SCRUM Magazine – September 2019

eriot’s Rugby and
Edinburgh College
have announced a
partnership in support of the
club’s first foray into Super6.
Heriot’s players will be offered
access to top class fitness
facilities, while the students
will be offered the chance to
gain real life work experience
with the club in areas such as
events management, media
and marketing, sports science,
and physiotherapy.
Heriot’s currently enjoy the
help of Edinburgh College’s
coaches, and they will begin
their pre-season preparations
at Edinburgh College pitches
and strength and conditioning
facilities in the coming weeks.

As well as supporting the

current club players, the

partnership will also work to

identify and attract talented

young rugby players from the

College and across Edinburgh.

Edinburgh College Sport

and Fitness Curriculum

Manager, Neil MacKenzie,

said: “Edinburgh College

is delighted to have an

enhanced partnership with

Heriot’s which builds on the

already established strong

links between the club and

College.

“This partnership provides

excellent opportunities for our

students and the College, and

has the potential to increase

participation levels in sport

and physical activity across the

north of Edinburgh.”

Heriot’s President, Colin

McCallum, added: “The

Club is extremely excited

to be working alongside

Edinburgh College, being

able to showcase the best

of education and sport in

Edinburgh.

“We hope that our partnership

will generate significant

benefits for both entities. As

club rugby in Scotland enters

into a new exciting phase, we

are confident that working

closely with Edinburgh College

will foster success in the new

era.”

“This collaboration will create

fantastic opportunities for both

our players and the students,

and it signifies an important

step in becoming Edinburgh’s

top rugby club,” McCallum

continued.

“It is our hope that, through

initiatives like this, we can

make a real difference to the

rugby opportunities offered to

Edinburgh College students

and see the continued growth

of our squad strength as we

look to the start of the new

season.”

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HERIOT’S AGREE PARTNERSHIP WITH

EDINBURGH COLLEGE AHEAD OF SUPER6

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Neil Mackenzie, Sport and Fitness

Curriculum Manager at Edinburgh

College (left), with Heriot's President

Colin McCallum

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