Categories: Rugby union governing bodies | Rugby union in Scotland | Sports governing bodies in Scotland The Rugby Football Union (RFU) is the rugby union governing body in England. ... The Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) (Welsh: Undeb Rygbi Cymru) is the governing body of rugby union in Wales, recognised by the International Rugby Board. ... The Arabian Gulf Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Gulf Cooperation Council member countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. ... Cook Islands Rugby Union is the governing body for rugby union in the Cook Islands. ... Fédération Ivoirienne de Rugby is the governing body for rugby union in Côte dIvoire. ... ÄŒeská Rugbyová Unie is the governing body for rugby union in the Czech Republic. ... Hong Kong Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in Hong Kong. ... Fédération Tahitienne de Rugby de Polynésie Française is the governing body for rugby union in Tahiti. ... The Trinidad and Tobago Rugby Football Union is the governing body for rugby union in Trinidad and Tobago . ... Rugby union is a popular team sport in Scotland. ... Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union, a founder member of the International Rugby Board in 1886 with fellow Celtic nations Ireland and Wales. ... The Scottish national rugby union sevens team compete in the World Sevens Series, Rugby World Cup Sevens and the Commonwealth Games. ... First match Otago 3 - 8 Lions (as Great Britain) (28 April 1888) Largest win Argentina 0 - 46 Lions (7 August 1927) Worst defeat New Zealand 38 - 6 Lions (16 July 1983) The British and Irish Lions rugby union side comprises a pick of the best players from England, Ireland, Scotland... The Rugby World Cup trophy, the Webb Ellis Cup. ... RBS Six Nations trophy The Six Nations Championship (referred to as RBS 6 Nations for sponsorship reasons), known before 2000 as the Five Nations Championship, is an annual international rugby union competition held between six European sides; England, France (since 1910), Ireland, Italy (since 2000), Scotland and Wales. ... The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the worlds premier international contest in the Sevens version of rugby union, first held in Scotland in 1993 and held every four years. ... The Heineken Cup sponsored by Heineken (known as the H Cup in France due to alcohol advertising laws) is an annual rugby union competition involving leading club, regional and provincial teams from the Six Nations: England, France, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, and Italy. ... The European Challenge Cup in rugby union, known as the Parker Pen Shield from 2001 to 2003 and Parker Pen Challenge Cup from 2003, is the sister competition to the Heineken Cup. ... In 2004/5 the twelve teams who failed to progress from the qualifying round of the European Challenge Cup were joined in the draw for the European Shield by Bucuresti (Romania), UCM Madrid (Spain), Bera Bera (Spain) and Lisboa Rugby Club (Portugal). ... The Celtic League is an annual rugby union competition involving regional sides from Ireland, Scotland and Wales, seen by many as the third major league in Europe, after the English Guinness Premiership and the French TOP 14. ... Borders Rugby has many long and proud traditions, the Borders league was the first rugby union league to be set up. ... Edinburgh Rugby are one of three professional rugby union teams in Scotland, The Borders and Glasgow Rugby being the other two. ... The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of three professional rugby union teams in Scotland, the Edinburgh Gunners and Border Reivers being the other two. ... The BT League Championship is the national Rugby Union league for Scotland. ... BT Premier League Div 1 is Scotlands national rugby union league. ... Aberdeen Grammar School Former Pupils Rugby Club is a BT Premiership 1 club based in Aberdeen. ... Ayr RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Ayr. ... Boroughmuir RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, located at Meggetland in Edinburgh and playing the BT Premiership 1. ... Currie RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1. ... Dundee High School Former Pupils Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team that play their home games at the Mayfield Playing Fields, Dundee, Scotland The team was founded in 1880 and currently play in the BT Scotland Premiership Division One. ... Glasgow Hawks are an amateur rugby union team in Glasgow, Scotland. ... Hawick RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1, based in Hawick in the Scottish Borders. ... Official Website www. ... Melrose RFC (Rugby Football Club), located in the town of Melrose in the Scottish Borders, is one of the most famous and oldest rugby clubs in the world. ... Watsonians is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1. ... BT Scotland Premiership Division Two, is Scotlands second national rugby union league. ... Biggar RFC is a rugby football club in the Scottish Rugby Union, playing the BT Premiership Division 1. ... The Cartha Queens Park Rugby Football Club is a rugby union side based in Glasgow in Scotland. ... The Edinburgh Academicals Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team currently playing in BT Premiership Division Two. ... Gala Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, founded in 1875, they play their home games at Netherdale. ... Glasgow Hutchesons Aloysians RFC, or more commonly GHA is a rugby union club established after the 2002 merger between Glasgow Southern RFC and Hutchesons - Aloysians RFC. The latter club was also formed as the result of an earlier merger between the former pupils (FPs) clubs