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…
It is not often your team scores 48 points on a sunny Wednesday afternoon, you see some cracking rugby and yet you walk away feeling disappointed with the result. The mood amongst the Saints rugby fans was decidedly downcast, even shocked, as they left Uni park to go and watch the 2nd XV play Stirling.…
Dave Morris began coaching the St Andrews Rugby mens performance squad in 2021. Since then he has coached in three Varsity Cup games against the University of Edinburgh and won two of them – both away from home. This interview is one for the rugby purists as Dave takes us beneath the surface of the…
Chris Schreuder is a post-graduate student from South Africa who is completing a masters in banking and finance. Chris played two years of professional rugby at fly half between the Cape Town Stormers and the Western Province. I sat down with him after the Varsity game to get his perspective on the spectacle which saw…
The St Andrews team arrived at the Hive Stadium looking to take revenge after last year’s narrow loss. As the teams made their way out onto the pitch, they were greeted by a great roar from the crowd in what was a much-anticipated 2024 Scottish Varsity Match. Both teams took to the halfway line, and…
On Tuesday afternoon I sat down with Saints 1stXV player and Varsity legend Sam Wright to ask him a few questions before the big game on Saturday Afternoon. Sam is a postgraduate student who is about to play in his 5th Varsity Match, starting at tighthead prop (number 3), which is a true testament to…
There was an air of excitement on the sidelines as a healthy crowd prepared to get their first look at the St Andrews mens 1st XV in their final preseason game against Northumbria. The conditions were ideal: sunny with a light breeze. The crowd could sense that a good match was to come. Northumbria started…
Fergus Cato is a fourth year maths and economics student who has played every year of his University rugby career as part of the 1st XV: an impressive feat. He has played the majority of his university rugby at hooker, but has more recently deployed in the back row despite maintaining lineout throwing responsibilities. This…