SCRUM Magazine – September 2019

(Barré) #1

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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