of Hutchesons Grammar School and... Hamilton Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire. ... Hillhead-Jordanhill Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team who play their home games at Hughenden in Glasgow. ... Jed-Forest Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team who are based at Riverside Park in Jedburgh. ... Kelso Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team founded in 1876. ... Selkirk Rugby Football Club are a Rugby Union side based in Selkirk in the Scottish Borders. ... Stewarts Melville FP RFC is a Scottish rugby football club in Edinburgh. ... Official Website www. ... BT Scotland Premiership Division Three is Scotlands third national rugby union league. ... Berwick Rugby Football Club is a rugby union team originally founded in 1926, but were reformed in 1968, the team is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, just over the border in England, despite this they currently play in the BT Scotland Premiership Division Three. ... Cambuslang Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Cambuslang, South Lanarkshire. ... Dunfermline Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team from Dunfermline, Fife. ... Ellon Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Ellon, Aberdeenshire. ... Haddington Rugby Football Club are a rugby union team based in Haddington, East Lothian. ... Kirkcaldy Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side from Kirkcaldy, Fife. ... Livingston Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Livingston, West Lothian. ... Murrayfield Wanderers Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Musselburgh Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Musselburgh, East Lothian. ... Peebles Rugby Football Club are a rugby union side based in Peebles in the Scottish Borders. ... Perthshire Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club located in the town of Perth in the Scotland. ... West of Scotland Rugby Football Club are a Scottish Rugby Union club from Milngavie, just outside Glasgow. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Scotland This is a list of articles relating to Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification... Image File history File links Flag_of_Scotland. ... Addressing the haggis during Burns supper: Fair fa your honest, sonsie face, Great chieftain o the puddin-race! The culture of Scotland is the national culture of Scotland. ... Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relatives throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs officially registered with the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which controls the heraldry and Coat... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Saltire, the flag of Scotland, with an official Pantone 300 coloured field. ... Hogmanay (pronounced — with the main stress on the last syllable - hog-muh-NAY) is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year in the Scottish manner. ... John Logie Baird, the Scottish inventor of television. ... Scottish literature is literature written in Scotland or by Scottish writers. ... Scotland is a Celtic-Germanic country, located to the north of England on the island of Great Britain. ... Scotland covers an area of 78,782km² or 30,341mi², giving it a population density of 64 people/km². Around 70% of the countrys population live in the Central Lowlands - a broad, fertile valley stretching in a northeast-southwest orientation between the cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and including... A burgh (pronounced burruh) is the Scots language equivalent of the English language borough. ... For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as Council Areas which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as Councils. They have been in use since April 1, 1996, under the provisions of the Local Government etc. ... List of Scottish companies is an incomplete list of companies incorporated in Scotland, organised by industry sector. ... Headquarters on The Mound, Edinburgh The Bank of Scotland is a commercial bank in Scotland (and to a lesser extent the rest of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland). ... The Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC is one of Scotlands three national clearing banks and one of the oldest in the UK, founded in Edinburgh in 1727 by Royal Charter. ... North Sea Oil Platforms North Sea oil refers to oil and natural gas (hydrocarbons) produced from oil reservoirs beneath the North Sea. ... A bottle of Royal Brackla Single Malt Scotch whisky is whisky made in Scotland. ... Scotland is a well-developed tourist destination, with tourism generally being responsible for sustaining 200,000 jobs mainly in the service sector, with tourist spending averaging at £4bn per year [1]. Domestic tourists (those from the United Kingdom) make up the bulk of visitors to Scotland. ... All Harris Tweed items are hand woven on the islands off the Northern coast of Scotland (outer Hebrides). ... Scotland has an incomparable variety of geology for an area of its size. ... Scotland is the most mountainous region of the United Kingdom. ... Freshwater Lochs Loch Arkaig Loch Awe, the third largest loch by surface area, also the longest Loch Dochfour Loch Ericht Loch Katrine, an important water reservoir Loch Leven, site of Loch Leven Castle Loch Lochy Loch Lomond, the largest by surface area Loch Lubnaig, Loch Maree, the fourth largest by... Stirling Castle has stood for centuries atop a volcanic crag defending the lowest ford of the River Forth. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Archaeology and geology continue to reveal the secrets of prehistoric Scotland, uncovering a complex and dramatic past before the Romans brought Scotland into the scope of recorded history. