Mike Blair rugby player
Mike Blair rugby player

Mike Blair

20th Apr 1981 1.80m/83kg Head Coach

Mike Blair Appointed Edinburgh Head Coach

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh Rugby has announced the appointment of Scotland Assistant Coach Mike Blair as the club’s new Head Coach.     The former Edinburgh and Scotland captain made over 150 appearances...

Georgia vs Scotland called off

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland men’s team will not travel to face Georgia in Tbilisi next Saturday (17 July) after the match was cancelled.     Scottish Rugby has worked with World Rugby and the...

Rory Hutchinson added to Scotland's squad

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Glasgow Warriors back-row Matt Fagerson will miss Scotland’s upcoming Summer fixtures having undergone successful surgery on an arm injury sustained in the recent PRO14 Rainbow Cup victory over Leinster.   Fagerson...

Jamie Ritchie to lead 37-man Scotland squad

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland have named a 37-man squad for their summer tests against England A, Romania and Georgia with industrious flanker Jamie Ritchie named as the man to lead the side.    Mike Blair will...

Scotland Confirm Summer Tour Plans

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland will play three matches in this summer’s tour programme under Interim Head Coach Mike Blair.       The three matches will see Scotland A play opponents,...

Edinburgh flyhalf van der Walt starts on debut against Ireland

3 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Edinburgh flyhalf Jaco van der Walt will make his Scotland debut as one of six changes to the starting team to face Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday 5 December (kick-off 2:15pm).   Captain...

George Horne signs new Warriors deal

5 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

George Horne has become the latest player to sign a new contract at Glasgow Warriors, committing to the club until at least 2021.         The scrum-half was the club’s...

Gregor Townsend extends contract with Scotland Rugby until 2021

6 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Scotland Rugby have today confirmed that Head Coach Gregor Townsend has extended his contract with the national team until 2021, together with extensions for his coaching staff of Matt Taylor and Mike...

Weekly Round Up

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Collins Injera ruled out of Paris 7s Kenya head coach Innocent Simiyu has made just one change to his squad for the upcoming Paris Sevens, bringing in Darwin Mukidza for the injured Collins Injera. Read...

Mike Blair joins Scotland coaching panel

7 years ago by Talking Rugby Union

Former Scotland international Mike Blair will join incoming head coach Gregor Townsend's backroom staff ahead of the national team's summer tour.