# 2022–23 Scottish Rugby Academy season

The Scottish Rugby Academy provides Scotland's up and coming rugby stars a dedicated focused routeway for development into the professional game. Entry is restricted to Scottish qualified students and both male and female entrants are accepted into 4 regional academies. The 2022–23 season sees the eighth year of the academy, now sponsored by Fosroc.

## Season overview

This was the eighth year of the Scottish Rugby Academy.

## Regional Academies

The Scottish Rugby Academy runs four regional academies in Scotland:- Glasgow and the West, Borders and East Lothian, Edinburgh and Caledonia. These roughly correspond to the traditional districts of Glasgow District, South, Edinburgh District and North and Midlands.

## Stages

Players are selected in three stages:-

### Supported stages

* Stage 1 - Regionally selected and regionally supported players
* Stage 2 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players

### Contracted stage

* Stage 3 - Nationally selected and regionally supported players assigned to a professional team.

## Academy Players
### Stage 3 players

Stage 3 players are assigned to a professional team. Nominally, for the men, Glasgow Warriors receive the Stage 3 players of Glasgow and the West and Caledonia regions, while Edinburgh Rugby receive the Stage 3 players of the Edinburgh and Borders and East Lothian regions. The women are integrated into the Scotland women's national rugby sevens team and the Scotland women's national rugby union team.
The Stage 3 players were assigned directly to Glasgow Warriors and Edinburgh Rugby.
However they were also assigned to the Super 6 sides when not in use by the United Rugby Championship sides.

#### Glasgow Warriors

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Tom Banatvala | Prop | Scotland |
| Callum Norrie | Prop | Scotland |
| Jamie Drummond | Hooker | Scotland |
| Harris McLeod | Lock | Scotland |
| Euan Ferrie | Flanker | Scotland |
| Rhys Tait | Flanker | Scotland |
| Archie Smeaton | Number 8 | Scotland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Ben Afshar | Scrum-half | Scotland |
| Finlay Burgess | Scrum-half | Scotland |
| Christian Townsend | Fly-half | Scotland |
| Ben Salmon | Centre | Scotland |
| Duncan Munn | Centre | Scotland |
| Logan Jarvie | Wing | Scotland |
| Ross McKnight | Wing | Scotland |
| Andy Stirrat | Fullback | Scotland |

#### Edinburgh

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Robbie Deans | Prop | Scotland |
| Dan Gamble | Prop | Scotland |
| Michael Jones | Prop | Scotland |
| Patrick Harrison | Hooker | Scotland |
| Jamie Campbell | Flanker | Scotland |
| Harri Morris | Flanker | Scotland |
| Rudi Brown | Flanker | Scotland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Matt Russell | Fly-half | Scotland |
| Cameron Scott | Fly-half | Scotland |
| Ben Evans | Wing | Scotland |
| Jacob Henry | Wing | Scotland |
| Harry Paterson | Fullback | Scotland |
| Nathan Sweeney | Fullback | Scotland |

### Super 6 intake
#### Ayrshire Bulls

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Jamie Drummond | Hooker | Scotland |
| Archie Smeaton | Number 8 | Scotland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Ben Afshar | Scrum-half | Scotland |
| Christian Townsend | Fly-half | Scotland |
| Andy Stirrat | Fullback | Scotland |

#### Boroughmuir Bears

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Michael Jones | Prop | Scotland |
| Euan Ferrie | Lock | Scotland |
| Liam McConnell | Flanker | Scotland |
| Rhys Tait | Flanker | Scotland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Duncan Munn | Centre | Scotland |

#### Heriots Rugby

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Dan Gamble | Prop | Scotland |
| Jamie Campbell | Flanker | Scotland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Matt Russell | Fly-half | Scotland |
| Ben Evans | Wing | Scotland |
| Nathan Sweeney | Fullback | Scotland |

#### Southern Knights

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Rudi Brown | Flanker | Scotland |
| Harri Morris | Flanker | Scotland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Cameron Scott | Fly-half | Scotland |
| Finn Douglas | Wing | Scotland |
| Jacob Henry | Wing | Scotland |

#### Stirling Wolves

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Callum Norrie | Prop | Scotland |
| Harris McLeod | Lock | Scotland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Finlay Burgess | Scrum-half | Scotland |
| Ben Salmon | Centre | Scotland |
| Logan Jarvie | Wing | Scotland |

#### Watsonians

Note: Flags indicate national union under World Rugby eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-World Rugby nationality.
| Player | Position | Union |
| Tom Banatvala | Prop | Scotland |
| Robbie Deans | Prop | Scotland |
| Patrick Harrison | Hooker | Scotland |
| Player | Position | Union |
| Ross McKnight | Wing | Scotland |
| Harry Paterson | Fullback | Scotland |

## Graduates of this year

Players who have signed professional contracts with clubs:
* Euan Ferrie to Glasgow Warriors
* Patrick Harrison to Edinburgh Rugby
* Jacob Henry to Edinburgh Rugby
* Jamie Campbell to Edinburgh Rugby
* Cameron Scott to Edinburgh Rugby
* Harry Paterson to Edinburgh Rugby
* Michael Jones to Edinburgh Rugby
* Nathan Sweeney to Edinburgh Rugby
* Rhys Tait to Doncaster Knights
* Archie Smeaton to Doncaster Knights