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity) Capital Edinburgh Government Monarchy Head of State King of Scots Parliament Parliament of Scotland Currency Pound Scots This article is about the historical state called the Kingdom of Scotland (843-1707). ... Dunnottar Castle in the Mearns occupies one of the best defensive locations in Great Britain. ... The Wars of Scottish Independence were a series of military campaigns fought between Scotland and England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. ... The Scottish Enlightenment was a period of intellectual ferment in Scotland, running from approximately 1740 to 1800. ... The Reformation in Scotland was arguably the most important event in Scottish history. ... Scottish colonization of the Americas consisted of a number of failed or abandoned settlements in North America, a colony at Darien, Panama and a number of wholly or largely Scottish settlements made as part of Great Britain. ... The Acts of Union were a pair of Acts of Parliament passed in 1706 and 1707 (taking effect on 1 May 1707) by, respectively, the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. ... Charles Edward Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, wearing the Jacobite blue bonnet Jacobitism was (and, to a very limited extent, remains) the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Lowland Clearances in Scotland were one of the results of the Agricultural Revolution, which changed the traditional system of agriculture which had existed in Lowland Scotland for hundreds of years. ... Scots law (or Scottish law) is the law of Scotland. ... The Courts of Scotland are the civil, criminal and heraldic courts responsible for the administration of justice in Scotland. ... The Lord Justice General of Scotland is head of the High Court of Justiciary, Lord President of the Court of Session and head of the judiciary in Scotland. ... The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is a government department in Scotland that is responsible for the public prosecution of alleged criminals. ... Her Majestys Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh in Scottish Gaelic) is the chief legal adviser to the Scottish Executive and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament. ... Her Majestys Solicitor General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-lagha a Chrùin an Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Executive on Scots Law. ... The procurator fiscal is the local public prosecutor in Scotland. ... // Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. ... Scots is an Anglic variety spoken in Scotland, where it is sometimes called Lowland Scots to distinguish it from Scottish Gaelic spoken by some in the Highlands and Islands (especially the Hebrides). ... Scottish English is usually taken to mean the standard form of the English language used in Scotland, often termed Scottish Standard English. ... Highland English is the variety of Gaelic influenced Scottish English spoken in the Scottish Highlands. ... List of Scots is an incomplete list of notable people from Scotland. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... List of Scottish scientists is a list of Scottish scientists. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Politics of Scotland forms a distinctive part of the wider politics of the United Kingdom, with Scotland one of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom. ... Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives): Labour Party - Centre-left, unionist - 50 MSPs Scottish National Party (SNP) - Centre-left, pro-independence- 27 MSPs Conservative and Unionist Party - Centre-right, unionist - 18 MSPs Liberal Democrats - Centre, federalist - 17 MSPs Scottish Green Party - Environmentalist, pro-independence... Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils. ... The Scottish Parliaments logo in English and Gaelic. ... The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ... The First Minister (First Meinister in Scots; Prìomh Mhinistear in Scots Gaelic) is the leader of Scotlands national devolved government, the Scottish Executive, which was established in 1999 along with the reconvened Scottish Parliament. ... The Secretary of State for Scotland (Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is the chief minister in the government of the United Kingdom with responsibilites for Scotland, at the head of the Scotland Office (formerly The Scottish Office). ... The Scotland Office (Oifis na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a department of the United Kingdom government, responsible for reserved Scottish affairs. ... Image:Wappen Schottland. ... Walter Thomas Monningtons 1925 painting called Parliamentary Union of England and Scotland 1707 hangs in the Palace of Westminster depicting the official presentation of the Acts of Union, the law that formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain. ... The Church of Scotland (CofS, known informally as The Kirk, Eaglais na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is the national church of Scotland. ... The 2004 Assembly with Dr Alison Elliot as Moderator The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Churchs governing body. ... The earliest date at which Jews arrived in Scotland is not known. ... The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland describes the organisation of the worldwide Roman Catholic Church in the geographic area of Scotland, distinct from the Catholic Church in England & Wales and the Catholic Church in Ireland. ... The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...