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Varsity 2025 Match Report

Edinburgh Edge St Andrews at the Death to Win the 2025 Varsity Game   The latest edition of this historic Varsity fixture against the University of Edinburgh saw the St Andrews 1st XV travelling down to Edinburgh to defend their trophy won the year before. The roar that greeted the teams as they ran out…

Interview with New Captain James Murray

This week I had the pleasure of sitting down for a chat with James Murray, the captain of this historic club for the 2025/2026 season. James grew up in South Africa and is currently completing the second year of his master’s in energy policy and finance. Last season he was very impressive for the Saints;…

Match Report – St Andrews 1st XV vs Manchester Metropolitan 1st XV

Saints Comeback Win Secures Place in the Final! On Wednesday, a large crowd gathered at Uni park to watch the St Andrews 1st XV take on Manchester Metropolitan 1st XV (Man Met). The stage was set for a big game. Previously fixtures between these two teams had produced some dazzling rugby, however the Saints were…

Match Report – St Andrews 1st XV vs Newcastle 2nd XV

It was an exciting day for the club with a big game up against Newcastle 2s. The team saw a few changes from the game against Heriot-Watt with the arrival of Will Wright at tight-head, as well as Captain Fergus Cato at open-side and Mark Mckay returning at number 8. The back line saw the…

Quater Final Match Report – St Andrews 1st XV vs Heriot-Watt 1st XV

On a cold Wednesday night the Saints faithful and surprisingly a large group of Heriot-Watt supporters lined the pitch to watch the quarter final of the Scottish Trophy. The Saints lineup was largely unchanged. With a rest week in the u20 Six Nations, Oliver Finlayson-Russell returned to play at no. 8. With Ferg Cato on…

Cup Match Report – St Andrews 1st XV vs Dundee 1st XV

The first week back at university is one where students slowly settle back into their normal routines, and so the Saints rugby faithful made their way to the sidelines on Wednesday to watch the 1st XV continue its Scottish Trophy run against Dundee. There were a few changes to the regular starting lineup: Chris Black…

Match Report – St Andrews Mens 1stXV vs Loughborough Mens 3rdXV

On the back of a comprehensive win in Sheffield, the Saints returned to Uni Park to take on Loughborough 3s in what proved to be a challenging end to end encounter against the second team in the table. The team sheet was largely unchanged from the previous week, but it featured the return of injured…

Match Report – St Andrews Mens 1stXV vs University of Newcastle 2ndXV

On Wednesday the 1st XV travelled down to Newcastle looking to build on the momentum from their thrilling victory at the death against Birmingham. They faced a strong Newcastle 2ndXV who sat alongside the Saints in the middle of the table. There were a couple of changes from the side that faced Birmingham. Callum Fitzhenry…

Reading Week Interview with Club Captain David Macrae

As St Andrews empties of its students during reading week, I sat down with the current Men’s Club Captain David Macrae, a fourth year student studying economics. The 1st XV had a bye week last week and are currently preparing to play Birmingham at home on Wednesday. In this interview David gives us a great…