1.   Girls' Rugby Development Programme 2009-10

This season, youth player development will be primarily provided by 12 Girls' Rugby Development Coordinators (GRDC's), covering the following areas:

• Argyll & Bute
• Ayrshire
• Borders
• Central
• Dumfries & Galloway
• East Lothian
• Edinburgh & Midlothian
• Fife
• Glasgow
• Grampian
• Highlands & Islands
• Tayside

* Each GRDC is responsible for running a calendar of Girls' Training Days and Festivals within their cluster area, targeting Primary 7 - S6, aiming to develop teams at Under 18 and Under 15 age bands.

* The dates and format of these days have been agreed locally, in order to ensure that they meet the needs of the local players, schools and clubs.

* Attendance at the Girls' Training Days and Festivals is FREE, however, all girls attending must be registered online with Scottish Rugby (registration is FREE).

* Scottish Rugby is looking for committed and enthusiastic volunteers to assist with coaching and/or organisation of the Girls' Training Days and Festivals.  If you are interested in finding out what you can do to help, contact your local Girls' Rugby Development Coordinator or Scottish Rugby Development Manager - Women & Girls ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

2.   Age Bands & Exceptions (Girls' Rugby) 2009-10

 Scottish Rugby is working to ensure that the same principles are adopted for the women's and girls' game.  During the season 2009-10, a full review of the policies for age bands and exceptions in girls' rugby will be undertaken.  Until this review is complete, Scottish Rugby will adopt the principles used by Scottish Women's Rugby Union prior to integration with Scottish Rugby Union.  Further information on this year's policy can be found on the 'Are You Ready to Play Rugby?' pages.

2.1.   Under 6 – Under 12 Rugby
* Girls are permitted to play mixed gender rugby before the age of 12.  To be eligible, girls must be Under 12 as of 1st September at the start of the season.

2.2.   Under 15 Girls' Rugby
* To be eligible, girls should be born in 1995, 1996 or 1997.
* A younger player, born 1st January 1998 - 30th June 1998, wishing to play in the Under 15 age band must complete Exception Form 1 and be approved prior to participation.
* An older player, born 1st September 1994 - 31st December 1994, wishing to play in the Under 15 age band must complete Exception Form 2 and be approved prior to participation.

2.3.   Under 18 Girls' Rugby
* To be eligible, girls should be born in 1992, 1993 or 1994.
* A younger player, born 1st January 1995 - 30th June 1995, wishing to play in the Under 18 age band must complete Exception Form 3 and be approved prior to participation.
* An older player, born 1st September 1991 - 31st December 1991, wishing to play in the Under 18 age band must complete Exception Form 4 and be approved prior to participation.

2.4.   Senior Women's Rugby
* To be eligible, girls should be aged 18 years.
* A younger player, aged 17 years, wishing to play in Senior Women's Rugby must complete Exception Form 5 and be approved prior to participation.