Scottish Rugby Union
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) is the national sports association for rugby union in Scotland . She takes on the organization of international matches and is responsible for the education and training of players and referees. It was founded in 1873 as the Scottish Football Union (SFU), making it the second oldest national rugby union federation.
history
Founded in 1873, the SFU founded the International Rugby Board in 1886 together with the Irish Rugby Football Union and the Welsh Rugby Union . The Scottish national team had played their first international match in history against England in 1871 and won 4-1.
In 1924, the SFU was renamed the Scottish Rugby Union. One of the first and most important decisions of the SRU was the move of Inverleith to the Murrayfield Stadium , where the international games of Scotland have been played since 1925.
When the Heineken Cup was created in the course of the professionalization of sport , the association formed regional teams in order to offer the Scottish teams more opportunities in an international comparison. This is how the Border Reivers , Edinburgh Rugby , the Glasgow Warriors and the Caledonia Reds came about . Initially, the employed players also acted for their home clubs, but this was soon no longer possible due to the busy calendar.
Due to the renovation of the Murrayfield Stadium and the four teams to be funded, the association got into financial difficulties. After two seasons they were forced to merge the four teams into two. This is how the Edinburgh Reivers and the Glasgow Caledonians came about. The Border Reivers returned in 2002, however, the club's second era ended in 2007 due to ongoing difficulties.