Stuart MacLennan

Edinburgh

Journalist at Freelance

Publications Manager at Scottish Rugby

7s Media Manager | Publications Manager @Scotlandteam

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Articles

Obituaries: Pat MacLachlan and Rory Watherston

2 days ago | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

MacLachlan, a scrum-half, won four caps in 1954. He died in Canada in March, four days after his 97th birthday. Watherston, an openside flanker, won three caps in 1963, following in the footsteps of his father, Jack, also a back-row forward, who was capped twice in 1934.
Obituary: Graham Dall

6 days ago | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

Dall was an immensely gifted flanker and a proven and charismatic leader. He was part of a great Heriot’s and Edinburgh rugby family. His dad, Fraser, was the stand-off in Heriot’s championship winning team in 1978-79, having won a Scotland B cap against France in 1973, while his younger brother Andrew was capped against Wales in Cardiff in 2003 and was also a Scotland age-grade cap and mainstay of the Edinburgh professional team.
Farrell names eight Scots in British & Irish Lions squad to tour Australia

1 week ago | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

The British & Irish Lions squad for their 2025 tour to Australia has been announced, with some eight Scots selected by head coach Andy Farrell as part of a 38-strong group. The three-Test tour, which includes a further seven matches, is the 10th time that the Lions have travelled to face the Wallabies, from an inaugural series in 1899 up to the last time the sides faced off, in 2013.
Trio of Scottish officials set for summer of international appointments

2 weeks ago | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

Davidson will referee South Africa against Italy at Loftus Verfield in Pretoria, fresh from officiating the Springboks last year against Portugal. Hollie will be joined by Mike Adamson and Sam Grove-White in officiating a number of summer internationals this year, with all three involved in England XV v France XV at the Allianz Stadium in June, with Davidson taking charge, Grove-White appointed as an assistant referee and Adamson as Television Match Official (TMO).
Obituary: Frank Laidlaw

1 month ago | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

Laidlaw won 32 caps for Scotland between 1965 and 1971 and toured with the Lions to Australia, New Zealand and Canada in 1966 and the successful New Zealand sojourn in 1971. In total, he played in 28 games for the Lions, which included two Test matches in 1966: the second and third Tests against New Zealand in Wellington and Christchurch, respectively.
Capping Murrayfield’s centenary celebrations

1 month ago | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

Scottish Rugby conducted its latest referee capping ceremony as one of the highlights of the centenary celebrations of Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium last Friday (21 March). The latest recipients were Ken McCartney (Hawick), Eddie Murray (Greenock Wanderers), Iain Ramage (Berwick), Chuck Muir (Langholm), Malcolm Changleng (Gala), Rob Dickson (Madras College FP), Brian Anderson (Royal High/Currie) and Jim Fleming (Boroughmuir).
Murrayfield revels in centenary celebrations

1 month ago | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

In a multi-layered approach, Scots young and old were treated to an array of rugby activity on the hallowed Murrayfield turf and inside the confines of the century-old stadium. A Entry of the Greats made their way out of the tunnel to the acclaim of hundreds of local school children and hundreds more from across Scotland, each famous Scottish player welcomed to the sound of bagpipes and rapturous applause.
Mike Adamson presented with referee cap

2 months ago | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

Mike Adamson, who ended a 19-year absence of a Scottish referee controlling a men’s Six Nations Championship game, has today been presented with his referee cap. Adamson, 40, who represented Scotland in the Commonwealth Games and Rugby World Cup 7s as a player and took to the Olympic Games stage as a referee, was presented with his cap in a ceremony this afternoon at Scottish Gas Murrayfield Stadium by SRU President Keith Wallace.
Allan Hosie receives first Scottish Rugby referees’ cap

Jan 24, 2025 | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

And the first recipient of the referees’ cap is Allan Hosie, who was one of the finest and fairest global referees of his generation and has given a lifetime of service to the game. Former Scotland captain and three times British & Irish Lions tourist, Andy Irvine, declared: “Allan was an outstanding referee and an absolute gentleman.
Obituary: Ken Scobie

Jan 20, 2025 | scottishrugby.org | Stuart MacLennan

Scobie was chair of the Scottish Rugby Executive Board between 2000 and 2003, having previously served as a President of London Scottish in 1997 during the birth pangs of professional rugby. His appointment followed the Lord Mackay review into the game’s governance. A chartered accountant by profession, Scobie was educated at Daniel Stewart’s College and Edinburgh University.