst. Coach, captain + one player 12/10/19 conference Saturday Vision-only access 5.30pm Kanto Gakuin 15 minutes 12/10/19 to team run Sunday 7.45pm Japan v Scotland International Stadium Yokohama 13/10/19 10 scottishrugby.org 11 スコットランド RUGBY WORLD CUP 2019 John Barclay Darcy Graham Simon Berghan Chris Harris Fraser Brown Adam Hastings FROM GREGOR TOWNSEND Backs Scott Cummings Stuart Hogg Being involved at Rugby World Cup 2019 is an honour and a privilege for our coaching team. Forwards Allan Dell George Horne Zander Fagerson Pete Horne We are delighted with our squad and believe we’ve picked a group capable of playing Grant Gilchrist Sam Johnson our best rugby and doing this consistently with every game we play. Jonny Gray Blair Kinghorn The players have worked hard to be in the best physical shape of their careers, and this Stuart McInally (C) Greig Laidlaw conditioning will be essential with the challenges that lie ahead throughout the tournament. Willem Nel Sean Maitland Our campaign begins in Yokohama where we will face Ireland. I believe it’s the first time we’ve Gordon Reid Ali Price played each other outside of our own countries and we’re aware of their quality, toughness Jamie Ritchie Finn Russell and experience of playing in big Test matches. With heat likely to be a factor early on in the Blade Thomson Tommy Seymour pool stages it should be an intriguing encounter. Ben Toolis Duncan Taylor Subsequent matches against Samoa and Russia will also require us to perform very well George Turner against dangerous opposition. Our remaining pool match against Japan is the last game of Hamish Watson the pool stages and we look forward to an exciting contest against the host nation. Ryan Wilson We are pleased that our progress in the tournament will be shared with a wider audience by written press, broadcast and online media from around the world. As well as showcasing the world’s top teams, Rugby World Cup 2019 presents a great opportunity to grow the game and encourage people to get involved with our sport.