Todays Murrayfield announcement evokes memories of the RBS League of some 10 years ago when the same sponsor supported a "club league" venture that kept clubs in action over downtime weekends.The League was administered jointly by RBS and Hawks and my failing memory suggests that Peter Wright was coaching one of the participating clubs Murrayfield Wanderers at that time


Scottish Rugby and RBS today announced the most significant and far-reaching partnership in the history of the Scottish game.
The three and a half year relationship (from December 2010 until May 2014) will see a universal, top-to-bottom alignment between the two organisations, with RBS, as principle partner of Scottish Rugby, partnering on all aspects of the game in Scotland, including the governing body’s community activity, grassroots initiatives, domestic league and cup competitions, and Scotland’s age-grade and national teams.
This new partnership will provide RBS with a platform to deliver increased support for the wider community, a commitment set out in its Customer Charter, and the opportunity to provide customers with more access to Scottish Rugby events as a supporter, player or volunteer.
The community commitment will begin with an enhanced RugbyForce Scotland programme being rolled out across the country. The first demonstration of this will be the expansion of the RugbyForce facilities programme which supports local rugby clubs’ maintenance and improvement projects, as well as more ambitious redevelopments.
Entering its third year, RBS RugbyForce helps clubs to improve their facilities by providing guidance and tools to help organise a community- wide effort to give the club a make-over. It is an opportunity for clubs to gather members, supporters, friends and family for a weekend of fun-filled DIY. RBS staff and customers will be encouraged to support this programme with the aim of making RugbyForce Scotland the largest volunteering programme in Scottish Sport. Last year, over 400 clubs registered across the UK for the programme, with the number set to increase in 2011.

This article was originally posted on 2-Dec-2010, 19:17 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 2-Dec-2010, 20:53.